Retail sales tick up for second consecutive month
Consumers, enticed by cooler weather, early holiday discounts and an improving economy, spent a little more in October.
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HHGregg’s quarterly earnings, sales jump
HHGregg reported a rise in quarterly profit and sales Thursday morning that exceeded analyst expectations, despite a decrease
in same-store sales.
Acquisition hurts Republic Airways profits
Republic Airways reported a much smaller third-quarter profit as Midwest Airlines, purchased on July 31, lost money right
away.
IndyCar set to sign Izod as title sponsor
IndyCar officials are expected to announce Thursday that clothing maker Izod will become the series’ title sponsor next season.
Harley-Davidson eliminates Indiana from relocation list
Harley-Davidson has announced that a Kentucky location is the only one it will consider if it decides to relocate its York,
Pa., motorcycle plant, eliminating a site south of Indianapolis from contention.
Citizens Energy donates land to baseball not-for profit
Citizens has donated 28 acres of land from its former Citizens Gas & Coke Utility site on the southeast side of Indianapolis
to Play Ball Indiana for the development of a youth sports complex.
New design of bridge girder is huge, strong
The next time you’re tooling along Interstate 465 on the west side, take notice of the girders supporting the new 21st Street bridge. You might see more of them in the future. The experimental concrete beams are bigger than normal and shaped like a “U” instead of the traditional “I.” Think of an elongated, Paul-Bunyan-class […]
Catholic-owned builder edges into Indianapolis
When Sisters of St. Francis Health Services Inc. bought Tonn and Blank Construction Co. in 1998, more
than one employee of the Michigan City firm wondered what it would be like to be run by a Roman Catholic
order that not only owned a string of Midwestern hospitals but also traced its spiritual heritage to
a 12th century mystic.
Conseco reports $15.4 million profit in third quarter
The Carmel-based life insurer’s third-quarter results exceeded Wall Street analysts’ predictions.
WOODS: Too many contractors misleading prospects
Some contractors, many of whom are desperate to replenish backlogs decimated by the recession, are not telling prospective
clients the whole story about exit strategies.
Brightpoint profit dips but beats expectations
Wireless device distributor Brightpoint Inc. said late Wednesday afternoon that profit and revenue both fell in the third
quarter because it sold fewer devices at lower prices.
Suburban counties building outer loop to avoid Indianapolis
Counties wanting to speed traffic among suburbs are building highways to avoid having to travel into Indianapolis. The result,
a 100-mile outer loop beyond Interstate 465, won’t be completed for years, and it won’t be built to consistent standards,
but it might help ease congestion.
IU economists forecast tepid growth in 2010
Indiana University economists offered a cautious but improving economic outlook for 2010, in which they expect the personal
income of Hoosiers to grow slightly and the state to add 50,000 jobs.
Group plans to auction relics of downtown architecture
The city has agreed to hand over architectural artifacts from a landmark downtown building to a historic preservation group.
Latest stimulus jobs report rife with errors, review finds
The government’s latest count of stimulus jobs significantly overstates the effects of the $787 billion program, raising fresh
questions about the process the Obama administration is using to tout the success of its economic recovery plan.
This week’s contest
This week, you not only can win a pair of tickets to see The Elms at the Vogue. You also can score the band’s new
CD, “The Great American Midrange” and attend a pre-show meet-and-greet.
For more info on the show,
click here.To
hear the band, click here.
Now,
about that contest. All you have to do is fill out the form here. While you’re
entering, state your favorite person, place, movie, TV show, song, restaurant or whatever that includes a tree in the name
(e.g., Birch Bayh, Marla Maples). Your selection won’t help you win, but it will give us something to print next week.
Last week, we asked you for a reason why your life is wonderful. The winners? Danelle Nagel, Stacey Faryna, Andy Waggoner,
Scott Drake, Jason Dean, MeChelle Callen, Erin Beaver, Deb Katterhenry, Tyrone Carney and Todd Hofherr. To read the wonderful
responses, click here.
Also this week
The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra presents Beethoven’s Ninth, Nov. 7 at the Christel DeHaan Fine Art
Center. Details here.
The Indianapolis Museum of Art presents
a screening of the classic film “Metropolis,” with live music from Ensemble 48, Nov. 5 at the
Toby Theatre. Details here.
The Writers’ Center of Indianapolis presents A Gathering of Writers and Readers, Nov. 7
at the Indianapolis Art Center. Authors include Alice Friman, Patricia Henley, Norman Minnick, Donald Platt and yours truly.
Details here.
Clint Black, Nov.
6 at Clowes Hall. Details here.
“Historical Fiction: new work by Kyle Ragsdale,” Nov. 6
at the Harrison Center for the Arts. Details here.
Ann Katz Festival of Books
Through Nov. 21
Arthur M. Glick JCC
Among the guests at this annual series of lectures, workshops,
signing events and film screenings is memoirist Bob Morris, children’s book author Rabbi Joe Black, novelist Lisa Grunberger,
Sports Illustrated scribe L. Jon Wertheim, Wall Street Journal columnist Jeffrey Zaslow and artist Lois Main Templeton. For
details, click here.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Time for Three
Nov. 5-7
Hilbert Circle Theatre
Time for Three, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s concertmaster
Zach De Pue’s iconoclastic musical trio, performs its first mainstage gig as the ISO’s official ensemble-in-residence.
It’s part of the tie-loosening “Symphonic Hits” series featuring easily accessible music, and pre- and post-show
discussions and parties. For details, click here.