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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, widely credited with taking aggressive action to avert an economic catastrophe after
the financial meltdown last fall, will be nominated by President Barack Obama for a second term, The Associated Press learned
last night.
Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. spent nearly $3.6 million in the second quarter lobbying the federal government on health care
reform and trademark issues, among other topics, according to a recent disclosure form.
Officials with casinos at Indiana’s two pari-mutuel horse racing tracks told lawmakers today that taxes imposed on them are
too high and are threatening their viability.
The incoming head of Carmel’s new $118 million performing arts center says singer Michael Feinstein has agreed to become the
center’s artistic director.
The longer Indiana State Fair drew a record crowd of nearly 1 million visitors, although its daily average was far short of
previous years.
As a mother of two, Feleccia Moore-Davis is accustomed to the usual back-to-school swirl of new supplies, new clothes and
new routines. But this year, that final flurry of summer is accompanied by an unusual worry.
IUPUI is grappling with how to pay for upkeep and improvements necessary to keep its three world-class athletic facilities—and
the city—in the hunt for high-profile sporting events.
Charter Homes owner Jerry Jaquess fancies himself a white knight for King Park, a neighborhood once known mainly for its rampant
crime, boarded-up homes and vacant lots. But as he’s constructed a slew of homes and carriage houses there, the local
builder has stirred up several lawsuits, dozens of liens and persistent questions about whether his business is legit.
Cities must woo people while they’re young—in their 20s or early 30s—because after that age, people tend
to hunker down. The Indianapolis area apparently appeals to at least two key groups of young people—particularly those
already married, according to a new study by researchers at IUPUI.
How would you feel if the doctor or nurse in charge of your health wasn’t vaccinated for swine flu?
Last night I only made it to one Indy Fringe show, due to my misreading of the program (my fault, not the designers). This
led to the last minute pick of “The Stetson Manifesto,” presented by Lebenon, Indiana’s Happy Holler Productions.
The recession has put the squeeze on many retailers, but fine jewelry is an exception, at least at Barrington
Jewels. Owners Goel and Mitra Ahdoot are seeing their business flourish.
Business partners Dan Adams and Bob Harton left a real estate franchise to start an agency of their own.
The insider-trading settlements announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission this week were an outgrowth of a broader
inquiry into trading in First Indiana Corp. by dozens of people before its sale two years ago, according to a former director
of the bank.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said today that it has settled insider-trading charges against three local residents
who bought shares in First Indiana Corp. immediately before the July 9, 2007, announcement that it was being acquired by a
Milwaukee bank for a 42-percent premium.
Chemical-maker Vertellus Specialties Inc. will spend up to $1.1 million and change air-emission monitoring practices at its
plant on the southwest side of Indianapolis under a proposed settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The Indianapolis Newspaper Guild voted 56-45 today to ratify a new, two-year contract with the Gannett Co.-owned Indianapolis
Star
that includes a 10-percent pay cut and two-year wage freeze.
The Indianapolis Newspaper Guild plans to vote this afternoon on a new, two-year contract with the Gannett Co.-owned Indianapolis
Star that includes a 10-percent pay cut and two-year wage freeze.
A filtration division of Columbus-based Cummins Inc. will move a large portion of its North American assembly operations to
a plant in Mexico to keep the business competitive, the company said today.
