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Students at Indiana University and Ivy Tech Community College will pay at least 4 percent more in tuition and fees over the next two years. IU Trustees voted today to increase tuition and fees by 4.6 percent this coming school year and 4.8 percent next year at the main campus in Bloomington and at IUPUI. […]
The Indianapolis Airport Authority, facing a $15 million budget shortfall on declining passenger and cargo traffic, plans to sell the former ATA Airlines Inc. headquarters and might raise parking fees. A memo prepared for tomorrow’s airport board meeting says Indianapolis-based Paul Kite Co. plans to buy the former ATA site at Girls School Road and […]
Indianapolis plans to sell $560 million of municipal bonds to refinance variable-rate debt and to end an interest-rate swap, Bloomberg News reported this morning. Proceeds from the sale will retire three bond issues sold in 2004 and 2005 when Indianapolis bought Indianapolis Water from Merrillville-based NiSource Inc. The proceeds also will help end a bond-swap […]
The number of U.S. households on the verge of losing their homes soared by nearly 15 percent in the first half of the year as more people lost their jobs and were unable to pay their monthly mortgage bills. The mushrooming foreclosure crisis affected more than 1.5 million homes in the first six months of […]
A northern Indiana recreational vehicle show that has been held for 54 years is canceling its August event.The Midwest RV Super Show and Rally at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds in Goshen has long been a major event for dealers and RV makers in an area considered the manufacturing center of the industry. Recreation Vehicle […]
The folks running the National Football League are iron-fisted guardians of the game—and apparently sticklers for details.
Most recently, the NFL mafia has dropped the hammer on the athlete formerly known as Chad Johnson,…
HHGregg Inc. said this morning it projects fiscal first-quarter profit to beat analyst expectations despite shrinking revenue and a sharp decline in same-store sales. The Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics retail chain also announced plans today to sell at least 3 million additional shares of its common stock at a to-be-determined price. For the quarter ended […]
Wireless device distributor Brightpoint Inc. said today it has priced 15 million shares of a previously announced stock offering at $5 each. The pricing follows the Indianapolis-based company’s announcement Monday that shareholder NC Telecom Holding A/S would sell 15 million common shares in a public offering. NC Telecom is the entity that owned Denmark-based Dangaard […]
Wireless device distributor Brightpoint Inc. said today it has priced 15 million shares of a previously announced stock offering
at $5 each.
HHGregg Inc. said this morning it projects fiscal first-quarter profit to beat analyst expectations despite shrinking revenue
and a sharp decline in same-store sales.
Indianapolis officials are hoping to land $8 million in energy-efficiency and conservation-block grants from the federal stimulus program. The city has submitted eight projects to the U.S. Department of Energy for funding consideration. A total of 450 counties are eligible for the grants. The largest expenditure is $3.3 million for construction of 17 miles of […]
Indiana University is expected to approve a tuition hike of more than 4 percent today after hearing public testimony about the proposed increases. IU’s Board of Trustees will vote on the proposed increases of 4.6 percent this year and 4.8 percent next year at IU-Bloomington and IUPUI. That would bring annual tuition to about $8,600 […]
A new Indiana Department of Transportation appointee will initially focus his efforts on the Interstate 69 expansion through central and southern Indiana. INDOT Commissioner Michael Reed has chosen Sam Sarvis as the agency’s deputy commissioner for major program management. His appointment was announced yesterday. Reed said Sarvis has experience with local and state highway construction. […]
Ivy Tech Community College President Tom Snyder, who yesterday was named one of four remaining candidates for the position of chancellor of the State University System of Florida, has withdrawn his name from consideration, he announced today. “I have made the decision to decline the invitation to be one of the four finalists for the […]
If you want to see a physical therapist in Indiana, you must first see a physician for a consultation
and referral. It’s the law. Indiana is one of only six states where patients are denied direct
access to physical therapy treatment, and one of only two states where evaluation without referral is
prohibited.
President Obama recently announced a cooperative initiative where health care industry leaders plan to
work together to reform the ailing health care system. Shortly after that announcement, the national
media machine spawned considerable concern among several health care groups that the cooperative effort might violate
federal antitrust laws for collusion and price fixing among competitors.
The pharmaceutical industry—which for two decades has given twice as much in campaign donations
to Republicans as Democrats—organized a panel composed mostly of Democrats this month in Indianapolis
to argue its position on health care reform.
Favorable article in prestigious journal could draw attention to Carmel biotech startup.
A state law that went into effect July 1 attempts to attract young physicians and mental health practitioners to underserved
areas by forgiving part of their student loans. But Indiana’s budget woes prevented lawmakers from allocating funds
to support the program.
Health care marketers can adapt to, and even use to their advantage, the online search habits of consumers.
Understanding when and why people search for specific health-related terms is vital to attracting more
visitors (i.e. patients) to a Web site.
