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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named one of four remaining candidates for the position of chancellor of the State University System of Florida, has withdrawn his name from consideration, he announced today.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.
Investors are finally getting the news they’ve been craving. Stocks surged for the second time in three days today as investors pounced on evidence that the economy might not be as weak as feared. Strong earnings and an upbeat forecast from Intel Corp. and a more favorable take on the economy from the Federal Reserve […]
Connersville is among three finalists in the running to produce a new police cruiser that runs on clean diesel and biodiesel
technology.
Connersville is among three finalists in the running to produce a new police cruiser that runs on clean diesel and biodiesel technology. Atlanta-based Carbon Motors Corp., the developer of the Carbon E7 police car, said today that it has whittled finalists for the manufacturing plant from five to three. Connersville is about 70 miles southeast […]
Thereâ??s nothing like a little time away from a job to refine oneâ??s perspective. Which makes John Myrlandâ??s
distance from the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce all the more interesting.
Myrland, 58, resigned as president of the chamber at the end of 2005…
AT&T Inc. and its largest union have tentatively agreed on a new contract for 18,500 employees in the Midwest, including about 2,500 in Indiana. Leaders of the Communications Workers of America, which has gone three months without a contract, reached the deal after nearly five months of negotiations with AT&T. Union members will vote on […]
Upscale garden retailer Smith & Hawken will close all of its stores by the end of the year, including its Indianapolis location on River Crossing Boulevard near the Fashion Mall. The Novato, Calif.-based company has 56 stores in 22 states and has been hit hard by the recession. Sales were down 22 percent during the […]
The Senate health committee cast a milestone vote today to approve legislation expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans, becoming the first congressional panel to act on President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. The 13-10 party line vote advanced a $600 billion measure that would require individuals to get health insurance and employers to contribute […]
A union official says about 100 hourly workers are being recalled by Fort Wayne Foundry Corp. to one of its northern Indiana factories. Those workers will be back on the job as a Columbia City plant resumes production to fill a six-month contract making water pumps for General Motors Corp. United Auto Workers Local 2242 […]
Upscale garden retailer Smith & Hawken will close all of its stores by the end of the year, including its Indianapolis
location on River Crossing Boulevard near the Fashion Mall.
Biomet Inc. yesterday reported a $170.9 million loss in its fiscal fourth quarter as the result of more than $300 million
in special charges.
Biomet Inc. yesterday reported a $170.9 million loss in its fiscal fourth quarter as the result of more than $300 million in special charges. For the period ended May 31, the Warsaw-based manufacturer of orthopedic products reported $103 million in charges related to its 2007 merger with LVB Acquisition LLC, a private-equity consortium partly managed […]
The Labor Department said today that inflation at the consumer level rose by 0.7 percent last month, slightly higher than the 0.6-percent increase that economists were expecting. It was the biggest one-month gain since a 0.7-percent increase last July. The big jump was seen as a temporary blip, however. Inflation is not expected to be […]
