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President Barack Obama is nominating former Bloomington Mayor John Fernandez for a senior position in the U.S. Department of Commerce. The White House announced yesterday that Fernandez has been picked to become assistant secretary of commerce for economic development and the Economic Development Administration administrator. Fernandez was Bloomington’s mayor from 1996 to 2003 and was […]
Students at Indiana’s two largest college systems may soon know how much they have to pay for tuition next year, and it looks like they’ll be digging deeper into their wallets. Under proposals announced yesterday, Indiana University President Michael McRobbie recommended in-state tuition hikes of 4.6 percent this year and 4.8 percent next year at […]
An Indianapolis man faces trial today in a pit bull attack. Lee Carroll is charged with failing to properly restrain his two pit bulls. The dogs got loose and attacked Brenda Hill, 68, in January while she was taking out her trash. Her injuries were so severe that doctors had to amputate her leg.
A man was killed and another injured in an overnight crash on the north side of Indianapolis. Police think alcohol was involved. The 18-year-old driver lost control of a sport-utility vehicle about 1 a.m. in the 7900 block of Westfield Boulevard. A male passenger was ejected from the vehicle and later died at Methodist Hospital. […]
Millions are expected to tune into the Los Angeles memorial service for Michael Jackson today, as rehearsals begin for an Indiana memorial service in Gary. In Los Angeles, more than 17,000 people are expected to attend a service at the Staples Center. The Gary service will take place Friday at the Steel Yard baseball stadium. […]
Indiana and Indianapolis arts agencies will receive more than a half-million dollars in federal stimulus money to help save jobs at local organizations, the National Endowment for the Arts announced today. The NEA said a second round of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding includes $250,000 for the Arts Council of Indianapolis. The NEA also […]
A local developer is planning a retail strip center along Madison Avenue just south of downtown in a neighborhood that’s been begging for investment for years. The plans by Keystone Construction Corp. call for a 25,000-square-foot retail center at 1400 Madison Ave., across the street from Sisters’ Place Restaurant. The 2.8-acre site now is home […]
A local developer is planning a retail strip center for a run-down parcel along Madison Avenue south of downtown. The plans by Keystone Construction Corp. call for…
A top Indiana official says the state’s privately run welfare-operations project has so many problems that Indiana could begin taking steps to cancel its $1.16 billion contract this fall. Family and Social Services Administration Secretary Anne Murphy said she asked lead vendor IBM Corp. to prepare a “corrective action plan” as part of a process […]
Duke Energy said yesterday that it plans to invest about $121 million to study carbon dioxide storage sites in southwest Indiana.The three-year project would result in an average customer rate increase of about 1 percent that would be phased in between 2010 and 2013.Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke, one of the nation’s largest power generators, said it […]
New safety standards aimed at reducing salmonella and E. coli outbreaks are part of a government effort to try to make food safer to eat. A food safety panel established by President Barack Obama developed the new rules for eggs, poultry, beef, leafy greens, melons and tomatoes as well as for better coordination and communication […]
A local developer is planning a retail strip center along Madison Avenue just south of downtown in a neighborhood that’s been begging for investment for years. The plans by Keystone Construction Corp. call for a 25,000-square-foot retail center at 1400 Madison Ave., across the street from Sisters’ Place Restaurant. The 2.8-acre site now is home […]
Unbelievable as it sounds, a federal jury in Minnesota ordered a woman to pay $1.92 million for violating
copyrights on 24 songs she illegally shared. Thatâ??s $80,000 per song.
Jammie Thomas-Rasset today asked a judge to knock the penalty…
Check out these fresh renderings of a $30-million student housing project planned for Indiana Avenue near
IUPUI. The plans by Trinitas Ventures of West Lafayette call for 250 apartment units at 1201 Indiana Ave,
between Montcalm and Milburn streets south…
President Barack Obama is nominating former Bloomington Mayor John Fernandez for a senior position in the U.S. Department of Commerce. The White House announced yesterday that Fernandez has been picked to become assistant secretary of commerce for economic development and Economic Development Administration administrator. Fernandez was Bloomington’s mayor from 1996 to 2003 and was the […]
Students at Indiana’s two largest college systems may soon know how much they have to pay for tuition next year, and it looks like they’ll be digging deeper into their wallets. Under proposals announced yesterday, Indiana University President Michael McRobbie recommended in-state tuition hikes of 4.6 percent this year and 4.8 percent next year at […]
Eli Lilly and Co.’s top rising-star drug has been approved by U.S. regulators for a new use, an event that could boost sales of
the medication. Alimta, a lung cancer drug, was approved as a maintenance therapy for non-small cell lung cancer
for certain patients, Lilly announced today.
Meridian Automotive Systems is idling a second of its Indiana factories, putting 122 people out of work. The company has told state officials that its plant in the northeastern Indiana town of Grabill would be closed for an indefinite period. The Allen Park, Mich.-based auto parts manufacturer did not give a reason for the closure, […]
Franklin College filed a lawsuit today alleging trademark infringement against Ohio-based Franklin
University, which will open a campus in Castleton this fall. The liberal arts college south of Indianapolis
said the newcomer’s marketing blitz has been too close to Franklin College’s own branding.
Hard drives fail—almost all of them, at one point or another. Back-ups are a little clunky to set up
and keep up with, so most people I know ignore it. I finally decided I couldn’t avoid it any longer.
