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Last week I offered three packs of four tickets to see “Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs” at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. For more about the exhibition, click here. The winners? Bridget Kizer, Jennifer Zentz and LeeAnne Singletary I also asked you, in honor of Tut, to tell your favorite person, place […]
The first round of budget negotiations between Democratic and Republican lawmakers got off to a slow start yesterday with less than a week to go before Indiana’s current spending plan expires. Democrats who lead the House and Republicans who control the Senate touched on a few differences in their budget plans during a public conference […]
The past decade has often been rough for Eli Lilly and Co., but a new economic impact study commissioned by the company suggests the drugmaker’s contribution to the state’s economy has actually increased over that time. The new study by an Indiana University professor calculates that Lilly accounts for $8 billion, or 3.3 percent, of […]
A Washington, D.C.-based alternative-energy company claims it could create up to 20,000 jobs in Indiana by manufacturing its green-energy supply system somewhere in the state. Its goal, however, would far exceed anything accomplished in the wind-turbine production industry. The D’Arcinoff Group Inc. said it is exploring seven sites in Indiana, including one where it would […]
Two months after reopening under new owners, the Music Mill restaurant, bar and concert venue has closed its doors again. Formerly a Discovery Zone children’s amusement center, the 700-person venue at Clearwater Crossing in Indianapolis is owned by locally based The Broadbent Co., which posted a “no trespassing” sign on the Music Mill’s locked doors […]
The magazine This Old House has named Indy’s Woodruff Place as one of the country’s 51 best places to buy an old home. The neighborhood…
Indiana House and Senate fiscal leaders are set to begin serious negotiations on a new state budget. Senate Republicans passed their version of a budget yesterday, setting the stage for House-Senate conference committee negotiations to begin during a public meeting today. House Ways and Means Chairman William Crawford says he hopes the committee will work […]
A Hendricks County man accused of stabbing his estranged wife to death in front of their two daughters is expected to appear in court today. Police arrested Joseph Warnock, 41, Monday night near the Brownsburg home where the murder took place. Investigators say he repeatedly stabbed his estranged wife, Angela. Friends say she planned to […]
Columbus, Ohio-based architectural firm Moody Nolan Inc. has recruited veteran Indianapolis architect Jim Kienle to spearhead its historic preservation practice. Kienle operates James T. Kienle & Associates Inc., which has been acquired by Moody Nolan, the firms announced yesterday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Moody Nolan, which has seven U.S. locations, appointed Kienle […]
A woman is behind bars after allegedly leaving her four godchildren in a hot minivan while shopping inside Lafayette Square Mall. A police officer found the children, one an infant and the others ages 7, 9 and 11, in a locked vehicle Saturday when it was 85 degrees outside. Shannock Haskins, 36, faces charges of […]
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose sharply for a second straight month in May, and a key indicator of business investment surged by the largest amount in nearly five years.The Commerce Department said today that demand for durable goods rose 1.8 percent last month, far better than the 0.6-percent decline that economists […]
Scale Computing, a California-based developer and manufacturer of data storage technology, said today it has received state grants to help relocate its headquarters to Indiana. The company will move from Silicon Valley and begin building its operations in a yet-to-be-determined location in Indianapolis, with the help of a $2 million grant from Indiana’s 21st Century […]
A car crashed into a church near Anderson this morning about 7:30, starting a fire that caused significant damage and minor injuries to three people. A two-car collision sent one of the vehicles careening into Bethel United Methodist Church. Crews from eight fire departments were able to contain the resulting blaze to a single wing […]
Two months after reopening under new owners, the Music Mill restaurant, bar and concert venue has closed its doors again. Formerly a Discovery Zone children’s amusement center, the 700-person venue at Clearwater Crossing in Indianapolis is owned by locally based The Broadbent Co., which posted a “no trespassing” sign on the Music Mill’s locked doors […]
Columbus, Ohio-based architectural firm Moody Nolan Inc. has recruited veteran Indianapolis architect Jim Kienle to spearhead its historic preservation practice. Kienle operates James T. Kienle & Associates Inc., which has been acquired by Moody Nolan, the firms announced yesterday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Moody Nolan, which has seven U.S. locations, appointed Kienle […]
The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, which has about as many economic development initiatives as General Motors has car brands, has hatched yet another, this time under its BioCrossroads life sciences arm. “Exibhit Indiana,” at www.exibhitindiana.com, will promote the state’s leadership in the use of health information technology to improve patient care, BioCrossroads announced today. The […]
WellPoint Inc. has signed a deal with cross-town company Arcadia Resources Inc., promising to use Arcadia’s DailyMed service for the Medicaid patients that WellPoint handles in five states.The Indianapolis-based health insurer will launch the DailyMed program this month in Virginia, Indianapolis-based Arcadia said today in a press release.Programs in Kansas, New York, South Carolina and […]
Tony Bennett, the stateâ??s new education chief, has said children who canâ??t read or write before reaching
middle school years are all but doomed to struggle through the rest of their academic careers.
So, IBJ reporter J.K. Wall notes…
The Formula One civil war has been averted. Late yesterday, F1 officials and teams came to an accord to keep everything together. Teams, upset over a proposed spending cap, had threatened to leave…
Marsh Supermarkets Inc. has resolved its legal dispute over a pharmacy-supply agreement with Skokie, Ill.-based Topco Associates LLC and Chesterbrook, Pa.-based AmerisourceBergen Corp. Topco is a private purchasing cooperative. AmerisourceBergen is one of three drug-distribution companies that dominate the U.S. pharmacy market, along with San Francisco-based McKesson Corp. and Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health Inc. Through […]
