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If the country indeed has too many lawyers, as the knock on the profession suggests, Indiana may be exempt from the conversation. Only North and South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin have smaller proportions of lawyers within their working populations, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show. In Indiana, 0.24 percent of the work force of […]
Cummins Inc. is battling its insurers in court, saying they’re refusing to pay
most of the company’s $381 million in claims stemming from the flood that immersed its southern Indiana
facilities a year ago.
For all the heat and sunshine, July can be a cold, dark hole in the Indianapolis sports calendar. Other than the everbeloved Indianapolis Indians, sometimes there’s not much going on. Not this July. This month marks the arrival of two national championships (golf’s U.S. Senior Open and swimming) to join with the Indianapolis Tennis Championships […]
This week, catching "Octopus" at the Phoenix and opening night on the Prairie.
The city’s latest aspiring ballet company, Indianapolis City Ballet, is making good on its promise to bring international stars to town for a gala event at the Murat Theatre, Sept. 12. IBJ’s Kathleen McLaughlin takes over the blog today for…
The Nielsen TV ratings for last Sunday’s Indy Racing League race in Iowa are in, and since there’s never a shortage of opinions from followers of The Score when it comes to these…
Americans have suddenly gotten serious again about saving money.
In April last year, we saved absolutely nothing; by May this year the rate had shot to nearly 7 percent,
the highest in more than a decade, and some economists…
Ground will be broken today for another leg of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. Also being touted: A $2 million memorial to great humanitarians (including Susan B. Anthony, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Albert Einsten).
Take a look at renderings of the…
The Finish Line narrowed its losses in its fiscal first quarter, the Indianapolis-based athletic shoe and clothing retailer reported today. But the results fell short of analyst expectations. Finish Line lost $600,000 in the period ended May 30 compared to a profit of $868,000 a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial anticipated Finish Line […]
If the Indiana Pacers tonight draft North Carolina center Tyler Hansbrough with the No. 13 selection, you’ll know the people on the business side won out over the people who run basketball operations.
Ideally,…
Bob Rohrman, the Lafayette auto dealer with locations in the Indianapolis area and in Illinois, has sued a Chicago-area plastic surgeon who Rohrman claims stole the affections of his wife. The suit, filed last week in DuPage County, Ill., and reported by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times, claims the plastic surgeon, Dr. Sami Bittar, […]
Bob Rohrman, the Lafayette auto dealer with locations in the Indianapolis area and in Illinois, has sued a Chicago-area plastic surgeon who Rohrman claims stole the affections of his wife. The suit, filed last week in DuPage County, Ill., and reported by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times, claims the plastic surgeon, Dr. Sami Bittar, […]
Three men face public indecency charges following a sex sting at Kokomo’s Reservoir Park. Kokomo and Logansport police conducted the two-day sting Tuesday and Wednesday to reduce illegal sexual activity in the area. Officers arrested Anselmo Soto Jr., 40, of Peru, on charges of public indecency and battery. They also arrested Robert L. Gillespie, 57, […]
The Indiana Pacers have the 13th pick in tonight’s NBA draft. Names like Brandon Jennings, who played basketball in Italy last year, and North Carolina’s Ty Lawson have been mentioned as possible selections, but Pacers President Larry Bird has said he might try to trade down. The team is giving fans the chance to watch […]
Arcadia Resources Inc. this morning reported a loss of $32.7 million in its fiscal fourth quarter, far larger than the $4.5 million loss it announced in the same period a year earlier. The vast majority of the decline – $29.3 million – was due to one-time costs related to asset-impairment charges, debt restructuring costs and […]
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that health care providers are not responsible for proving whether their charges are excessive in billing disputes involving patients injured on the job. Rather, the three-judge panel said the onus falls on the employer or its insurer to establish whether medical expenses for injured employees might be considered […]
Crews are to trying to determine the cause of a fire at a home under construction on Promise Road between 136th and 141st streets in Fishers. A neighbor noticed the flames just after 5 a.m. and called for help. The home was engulfed by the time firefighters arrived, and it’s being called a total loss. […]
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 actually has increased over that time. The study by Indiana University professor Bruce Jaffee calculates that Lilly accounts for $8 billion, or 3.3 percent, of […]
