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It’s two weeks before the June 25 National Basketball Association draft, and Indiana Pacers head coach Jim O’Brien is leaving the house early. But the third-year Pacers coach isn’t off to watch video, conduct player tryouts, or meet with scouts in preparation for the upcoming draft. That will have to wait. Instead, O’Brien is off […]
ANDERSON-Tom Brewer has a recipe for reviving this city abandoned by the U.S. auto industry. Study satellite photography, groundwater flow and historic well records. Build wells to increase pumping capacity by millions of gallons daily. Then position that bounty in front of food processors-one of the thirstiest industries out there. “Food processors are notorious for […]
This week, balloons take visitors into Conner Prairie airspace, a wizard to and from Oz, and a grieving curmudgeon to animated adventures. The journey from here to there (wherever there may be) has inspired many an artist and adventurer. And flight-the soaring kind, not the running away kind-is often a key component. Over the course […]
A $65 million public-private plan for the redevelopment of a vacant downtown office building is raising eyebrows for its unusual approach and potential risk to taxpayers. The plan calls for a private developer to acquire the former Bank One operations center, surface parking lots and an adjacent parking garage from a private owner for $18.5 […]
“I’m biased,” Hizzoner said recently, “but I think Indianapolis winning the Super Bowl bid in 2012 was nothing short of spectacular.” That makes two of us, Mayor Ballard. Both in bias and thought. It was indeed a spectacular victory for our city on that May day in 2008, capstone of a 30-year effort to use […]
Indianapolis International Airport, already suffering from a 10-percent drop in passenger traffic and a projected $15 million revenue shortfall this year, is also feeling financial drag from its single most important tenant. FedEx Express cargo shipments, which amount to about half of the $25 million in airfield fees generated at the airport, fell 16 percent […]
Jeremy Efroymson considers himself a venture philanthropist. The 40-year-old arts enthusiast and adviser to the $127 million Efroymson Fund has backed a number of startup projects. One of his boldest moves was to help launch the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, or IMOCA, which has exhibited nationally known artists since 2003. He also started the […]
Ryan Hunter-Reay is jumping from the frying pan into the fire. An Indy Racing League press release today said in a “win-win situation for all involved,” Hunter-Reay is departing Tony George’s Vision Racing…
Masonic groups this weekend will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Indiana Freemasons’ Hall, formerly the Indianapolis Masonic Temple, at 525 N. Illinois St. The…
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute has named 1979 alum Matt Branam as interim president. Branam has been a vice president at UPS and chief operating officer at the American Red Cross under Elizabeth Dole. Gerald Jakubowski is leaving as president of the engineering school in Terre Haute to become provost of the California […]
The Indy Racing League and Firestone Indy Lights recently finalized two new sponsors for the 2009 season—and beyond. DB Schenker is the official freight logistics sponsor of the IRL, and KYMCO USA is…
The city of Fort Wayne is planning another attempt to have a referendum on gambling approved during the special session of the Indiana Legislature, which begins today. Mayor Tom Henry, whose earlier request was ignored during the regular session, says he’ll travel to Indianapolis to personally push for a referendum to see if voters want […]
Six people were injured, two critically, in a shooting late last night near New York Street and Jefferson Avenue on Indianapolis’ east side. Police say a group of people may have been making fun of a mentally challenged man. The man’s friends confronted the group, and were fired upon during the argument. The victims have […]
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry plans another attempt to have a referendum on gambling approved during the special session of the Indiana Legislature. Henry, whose earlier request was ignored during the regular session, says he’ll travel to Indianapolis to push for a referendum to see if voters want a casino in Fort Wayne. The city […]
Arlington High School is hosting a memorial service from 6-8 p.m. tonight for victims of a triple homicide and their families. Jerromey Wingfield, 22; Shawnice Dunlap, 21; and Devon Bledsoe, 19, were found shot to death Friday in their Cedar Ridge apartment on the far-east side of Indianapolis. A police investigation is ongoing.
The unexpected death Tuesday evening of Dr. August “Gus” Watanabe leaves a large hole in the hearts of his friends and in the heart of the life sciences industry in central Indiana. Watanabe died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his Brown County cabin, according to the Brown County Sheriff’s Department. Watanabe, 67, was chairman […]
