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A child struck by lightning early this morning on the south side of Indianapolis has died. Jeremiah Miller, 10, and his father, Jeremy Miller, were camping at Mike’s Southport Fishing Lakes, 4141 West Southport Road, and were hit while heading to their car for shelter. Jeremiah suffered burns to his torso and died after being […]
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 […]
Where will Danica Patrick land in 2010? It’s the biggest question this side of who shot J.R.? The reason this issue is intensifying is, her Andretti Green Racing contract—which expires at the end…
Don E. Marsh, the former CEO of Marsh Supermarkets Inc., is countersuing the company and asking for at least $2.1 million in compensation he claims he is owed.
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-If you had mixed feelings about the Tony Awards coverage on Sunday (and have a bit of a mean streak in you), then check out this hilariously rude recap from the knuckleheads at Broadway Abridged. And if…
Gus Watanabe, the chairman of BioCrossroads Inc., died Tuesday night. The life sciences development group confirmed his death this morning. “We’re incredibly saddened by the loss of our friend and colleague,” said BioCrossroads spokeswoman Lori Leroy. Watanabe, 67, the former president of the research arm of Eli Lilly and Co., joined BioCrossroads as chairman in […]
Gus Watanabe, the chairman of BioCrossroads Inc., died Tuesday night. The central Indiana life sciences development group confirmed his death this morning. “We’re incredibly saddened by the loss of our friend and colleague,” said BioCrossroads spokeswoman Lori Leroy. Watanabe, 67, the former president of the research arm of Eli Lilly and Co., joined BioCrossroads as […]
Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock’s failed quest to stop Chrysler’s bankruptcy proceedings will cost state taxpayers $2 million in legal fees, but he has no regrets about what some saw as a Quixotic effort. That sum is on top of the $5.6 million a road construction fund and pension funds for retired teachers and state troopers […]
Indiana lawmakers will convene for a special, budget-writing legislative session today that stands to cost taxpayers at least $12,000 a day in a state that has seen its revenue plunge in the past year. The decisions they ponder will involve how billions of taxpayer dollars are to be spent, but there are few signs that […]
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday that three blockbuster psychiatric drugs appear safe and effective for children and adolescents, despite side effects that can increase the risk of diabetes. The FDA’s panel of psychiatric experts voted to approve the use of drugs from AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly and Pfizer for treating schizophrenia and […]
Three African-American families have filed a civil rights lawsuit accusing children’s restaurant Chuck E. Cheese’s and a former Indianapolis store manager of mistreating them because they are black. The lawsuit filed this week in U.S. District Court alleges Ken McGill, who was a manager at two different stores, refused to serve them, treated them rudely […]
Indiana will receive more than $21 million in additional funds for job training and other services to workers who lose employment due to outsourcing and foreign trade, the U.S. Labor Department said today. Only four states – Michigan, Pennsylvania, California and North Carolina – are receiving more money than Indiana. The funds are part of […]
The Kroger-anchored development referenced below will add far more trees than it has removed, Sandor Development CEO Sid Eskenazi tells Property Lines. The project along the Monon Trail at…
Auto parts maker Meridian Automotive Systems Inc. told the state yesterday it plans to eliminate 198 jobs at its Shelbyville plant by the end of August. The Allen Park, Mich.-based company already has executed the bulk of the reductions – letting go 153 employees on June 1. Meridian notified the Indiana Department of Workforce Development […]
The Indy Racing League television ratings continue to smolder. They’re certainly not burning it up, but where there’s smoke, there’s fire. And in this case, that means there’s some hope for the open-wheel…
Scott Olson [email protected] The Indiana Office of Management & Budget yesterday released details of two studies used to arrive at the $13 million it said could be saved by combining the Capital Improvement Board and the Marion County Building Authority into one organization. State officials initially had declined to make the studies available to the […]
Indianapolis life sciences firm Seradyn Inc. notified the Indiana Department of Workforce Development yesterday that it would close at the end of the year, leaving 114 employees out of work. Seradyn, part of Massachusetts-based Thermo Fisher Scientific, develops laboratory methods called “assays” that use antibodies to measure drug concentrations in the bloodstream. The company, located […]
Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock said the Supreme Court’s rejection of an appeal by a trio of Indiana pension and construction funds to block the sale of Chrysler to Fiat shortchanged secured investors. “I am disappointed to have learned that the U.S. Supreme Court has lifted the stay in the Chrysler bankruptcy case, thereby allowing […]
Indianapolis life sciences firm Seradyn Inc. notified the Indiana Department of Workforce Development yesterday that it would close at the end of the year, leaving 114 employees out of work. Seradyn, part of Massachusetts-based Thermo Fisher Scientific, develops laboratory methods called “assays” that use antibodies to measure drug concentrations in the bloodstream. The company, located […]
