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Contest results-WEB ONLY
Last week, I offered four tickets to any film in the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s Summer Nights film series and asked you to describe what you’d find in an ideal picnic basket. Here’s a sample of the more than 125 responses: “A sandwich – Dagwood Bumstead style.” (Erin Beaver) “Peppered turkey and provolone mini sandwiches, […]
Jobless-fund fix not enough, state official says-WEB ONLY
The new law aimed at fixing Indiana’s bankrupt unemployment insurance fund doesn’t get the whole job done and employers likely will face higher federal taxes next year along with higher state taxes, a state oversight board was told yesterday. Chief Financial Officer Scott Sanders of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development told the Unemployment Insurance […]
Judge won’t hold up Chrysler sale for state funds-WEB ONLY
A bankruptcy judge yesterday denied a motion from a pair of Indiana state pension funds and a state construction fund to delay the proposed sale of most of Chrysler’s assets, saying the funds’ plan to challenge the legality of the sale in another court wasn’t enough of a reason to push back the proceedings. Normal […]
UMB buys Harris corporate trust business-WEB ONLY
UMB Bank has acquired the corporate trust business of Harris bank for an undisclosed price. The deal, which closed last week, includes 80 accounts and $213 million in assets, UMB President and Chief Operating Officer Peter deSilva said today. Corporate trust units underwrite corporate and government bonds. UMB, headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., added the […]
Cinergy trial ends with split verdict-WEB ONLY
A federal jury returned a verdict that a major energy company violated clean-air rules at a coal-fired power plant along the Ohio River in southeast Indiana. The Southern District of Indiana verdict Tuesday night came following six days of trial and eight hours of jury deliberation in U.S., et al. v. Cinergy Corp., et al., […]
Ex-Conseco director Massey loses court battle-WEB ONLY
A Hamilton County judge today ordered the wife of a former Conseco Inc. director to pay the insurer $5 million in its ongoing quest to recover unpaid stock loans. The judgment against Margaret Massey, wife of James D. Massey, stems from a November ruling from U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Basil H. Lorch III that said Conseco […]
State Farm settles unpaid hailstorm claims-WEB ONLY
State Farm Insurance will pay $275,000 and continue to re-evaluate thousands of unpaid claims from a 2006 hailstorm that hit Indiana. The payment, announced today by the Indiana Department of Insurance, will go to the state’s general fund to cover the cost of the department’s examination of State Farm. It comes on top of nearly […]
Group alleges CVS sold expired products-WEB ONLY
An activist group says it has conducted sting operations at CVS Caremark Corp. stores in Indiana and eight other states. The group has called a news conference tomorrow to disclose evidence it says will prove Indianapolis-area stores sell expired products. The group, Change to Win, says half of the Indianapolis-area stores it visited sold expired […]
NEA takeover humbles once-mighty ISTA
The National Education Association said today that it is taking over its Indiana affiliate, a stunning comeuppance for what
long had been one of the most powerful union forces in the state.
Officer shot in line of duty to grant interviews-WEB ONLY
An Indianapolis police officer will talk to the media this afternoon for the first time since he was injured in the line of duty. Jason Fishburn was shot in the head while chasing a murder suspect last July. He returned to the job Monday, working four days a week at the police training academy as […]
Woman dies under suspicious circumstances-WEB ONLY
A New Whiteland mother has died after suffering extensive injuries in a case that police say is extremely suspicious. Officers found Kimberly Soper, 32, at the bottom of a flight of stairs after her husband called 911. Soper was rushed to the hospital with extensive skull fractures and internal bleeding. Investigators say her injuries were […]
IMS opens for Community Day-WEB ONLY
500 Festival Community Day is underway at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Fans can mingle with drivers during a series of autograph sessions, watch race teams during pit-stop practice, and even take the family sedan for a drive on the world’s most famous race track. Admission is $7. Activities end at 6 p.m.
UPDATE: NEA takeover humbles once-mighty ISTA-WEB ONLY
The National Education Association said today that it is taking over its Indiana affiliate, a stunning comeuppance for what long had been one of the most powerful union forces in the state. The Indiana State Teachers Association, perhaps the most feared lobbying interest at the Statehouse, said in an e-mail to members it will cede […]
Activist group alleges CVS sold expired products-WEB ONLY
An activist group says it has conducted sting operations at CVS Caremark Corp. stores in Indiana and eight other states. The group has called a news conference tomorrow to disclose evidence it says will prove Indianapolis-area stores sell expired products. The group, Change to Win, says half of the Indianapolis-area stores it visited sold expired […]
WellPoint director Bayh conflicted, activists say-WEB ONLY
WellPoint Inc. CEO Angela Braly faced pointed criticism of her company and of WellPoint Director Susan Bayh from a handful of shareholders at the health insurer’s annual meeting this morning. Two shareholders used a question-and-answer session to charge Bayh with a conflict of interest because her husband, Sen. Evan Bayh, will have a vote on […]
Chromcraft loss widens in first quarter-WEB ONLY
A weakened retail environment drove losses deeper in the first quarter, West Lafayette furniture maker Chromcraft Revington Inc. reported yesterday. The $3.2 million loss was 45-percent greater than in the same period a year earlier. Revenue declined 39 percent to $16.7 million. Chromcraft has struggled to restore profits at a time that it and other […]
Do away with music competitions?
As home to the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis and the American Pianists Assocation Fellowship Awards — and with IVCI head Glenn Kwok recently named President of the World Federation on International Music Competitions (the first American to land the position) — Indy has a…
Health insurers failing to attract young people-WEB ONLY
Two-thirds of college-age Americans rank health insurance as important as salary in looking at jobs. Yet just as many have made no plans to obtain health insurance once they graduate from school this month. That’s a problem for companies like Indianapolis-based Golden Rule Insurance Co., which commissioned the survey that produced those conclusions. It’s also […]