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Early ratings from the all-important May sweeps suggest WTHR-TV Channel 13’s 15-year reign as king of local television news is secure for now. But the big test will come this fall when NBC’s weakening prime-time lineup is expected to put the ratings crown in play. The threat to the local affiliate will worsen in September […]
With the Indianapolis 500 fast approaching, speed is the name of the game. It appears Indy Racing League drivers—some of them anyway—are gaining speed with corporate America.
If you haven’t seen Marco Andretti’s Gillette…
The battle for sports talk radio supremacy in central Indiana rages on—and is delivering some unlikely results. The biggest winner in 2009’s first quarter radio ratings is basketball coach turned on-air personality Dan…
Just when one hopes racial stereotypes are in retreat, along comes another study suggesting otherwise.
Now weâ??re told that black CEOs with â??baby facesâ?? fare better than black CEOs with more “mature”-looking faces
when it comes to results at…
It’s always a challenge staging an unknown show.
It’s even more challenging to stage an untested show.
It is far more challenging to stage an untested musical.
That’s probably why you won’t find many brand new musicals being staged here in Indianapolis. Just…
Indianapolis police say an assistant bank manager bungled an attempt to cover up his theft by locking his keys inside the vault after setting a fire there. Police arrested 31-year-old Dwayne Roberts on arson and theft charges. Police Sgt. Matthew Mount said Roberts had apparently been stealing money from a Fifth Third Bank branch on […]
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 One of the city’s largest hotels has been acquired and could be in for a major brand change. The Adam’s Mark Hotel Indianapolis, the area’s sixth-largest hotel, was purchased in April by Scranton, Pa.-based Nexus Hospitality Management, hotel officials announced yesterday. San Francisco-based Chartres Lodging Group LLC […]
Health officials have confirmed that an Anderson University student has the first case of the H1N1 virus in Madison County. It was one of 13 new flu cases confirmed in the state yesterday, bringing the total to 28. Fourteen of those case have been in Marion County. The virus has also appeared in Lake, St. […]
Police are investigating the murder of a Lawrence woman in the 4300 block of Clinton Street. The victim has been identified as Amenda Yang, 43. Yang’s children discovered her body yesterday afternoon when they arrived home from school. Police say she died of blunt force trauma to the head. They also say they’ve interviewed and […]
General Motors Corp. today posted a $6 billion first quarter loss and said it spent $10.2 billion more cash than it took in during the first three months of the year as revenue plummeted by $20 billion. Chief Financial Officer Ray Young said talk of the company going into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection appeared to […]
The Indiana University men’s basketball team could face more penalties from the NCAA due to poor Academic Progress Rate scores. IU’s score ranked 325 out of 341 Division I men’s basketball programs. The program could lose practice time and scholarships if it falls below a minimum score in the next three years. This is just […]
One of the city’s largest hotels has been acquired and could be in for a major brand change. The Adam’s Mark Hotel Indianapolis, the area’s sixth-largest hotel, was purchased in April by Scranton, Pa.-based Nexus Hospitality Management, hotel officials announced yesterday. San Francisco-based Chartres Lodging Group LLC sold the 407-room hotel, located near the airport […]
Shopping mall giant Simon Property Group Inc. plans to sell another 20 million shares of common stock to raise money for “general corporate purposes” in a new attempt to shore up its balance sheet. The company had announced it was selling 14 million shares yesterday, but increased the number this morning. The Indianapolis-based real estate […]
A police officer was injured on the northwest side early this morning while trying to assist in a chase that started at 38th Street and Gemco Lane. But an SUV T-boned the police cruiser at 38th Street and Lafayette Road, causing the SUV to flip upside down. Its driver was treated and released from a […]
Central Indiana’s only Saab new-car franchise has closed its stores in Fishers and Indianapolis. Saab dealer Bob Falcone, however, has acquired the former Duke Gold Speedway Volkswagen Subaru dealership at 1930 W. 16th St. in Indianapolis, which will also service Saab cars. The VW-Subaru dealership closed abruptly last November after Gold’s death. Falcone closed Indy […]
An auction has been set to sell nine remaining waterfront condos in a bank-owned development on Morse Lake in Cicero. The project, One Waterfront Plaza,…
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Shopping mall giant Simon Property Group Inc. plans to sell another 20 million shares of common stock to raise money for “general corporate purposes” in a new attempt to shore up its balance sheet. The company had announced it was selling 14 million shares yesterday, but increased the […]
Former Indiana Pacers executive David Kahn has surfaced as the leading candidate to replace Kevin McHale as Minnesota Timberwolves general manager. Former Pacers player Fred Hoiberg is being considered for a vice president…
Kimball International Inc. turned a profit in its fiscal third quarter after reaping proceeds from the sale of undeveloped land, reversing a loss experienced a year earlier. The Jasper-based furniture and electronics manufacturer today reported profit of $4.1 million, or 11 cents per share, for the period ended March 31, compared to a loss of […]
Cummins Inc. announced today that it will temporarily close its Columbus MidRange Engine Plant for a month or longer and idle at least 610 workers as a result of Chrysler LLC’s bankruptcy reorganization. The plant in Walesboro, just south of Columbus, is the sole manufacturer for the 6.7-liter turbo diesel engine used in the heavy-duty […]
