VS-IRL telecast gets solid marks
While Indy Racing League officials are still awaiting the Nielsen ratings from the open-wheel series’ first race on cable station Versus, this much is clear: The coverage of yesterday’s race in St. Petersburg,…
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Businesses in way of proposed Evansville arena-WEB ONLY
Evansville officials have a downtown site in mind for a new 11,000-seat arena that they hope to start building this summer. Some business owners located in the two-block area, however, are clear that they want to stay. Much of the property is owned by the O’Daniel family, which operates D-Patrick Ford on the site. The […]
Games, gimmicks dominate property-tax fight-WEB ONLY
The fight between House Republicans and Democrats over constitutional caps on property taxes has become kind of strange. The partisan positions for and against voting this year to put property-tax caps into the state constitution raise legitimate arguments for each side. It’s how the battle has played out that’s been bizarre. It has involved projectors, […]
Youth program may promote sense of purpose
Though I’m an economist, and not much skilled at matters of the heart, it seems to me there’s something amiss in today’s national psyche. There’s no real sense of purpose or unity. For those of us old enough to have had very close relatives who lived through the Great Depression, today just feels different from […]
Skarbeck: Shareholders must hold fiduciaries’ feet to the fire
The economic downturn has provided shareholders an opportunity to press for change
on a variety of corporate governance issues.
Trophy-seeking hunters keep Greenwood taxidermist busy
The late winter sun has yet to rise, but brothers Charlie and Mark Masheck already are hard at work inside a sprawling cabin along Matthews Road outside Greenwood, setting up for the day. A painted sign out front reads Hoosier Trapper Supply Inc., but the rustic shop also houses the brothers’ other endeavor: Leatherwood Wildlife […]
General Assembly pushes statewide trauma system
Indiana lawmakers are considering legislation to create a network that would coordinate hospital trauma programs and bring
the centers to underserved cities and rural areas.
Indianapolis weathering recession better than rest of state, U.S.
Compared to most of the rest of the state and nation, Indianapolis is an occupational dynamo.
Harlan Bakeries sues vendor over equipment glitches
Harlan Bakeries recently filed a lawsuit against equipment vendor Doboy Inc., saying it provided faulty equipment to package Harlan’s cream-cheese-filled bagels.
Mickey’s camp will offer thrills
Mickey’s men’s and women’s camps—open for registration on a first-come, first served basis—offer compelling speakers, fun activities and food from the city’s leading restaurants.
Doctors squirm as patients rate health care
As health care slowly shifts to operate more like retail stores, patients’ opinions of doctors have become commonplace on more than 30 physician-rating Web sites, including a subscription service run by Indianapolis-based Angie’s List.
Most office-space renters opt to stay where they are
Tight budgets, unsure future make moving unattractive to office-space renters.
Indiana among first states targeted by expanded program to root out coding, billing problems
Modern-day bounty hunters are preparing to fan out across Indiana as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expands a program to ferret out fraud and overpayment in the health care system.
Fools log in: Google leads the pack in April gags
Every year, as the first of April rolls around, there are people—and companies—everywhere scheming to take
advantage of the gullible.
Foreclosure investors shift to buy-and-hold strategy
Instead of buying and selling, investors with ready cash are buying houses at substantial markdowns, turning them into rental
properties and sitting tight until the market improves.
CIB solution may be wrapped into state budget
The Legislature has been behaving as expected lately: little public sound and fury, but action beginning to stir behind the
scenes.
State insurance program containing health costs
Doug Stratton, executive director of the Indiana Comprehensive Health Insurance Association, slashes costs, pushes disease
control to keep prices as low as possible.
Project aims to make electric plug-in cars a reality
A partnership of electric utilities and technology companies is intent on making Indianapolis the first city in the nation to test plug-in electrics on a mass scale, perhaps starting later this year.
Commuting shifts $87 billion in Indiana
Fully 40 of Indiana’s 92 counties derived more than half of their earnings from commuters bringing back their compensation from somewhere else.
Hungry for customers, restaurateurs dangle deals
Restaurateurs are responding to the recession, be they the proprietors of fine-dining establishments or burger joints, by offering low-cost dining deals.