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Few Indianapolis-area General Motors Corp. workers are accepting a $20,000 cash buyout offer to leave the company, but participation nationwide could be high enough to help the ailing automaker. GM spokesman Fred Cox said today just 44 people at the metal-stamping plant on White River Parkway signed up by Tuesday’s deadline. They have until next […]
One visitor to this weekend’s Sweet 16 basketball tournament in Indianapolis won’t be as welcome as other guests and, in fact, may be considered a downright intruder. The University of Louisville Cardinals play the University of Arizona Wildcats tomorrow evening at Lucas Oil Stadium in the NCAA men’s basketball tourney. Louisville tourism leaders are taking […]
Today starts a big four-day weekend for Indianapolis. Given the sports-business strategy this city is built on and the soft economy, this weekend dotted with NCAA and high school state championship basketball events…
“We are very intentionally reaching out to family audiences,” says Indiana Repertory Theatre Managing Director Steven Stolen, in discussing with me the about-to-be-announced 2009/2010 schedule for our state’s largest regional theater.
He’s not doing that just through programming—which includes a full…
The economy shrank at a 6.3-percent pace at the end of 2008, the worst showing in a quarter-century, and it probably isn’t doing much better now. The U.S. Commerce Department today reported that the gross domestic product shrank a bit faster than the 6.2-percent annualized drop estimated a month ago for the October-December quarter. GDP […]
Last week, as part of a contest to win tickets to see Todd Rundgren at the Vogue, I asked you to fill in the blank: “I don’t want to work/I just want to ___________ all day. Your answers didn’t impact the outcome, but here are some of the more interesting responses. “I don’t want to […]
A troubled auto parts manufacturer in Columbus notified the state yesterday that it plans to lay off 135 employees and could close due to declining sales orders. Columbus Components Group LLC will begin laying off workers April 9, but the action may not be enough to save the company. The company said it has lost […]
A new group funded by pharmaceutical and medical products companies – and co-chaired by former Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson and Indiana Pacers President Jim Morris – will publicly launch itself today with a press event at the Indiana Statehouse. Hoosiers Work for Health is a not-for-profit that wants to hold educational forums about health care […]
Lilly Endowment Inc. will give $20 million to an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne to develop workforce-training initiatives, the Indianapolis-based endowment announced today. The aim of the program, dubbed Talent Opportunity Success, is to better prepare northeast Indiana’s workforce for job opportunities in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. […]
Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. was sued for alleged price-fixing today by the American Medical Society and other doctors groups. The AMA said in a statement that it filed its lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles. However, documents for the suit were not yet posted on the court system’s Web service. The lawsuit alleges that WellPoint […]
Indianapolis-based shopping center operator Simon Property Group Inc. today said it has closed the equity and debt offerings it announced last week, netting $1.2 billion. In total, the company sold 17.25 million shares of its common stock at $31.50 per share. Its operating partnership completed its offering of $650 million in 10.35-percent senior unsecured notes […]
Columbus Regional Hospital, which was badly damaged by flooding last year, has applied for federal funding toward its $108 million expansion plans. Hospital officials had planned to break ground last fall on construction of a project that included a five-story pavilion, some 60 private patient rooms and an expanded emergency department. Those plans, however, were […]
The Indiana Gaming Commission is investigating whether Indiana Live Casino broke any rules when it promoted appearances by celebrities Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, who failed to show up at the Shelbyville casino’s grand opening earlier this month. The no-shows prompted speculation that the celebrity couple never intended to attend the March 13 event that […]
Purdue University officials are weighing the idea of boosting enrollment in the school’s veterinary programs to help meet the nation’s growing need for more veterinarians in key public health jobs. The U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report last month that there is a lack of government-employed veterinarians in food inspection, pathology and other […]
The Indiana Gaming Commission is investigating whether Indiana Live Casino broke any rules when it promoted appearances by celebrities Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, who failed to show up at the Shelbyville casino’s grand opening earlier this month. The no-shows prompted speculation that the celebrity couple never intended to attend the March 13 event that […]
A man is recovering from multiple gunshot wounds following an overnight robbery attempt. The victim was shot in the back and the side about 2 a.m. in the 3900 block of North Shadeland Avenue near Pendleton Pike. The man was alert and talking when medics took him to Wishard Hospital.
Purdue University officials are weighing the idea of boosting enrollment in the school’s veterinary programs to help meet the nation’s growing need for more veterinarians in key public health jobs. The U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report last month that there is a lack of government-employed veterinarians in food inspection, pathology and other […]
