Brokers revise plan for key lots
The owners of two vacant buildings and a fenced lot along Washington Street downtown aren’t giving up on redevelopment even after their plans for a…
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Old National completes Charter One acquisition-WEB ONLY
Evansville-based Old National Bancorp announced today that it has completed its $15.9 million acquisition of 65 Charter One retail branches in Indiana from Providence, R.I.-based Citizens Financial Group. The deal was announced last November. Most of the branches are in the Indianapolis area. Additional locations are in the Lafayette, Fort Wayne, Anderson and Bloomington markets. […]
February existing-home sales rise by 5.1 percent-WEB ONLY
Sales of existing homes rose from January to February in an unexpected boost for the slumping U.S housing market as buyers took advantage of deep discounts on foreclosures. The National Association of Realtors said today that sales of existing homes grew 5.1 percent, to an annual rate of 4.72 million last month, from 4.49 million […]
Recession changing state’s immigration flow-WEB ONLY
The recession may have reversed the flow of immigration to Indiana as immigrants, both legal and illegal, leave the state to look for jobs. For example, Ligonier, about 35 miles northwest of Fort Wayne, saw its population swell from 3,400 in 1990 to nearly 6,000 as Hispanic immigrants from Mexico and other countries arrived. By […]
Ball State women stun Tennessee in tourney-WEB ONLY
Ball State University last night knocked the two-time defending national champions out of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. Ball State upset Tennessee 71-55 in the opening round. The Lady Volunteers (22-11) had never lost on the opening weekend of the tournament, going 42-0 in previous appearances. The game marked the NCAA tourney debut for the […]
Old National completes $16M Charter One deal-WEB ONLY
Evansville-based Old National Bancorp announced today that it has completed its $15.9 million acquisition of 65 Charter One retail branches in Indiana from Providence, R.I.-based Citizens Financial Group. The deal was announced last November. Most of the branches are in the Indianapolis area. Additional locations are in the Lafayette, Fort Wayne, Anderson and Bloomington markets. […]
Downtown garage fire destroys 7 vehicles-WEB ONLY
Arson investigators are trying to pinpoint the cause of a garage fire that destroyed seven cars and damaged five others early this morning at Union Laundry Lofts in the 700 block of Lexington Avenue, southeast of downtown. Neighbors say the same garage burned five or six years ago because of an electrical problem in one […]
Fixing jobless system becomes mammoth chore-WEB ONLY
Efforts to fix Indiana’s bankrupt unemployment insurance system are shaping up as a slugfest in the General Assembly, one likely to last to the end of the session in late April – if not beyond. “This is the one issue that can slip us into a special session, and we had the opportunity to start […]
Franklin school board poised to fire driver-WEB ONLY
The Franklin Township school board tonight is expected to fire a bus driver accused of driving students home while intoxicated. Police say Phillip Leslie’s blood-alcohol content was three times the legal limit when he was arrested earlier this month after completing his afternoon route. The board also is expected to approve the resignation of a […]
Plan to thaw credit markets sends stocks soaring-WEB ONLY
The Obama administration launched a new effort today to end a paralysis in lending, saying it will team with investors to sop up a half-trillion dollars of bad assets from banks that have been reluctant to make loans to consumers and companies. In announcing the program, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pleaded for patience, saying that […]
Carmel school board to consider job cuts-WEB ONLY
The Carmel-Clay school board will vote tonight on a new budget plan that could cost some 19 employees their jobs. Board members need to figure out a way to cut $1.85 million from their $90 million budget. Fox 59 will have more at 10 p.m.
FDA approves Lilly’s Symbyax for new use-WEB ONLY
Eli Lilly and Co. won U.S. approval for its drug Symbyax as a medicine for treatment-resistant depression, the company announced today. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration OK’d Symbyax as the first drug for the acute treatment of treatment-resistant depression. So-called TRD is depression that has not improved when treated by two other antidepressants. Symbyax […]
Cancer center names interim director-WEB ONLY
Dr. Patrick J. Loehrer Sr. has been named interim director of the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center. Loehrer replaces founding director Dr. Stephen Williams, who died of melanoma on Feb. 15. A national search is under way for a permanent replacement for Williams. Loehrer has been medical director of the cancer center […]
Judge orders Schrenker to pay restitution, fines-WEB ONLY
An Indiana administrative law judge has ordered a Hamilton County money manager accused of trying to fake his death in a plane crash to pay $304,000 in restitution to bilked investors and $280,000 in state fines. Judge Douglas Webber’s order, made public today, comes two months after he heard from investors who said they lost […]
Plan to thaw credit markets sends stocks soaring-WEB ONLY
The Obama administration launched a new effort today to end a paralysis in lending, saying it will team with investors to sop up a half-trillion dollars of bad assets from banks that have been reluctant to make loans to consumers and companies. Wall Street seemed to feel rejuvenated by the plan, at least initially. In […]
Basketball pools as illegal sport
The NCAA basketball tournament is upon us, and with it, myriad pools.
In that light, the Indiana Problem Gambling Awareness Program, a state-funded program to prevent and treat addictions, issued a release today noting that sports betting has increased in the…
NCAA tourney results kind to Indy
One of the biggest winners in the first two rounds of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament: Downtown Indianapolis restaurants, hotels and other local businesses, not to mention those counting on event revenue to…
Recession changing state’s immigration flow-WEB ONLY
The recession may have reversed the flow of immigration to Indiana as immigrants, both legal and illegal, leave the state to look for jobs. For example, Ligonier, about 35 miles northwest of Fort Wayne, saw its population swell from 3,400 in 1990 to nearly 6,000 as Hispanic immigrants from Mexico and other countries arrived. By […]
Fixing jobless system becomes epic chore-WEB ONLY
Efforts to fix Indiana’s bankrupt unemployment insurance system are shaping up as a slugfest in the General Assembly, one likely to last to the end of the session in late April – if not beyond. “This is the one issue that can slip us into a special session, and we had the opportunity to start […]
FDA approves Lilly’s Symbyax for new use-WEB ONLY
Eli Lilly and Co. won U.S. approval for its drug Symbyax as a medicine for treatment-resistant depression, the company announced today. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration OK’d Symbyax as the first drug for the acute treatment of treatment-resistant depression. So-called TRD is depression that has not improved when treated by two other antidepressants. Symbyax […]