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The Center Grove School Board voted unanimously last night to indefinitely postpone a $142 million school renovation plan, according to the Johnson County Daily Journal. The school district south of Indianapolis had been planning to hold a referendum on the proposed plan in May. The project would upgrade the high school, consolidate elementary schools in […]
The number of new housing projects that builders broke ground in February rose sharply, defying economist forecasts for yet another drop in activity. The Commerce Department reported today that construction of new homes and apartments jumped 22.2 percent from January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 583,000 units. Economists were expecting construction to drop […]
Caterpillar Inc. is laying off 439 employees at an Indiana engine plant for at least six months, it announced today. The company said the layoffs at the Lafayette plant are in response to lower demand for its products. The diesel engines produced at the factory are used in marine, petroleum, electric power, locomotive and industrial […]
Maybe I’m just being nostalgic, but having spent my formative years working at a roller coaster/bumping cards/knock-down-the-milk-bottles summer resort, I’m looking forward to seeing “Adventureland,” the upcoming comedy about amusement park workers in 1987.
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Conseco Inc. today delayed for another two weeks the filing of its annual report while it continues to provide information and analysis to try to satisfy concerns its auditor has about the company’s health. Carmel-based Conseco announced March 2 that its auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC, might issue a “going concern” warning in Conseco’s annual report because […]
A local homebuilder is pressing forward with plans to build a “green” residential development in Zionsville, despite the troubled economy. Kai Yu of Kai Yu Home Builders LLC is planning to build 22 custom, single-family homes priced between $500,000 and $1 million on nearly 18 acres of land along Turkey Foot Road, five miles north […]
The United Way of Central Indiana announced this morning that it plans to cut funding to the agencies it supports by as much as 10 percent in the wake of steep endowment losses. Further, the organization is putting a one-year halt on certifying new agencies to protect existing agencies from further reductions, it said. The […]
Indiana Senate Republicans have proposed a plan designed to fix the state’s bankrupt unemployment insurance fund by increasing employer taxes overall, reducing benefits for some jobless people and tightening eligibility requirements. “Our effort is to make changes in the system that are gradual but does put us on a definite path to solvency in our […]
Former PGA of America Rules Committee Chairman, Don Essig III, is among the eight-member 2009 class of inductees in the PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame. Essig is the PGA Director of Golf at South Grove Golf Course in Indianapolis…
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard today granted seven-year renewals to two charter schools and issued a conditional extension to a third. Christel House Academy and Flanner House Elementary School received full renewals. The mayor issued Fall Creek Academy a two-year extension tied to specific performance parameters that the school must meet before it can reapply for […]
A rough economy hasn’t calmed the grudge match between drugstore giants Walgreen Co. and CVS. Both stores are planning new locations at the busy intersection…
Days after the no-show of announced A-list celebrities Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel to the grand opening of Indiana Live Casino, questions remain as to whether organizers truly expected the star couple to attend the highly publicized event. Mark Hammerle, general manager for the Shelbyville casino, insisted this morning that he believed the stars […]
The struggling economy clearly affected attendance at this year’s Big Ten men’s basketball tournament, as ticket sales declined 15 percent from last year, according to figures released today by the Indiana Sports Corp. Tickets sold for the four-day tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis totaled 68,098, down from 80,012 in 2008. Even Purdue University’s […]
Marion County prosecutors expect to file formal charges tomorrow against a north-side Indianapolis man accused of beating a 14-month-old girl last week for more than an hour before she died. Tayaun Chism, 18, also is accused of attacking the girl’s mother when she tried to intervene. Doctors at St. Vincent Hospital took the victim, Lilianna […]
Days after the no-show of announced A-list celebrities Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel to the grand opening of Indiana Live Casino, questions remain as to whether organizers truly expected the star couple to attend the highly publicized event. Mark Hammerle, general manager for the Shelbyville casino, insisted this morning that he believed the stars actually […]
The struggling economy clearly affected attendance at this year’s Big Ten men’s basketball tournament, as ticket sales declined 15 percent from last year, according to figures released today by the Indiana Sports Corp. Tickets sold for the four-day tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis totaled 68,098, down from 80,012 in 2008. Even Purdue University’s […]
Police have two people in custody after a shooting near West Washington and West Ohio streets at about 3 a.m. The unidentified male victim was taken to Wishard Hospital in critical condition with gunshot wounds to his stomach and arm. Officers said they found a pistol and assault rifle in the victim’s house.
Two teams will represent Indiana in this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Purdue University grabbed an automatic bid and fifth seed by beating Ohio State in the Big Ten tournament final yesterday. The Boilermakers take on 12 seed Northern Iowa at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Butler University, in the tournament with an at-large bid, is seeded […]
A forensic anthropologist will work on identifying charred remains found in a Morgan County woods over the weekend. Police think they belong to Walter Sartory, 73, who was last seen Feb. 15 in Hebron, Ky. On Saturday, police arrested Willa Blanc, 47, of Union, Ky., and her son, Louis Wilkinson, 27, at a Cincinnati-area motel. […]
The Estridge Cos., a well-known Carmel-based residential construction firm, is teaming with popular TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” to build a home for an Indianapolis-area family. Representatives from Estridge and Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard discussed the partnership this morning at a press conference at the City-County Building. The Indianapolis episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home […]
