Jack in the Box coming to Indy
The West Coast fast-food stalwart Jack in the Box is looking to expand to Indianapolis this year. The San Diego-based burger chain plans…
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Lilly asks court to block generic Evista-WEB ONLY
Eli Lilly and Co. asked a judge today to block Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. from selling a cheaper generic copy of Lilly’s osteoporosis drug Evista, Bloomberg News reported. Indianapolis-based Lilly made the request before U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker, who didn’t make a ruling today, the first day of a patent-infringement trial between the […]
Busier French Lick Airport expanding terminal-WEB ONLY
A new French Lick Airport terminal designed to serve a growing number of travelers to southern Indiana’s Springs Valley will be nearly five times the size of the current facility built more than 40 years ago. “It kind of had fallen on bad times and is not the image we like to project as we […]
IMA chooses Sodexo to replace Puck-WEB ONLY
The Indianapolis Museum of Art has selected Sodexo Inc. to replace Wolfgang Puck as its restaurant operator and to share museum catering responsibilities with Kahn’s Catering in Carmel. The IMA’s announcement this morning culminates a six-month search following the museum’s decision in September to restructure its food-service operations. Based in Maryland, Sodexo employs 120,000 […]
Allison hopeful of landing new Marines contract-WEB ONLY
Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission Inc. has completed the first production-quality transmission that could be used in a new amphibious fighting vehicle for the U.S. Marine Corps – a development that could mean substantial work for the local manufacturer. “We’re getting closer to gaining a very, very large contract,” Allison spokesman Eric Dickerson said. Allison was scheduled […]
Emmis seeks $10M in savings from cuts-WEB ONLY
Emmis Communications Corp. says in a new regulatory filing that it hopes the job cuts and pay reductions announced last week will save it about $10 million a year. Emmis, which owns radio stations and publishes city magazines, eliminated 91 full-time employees and 14 part-timers. The cuts represented 7.5 percent of its work force. In […]
Severe storms rip through Indiana-WEB ONLY
At least 19 homes were damaged in Lawrence County yesterday as strong storms hit parts of southern Indiana. In northern Indiana, a tornado touched down near Columbia City, destroying three trailers at a mobile home park and damaging about 20 others. Numerous injuries were reported, but none serious. More severe storms are expected tomorrow, with […]
IU receives ‘priceless’ Bernstein gift-WEB ONLY
The children of Leonard Bernstein have donated the contents of the famed composer’s Fairfield, Conn., studio to Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, the school announced today. Among the donations: a conducting stool from the Vienna Philharmonic that is said to have been used by Johannes Brahms, 39 Grammy-nomination plaques, Bernstein’s stand-up composing table, a […]
IMA chooses Sodexo to replace Puck-WEB ONLY
The Indianapolis Museum of Art has selected Sodexo Inc. to replace Wolfgang Puck as its restaurant operator and to share museum catering responsibilities with Kahn’s Catering in Carmel. The IMA’s announcement this morning culminates a six-month search following the museum’s decision in September to restructure its food-service operations. Based in Maryland, Sodexo employs 120,000 people […]
CIB to discuss possible budget solutions-WEB ONLY
The Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board will meet at 2 p.m. today at the Indiana Convention Center to determine ways to address its $38 million budget deficit. Last Thursday, the board’s finance committee proposed a 13-percent decrease in area arts and cultural tourism grants. The board also is considering an increase to hospitality taxes.
Allison hopeful of landing new Marines contract-WEB ONLY
Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission Inc. has completed the first production-quality transmission that could be used in a new amphibious fighting vehicle for the U.S. Marine Corps – a development that could mean substantial work for the local manufacturer. “We’re getting closer to gaining a very, very large contract,” Allison spokesman Eric Dickerson said. Allison was scheduled […]
School board to discuss future of bus driver-WEB ONLY
The Franklin Township school board will meet tonight to decide the future of a bus driver facing drunken-driving charges. Philip Leslie is accused of driving two of his routes while intoxicated. Police arrested Leslie last week after he registered a blood-alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit.
IU receives ‘priceless’ Bernstein gift-WEB ONLY
The children of Leonard Bernstein have donated the contents of the famed composer’s Fairfield, Conn., studio to Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, the school announced today. Among the donations: a conducting stool from the Vienna Philharmonic that is said to have been used by Johannes Brahms, 39 Grammy-nomination plaques, Bernstein’s stand-up composing table, a […]
Emmis seeks $10M in savings from cuts-WEB ONLY
Emmis Communications Corp. says in a new regulatory filing that it hopes the job cuts and pay reductions announced last week will save it about $10 million a year. Emmis, which owns radio stations and publishes city magazines, eliminated 91 full-time employees and 14 part-timers. The cuts represented 7.5 percent of its work force. In […]
Local racing jobs still revving
Despite the downturned economy, the long-view shows the motorsports sector is growing in Indiana. Studies compiled by the Indiana Motorsports Association and IUPUI indicate there’s been a 37 percent growth in the number…
Making up for lost decades
Just four more years and Indiana will celebrate its 40th anniversary of peak economic performance, at least in modern times.
As Morton Marcus points out in a column in this week’s IBJ, Hoosiers earned 2.53 percent of average national…
GOP leader: No more money for GM without plan-WEB ONLY
U.S. House Republican leader John Boehner said yesterday he doesn’t support handing over more federal money to keep General Motors Corp. afloat unless the automaker develops a viable and long-term business model and can pay back government loans. “Anything short of that is just throwing good money after bad,” Boehner said on CBS’s “Face the […]
Daniels, Bauer clash anew over budget, priorities-WEB ONLY
Gov. Mitch Daniels and Indiana House Speaker Patrick Bauer have more in common than they might think. Both are headstrong politicians who wield tremendous power. And both have a way with words, especially when they aren’t getting what they want. So it’s no surprise that the Republican governor and the Democratic speaker are once again […]
Lilly rivals plan $41 billion merger-WEB ONLY
Merck & Co. plans to acquire Schering-Plough Corp. for $41.1 billion in a deal that gives the companies more firepower to compete in a drug industry facing slumping sales, tough generic competition and intense cost pressures. The two New Jersey pharmaceutical companies are rivals of Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. The latest proposed combination comes […]
You-review-it Monday
My weekend included the “European Design Since 1985” show at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, “The Ladies Man” at the IRT, and “Mauritius” at the Phoenix. Plus, semi-related to the later, I finally saw the film version of David Mamet’s…