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Nineteen small businesses from across the state, including two in Indianapolis, received inaugural Economic Development through Entrepreneurship awards today. Sponsored by the Indiana Economic Development Corp.’s 10 regional small-business development centers, the awards recognize client companies that are both established and emerging. Indianapolis-based Safis Solutions LLC, which provides regulatory-compliance and quality-assurance management to pharmaceutical and […]

Indianapolis police have released new details on the man they suspect injured five people in a nightclub shooting early Sunday at Ritter Avenue and Brookville Road. Investigators are looking for Anthony Moore, 28, also known as Anthony Leroy Bobbitt. They believe Moore fired a semi-automatic handgun into a crowd at the King of Clubs Lounge, […]

A new lawsuit claims African-Americans aren’t treated fairly when it comes to hiring and promotions within the Indianapolis police and fire departments. More than 30 minority officers and firefighters signed on to the suit, which claims current promotions criteria leave black officers stuck in low-ranking jobs longer than white officers. A group of white officers […]

The Marion County Sheriff’s Department hopes a new GPS tracking system will help improve safety and response times. Officials will unveil the new technology this afternoon. The system is designed to track all MCSD vehicles. The system is also expected to increase the efficiency of dispatchers, and enhance the safety of deputies and the public […]

The Indiana House Ways and Means Committee has endorsed a bill to fund local road projects. The bill, which was approved on a 15-8 party-line vote, would give $800 million from the lease of the Indiana Toll Road to cities, towns and counties. Democrats say the bill would create thousands of new jobs, but critics […]

Cummins Inc. this morning reported its fifth consecutive year of record sales and profits, then promptly lowered its expectations for 2009. The Columbus engine maker expects sales this year to be about 20 percent lower than the $14.3 billion recorded in 2008; it said earnings before interest and income tax expenses should amount to about […]

Indianapolis-based Dow AgroSciences was a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy fourth quarter for parent Dow Chemical Co. Although Dow today reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1.6 billion on sales of $10.9 billion – down from a $472 million profit and $14.2 billion in sales the prior year – its agricultural sciences segment posted record […]

The Baskin-Robbins ice cream chain hopes to add more than 50 new franchise locations in the Indianapolis area as part of a nationwide expansion. The Massachusetts company today announced plans to sell new franchises in major cities including Indianapolis, Houston and Atlanta. Only 10 of its 2,700 locations worldwide are in Indiana. The privately held company […]

Enrollment at Indiana University’s eight campuses for the spring semester reached a record of 97,155 students, an increase of 3,754, or 4 percent, from last spring’s total, the university announced today. IU East in Richmond showed an almost a 10-percent increase over the previous spring semester. IU Bloomington’s enrollment increased 3.3 percent and IUPUI’s rose […]

More than 600 people who work for two recreational vehicle companies in northern Indiana’s Elkhart County are being laid off because of the troubled economy. Keystone RV Company in Goshen announced it is consolidating operations and downsizing its work force by about 350 employees through April. Keystone plans to close several of its plants, including […]