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Claims-payment snafus caused by computer problems are causing fits for WellPoint Inc. – again. The federal Medicare program told WellPoint it can no longer sign up new customers for the Medicare plans it operates, the company confirmed late yesterday. That’s because its claims-payment problems caused some seniors to be denied payment for their medications, putting […]
Three Indiana manufacturers will close or scale back their operations, idling more than 150 workers in the process according to notices filed yesterday with the state Department of Workforce Development. New Jersey-based Sleep Innovations will close its mattress- and pillow-making operation in already hard-hit Elkhart, eliminating 104 jobs beginning April 27. Elkhart County has the […]
WellPoint Inc.’s chronic computer problems have caused the Indianapolis-based insurer to be banned from enrolling customers in Medicare drug plans, Bloomberg reported this afternoon. A spokesman for the government program told Bloomberg the computer glitches are putting patients at risk. The sanctions were disclosed to WellPoint today in a letter from the Centers for Medicare […]
A Fishers insurance-and-securities broker was facing mounting legal and regulatory woes before he disappeared following a plane crash yesterday in Florida. Police were searching today for Marcus Schrenker, 38, who claimed in an emergency call that the windshield of the plane he was flying had shattered. Police say Schrenker, the only passenger, then apparently parachuted […]
The local law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP on Friday slashed 11 support jobs, reducing its administrative and operational staff by about 8 percent. No lawyers were affected by the cuts, according to the firm. With 131 attorneys, Bose McKinney is the city’s fifth-largest practice. It’s among the scores of firms nationally that […]
Now that Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy’s retirement is upon us (it’s expected at a 5 p.m. press conference today), it’s time to contemplate this one very important question; Who is Jim Caldwell?…
Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy will retire, according to multiple media reports. The team has a 5 p.m. news conference scheduled. Dungy’s future has been the subject of much speculation since the team’s 2006 Super Bowl victory, and last year the Colts named associate head coach Jim Caldwell his eventual successor. What do you […]
A group planning to make a movie about the very first Indianapolis 500, is eyeballing more than 200 acres in Whitestown to build a replica Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Justin Escue, a locally based movie…
Bankrupt manufactured-home builder Patriot Homes Inc. will close a Middlebury plant that employs 125 workers, according to a notice filed with the state. Elkhart-based Patriot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September, citing financial woes tied to the slumping housing market and tight credit. Before that filing, the company closed seven plants, including four […]
Color-Box Inc., a unit of the Georgia-Pacific paper company, will close its Indianapolis manufacturing facility in March, costing 74 workers their jobs. The company, which designs and makes corrugated boxes for a variety of clients, notified the state Department of Workforce Development of the March 10 closing late last week. Color-Box also employs more than […]
Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. lost an estimated $349 million on its investments during the last three months of 2008, the company said in a regulatory filing today. That comes on top of a loss of $562.6 million reported for the third quarter. More than half of that was attributed to investments in failed investment bank Lehman […]
A busy weekend for me included a Friday evening run to Mass Ave. for the opening of Three Dollar Bill’s new sketch comedy show “Fiddleschticks,” a Saturday evening at Beef & Boards where “Don’t Dress for Dinner” kicked off the…
MANAGEMENT Dionne Leslie, executive director Tehea Harding, controller Tiffany Creager, early childhood education center director Jimmie Harrington, youth director Jan Vandever, director of social services
Prevent Blindness Indiana thanks IBJ for publishing the annual Holiday Wish List.
MISSION In partnership with the communities of Marion County, Christamore House is dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals and families through diverse educational, recreational, social and health programs.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s growing market dominance in Indiana is sparking a backlash from doctors who plan to push
a bill this year in the Indiana General Assembly that would allow physicians to reject patients covered by massive health
insurer.
A local group headlined by the creator of the movies “Hoosiers” and “Rudy” is spearheading an effort to bring the story of
the very first Indianapolis 500 to the silver screen.
Fishers chiropractor Steven Roberts had been teaching fitness classes using inflatable exercise balls for about seven years when he had a brainstorm—his adult clients might get even more out of them if the balls had handles.
All the serious talk in Washington for the next few weeks will center on an economic stimulus package. Up to now, the argument
has been for an extensive (perhaps a $1 trillion) program.
Students, commerce and emerging media have moved to the forefront of Ball State’s mission under President Jo Ann Gora, attracting corporate dollars to the university.
