IRL incorporates sponsor in logo
Today, the Indy Racing League officially announced its sponsorship agreement with DirecTV that was first reported on this site March 27. Sources familiar with the multi-year deal said it is worth $3 million…
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CountryMark to refine more fuel
Indianapolis-based CountryMark Cooperative Inc. plans to boost fuel production 12 percent when a $20 million expansion of its Mount Vernon refinery is completed in May. The additional 3,000 barrels a day will amount to 45 million gallons a year. The southern Indiana refinery is supplied by oil from the Illinois Basin, an underground field that […]
UPDATE: Five parties spurned ATA offer
The owners of ATA Airlines talked to five interested buyers early this year in a desperate attempt to sell the troubled airline. But FedEx Corp. in January unexpectedly cancelled ATA’s contract to carry military personnel, scuttling any sale and pushing ATA into liquidation. The company filed the Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition last night in Indianapolis. […]
Foundation tightens Purdue, Regenstrief tie
Regenstrief Foundation has committed an additional $11 million over five years to the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering at Purdue University. The Indianapolis foundation launched the center in 2005 with $3 million. The center attempts to improve patient safety and patient care through Purdue systems engineering, management, science and information technology. The technology is brought […]
Crean reaches out to Knight
Indiana University’s new men’s basketball coach proved at Marquette he can win games. Now he is proving to be a savvy marketer. Yesterday, during his introductory press conference, Crean lauded and reached out…
Just Marketing signs BMW deal
Officials for locally based Just Marketing International today announced they finalized a deal this week to work with BMW North American motorsports. Financial terms of the deal were not released.
Central to the commitment…
ISU reopens search for president
One of two finalists vying for the president’s post at Indiana State University has dropped out of the running for health reasons. That leaves only one candidate, because a third finalist withdrew earlier, so the university now will reopen the search, according to The Tribune-Star of Terre Haute. Trustees hope a new president can be […]
Matthews and Obama: The Concert
As I write this, lines are forming at the downtown Barack Obama headquarters for free tickets to this Sunday’s Dave Matthews Band concert in Bloomington.
It’s nothing new to see performers stumping for candidates. My question, though, is whether or not…
Report: Tundra production might leave Indiana
Toyota Motor Corp. is considering consolidating assembly of its Tundra full-size pickup truck from its Princeton plant in southwestern Indiana to its new Tundra assembly plant near San Antonio, Texas, according to The Wall Street Journal. So little of the capacity at Princeton is being used that the company’s honorary chairman, Shoichiro Toyoda, visited the […]
Would you miss ATA?
Barring a small miracle, ATA Airlines is dead, now that itâ??s lost a major military contract.
The carrier was headquartered in Indianapolis until it moved to the Atlanta area late last year.
How big a blow would ATAâ??s demise be…
Retro Dunkin rendering
The new Dunkin Donuts at Washington and Pennsylvania streets (reported here in November) likely will have a retro look that incorporates the old Roselyn Bakery sign. Plans call for neon signs and a stainless steel facade. What do you think?
BREAKING: ATA bankrupt again
ATA Airlines Inc. said today it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, just two years after emerging from a bankruptcy filed in 2004. All operations were discontinued as of 4 a.m. today, the carrier said, meaning ticket holders will need to find alternatives. ATA had previously discontinued scheduled flights from Indianapolis. The filing means […]
Harvey Industries to lay off 90 in Wabash
A decline in automotive orders has prompted Harvey Industries LLC to lay off 90 of its 215 workers until it can recover more work through a diversification effort under way since last fall. The company, which operates in the northern Indiana city of Warsaw but is headquartered in Westland, Mich., primarily supplies Detroit automakers with […]
Where are you from?
The terms we use to describe local geography are changing.
â??Central Indianaâ?? is cropping up more often for television stations, Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and
other organizations that extend well outside of Indianapolis. The term can sweep in as much as…
Crean’s staff has Sampson ties
If Indiana University officials sought a clean break from former men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, their hire of Marquette’s Tom Crean failed to do so. Two of Crean’s four assistant coaches have a…
J.F. Wild building getting makeover
A local firm has begun renovations on an historic 12-story former bank building at 129 E. Market St. Crown Property Group bought the J.F. Wild & Co. building from…
WellPoint to stop paying for some medical errors
WellPoint Inc. will no longer reimburse hospitals for serious preventable errors, the Indianapolis-based health insurer announced today. WellPoint’s first phase of the initiative includes 11 preventable adverse events and will be modified and expanded in the future. WellPoint said no one should be charged for the three most serious errors: performing the wrong kind of […]
Ribbit redux
I was jazzed to take my kids to revisit Actors Theatre of Indiana’s “A Year with Frog and Toad” last weekend at The Children’s Museum, where a truncated version is being presented free with museum admission.
Unfortunately some rights issues kept…
Who is minding Pacers business?
With former Indiana Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh, 67, set to be introduced as the New York Knicks president today at 1 p.m., several questions loom large for the Pacers front office.
While the Pacers…
Angola firm selling radio stations for $3.8M
Lake Cities Broadcasting Corp. in the northeastern Indiana city of Angola is selling its five radio stations, according to The Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne. Buying the stations for $3.8 million is Swick Broadcasting Corp. Lake Cities President Tom Andrews is retiring, but plans to offer engineering help on a part-time basis. The stations include […]