Lilly puts name on tennis title
The local stop on the ATP Tour now will be known as The Indianapolis Tennis Championships Presented By Lilly. Eli Lilly-which will use the tournament to promote specific drugs such as Humalog…
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Herbert comments publicly on Sampson
Adam Herbert agreed with Athletic Director Rick Greenspan’s recommendation to hire basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, the former IU president said in an interview published today in The Florida Times-Union of Jacksonville. In his first interview about Sampson and the recent NCAA allegations about improper recruiting calls, Herbert said he, Greenspan, Sampson and two IU trustees […]
Musical detente in N. Korea
What to make of the New York Philharmonic’s decision to include a concert in North Korea on its latest musical road trip?
Conductor Lorin Maazel explained: “Music is a powerful language in which those of us who are humane and intelligent…
Oppose Daniels, oppose change?
A new statewide poll shows a high correlation between registered voters who intend to vote for Democratic
presidential candidate Barack Obama and incumbent Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels.
Obama and Daniels are almost polar opposites philosophically, so what gives? Mostly…
Tennis event gets title sponsor
Despite rumors-and a report in this space yesterday-that WellPoint will be announced as a title sponsor of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships today, WellPoint and tournament officials say that’s not the case.
Officials for the Indianapolis Tennis Championships, formerly the RCA Championships,…
Hoosier Park owner gets approval to buy land
The Anderson Parks Board has agreed to let the city’s redevelopment commission sell land that Hoosier Park horse track sits on to the track’s owner, Indianapolis-based Centaur Inc. Hoosier Park leases the land for nearly $190,000 a year, according to The Herald Bulletin of Anderson. Centaur would buy the land for $750,000 over five years […]
Poll: Obama, Daniels, Carson have big leads
With Indiana’s Democratic primary election looming May 6, Barack Obama leads rival Hillary Clinton by a margin of 40 percent to 25 percent, according to a poll released yesterday. Obama holds commanding leads over Clinton among men, women, African-Americans, whites and young people who were registered to vote, according to the poll, which was conducted […]
AAR to hire 300 at airport hangar
AAR Corp., the Wood Dale, Ill., company that took over the abandoned United Airlines repair base three years ago, said it hopes to add more than 300 workers this year in Indianapolis. Mayor Greg Ballard is expected to attend a press conference early this afternoon announcing the expansion. AAR currently has 925 employees working in […]
BW3 returning to downtown
Buffalo Wild Wings hopes to be back downtown by summer. The restaurant chain plans to take about 6,800 square feet next door to Borders at the southeast corner of Meridian…
NFL Combine, Ice smash records
It was a big weekend in Indianapolis. A record 420 credentialed media poured into town to report on the NFL Scouting Combine at the RCA Dome, while a 2007-08 league-high 12,575 fans…
Citigroup lays off 194 in South Bend
A reorganization by New York-based bank giant Citigroup has resulted in 194 layoffs at the company’s statement-processing offices in South Bend. The workers were told last week that their jobs would disappear by the end of June, according to the South Bend Tribune. The operation, formerly Associates First Capital, was acquired by Citigroup in 2000.
UPDATE: Conseco shares slip after report
Stock in Conseco Inc. sank 4 percent this morning after the Carmel insurer said it would restate earnings for nearly the past three years and alter other information as far back as 2003. The shares slumped to $11.62. Conseco said the action will correct errors identified by the company’s process of improving its internal financial […]
Drugmakers versus consumers
Congress and the courts long have tried to balance regulations to try to protect consumers while giving companies
space to operate.
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 to limit lawsuits against medical device makers if the Food…
You-review-it Monday (+ Oscars)
Catch any of the three Ps this weekend (“Proof” at TOTS, “The Piano Lesson” at the IRT, or Pilobolus at Clowes Hall)? Get to the Indianapolis Art Center or the Symphony?
Or just groggy from watching the Oscars?
Whatever the case, let…
Cabela’s project could be revived, report says
An improved economy might result in construction on the Cabela’s store at Greenwood resuming as early as next year, according to the Daily Journal of Franklin. The project was brought to an abrupt halt by the Sidney, Neb., outdoor retailer in January after the slowing economy began to hurt sales at stores it opened last […]
Clarian buys piece of Indiana Heart Hospital
Clarian Health has acquired a controlling stake in a cardiology practice based at the Indiana Heart Hospital, which is owned
by Clarian competitor Community Health Network.
STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Nitty-gritty details yet to be resolved in tax-reform plan
We’ve come a long way since the beginning of this legislative session, and lawmakers are edging closer to assembling a property tax reform acceptable to both chambers, both major parties and the governor. Lawmakers faced competing pressures from constituents, the governor, business interests, schools and local governments, and citizen groups as they tackled the issue, but they resolved to labor with a minimum of partisanship. Of course, they frequently make the same pledge when dealing with major issues, but an…
Airport may pay $8.8 million for hotel: Deal pending; Westin won’t open until at least 2009
The Indianapolis Airport Authority board this month approved spending up to $8.8 million to help fund construction of a hotel connected to the midfield terminal set to debut Oct. 28. But delays in finalizing a deal with developer Mansur Real Estate Services means the $50-million-plus Westin will not be ready for guests until August 2009 at the earliest. The airport board picked Indianapolis-based Mansur to build the hotel nearly a year ago. “We’re still talking about what it’s going to…
SPORTS: IU’s basketball drama isn’t the only show in town
So much news, so little space. Over the last two weeks, there was that evolving situation involving the IU basketball coach. The Hoosiers, Butler, Purdue and Notre Dame made Indiana the only state with four teams ranked in the nation’s top 25. Butler climbed to No. 8, its highest ranking ever, and Purdue took the Big Ten lead under Matt Painter, at this point the odds-on choice for national coach of the year. My buddy and former colleague, Robin Miller,…
Indy to host Urban Forum: Group that helps revitalize properties to showcase city’s projects
Visitors in Indianapolis for the Urban Forum in April might patronize Jockamo Upper Crust Pizza in Irvington not only to sample the food but also the success of a neighborhood business district revitalization program. The pizzeria benefited from an effort called Fostering Commercial Urban Strategies, or FOCUS, through a $16,000 facade grant from the Indianapolis chapter of the Local Initiatives Support Corp. Indianapolis is one of 30 cities boasting LISC chapters. Nationally, they invested more than $1 billion in low-income…