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Another noose found at Lilly, law firm claims
A law firm pressing a racial discrimination lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Co. says a security guard found a noose hanging in a tree on Lilly’s corporate campus in Indianapolis. Rose & Rose, a Washington, D.C., law firm, sent a statement about the incident late yesterday. The law firm is representing a group of current […]
Large warehouse in Westfield changes hands
Tennessee-based Hollingsworth Capital Partners has bought a 330,822-square-foot industrial building at 910 E. 169th St. in Westfield for an undisclosed price. The seller was Verizon Communications Inc. The new owner plans to lease the building to multiple tenants. John Huguenard and Michael Weishaar with Colliers Turley Martin Tucker represented Verizon Communications in the sale.
Clarian art project raising eyebrows
For today, I’m turning the blog over to IBJ reporter Jennifer Whitson.
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Clarian Health Partners is calling on patients, doctors and amateur photographers to submit photographs to help it decorate three new buildings.
Clarian hired locally based Jacqueline Buckingham Anderson LLC to…
Medco center to study drug effectiveness
A research center to be included in the Medco Health Solutions Inc. pharmacy distribution center at Whitestown will study drug data, genetic testing and medical claims data, the company said today. With help from colleges and universities, the center will look for ways to use the information to cut costs and improve patient health, said […]
Powerway hires new president
Jim Kanir has been named president and chief operating officer of Indianapolis-based Powerway Inc., an Indianapolis company that develops manufacturing control software. Kanir represented Mason, Ohio-based Cohesia Corp. as it was acquired by Powerway in June last year, and served in a consulting role during the transition. The president’s position had been held by Dave […]
WellPoint news could presage industry slump
WellPoint Inc.’s woes made for a gloomy day on Wall Street and could turn into year-long gloom for the whole industry. That’s what at least one Wall Street firm said after Indianapolis-based WellPoint sharply lowered its profit forecast late yesterday. Its share price fell 26 percent this morning, to $48.55. Goldman Sachs and Co. slashed […]
Indy finalist for USA Basketball HQ
Indianapolis today is one step closer to stealing USA Basketball’s headquarters from Colorado Springs, where the national governing body for men’s and women’s basketball in the U.S. has been located since 1979. IBJ…
IU football fortunes on the rise
Indiana University this month began a television and radio advertising onslaught for its football team that seems to come at an odd time. After all, the spotlight is shining on March Madness, when…
‘Ann’ dances…and annoys
Yesterday, I found myself deliberately not making a left turn on Vermont from New Jersey Street.
My reason: I just didn’t want to see the Julian Opie “Ann Dancing” electronic sculpture.
Now, I’m a big fan of public art. I believe it…
Economy to worsen, recover slowly, survey shows
The health of the U.S. economy will worsen and its recovery will be slower than previously expected, according to 42 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. “We’re now more pessimistic about the pace of recovery into 2009,” Richard Berner, co-head of global economics at Morgan Stanley in New York told Bloomberg. “We now see the Fed […]
Purdue president wants stronger NASA link
Purdue University has hired a Washington, D.C., lobbying firm that specializes in aerospace, aviation and defense to recreate strong ties the school had in the past with NASA, reports the Journal & Courier of Lafayette. As former chief scientist at NASA, Purdue President France C?rdova has ties with the firm, The National Group. Cordova believes […]
Rural areas might forego asphalt for gravel
The skyrocketing cost of asphalt is forcing some local officials to consider tearing out asphalt on rural roads and replace it with gravel, according to The Republic of Columbus. Local governments are struggling to fill potholes in asphalt roads, which is increasing chances for damage to cars. Conversions to gravel would occur if the condition […]
New brick plant could stack up well
Imagine what Babylonia and other ancient cultures could have accomplished with a brick-making plant like the one scheduled to open Thursday in Terre Haute. Atlanta-based Boral Bricks Inc. is touting the $58 million facility as the most efficient in the United States, partly because the bricks will be fired by methane gas taken from a […]
Bertolini’s in Circle Centre closes
After a 12-year run, upscale Italian restaurant Bertolini’s has closed its Circle Centre location. The restaurant, on the first floor of the mall next to P.F. Chang’s and Champps, was part of…
Moving to the country
More of us Hoosiers are moving to unincorporated areas and other places beyond city and town limits.
In fact, the pace of growth for unincorporated areas was significantly faster between 2000 and 2006 than
for cities and towns, the Indiana…
Cheaper Beemers?
BMW said today it will expand its plant in Spartanburg, S.C., to make the X3 and X5 sport-utility vehicles.
Another model destined for the plant is the X6 coupe.
The cost of imports has risen as the value of the…
Hoosiers moving to the country, study finds
Indiana’s population is migrating to rural areas, a new study shows. Unincorporated areas added nearly 148,000 residents between 2000 and 2006, a growth rate of 7 percent, said the study, which was conducted by the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University. Incorporated areas grew by 85,000 people, or 2.1 percent. The trend was strong […]
Perch farm opens near Muncie
Bell Aquaculture near Muncie has begun operating a yellow perch farm that is projected to yield up to 100,000 pounds of fish per year. At full capacity, the facility in Albany could produce 9 million pounds annually and employ 70 people. The first fish, which take about 10 months to reach market size, should be […]