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SHELBY COUNTY Manufacturer latest to open on-site health clinic Ryobi Die Casting Inc. opened an onsite clinic at its Shelbyville facility in late January. The Japanese auto supplier is the latest company to bring health care services to its work site in an effort to save employees time and to cut back on “inflated” health […]
Indiana University President Michael McRobbie announced Feb. 15 that the university will launch an immediate investigation into new NCAA allegations against men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson.
Athletics Director Rick Greenspan will oversee an assessment as to whether allegations of potentially “major”…
The developers of a new condo project just east of I-65/70 are hoping to capitalize on stunning skyline views and an upcoming reconfiguration of the Ohio Street Interstate ramp. The project, dubbed CityView,…
Gov. Mitch Daniels had sharp words for legislators after they finished overriding his veto of tax breaks
for the film industry.
â??Itâ??s truly an irresponsible decision, and I canâ??t imagine what they were thinking,â?? he fired off in a statement
yesterday.
Are…
The developing story in Kentucky about its new governorâ??s attempt to legalize casinos isnâ??t getting a lot
of play in Indianapolis, but the fallout could be huge if he succeeds.
Steve Beshear wants a dozen casinos to try to stop gamblers…
Brent Waltz, a Republican who unseated long-time state Senate Finance Committee Chairman Larry Borst in 2004, is under attack by a primary election challenger who claims Waltz lives outside his district. Waltz lives at his parents’ White River Township home in Johnson County rather than at a condominium he leases in Greenwood, according to a […]
Hawker Beechcraft Services plans to expand its maintenance and service location at Indianapolis International Airport, the airport announced this morning. The airport board approved the $14-million project along with a 32-year lease. Forty to 50 workers will be added to the current 73 within five years. The new facility will include a 6,600-square-foot terminal, and […]
So we all survived the Hollywood writers strike.
Bully for us.
As a writer — and as someone with an optioned script in limbo at a major studio — I’m…
Profit for sports- and office-products maker Escalade Inc. was flat in the quarter ended Dec. 31 on lower sales of sporting goods to mass-market retailers. The Evansville company earned $2.6 million, or 20 cents a share – virtually the same as during the fourth quarter of 2006. Sales fell 7 percent to $40.9 million. “Industry-wide […]
Less than two weeks after Super Bowl XLII, N.Y. Giants quarterback Eli Manning is already picking up ground on older brother Peyton, Indianapolis Colts QB, at least in terms of jersey sales.
Merchandise sales is a big revenue line for the…
Faurecia North America plans to close a plant in Granger in August as part of a company realignment, displacing about 200 workers, reports the South Bend Tribune. The France-based company also will close a plant in Ohio. The plant in northern Indiana makes automobile exhaust system parts, and had nearly 500 workers in 2004.
Only one issue is causing a delay in construction on the $530 million Getrag-Chrysler transmission plant near Tipton to drag into its second month, according to the Kokomo Tribune. A Chrysler spokesman quoted by the newspaper did not identify the issue. Local officials expect the impasse to be resolved soon. The foundation has been laid […]
The fixed-base operator at Indianapolis Executive Airport in Zionsville has been awarded a five-year contract to operate Grissom Aeroplex at Peru, 60 miles north of Indianapolis. Montgomery Aviation Inc., which is headquartered in Indianapolis, will land small aircraft, and supply fuel, oil and services at the former Grissom Air Force Base, according to the Kokomo […]
The undergraduate business program at IUPUI used to let in just about anyone. At one point, only the bottom
10 percent of a high school graduating class was steered to Ivy Tech or elsewhere.
Got a business degree from IUPUI? It…
Locally based Sparks Restorations has spent more than $1.5 million to buy and renovate an Italianate mansion in Lockerbie that was built in 1876. The mansion is now two giant…
Thirty six hours ago, it looked like the Big Ten tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse March 13-16 would be an attendance blockbuster. Indianapolis has had difficulty matching the tournament’s crowds at Chicago’s United Center, but this figured to be the year…
Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., was front and center yesterday at the hearings on steroids in baseball. Burton appeared to side with pitcher Roger Clemens, while repeatedly attacking Clemens’ former trainer Brian McNamee.
McNamee has said he injected Clemens on numerous occasions…
The Indiana Senate is expected to vote this afternoon on whether to approve tax breaks for films shot in Indiana by overriding a veto from Gov. Mitch Daniels. The legislature passed the bill last year to offer film and video production companies tax breaks of up to 15 percent of costs for projects under $6 […]
Stock in HhGregg Inc. shot up 11 percent this morning after the Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer posted a 38.5-percent increase in profit in its third fiscal quarter. The shares traded near $13.13, up $1.30. The $15.1 million in profit for the period ended Dec. 31 amounted to 45 cents per share. Analysts surveyed by […]
None of the roughly 25 parties that have shown interest in buying the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., have told the trustee overseeing the Tropicana that they want the Casino Aztar sister property in Evansville, according to the Evansville Courier & Press. However, the trustee, Gary Stein, added that potential buyers might be speaking […]
