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Indiana will experience rising wages along with low inflation and unemployment in 2008 as the economy improves from a sluggish 2007, two Ball State University economists predicted yesterday in the university’s annual forecast. Michael Hicks, whose column about the economy appears in IBJ, and Gary Santoni said high oil prices and worries concerning the subprime […]
Chicago-based Union Tank Car is laying off 100 of its 472 production workers, according to the Post-Tribune of Merrillville. The layoffs will be split between its plants in East Chicago and Sheldon, Texas. The manufacturer said the market weakened after the ethanol boom prompted a surge in production of cars to carry the fuel. As […]
A study put out yesterday by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University says that about two in three
American households made donations in each of the three years it followed.
The center also found that slightly more than half of…
Kansas-based restaurant chain Houlihan’s has inked deals for new diners at Castleton Square Mall and Hamilton Town Center and hopes to open two other restaurants in Plainfield and Greenwood. The chain also has…
Star money manager David Knall has agreed to a one-year suspension to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that he committed insider trading in Galyan’s Trading Co. stock three years ago. Under the settlement, which the SEC announced today, Knall, 63, did not admit or deny wrongdoing. The deal also calls for him to make […]
Locally based Mansur Real Estate Services Inc. has been picked by the Speedway Redevelopment Commission to be master developer for the $500 million “Speed Zone” redevelopment project. Mansur President Charles R. Cagann said in a statement that the project would be “…one of the most ambitious, exciting and challenging we will ever have the privilege […]
Health Systems International LLC has received an equity investment from Great Point Partners LLC, a private investment firm headquartered in Greenwich, Conn., that focuses on health care. The amount was not disclosed, but Great Point said today that the funding will help the Indianapolis company bankroll acquisitions. Great Point Managing Directors Christopher M. Laitala and […]
Indiana relies heavily on gambling to fund state and local government. Nearly $1 billion is generated for
government by riverboats, the lottery, and taxes on parimutuel wagering and charity gaming.
Just how long the state will be able to keep the…
The state has reached a deal to buy more than 150 miles of abandoned rail lines for new trails, a deal that would nearly double Indiana’s 170 miles of rail-trails. The governor…
Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. has received approval from the Lafayette City Council for two tax abatements on more than $100 million in new equipment and real estate investments at its Lafayette plant, according to the Journal & Courier. The 10-year abatements will save the automaker nearly $1.2 million in the first year of the […]
Forty-five jobs from a Nyloncraft Inc. operation in Bowling Green, Ky., will be shifted to a plant in the company’s headquarters city of Mishawaka in northern Indiana, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. said yesterday. Nyloncraft will invest $2 million in the Mishawaka plant and receive $150,000 in state incentives. The autoparts supplier makes plastic components […]
Pickets at the construction site of a Hilton Garden Inn in the northwestern Indiana town of Hobart slashed 14 tires, cut a telephone line to a trailer and put glue in locks late last week, the project superintendent claims. The superintendent, Kim Lackey, also said the union-based picket line hurled racial and sexual slurs at […]
The Indiana Historical Society will pilot a series of interactive history lessons at its Indiana History Center next year before closing the facility for most of 2009 to make it more visitor-friendly.
The state plans to hand management of its college-savings plan to a new company after the existing manager attracted attention for charging hefty fees. The Indiana Education Savings Authority announced yesterday that it has chosen to begin intensive negotiations with Upromise Inc. to take over the Indiana version of the 529 offering. Upromise, based in […]
Looking for flowers downtown? There’s a new arrangement, thanks to a shakeup among locally based florists. Enflora Flowers for Business, part of McNamara, plans to open in Chase Tower in early February. And…
Indiana Historical Society leaders are scheduled to make a major announcement tonight about an expansion of programs at its Indiana History Center downtown. The local not-for-profit maintains an extensive research library and archives on the history of Indiana, among other activities. Details will be available at IBJ.com this evening.
Indianapolis-based Cohesant Technologies Inc. has agreed to be acquired by Graco Inc. of Minnesota for $35 million. Graco said it intends to keep Cohesant’s largest unit, GlasCraft, while spinning off the rest of the company. Among other products, GlasCraft makes equipment that sprays polyurethane foams. Under the deal, shareholders of publicly traded Cohesant would receive […]
You hear it over and over. Lots of young families would live downtown, or in the surrounding neighborhoods,
if Indianapolis Public Schools didnâ??t have a poor reputation. Rather than risk their childrenâ??s education,
they bolt for township schools or even…
One of Indianapolis’ oldest industrial businesses, Peerless Pump Co., has been sold to Grundfos Group, a pump-making giant headquartered in Denmark, for an undisclosed price. Peerless, whose origin dates to the 1920s, had been owned by Monaco-based Thyssen-Bornemisza Group since 1976. Peerless manufactures pumps for fresh water. Much of its $110 million in sales is […]
Companies are reporting declining profits and sales, which indicates they are in a recession, and the entire economy may follow suit, according to Bloomberg. Profit generated by American companies fell at an annual rate of $19.3 billion in the third quarter, said the report, which cited Commerce Department figures. Profit for companies in the Standard […]
