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Solid demand strengthened manufacturing in the Midwest from mid-February to early April, according to the Federal Reserve Bank’s Beige Book report on the economy. An exception is trucking, where new emission requirements are denting sales. Overall, expansion continued at a modest pace as consumer and business spending as well as hiring continued at a modest […]

The addition of 39 regional jets and resulting increase in passenger traffic helped fuel a 14.1-percent improvement in first-quarter profit for Republic Airways Holdings Inc., the Indianapolis carrier said yesterday. The parent of Chautauqua and Republic airlines and Shuttle America reported $19.3 million in net income. Republic also said its plans to add 54 regional […]

A South Deerfield, Mass., company that manufactures shipping and transit cases for the military and industry plans to open a plant at Mount Comfort Commercial Park east of Indianapolis, according to Hancock Economic Development Council. Hardigg Industries Inc. will start with 30 workers and build to 75, using the location to serve its Midwest customers. […]

A rating of inpatient hospital satisfaction placed Indianapolis fourth in the country, behind only Oklahoma City, Okla., Milwaukee and New Orleans. The periodic survey by Press Ganey Associates of South Bend didn’t divulge specifics about Indianapolis. Nationally, satisfaction increased to an index of 84.2, has largely trended sideways for two years.

The Dow Jones industrial average topped 13,000 for the first time today. Having closed at 12,953.94 yesterday, the venerable index trended upward and broke the mark at 10:04 a.m., then lingered over 13,000 much of the morning.

About 370 temporary workers supplied by Personnel Management Inc. of Greenwood will be slashed from Toyota Motor Manufacturing’s plant in Princeton. The workers aren’t needed because sales of its Sequoia sport-utility vehicle are slipping, and Princeton workers supplied to help Toyota launch its San Antonio, Texas, pickup truck plant are no longer needed there, according […]

Shares of WellPoint Inc. tumbled in pre-market trading even after the Indianapolis health benefits firm reported strong first-quarter growth. The stock fell 4.7 percent before markets opened today and was trading at $78.35 as of 9:15 a.m. One concern was a rise in WellPoint’s benefit expense ratio, or the amount of claims it pays relative […]

Eli Lilly and Co. said today the Food and Drug Administration has given it the green light to market Lilly’s first product for dogs, an antidepressant called Reconcile. The drug is the first selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor class of antidepressants approved for canine separation anxiety. The Indianapolis drugmaker says as many as 10.7 million dogs […]

Evansville-based Vectren Corp. reported first-quarter profit of $70.1 million, up nearly 22 percent from a year earlier. The improvement was partly attributed to increased residential and commercial usage due to colder-than-normal weather. Vectren’s utility companies serve customers in the Indianapolis area outside of Marion County and in other areas of Indiana and Ohio.

Profit for WellPoint Inc. increased 16 percent, to $783.1 million, from the same period a year earlier, the Indianapolis-based health insurer said today. CEO Larry Glasscock attributed the results to “outstanding” commercial enrollment growth of 586,000 additional national account members.   This story will be updated.

A group led by Royal Bank of Scotland has made a $98.5 billion offer for ABN Amro, the Dutch parent of LaSalle Bank. The bid is higher than the $90 billion deal offered Monday by London-based Barclays Plc. A condition for the Edinburgh, Scotland, institution—along with bidding partners Santander Central Hispano SA and Fortis—is that […]

Shareholders of Biomet Inc. are scheduled to vote June 8 on the company’s $10.9 billion acquisition by several private equity firms. The special shareholder meeting will be in Chicago. Shareholders holding at least 75 percent of the company’s common stock must vote in favor of the merger for it to be approved. In December, Biomet […]

Fiat SpA’s announcement yesterday that it is considering buying an American truck manufacturer has caused stock in Illinois-based Navistar International Corp. to leap, according to Bloomberg. Shares of Navistar, which operates an engine foundry on the eastside, were up as much as 8.7 percent, to $57.85, in over-the-counter trading this morning. The stock increased 10 percent yesterday […]

Plasmatronics LLC said today it will locate a manufacturing plant and research center in the northwest Indiana city of Crown Point. The company, headquartered in Center Moriches, N.Y., will use the $2.1 million capital investment make an aftermarket ignition system for cars, trucks, motorcycles, and scientific and industrial uses. The project is expected to create […]

A new VIP section at The Lawn concert venue at White River State Park will add 200 seats to the existing capacity of 5,800, the park development commission announced today. The site, near Victory Field and the White River, also is getting a permanent stage that will allow groups to load shows in and out. […]