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How warm was December? Citizens Gas & Coke Utility says the average residential gas bill fell 21.6 percent from the same month in 2005, to $148.16. Indianapolis homes used an average of 123 British thermal units of natural gas energy compared to the 158.6 units of a year earlier, the utility said. That’s down […]
A big Emmis Communications Corp. investor has submitted a proposal to shareholders to do away with a special class of stock that gives shares held by CEO Jeff Smulyan extra voting power. The proposal—disclosed in the company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission this morning—was submitted by Frank Martin, whose Elkhart-based Martin […]
Eli Lilly and Co. has agreed to fund a second manufacturing line at an Alkeres Inc. plant to make its Inhaled Insulin System powder. Lilly’s system, to be marketed as an alternative for types 1 and 2 diabetes, is in phase 3 clinical trials. The deal also makes Cambridge, Mass.-based Alkeres the exclusive manufacturer of […]
MDwise Inc., a locally based not-for-profit health care provider mostly for low-income individuals, has acquired IU Health Plan from IU Health Inc. for an undisclosed amount. IU Health is a health care network commonly known as IU Medical Group Primary Care or IUMG. MDwise will assume IUHP’s HMO network and become a member of the […]
United Van Lines, the Missouri-based moving company, said today that a smaller proportion of its customers left Indiana last year than in any year since 1993. United counted 3,871 customers leaving Indiana compared to 2,780 moving into the state—meaning 58.2 percent of all moves were outbound. That’s the best the state has experienced since the […]
WellPoint calls for expanded government health insuranceWellPoint Inc. this morning called for expanding government programs and public-private partnerships as part of a plan to provide health insurance coverage for the uninsured. The Indianapolis insurer supports broadening state health care programs that cover uninsured children. WellPoint also advocates expanding programs that cover children in families earning […]
Ivy Tech Community College has received $1 million from the Joyce Foundation to help the school expand its offerings for low-skilled adults. The money will be paired with a partnership with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development to help full-time workers complete an intensive part-time school schedule.
The United Way of Central Indiana has received a $20 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to expand United Way’s capital improvement program. Funds from that program have been used to renovate and expand partner facilities and services.
ChaCha, the Internet search engine co-founded by Carmel tech entrepreneur Scott Jones received commitments of $6 million in private financing last year from investors including Jeff Bezos, who started Amazon.com. Other investors in the Indianapolis start-up are Compaq Computer founding CEO Rod Canion and Jack Gill, who co-founded of the Palo Alto, Calif., venture capital […]
Truck makers might slow production and lay off employees this year if trucking companies lift the throttle on purchases, as many experts anticipate. Trucking firms scrambled to stock up on tractors before Jan. 1 this year to avoid paying the extra $9,000 or more associated with cleaner-burning diesel engines mandated by environmental regulations. International Truck […]
A strategic plan written for the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority to redevelop the area would cost $4.1 billion if its board and state officials approve, according to The Times of Munster. The plan, to be unveiled Tuesday, calls for condos along Lake Michigan, new commuter rail service, more bus transportation and an airport that […]
Fortville-based Genesis Manufacturing makes helmet pads for U.S. troops through Colorado-based Skydex Technologies, which
won a contract this fall with the U.S. Air Force for 120,000 helmet pad kits. Most of the helmets have wound up in Iraq, where
the military has discovered soldiers need something more than Kevlar-lined helmets to survive roadside mines and exploding
Toyotas.
The IUPUI Solution Center soon will expand into cyberspace, launching a free Web site not-for-profits can use to network and find consultants. Its new Nonprofit Solutions Initiative will run the site and provide a database of consultants grouped by 25 areas of expertise. The site also will offer advice on how to work with them. The Solution Center, launched in 2003 with the help of a Lilly Endowment Inc. grant, helps bolster small businesses and not-for-profits. The new initiative, which…
In a way, 2007 is starting off right where last year ended. Large-cap Chinese stocks (up about 25 percent since I mentioned them here in October) tore it up in the first day of trading. I don’t know how long these Chinese stocks can keep cranking, but I have a feeling that, by the end of this year, big-cap stocks in America will have outperformed most foreign markets, including China. Keeping an eye on expectations can be a great way…
It’s a week past the appropriate time to be writing about New Year’s resolutions, but from the feel of traffic heading in and out of town during rush hour, it appears a number of folks are still on vacation. I think the vast majority of us are ready now to get back down to business, so I feel justified in my timing. Therefore, be it resolved: Mayor Bart Peterson and Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi should continue to address the…
Reeling in 45-inch northern pike during annual fishing excursions to the upper regions of Canada is one type of bonding experience Don and Greg Goelzer cherish. But the camaraderie the father and son share really is rooted in the 25 years they have spent working side by side at Goelzer Investment Management Inc., the downtown advisory firm Don founded in 1969. In the quarter-century since son Greg arrived fresh from college, the two have helped grow the firm’s client base…
Indianapolis-area women are making their mark in the ownership and management of residential construction businesses, following decades of working behind the scenes. Women account for 47 percent of privately held firms in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. That number is growing, and the greatest growth is in construction. The National Association of Home Builders Women’s Council reports that the number of women-owned businesses in the building industry has risen 30 percent since 1997. “One of…
Ah, a new year, and a new opportunity for all of us to be scared witless by some new threat. A recent article about cell phone viruses that I read in the magazine Scientific American got me thinking about terrorism, but not in the way you might imagine. What is it about panic and fear that we love so much? We seem to treasure those moments when we’re jumping at shadows. Movie producers have known this for years, and how…
The youth soccer teams that fill the playing fields near St. Francis Hospital-Indianapolis will take their matches elsewhere next spring to accommodate another expansion by the burgeoning hospital. St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers wants to build on 30 acres of land near the south-side hospital and Interstate 65, according to paperwork filed with Marion County. An acute-care bed tower, medical offices and a cancer center are among the expansion possibilities for the campus, which the Beech Grove-based hospital system…
Last week, I reviewed the ups and downs of Indy sports in 2006. Here’s a look at what might transpire this year. I hope the Indianapolis Colts make it to the Super Bowl. I want to see this not so much for the city and Colts fans-although it would be great for both-but because I want to see Colts coach Tony Dungy recognized for the fine man he is without that “can’t win the big one” asterisk (same goes for…
