Indiana settles DCS adoption suit for $15 million
The state will pay $15.1 million to about 1,800 families who adopted special needs children. The settlement was filed in LaPorte Superior Court on Thursday afternoon and still needs court approval.
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Domestic violence activist, state disagree on deal
An advocate for victims of domestic violence said her group reached agreement Thursday with Indiana officials over funding for the private agencies serving them, but a state official denied there was a deal.
Lean years loom for Capital Improvement Board
The Capital Improvement Board is headed for lean years, but it’s not for a lack of resources. The entity that oversees downtown convention and sports venues faces payment of two big debts.
Skjodt plotting $25 million sports complex
Paul Skjodt, owner of the now-dormant Indiana Ice hockey team, has secured an option on 92 acres in a busy northwest-side corridor for a $25 million multi-use sports complex.
Skarbeck: A new type of index fund is gaining investor interest
Recently, financial academics, like Rob Arnott of Research Affiliates, have published white papers supporting a different type of index investing. They call their creation “smart beta.
Hicks: Traditional economic development doesn’t work
The cost of luring a firm to town has skyrocketed, while the benefits have plummeted. The United States has created more than 90 million net new jobs over the past 45 years, but fewer “attractable” jobs are available today than in 1969.
Second solar farm slated for Indy airport
Airport officials have agreed to lease about 76 acres of land at the airport to the same private developers who created the current, 44,000-panel field by the Interstate 70 exit.
DINING: Washington Street staple rises again under new name
Javier’s Hacienda takes over the spot formerly occupied by El Sol. And, yes, the donkey is still there.
State Farm denied retrial over $14.5 million verdict
The $14.5 million defamation verdict awarded against State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. in favor of a contractor who accused the insurer of defaming him remains in place after the Indiana Court of Appeals on Sept. 16 rejected the company’s request for a new trial. Joseph Radcliff and his Fishers-based company, Coastal Property Management LLC, […]
LOU’S VIEWS: Actors Theatre creates a loverly ‘My Fair Lady’
A good production needs to treat these familiar characters as people instead of icons and the songs as spontaneous bursts of emotional truth, not as a greatest-hits package.
Council should pass Ballard preschool plan
Those of us interested in reforming public education should urge support from the Democrats on the City-County Council for Mayor Ballard’s preschool funding plan that was delayed recently.
Hilbert-Menard legal brawl showing no sign of let-up
A year and a half after John Menard ousted Steve and Tomisue Hilbert as the managers of the private equity firm they all started, attorneys for the two sides continue to fight bitterly for every tactical advantage in a dozen lawsuits between them.
Cut casinos loose to fend for themselves
Do Indiana legislators have any kind of collective vision and perspective [Sept. 15]?