Group backs out of deal for Anderson’s Wigwam
Officials say a private group has decided not to take over Anderson's closed Wigwam gymnasium, leaving the fate of the 9,000-seat venue uncertain.
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Local sports magazine in financial peril
VYPE High School Sports Magazine is facing fourth down. But the owners of the seven-year-old publication are considering all options to keep it alive.
Education battle flares between Ritz, Pence
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz accused Gov. Mike Pence's education staff and appointees to the State Board of Education of trying to "undermine" her efforts to secure a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
New IU office aims to boost graduation rates
A state Commission for Higher Education report this year found that about 50 percent of students at IU's Bloomington campus were graduating on time, while the regional campuses were at 10 percent or less.
Duke unloads office buildings for $150M, report says
The six Duke Realty Corp. properties in the Cincinnati area included the 403,000-square-foot Towers of Kenwood development, which sold for $69.2 million, according to the Cincinnati Business Courier.
Fishers dangles possible tax break to lure unnamed prospect
An unidentified company may take over a vacant distribution facility in Fishers, spurring town leaders to begin the process of making the property eligible for a tax abatement.
‘Swarm Street’ sculpture not worth the wait
Had it been ready along with the rest of the commissioned artwork, the latest addition to the Indianapolis Cultural Trail might be seen in a more positive light.
Carmel developer sinks $66M into four senior communities
Leo Brown Group opened two facilities in Indianapolis and Avon in June, and has started construction on two similar projects in Ohio and Kentucky.
NCAA seeks injury reduction with fewer full-contact practices
The recommendation is among a set of guidelines created to “generate a cultural shift within college athletics,” the Indianapolis-based NCAA said Monday.
Greensburg factory to invest $28M, add 250 workers
Workers will be hired as global firm Valeo buys new equipment for its 400,000-square-foot engine cooling factory to start new product lines for Honda, Nissan, Chrysler and Ford.
Hoosier Environmental Council opposes dam on White River
The Hoosier Environmental Council has added its name to the list of environmental groups opposing a proposed seven-mile long reservoir along the White River in central Indiana.
Roundup: Downtown microbrewery, CityWay deli, Clearwater tap
Chilly Water Brewing Co. is making batches in The Hinge along Virginia Avenue, while Gandolfo’s is coming to CityWay, where Chicago’s Yolk also will open.
For-profit educator closing 12 campuses in 11 states
Corinthian Colleges Inc., which competes against Carmel-based ITT Educational Services Inc., said Tuesday that a campus in Indiana is on its closure list.
Commuter bus operator seeks extra funding for Fishers, Carmel service
The $5 Hamilton County commuters pay to ride the Indy Express bus to or from downtown isn’t enough to sustain the route, the operator told Fishers Town Council during a Monday work session.
INDOT staffer in ethics case seeks new work
A top Indiana transportation official who is under investigation for land sales that benefited his family is considering taking an executive job at an engineering firm that bids for state work.
Multifamily projects abound in Chatham Arch, Lockerbie
The four projects, one of them condominiums, would add nearly 280 units within about a four-block stretch from East Michigan Street north to Massachusetts Avenue.
Transfer of Anderson gym awaits additional approval
The Anderson City Council will have to approve the city's involvement in the transfer of the closed 9,000-seat Wigwam gymnasium to a private group planning to reopen it.
Employees may rebel against Obamacare
The economics of the Obamacare’s exchanges are proving attractive to both employers and workers, but a new poll shows that workers still don’t want to end up in them.
New Obamacare rule could boost WellPoint
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed a rule that would automatically re-enroll exchange plan customers each year, which would help companies like WellPoint that sold aggressively on the exchanges in their first year.
Company news
Indiana University Health and Aetna Inc. have extended their contract 60 days to try to work out a new deal. The Indianapolis-based hospital system was set to fall out of the provider network of Connecticut-based Aetna on July 1, but the sides agreed to extend their contract until Sept. 1. Aetna has a modest presence in Indiana, claiming about 6 percent of enrollment in all preferred provider networks, according to a recent report by HealthLeaders-InterStudy. Aetna has a strong presence in the Bloomington area, which IU Health serves via the IU Health Bloomington Hospital. In February, IU Health and Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare agreed to terms after IU Health fell out of UnitedHealthcare’s network of discounts Jan. 1.
Covidien LP will consolidate its U.S. operations for repairing and upgrading medical-device products at its Plainfield facility, hiring up to 112 more workers by the end of 2015. The firm currently employs about 50 in its technical service center at 2824 Airwest Blvd. It will hire new workers and relocate similar operations from Boulder, Colo. The Indiana Economic Development Corp. has offered the company up to $1.12 million in conditional tax credits based on its job-creation plans. The credits are performance-based, meaning the company cannot claim them until it hires workers. In June, Minneapolis-based Medtronic Inc., the second-largest maker of medical devices, agreed to buy Ireland-based parent Covidien Plc for $42.9 billion in cash and stock.
The Pence administration submitted its HIP 2.0 plan to the Obama administration last week, asking to use an altered version of the Healthy Indiana Plan to expand coverage to as many as 350,000 low-income Hoosiers, according to the Associated Press. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services must approve the proposal before the state can put it into action. In a letter submitting the waiver request, Gov. Mike Pence said the plan offers a “broader set of consumer-driven health care choices.”