FEIGENBAUM: Legislative deadline spawns flurry of activity
In one 48-hour stretch early in the first week of April, lawmakers provided a truer lay of the session land than in all the days leading up to it.
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Mobile boutique takes pop-up retail on the road
Heather Hogan Pirowski, owner of Retro 101, is among a growing number of retailers who have chosen the nomadic lifestyle . Looking for an alternative to the fixed overhead of a permanent location, they set up shop at a site for a few days or weeks, then pack up and move on.
Lilly pulls back from proposals lowering takeover barriers
Fortunately, a Lilly takeover looks less likely today than it has in a long time—for both obvious and more subtle reasons.
NFP of NOTE: Central Indiana Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure
The Central Indiana Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure saves lives and ends breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality of care for all, and energizing science to find the cures.
Tough times didn’t spur spike in poor relief
Heading into the 2008 recession, Center Township sat on $10.5 million in cash, but sky-high unemployment and rising poverty over the next four years failed to drain those funds, and the disconnect persists in several area townships.
As city budget tightens, Center Township trustee has money to burn
IBJ SPECIAL REPORT: Center Township lowered its bank balance in 2012, to $6.7 million, but the biggest checks Trustee Eugene Akers wrote weren’t for emergency needs like food or shelter, the township’s main mission.
Skarbeck: Stockman ‘rant’ draws welcomed responses
A lengthy New York Times opinion piece by David Stockman has set off a firestorm of response from a variety of sources who editorialize about stock markets and politics.
Hicks: Three bad ideas that just won’t disappear
Perhaps difficult economic times unleash the power of long-discredited ideas into general circulation, because three bad intellectual influences merit noting—one from the political right, one bipartisan folly and one from the left.
City to buy key parcel for 16th Street tech corridor
The city of Indianapolis is poised to pay Citizens Energy Group $6.5 million to buy a key parcel of real estate it’s targeting as the centerpiece of its ambitious 16 Tech project.
WTHR’s IRS investigation receives national honor
The station was honored for a six-month investigation into Internal Revenue Service mismanagement that resulted in fraudulent tax refunds for undocumented workers.
Mayor Ballard accepts fate of mass-transit bill
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard sat out an April 2 hearing on mass transit because he knew the issue would be shifted to the Legislature’s back burner.
Boone County development group names new leader
Bryan Brackemyre, who has been interim executive director of the Boone County Economic Development Corp. since his predecessor left for a position in state government early this year, got the full-time job effective April 1.
First Internet Bancorp jumps into dividend game
The parent of First Internet Bank late last month declared a dividend of 6 cents per common share payable April 15 to shareholders of record April 1.
Indiana governor against school guns mandate
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says he believes local school officials should make decisions about security rather than being required to have an employee armed with a loaded gun during school hours.
Indy publishing legend exits after 32 years
Deborah Paul blazed a trail as editor in chief of Indianapolis Monthly, and later headed similar magazines across the country. She cleaned out her desk at Emmis Publishing this week. "It's a mistake to get off the stage too late," she said.
Ice cream spill closes ramp
The ramp to northbound Interstate 465 from Interstate 70 on the east side of Indianapolis was closed for about two hours Wednesday after a semi-trailer overturned, spilling about 35,000 pounds of Kroger Deluxe ice cream onto the side of the road. The driver sustained minor injuries.
Fire claims historic theater
The historic Orleans Theater was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning, reducing the 120-year-old brick building to rubble within just 20 minutes as the owner watched. The cause hasn’t been determined. The building in the town 75 miles south of Indianapolis was built as a dry goods story, then was converted to a theater in the 1930s.
Police nab suspect with hostage
Police arrested a 35-year-old man late Wednesday night after he allegedly robbed a Greenfield gas station and tried to abduct the clerk at knifepoint. Brandon Hendrickson faces multiple charges, including attempted armed robbery, battery and criminal confinement. The female clerk pressed an alarm during the robbery and police arrived in time to see the suspect trying to force her into his vehicle. An officer used a stun gun to subdue Hendrickson when he refused to drop the knife.
WellPoint execs get double-digit pay bumps while stock falls
The Indianapolis-based health insurer’s board of directors approved higher compensation heading into 2012, after most of its top executives saw their pay hold steady or decline in 2011.