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PROXY CORNER: Simon Property Group Inc.

Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates, manages, leases and develops regional malls and community shopping centers.

‘Beer geeks’ hatch plan for east-side hops farm

A couple of fledgling entrepreneurs hope to tap into the increasing popularity of local microbreweries—not by starting one but by supplying them with a key flavoring ingredient integral to making beer.

Race for Cure sign-ups lagging last year’s slow pace

Participation in Indianapolis’ massive annual Race for the Cure fundraising event took a hit last year as controversy swirled around policies at the national Susan G. Komen organization. This year, Mother Nature is getting the blame. “The biggest factor has been the weather,” said Dana Curish, executive director of the Central Indiana Affiliate of Susan […]

Hicks: Bourgeois dignity and the modern world

A most remarkable book, “Bourgeois Dignity: Why Economics Can’t Explain the Modern World,”, says all the explanations of the explosion of economic growth that occurred about 300 years ago are inadequate.

Fiscal tug-of-war stalls Indiana voucher expansion

A plan to make vouchers more widely available to families has met a roadblock: So despite the momentum, lawmakers say they want more time to look at the voucher program approved two years ago.

Man found dead in car

A man was killed in an apparent drive-by shooting Wednesday night on the east side of Indianapolis. The victim was found shortly after 7 p.m. in a Pontiac Grand Prix parked near East 38th Street and Gladstone Avenue. An autopsy was set for Thursday to determine the victim’s identity.
 

Warrants: Items removed before home blast

Search warrants show that a man accused of orchestrating a fatal house explosion in Indianapolis removed belongings from the home a week before the blast. Records released Thursday show police sought cell phone records that would confirm a Nov. 2 call in which Mark Leonard allegedly told a friend that his house had exploded. The call came a week before the actual blast following an alleged unsuccessful first attempt to destroy the home. Leonard, his girlfriend, Monserrate Shirley, and his brother, Bob Leonard, are charged with murder in the Nov. 10 explosion that killed a couple living in the house next door.

 

State Farm must pay Fishers contractor $14.5M, court rules

The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed a $14.5 million award of damages against State Farm Insurance to a Fishers-based construction firm. The award is one of the largest defamation awards in U.S. history, according to the court.

Franklin taking bids on historic Old City Hall

Franklin officials are soliciting bids to purchase and renovate the “Old City Hall” building in the downtown area of the city south of Indianapolis. The starting offer is $212,500 for the former U.S. Post Office built in 1936.

Chamber prez Miller resigns after 18 months

Scott Miller, 45, will leave the Indy Chamber after a short tenure that included leading the body through mergers with several like-minded groups. He tells IBJ he felt that he had already accomplished his major goals and wanted to shift to the private sector.