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INSIDE DISH: Patachou Inc. has full plate with expansion plans
Founder Martha Hoover expects to open two new restaurants by the end of the year and as many as six more by 2020, including eateries outside central Indiana.
IU student bitten by rabid bat
An Indiana University student bitten by a rabid bat while he slept in his Bloomington dorm room is receiving rabies shots. The student, his roommate and a pest control worker who transported the bat also are receiving the 14-day regimen of shots. IU spokesman Mark Land said the student was bitten on a hand Wednesday and shook the bat off in a hallway. The bat was recovered by the pest control worker and tested positive for rabies.
School district ends bus fees
A suburban Indianapolis school district will stop charging fees for school bus service after months of controversy that led to a new state law against such charges. The Franklin Township school board voted 5-0 Monday night to end the fees as part of a plan to refinance the district's $181 million in debt. Officials of the 9,000-student district said last year they were forced to cut costs by turning the bus service over to an outside agency that charged at least $40 a month per child.
Man shot during police chase
Indianapolis police say an officer shot a motorist who tried to run him over after a chase approaching 100 mph on city streets. The pursuit started Monday night when police tried to pull over a car traveling at high speeds near West 38th Street and Lafayette Road. Officers forced the car to stop, but the motorist then attempted to drive into one of the officers, who fired shots at the car. The wounded driver took off in the vehicle, crossing through a yard and returning to the street before officers were able to stop him again. Steven Wooden, 28, was taken to Wishard Memorial Hospital in stable condition with gunshot wounds to his right arm and left hand. No injuries were reported to police officers.
Hoosier Lottery watching Illinois’ online-sales effort
The Hoosier Lottery hasn't started formally looking at online sales. But spokesman Al Larsen said the lottery will consider it depending on how the program in Illinois works out.
Anderson baseball-complex plan hits financing snag
Construction on The Farm, a $7.5 million baseball and softball facility along Interstate 69, has hit another snag while city officials and project developers continue to negotiate acceptable financing terms.
Are Indy’s sports fans fickle, frugal or something else?
Colts season ticket renewal rates are at a 10-year low. Pacers attendance is among the worst in the NBA. Is Indianapolis really the sports town it professes to be?
Apartment developer snags historic Piccadilly Place
A group led by developer Christopher Piazza has acquired the Piccadilly Apartments at 28 E. 16th St. and is planning a renovation of the 1928 building.
United Way expects record $40.6M in donations
United Way of Central Indiana is projecting that its 2011 annual campaign will raise a record-breaking $40.6 million, topping the previous high of $39 million in 2007.
Deal puts Farm Bureau’s name on downtown concert venue
Farm Bureau Insurance is putting its name on outdoor concert venue The Lawn at White River State Park under a sponsorship agreement with event promoter Live Nation Entertainment, the companies announced Tuesday.
Promised tariff cuts could spur Indiana exports to China
Indiana logistics firms and their manufacturing clients could gain new export opportunities to China if the country follows through on plans to reduce taxes on imported goods.
Firm to reimburse vehicle owners for illegal towing
Interstate/Delaware and South Towing will pay about $80,000 to owners of more than 300 vehicles unlawfully towed from the Indiana Avenue parking lot under an agreement reached with the city prosecutor.
Amazon plans another Indiana warehouse, 1,000 jobs
The online retailer said it will open a new warehouse in Jeffersonville and create up to 1,050 jobs by 2015 as part of a $150 million investment. The distribution facility would be the company’s fifth in Indiana.
New hardware store tries to carve out niche near downtown
In a city and industry dominated by big-box home-improvement chains, North Meridian Hardware owner Keith Payne hopes his independent store can build a loyal following among downtown’s denizens.
Mass Ave project surrounding Barton Tower gets state OK
A partnership of Flaherty & Collins Properties and Insight Development Corp. was awarded rental housing tax credits by the state that will be sold to finance construction of a 61-unit, $11.5 million apartment project at 555 Massachusetts Ave.
Device maker Biomet paying $22.7M to settle bribery case
Indiana-based Biomet Inc. has agreed to pay $22.7 million to settle U.S. criminal and civil allegations that it bribed government-employed doctors in Argentina, Brazil and China for eight years to win business with hospitals.
Judge rejects some of Indiana’s claims against IBM
The core issue in a dispute over a project to modernize Indiana's welfare system — whether IBM breached the billion-dollar contract — wasn't addressed when a judge dismissed 17 of the state's claims against the computer giant, an attorney for the state said Monday.
Construction
-Gibson Commercial Construction has started construction of a 3,200-square-foot DiBella’s Old Fashioned Submarines restaurant at 5650 W 86th St. in Traders Point II.
-Gibson Commercial Construction has completed a 2,200 square foot office build-out for US Safety Depot at 1052 Greenwood Springs Blvd., Greenwood.
People
–Dave Smith has joined Holladay Construction Group as a project manager.
–Steve Shephard has joined Holladay Construction group as a superintendent.