New owners plan Hamaker update
The new owners of the Hamaker Building at 49th and Pennsylvania streets are planning to spend more than $500,000 to repair the facade, add new landscaping and give the 1920s building new…
Home » Search
Search Results
2 results for 'blogposts'
To refine your search through our archives use our Advanced Search
Ideal places for public companies
Just as an Indiana company goes through the nationâ??s first initial public offering in months, its executives
ratchet up their plans to move the headquarters out of state.
Mead Johnson, the Evansville baby formula maker, staged a successful IPO…
Colts, Pacers state financial case
Sen. Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, a key fiscal leader in the state legislature, has been busy in the last week meeting with members of the Indiana Pacers and Indianapolis Colts. The primary topic: The…
First look: State Fair concerts
More than any other concert series, the Indiana State Fair’s is influenced as much by the atmosphere as it is by the act. Catch a slight breeze on a warm-but-not-too-hot night after a loop around the Fair with friends or…
Firestone to close 238-worker Noblesville plant-WEB ONLY
Nearly 600 Hoosiers are losing their jobs as the result of more manufacturing-plant closings, including one operated by Firestone Industrial Products Co. in Noblesville. In a state filing made public yesterday, Firestone said the facility would close by June 26, putting 195 union members out of work. Forty-three salaried employees will be phased out by […]
U.S. 31 upgrades get green light-WEB ONLY
The Indiana Department of Transportation has received approval to proceed with upgrades planned for U.S. 31 in Hamilton County. A decision this week from the Federal Highway Administration allows INDOT to acquire land for the corridor that extends 13 miles from Interstate 465 to State Road 38. Construction is expected to begin in 2011. The […]
Legislation would eliminate township government-WEB ONLY
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would eliminate township government in Indiana and shift duties such as poor relief to the county level. Dozens of township officials packed the Senate chambers yesterday to tout some of the services they provide: helping the needy pay their bills, maintaining cemeteries and handling weed control. Township government was […]
Strong winds cause damage across Indiana-WEB ONLY
Winds are expected to calm down tonight after reaching peaks of 60 mph yesterday. The gusts uprooted trees and knocked down branches, causing property damage around central Indiana and knocking out power to thousands of Hoosiers. Indiana Michigan Power reported 10,000 customers without power this morning. Duke Energy and Indianapolis Power & Light reported 6,000 […]
Businesses slashed inventories 1.3 percent in December-WEB ONLY
U.S. businesses slashed inventories in December by the biggest amount in seven years as they coped with plunging sales in a dismal holiday season. The Commerce Department reported today that inventories fell 1.3 percent in December, far worse than the 0.9 percent decline analysts expected. It was the largest cut since the record 1.5 percent […]
Police seek suspect in east-side shooting-WEB ONLY
Indianapolis police are looking for a man they say shot a 16-year-old girl in the face. Robert Johnson, 18, is wanted in connection with last night’s shooting, which happened about 7 in the 900 block of North Oakland Avenue. Investigators say the girl recognized the shooter and was able to give police his name. She […]
Police recover ATM after early-morning robbery-WEB ONLY
Indianapolis police say someone stole an ATM from a Speedway gas station at 30th Street and Guion Road on the northwest side about 4 a.m. today. Investigators say the thieves backed up a sport utility vehicle, wrapped a cable around the machine and dragged it out of the closed store. Officers followed a trail of […]
Wobbly on township government
State legislators seem to be looking for excuses to dodge the recommendation in the Kernan-Shepard report
to eliminate township-level government.
This wasnâ??t unexpected. Township officials often are close friends and political allies of legislators, so
the legislators donâ??t want…
Businesses cut inventories 1.3 percent in December-WEB ONLY
U.S. businesses slashed inventories in December by the biggest amount in seven years as they coped with plunging sales in a dismal holiday season. The Commerce Department reported today that inventories fell 1.3 percent in December, far worse than the 0.9 percent decline analysts expected. It was the largest cut since the record 1.5 percent […]
Speedway cuts some ticket prices for Allstate 400-WEB ONLY
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is cutting ticket prices for this summer’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard NASCAR race. A limited number of seats in two sections of the backstretch will be sold for $45 each, a savings of $30. Speedway President Joie Chitwood says track officials decided to cut the ticket prices because of the […]
OneAmerica calls off Shenandoah acquisition-WEB ONLY
OneAmerica Financial Partners Inc. has called off its deal to swallow up a Virginia-based life insurer-less than three months after striking the agreement. American United Mutual Insurance Holding Co., one of OneAmerica’s companies, said that it terminated its letter of intent to acquire Shenandoah Life Insurance Co. yesterday, according to a statement released today by […]
NCAA, AP hope to profit from photos
The NCAA and The Associated Press this week announced a three-year content partnership making AP the worldwide distributor of NCAA Championship photography and creating the largest collection anywhere of collegiate sports photos. Under…
Retail sales unexpectedly up in January-WEB ONLY
U.S. retail sales jumped 1 percent in January, reversing a six-month declining trend and defying economists’ expectations by posting the biggest increase in 14 months. The Commerce Department says January retail sales rose a percent from December after having fallen for six straight months. Wall Street economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters had expected January sales […]
New jobless claims drop slightly nationwide-WEB ONLY
The number of people requesting first-time unemployment benefits dropped slightly last week, but remained near a 26-year high as companies laid off thousands of workers amid a deepening recession. The Commerce Department said today that the number of initial jobless benefit claims dropped to a seasonally-adjusted 623,000, from an upwardly revised figure of 631,000 the […]
Justice Department to probe Ticketmaster deal-WEB ONLY
The Justice Department will investigate the proposed merger of ticketing giant Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. with Live Nation Inc. to see if it would create an unfair monopoly in the ticket-selling business. Federal antitrust lawyers are “committed to vigorous enforcement of the merger antitrust laws and will conduct a thorough investigation,” Justice Department spokeswoman Gina Talamona […]