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The pace of mortgage loan applications decreased 4.3 percent for the week ended Oct. 5, according to a weekly survey of large lenders by Bankrate.com. The average rate for 30-year mortgages declined to 4.21 percent from 4.30 percent the previous week. The rate for 15-year mortgages declined to 3.46 percent from 3.47 percent.
-Resin Partners Inc. leased 50,000 square feet of warehouse space at Raceway Industrial Park, 1305 W 29th St., Anderson. The tenant and landlord, Tower Anderson LLC, were represented by Thomas Willey and Kurt Mathewson of Mathewson Willey.
-Keihin North America Inc. leased 19,038 square feet of industrial space at 9900 Westpoint Drive. The tenant was represented by Stan Elser of Lee & Associates. The landlord, LIT Industrial Limited Partnership, was represented by Bryan Poynter and Fritz Kauffman of Cassidy Turley.
-Vision Volleyball Group LLC leased 11,700 square feet of industrial space at 9325 Uptown Drive. The tenant was represented by Kyle Powell of Cassidy Turley. The landlord, Uptown Village LLC, was represented by Debbie Mann of Mann Properties.
-Massage Envy leased 4,800 square feet at Allyne Park, 1001 N. State Road 135, Greenwood. The tenant was represented by Tracey Holtzman of Midland Atlantic. The landlord, Allyne Park Dynasty, was represented by Liz Yoho of Providence Development.
-Algaewheel Inc. subleased 4,251 square feet at 201 N. Illinois St. The tenant was represented by Rob Christman of Bridge Real Estate Advisors Inc. The sublessor, Star Underwriting Agencies LLC, was represented by Katie Blastick of Summit Realty.
-ATA Martial Arts leased 3,991 square feet at Willow Lake East, 2432 Lake Circle Drive. The landlord, USRP Willow East LLC, was represented by Keith Fried of Sitehawk Retail Real Estate. The tenant represented itself.
-Terzo & Bologna renewed its lease for 3,891 square feet of office space at 8606 Allisonville Road. The landlord, Castle Creek Office LLC, was represented by Brian Fitzgerald of Citimark Management Co. The tenant represented itself.
-Ballerina’s Academy of Dance leased 3,025 square feet of flex space in Stony Creek Business Park, 15262 Herriman Blvd., Noblesville. The tenant and landlord, Herriman & Keeler, were represented by Cindy Hoskinson and Herb Feldmann of Lee & Associates.
-CSC Credit Services leased 2,754 square feet of office space at 8604 Allisonville Road. The tenant was represented by Graham Summers of Jones Lang LaSalle. The landlord, Castle Creek Office LLC, was represented by Brian Fitzgerald of Citimark Management Co.
-Orange Leaf Yogurt leased 2,000 square feet of space at 14300 Mundy Drive, Noblesville. The tenant was represented by Donna Hovey of CB Richard Ellis. The landlord, Prairie Lakes II LLC, was represented by Liz Yoho of Providence Development.
-GiGi’s Cupcakes leased 1,960 square feet of retail space in Fishers Gateway Shops, 8981 E. 116th St., Fishers. The landlord, FG Associates LLC, was represented by Robyn Smart of Lee & Associates. The tenant represented itself.
-Global Gifts leased 1,600 square feet at Nora Plaza, 1300 E. 86th St. The tenant was represented by Gary Perel of Newmark Knight Frank Halakar. The landlord, Ramco Gershenson, was represented by Gilli Zofan of Ramco Gershenson.
-New Heights Enterprises leased 675 square feet of retail space at 5629 Georgetown Road. The tenant and landlord, Indy Management Group, were represented by Cindy Hoskinson and Herb Feldmann of Lee & Associates.
Mooresville Self Storage-Storenow bought a 34,000-square-foot self-storage facility at 11230 State Road 67, Mooresville. The price wasn’t disclosed. The buyer and seller, Sandy Perry, were represented by Mike Kensill of Lee & Associates.
Executives at Bloomington-based Cook Group never have had kind words for the 2.3-percent excise tax that the 2010 health reform placed on medical-device makers. But now the maker of catheters, stents and other medical implants is trotting out specific numbers on just how much the tax is costing Cook. Company President Kem Hawkins told Fox Business the excise tax will cost Cook Group about $17 million in 2011. By comparison, Cook spent $12 million to open a plant in Canton, Ill., which now employs 300 people. “If people don’t think companies are being forced to leave our shores, they need to take a look around at what’s happening,” Hawkins told Fox Business. “Our government shouldn’t be placing obstacles in the path of companies that employ Americans.” In October 2009, the late founder of Cook Group, Bill Cook, said the tax could force the company to trim 1,000 jobs.
The planned merger of Indiana University Health and Kokomo’s Howard Regional Health System is now dead, the two hospitals announced Oct. 3. The integration of the two not-for-profit hospital systems was approved by Howard Regional's board in late May. At the time, Howard Regional officials said they needed the economies of scale of a larger system because of deteriorating demographics in its trade area and the threat of lower reimbursement from the 2010 health reform law. But now Howard CEO Jim Alender is citing the uncertainty of health reform as the reason for cutting off discussions with IU Health. “We know change is coming, but we do not know the form of these changes given the ongoing debates in Washington and the litigation over health care reform,” Alender said in a prepared statement. IU Health CEO Dan Evans said the two hospitals will continue to work in partnership.
Performance weakened at Warsaw-based Biomet Inc. during the three months ended Aug. 31. The maker of orthopedic implants said sales in the quarter were flat, when factoring out the benefit of foreign exchange rates. And the company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization fell nearly 2 percent, or $3.9 million, to $202.5 million. Officially, Biomet recorded a loss of $39.2 million, more than twice as large as its loss during the same quarter a year ago. Sales, including the benefit of foreign exchange rates, rose nearly 4 percent to $664.6 million. "Biomet's results indicated continued weakness in its core (knees and hips) as well as spine and trauma markets,” wrote Barclays analyst Adam Feinstein in a research report. He added, “the flat growth in core recon and declines in spine and trauma point to continued weakness in ortho market fundamentals.”
WellPoint Inc. subsidiary National Government Services Inc. won a five-year Medicare contract worth up to $273 million. Under the agreement, WellPoint will process Medicare claims from Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, the Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Wisconsin and Washington. WellPoint has been trying to grow its business as a contractor for Medicare and Medicaid programs, which are predicted to grow in coming years even as WellPoint’s employer-sponsored health insurance business stagnates.
Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. doesn’t plan to buy Pfizer Inc.’s $3.6 billion animal-health business, CEO John Lechleiter told Bloomberg Oct. 5. In July, Lilly Chief Financial Officer Derica Rice said Lilly was interested in some Pfizer assets, but Pfizer said it wouldn’t break the business into smaller pieces to sell. “We don’t think we have to make a large acquisition,” Lilly’s Lechleiter said. “In our animal-health business, we’ve got a pretty good mix of organic growth and growth from smaller acquisitions. I think that’s the approach we’re going to take.” Lilly's Elanco animal-health business, which is based in Greenfield and has 2,400 employees, is expected to rack up sales this year of $1.7 billion.
Remaining grant money will be invested to beef up the infrastructure of the Indiana Network for Patient Care, a health information exchange operated by the Indianapolis-based Regenstrief Institute.
One man is in custody following an overnight armed robbery, and police are searching for other suspects. Metro police said four men robbed Burt’s Peppy Grill on East 10th Street and Tuxedo Street about 1:15 a.m. Monday. The robbers wore black hooded sweatshirts and used handkerchiefs to cover their faces. Investigators searched the area with the assistance of K-9 officers and found one man hiding on top of a garage in the 1000 block of North Olney Street. Police said the suspects should be considered armed and dangerous; officers are asking residents to be on the lookout for discarded clothing and guns in the area of 3400 East 10th Street.
Police said a male IUPUI student was abducted and robbed near the downtown Indianapolis campus Sunday after being set up on Craigslist. Investigators said two men in a white Ford Taurus approached the student in the 1100 block of White River Parkway West Drive about 3:30 p.m. and forced him into the front seat of the car. The victim said the passenger held a sharp object to his ribs from behind and robbed him of $700 before pushing him out of the car. Authorities released a composite drawing of the driver, who is described as heavy-set with shoulder-length braids and a medium complexion. The victim told police the passenger was wearing a black mask.
All lanes of Interstate 65 near Seymour south of Indianapolis were shut down for several hours Monday morning because of a semitrailer fire. Police say the truck carrying a highly flammable material called Xylene caught fire about 7:50 a.m. Monday as it was traveling northbound. A cause of the fire wasn’t immediately known and no injuries were reported. Authorities closed the highway to all traffic between U.S. 50 at Seymour and State Road 250 at Uniontown. Southbound lanes reopened about 10:30 a.m., but northbound I-65 was expected to remain closed for most of the day.
Eli Lilly and Co. got called out in a recent report on companies that took advantage of the 2004 tax holiday on foreign profits and have since slashed jobs.
The city, along with the nearby Children's Museum of Indianapolis, is spearheading redevelopment of the abandoned property where demolition began Monday. Bids to build mixed-income housing will be sought in the coming months.
The $125,000 in funds from the city’s Capital Improvement Board will help the Indiana Sports Corp. put on the Big Ten Football Championship game in December and basketball tournament in March.
Dr. Sarah Amo, an obstetrician and gynecologist, has joined the St. Vincent Physician Network in Indianapolis. She received her bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University before earning her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit.
Dr. Bruce C. Inman, a general surgeon, has joined Hendricks Surgical Associates, part of the Hendricks Regional Health Medical Group. Inman practiced for many years previously with Indiana Surgery in Avon. He did his medical training at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Dr. Hazem N. Shamseddeen has established a practice with Indy Southside Surgical, part of the St. Francis Medical Group. Shamseddeen specializes in general and bariatric surgery. Shamseddeen earned his medical degree at Beirut Arab University. He is the sixth surgeon to join Indy Southside Surgical.
Former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was hired by the Indianapolis Colts to help Jim Caldwell. But he could end up unintentionally turning up the heat on the embattled head coach.
Subscribers will be able to use both services under one account and one password, CEO Reed Hastings said Monday in a blog post.
The full-service YMCA, known as Indy Bike Hub, opened Sept. 7 after a $3.5 million renovation of the City Market’s East Wing that also included improvements to the market’s main hall.
The central Indiana city is planning to sell some old police cars that it had been parking outside banks in hope of discouraging would-be robbers.
Medical residents are getting more job offers than before, yet greater numbers of them say if they had it to do over again, they would not go to medical school.
Delaware Circuit Judge Marianne Vorhees denied a request to block an enhanced smoking ordinance passed by Delaware County commissioners in August.
Black is famous for being angry, and he says Vonnegut helped shape the way he looks at the world.
Democrats in Indiana’s House of Representatives facing dim prospects of re-election are making some tough choices, with many opting to either retire or run for higher office.
