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Gov. Mitch Daniels joined local officials for a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for the $8.8 million center for the WestGate at Crane Technology Park. The 64,000 square-foot, two-story building will include training classrooms and office space.
The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday said driver error was to blame for the crash of a propane tanker that burst into flames, closing parts of interstates 465 and 69 in Indianapolis in October 2009. The massive explosion occurred after driver Ronald Tobias crashed his tanker, loaded with 9,000 gallons of propane, into an overpass support. Tobias, then 73, and three others were injured in the accident. The incident created traffic issues on the north side for several days while the overpass was examined by engineers and fixed. Police cited Tobias at the time for unsafe lane movement and driving too fast to avoid a collision.
The mother of a 6-year-old Martinsville boy who was shot to death by his 11-year-old brother was arrested Wednesday morning along with her boyfriend. Amanda Vandagrifft, 28, and Matthew Boulden, 30, both face felony charges of neglect of a dependent in the shooting death of Andrew Frye, 6. Frye's 11-year-old brother is facing murder and criminal recklessness charges for the June 30 incident. Neither Vandagrifft nor Frye were home during the shooting.
A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday night about 11:15 when he collided with a sport-utility vehicle on the east side of Indianapolis. Police say the SUV was backing up on 21st Street near Spencer Avenue when the cyclist ran into the back of vehicle at about 40 mph. Bobby D. Hubbard, 48, was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the SUV and her three passengers were not injured.
The not-for-profit announced Wednesday morning that it has eliminated nearly $2 million in debt from six different creditors and has launched a fundraising campaign.
Win passes to the August anything-goes theater festival…plus a stay at the Nestle Inn.
StepStone Business Partners has added a chapter in biotech hotbed Warsaw as part of what it hopes will eventually become a statewide network.
The founder of the museum of contemporary art, who has worked for the organization unpaid since 2009, presided over a move that doubled its size.
Second-quarter revenue for the Indianapolis-based company increased 18 percent, to $1.5 billion. The company attributed the gain to higher prices and stronger demand for its products.
Indianapolis-based WellPoint earned $702 million in the latest quarter after earning $722 million a year ago. It also raised its full-year profit forecast.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra re-creates “An Evening in Olde Vienna” featuring pianist Grace Fong, July 29-30 at Conner Prairie Amphitheatre. Details here.
Taylor Swift plays Conseco Fieldhouse July 29. Details here (but, warning, its showing as sold out).
Gaelic Storm returns to the Vogue July 28. Details here.
It’s Wiz Khalifa’s turn at the Lawn at White River State Park, Aug. 2. Details here.
Actors Theatre of Indiana offers “Songs We Knew During World War II” at the Indiana History Center, July 28. Details here.
“The Senior Tour,” featuring four veteran stand-up comics, rolls into the Indy Fringe Building July 30. Details here.
The Indiana State Teachers Association is asking a judge to block state education officials from putting new teacher contract forms for the 2011-2012 school year into use.
Aug. 3-7
Conseco Fieldhouse
No, this isn’t Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson celebration. That’s coming in a few months. For now, it’s the company’s 1999 show featuring 52 acrobats, musicians, singers and not-your-ordinary clowns. Expect hoop diving, rope skipping, trampoline antics, pole balancing and, of course, dralions (combo dragon/lions) and more. Details here.
July 29
Cabaret at the Columbia Club
It’s all Latin-American and all women at this Cabaret event directed by Monika Herzig and Heather Ramsey and featuring the musical talents of Stacie Sandoval and Elizabeth Souza. Dancer Ana Lucia Cavalcante will also be in the mix. Details here.
July 28, 30, 31
Center for the Performing Arts
The big-ticket benefit with David Hyde Pierce and Michael Feinstein is next week. This week, it’s no-ticket events for people who want to take a look and give a listen to the new Tarkington Theatre at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.
These “tuning” concerts include a Thursday event staged by the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (while free, you’ll need to make a reservation for this one), a Saturday Kids Day featuring Iibada Dance Company, Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre and more, and a July 31 open house and ribbon cutting, which will include the Indy Irish Dancers, Indiana University Summer Concert Band, Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre (formerly Indianapolis Civic Theatre) and Actors Theatre of Indiana. For more info on all the Tarkington opening events, click here. .
Two Indiana college presidents will see their bottom lines improve this fall as their universities boost their annual salaries by more than 10 percent.
The financially-troubled U.S. Postal agency announced Tuesday that it will study more than 3,600 offices, branches and stations throughout the nation for possible closing.
Becky Hostetter and her husband, David, are applying lessons learned from the implosion of Essential Edibles to their new health-conscious food trailer, Duos.
Cummins Inc.'s second-quarter profit more than doubled on a steep increase in sales and a gain on the sale of its exhaust business, the Columbus, Ind.-based engine maker said Tuesday.
