MARCUS: Manufacturing is economy’s blessing, bane
Manufacturing alone accounted for 53 percent of the decline in what people earned at their private-sector jobs.
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FEIGENBAUM: Passage of Daniels’ agenda will spawn sweeping change
You shouldn’t have much trouble discerning the immediate winners from the 2011 session of the Indiana General Assembly.
Trump dumps Indy 500 pace car duties
Potential presidential candidate and reality-TV force Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not be driving the pace car at the May 29 race, after all. Four-time race winner A.J. Foyt is his likely replacement.
Trump out as pace car driver
Claims he doesn’t have the time to fulfill his 500 duties. Anyone believe that?
Prostitution-ring bust nets 19 arrests
A band of brothers was charged Wednesday with running a prostitution ring with illegal immigrants who were promised freedom for working at the brothels. Authorities said a unit at Stratford Apartments on the west side of Indianapolis was one of at least six houses of prostitution in the metro area. The ring was run by three brothers and worked by bringing women to Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Michigan from Central America and South America. A total of 19 people were arrested. Federal authorities say more arrests in more states are possible.
Arrest made in beating death
An arrest has been made in the beating death of a homeless man downtown. Police say 20-year-old Jordan Strickland turned himself in. He's accused of killing Steven McGuire in the loading dock of the Sheraton Hotel near Monument Circle two weeks ago. Strickland was arrested on robbery and murder charges. Detectives are still looking for other suspects.
Spurned districts vow cuts
Two area school districts plan major cutbacks after they lost referendums on Tuesday. Voters in Franklin Township and in Avon rejected their districts' requests for more funding by raising property taxes. Franklin Township Superintendent Walter Bourke said the district will eliminate all general education transportation, which means no more bus rides for most of the district's nearly 9,000 students. About 80 jobs will be cut, including about 60 teachers. In Avon, Superintendent Tim Ogle said the district will cut teachers and look at adding usage fees for extracurricular activities.
Daniels signs school voucher plan into law
Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels has signed into law a plan giving Indiana the nation's most sweeping private school voucher program.
Airport seeks broker to market ex-ATA HQ
The Indianapolis Airport Authority plans to hire a broker to market the 16.5-acre campus along Washington Street near Indianapolis International Airport once used by ATA Airlines. It has been vacant for three years.
Heartland taking storefront space in Murphy Art Center
Heartland Truly Moving Pictures has signed a deal to move its headquarters to Fountain Square’s historic Murphy Arts Center, which includes a former movie house.
Eli Lilly pledges $2.5 million to Mind Trust
Eli Lilly and Co. plans to give $2.5 million toward a new fundraising campaign by the Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education reform group.
Disasters sink Baldwin & Lyons quarterly results
Earthquakes and flooding took a toll on Baldwin & Lyons Inc.’s first quarter results, the Indianapolis-based insurer announced Thursday morning.
East-side apartment complex facing foreclosure
One West Bank in California says it is owed nearly $3.3 million, and is seeking to foreclose on Red Mill Apartments near East 38th Street and North Franklin Road.
Justice Department to NCAA: Why no football playoff?
The U.S. Justice Department says there are "serious questions" about whether the current format of the college football playoff system complies with antitrust laws.
Medical device manufacturer seeks abatement
Indianapolis-based Medivative Technologies plans to build a 9,000-square-foot addition to its east-side facility and spend $2.5 million to equip it. The expansion should create 15 jobs.
New ‘Clowes Off Center’ series part of 2011/12 lineup
Esperanza Spalding, Bela Fleck and Mike Birbiglia also announced for Clowes Hall mainstage season.
Panel to rule in June on election chief challenge
The Indiana Recount Commission agreed Wednesday to rule by late June on whether indicted secretary of state Charlie White was eligible for office when he was elected six months ago.
House panel moves to revive alternate jet engine
A U.S. House panel on Wednesday took a step toward reviving the alternate engine for the next-generation F-35 fighter plane that the Indianapolis operations of Rolls-Royce Corp. had been working on until a month ago.
MEREDITH: Questions are legion as critical reform details fall into place
In the end, the unintended consequences may be that Indiana is left without the high-quality teachers it needs to prepare our students for success.