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Accountants say receivables stretched during the recession, and worse, this might be the new normal.
The case against Jeffrey and Dana Osler is the latest in what is expected to be a string of suits by the trustee against friends and business associates of Tim Durham who took out loans from Fair Finance but made few if any payments.
AM General plans to lay off 300 workers from the Mishawaka factory that makes Humvees for the military.
Republican Sen. Brandt Hershman of Lafayette, who chairs the Senate Tax Committee, says Indiana’s corporate income tax is seen as a hindrance to job creation.
Medtec Ambulance Corp. has notified state officials it will close its plant in Goshen on March 31 as part of a reorganization that will move operations to Bradenton, Fla., costing 150 workers their jobs.
State Sen. Brent Waltz hopes new legislation on local government mergers will mend fences in his home of Johnson County while saving other Indiana communities a series of headaches.
An independent campaign to draw GOP Rep. Mike Pence into the 2012 presidential race is under way, with a veteran of the Reagan White House launching a petition drive on Monday urging him to enter the primary contests.
New investigations reported in Indiana newspapers say there are widespread patterns of inefficiency in the government of the state’s 1,008 townships.
A University of Michigan survey found that recreational vehicle companies are expecting a nearly 4 percent increase in sales this year.
Indiana, where foreign-student enrollment rose in 2010, is 10th in the U.S. in the number of students from other countries.
Online business expands to universities in Florida and Texas.
In February, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra continues its annual tradition of providing live musical accompaniment to a classic silent film.
The Indianapolis Museum of Art presents “Key Largo” on Jan. 21 as part of its Winter Nights film series. Details here.
Jan. 22
The Jazz Kitchen
The American Pianists Association’s Jazz Fellowship Awards competition is stretching over seven months, with competitors each given a gig to show his or her stuff. This time, it’s Ohio-native, Julliard grad Aaron Diehl, a Wynton Marsalis discovery named outstanding soloist at Lincoln Center’s Essential Ellington competition. Give a listen here [http://www.aarondiehl.com/musicPlayer.php ]. Diehl will be playing with bassist Frank Smith and drummer Kenny Phelps. Details here.
Jan. 20-22
Hilbert Circle Theatre
This season, there seems to be an embarrassment of big-name riches coming to town to play with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. This week, it’s one of the world’s leading pianists, Andre Watts. He’ll be tackling Beethoven’s “Piano Concert No. 5” a.k.a. “Emperor.” Also on the bill: Mozart’s overture to “The Marriage of Figaro” and Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique.” Details here.
Jan. 20-23
Indy Fringe Building
Twelve acts applied, but seven disappeared (through a vetting process), leaving five to be featured at this first annual event. These include, from Texas, Random Amazing; from Kentucky, The Keepers of Magic; from Tennessee, Surreality; and Indiana’s own Brandon Baggett and A Touch of Magic. Like the Indy Fringe Festival, each act will offer multiple 50-minute shows, giving you a chance to see many shows in a day. Details here.
Jan. 22-23
Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel
The big gala opening event doesn’t take place until next weekend. But this week the new concert hall has scheduled two days of open-to-the-public performances to give a taste of things to come.
On Saturday, a ribbon cutting and the obligatory speeches will lead into a concert by the Carmel Brass (including a premiere of “The Palladium Suite”) and then five hours of “Take Center Stage at the Palladium,” showcasing a variety of acts chosen from those who auditioned in December.
On Sunday, there’s an open house that includes performances by Gregory Hancock Dance Theater, New World Youth Orchestra, the Carmel Symphony Orchestra String Quartet, Indiana University Jazz Group and the Purdue University Glee Club.
Details here. .
Indiana businessman Lowell Hancher has agreed to pay $3 million and never run a public company again to settle allegations by regulators that he carried out three separate fraud schemes over 5 years.
An Afghani exchange student who disappeared during the national FFA Convention in Indianapolis this fall has been located in Canada. There was a massive search for Mohammed Karim Azizi in October, when he broke away from his Ohio group and vanished. He’d been in the country for just two months. Police believe he went to Canada to seek asylum.