FinishMaster reports higher quarterly sales, profit
The Indianapolis-based distributor of automotive paints and accessories said its third-quarter profit climbed nearly 16 percent, to $3.5 million. Revenue increased 3 percent, to $108.8 million.
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Man stabbed to death in fight
Roosevelt Caruthers, 48, died Monday night after he was stabbed in the chest during a fight on the southeast side of Indianapolis. Police say the fight between neighbors, which took place about 8 p.m., started in a yard on Apple Street and progressed into the yard of a house behind it on Terrace Avenue. Johnathan L. Edwards, 37, of Indianapolis was preliminarily charged with murder, according to a police report.
Hamilton County judge arrested
Hamilton Superior Court Judge William Hughes is facing charges in North Carolina for driving while impaired and driving left of center. Hughes released a statement Monday, saying “I apologize to my family, my friends, my colleagues and the general public for any embarrassment that my arrest has caused them.” He was released on an unsecured bond after the Oct. 27 arrest on the Outer Banks and has an initial court appearance scheduled for Jan. 24. He is presiding over the Melvin Simon estate dispute, among other cases.
Candidate helps foe after crash
A candidate for Henry County Council came across an automobile accident Monday night, jumped out to help and discovered that one of victims was his political opponent. Republican Steve Dugger was driving on State Road 38 in Henry County about 8:30 p.m. after a day of campaigning when he stopped at an accident scene. He ran to a car in a ditch to see if anyone was injured and found his opponent, Democrat Steve Holmes. Holmes was not seriously injured, so Dugger turned his attention to the other car. A victim from that vehicle was flown to an Indianapolis hospital. Witnesses say Holmes may have hit the other car head-on while attempting to pass.
2010 Women of Influence
IBJ’s Women of Influence program recognizes central Indiana women who exemplify the traits required to be outstanding leaders in their chosen fields.
2010 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
In October of last year Tanya Walton Pratt was sworn in as the first African-American federal judge in Indiana history, and only the third woman on the Southern District bench.
2010 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Anita W. Sherman
When she was recently named managing partner of Indianapolis-based Greenwalt CPAs, Sherman became one of only a handful of women to take a leadership role in her profession.
2010 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Ena Shelley
As dean of Butler University’s College of Education, Shelley is in a unique position not just to shape future teachers but to shape teaching itself.
2010 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Maria M. Quintana
Quintana is one of the principal architects of JPMorgan Chase’s national model for serving government, not-for-profit and health care entities. She manages approximately $3 billion in deposits and has provided more than $1 billion in financing.
Could Manning have ulterior motive for delaying contract talks?
Contract negotiations between Colts QB Peyton Manning and team owner Jim Irsay are filled with untold pressures and unparalleled leverage.
2010 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Myrta Pulliam
The daughter of former Indianapolis Star publisher Eugene S. Pulliam keeps busy with a broad slate of local and international philanthropic efforts focused on everything from conservation to investigative reporting.
2010 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Jackie Nytes
As executive director of the Mapleton-Fall Creek Development Corp., Nytes has taken the MFCDC from near-bankruptcy to a multimillion-dollar not-for-profit that’s changing the face of the formerly neglected neighborhood whose name it bears.
Tax-cap amendment means change for local government
Cuts in services, higher fees and consolidation of government units are possibilities, but advocates for the constitutional amendment say long-term certainty about property tax rates could benefit the economy.
2010 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Lori Miser
The executive director of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization has literally changed the face of Marion County. Miser had a hand in developing such projects as the Monon Trail, the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, and most recently IndyConnect: Central Indiana’s Transportation Initiative Process.
2010 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Sue Mahony
As senior vice president of human resources for Eli Lilly and Co., Mahony is the company’s senior-most leader responsible for the firm’s efforts to expand diversity.
2010 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson
Magnus-Stinson is only the fourth female federal district judge in Indiana history (or third, depending on where one places her in relation to Tanya Walton Pratt, who was appointed to a similar position at the same time).
2010 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Dijuana Lewis
Lewis has been responsible for health insurance giant WellPoint’s provider relations, care and disease management, information management, personal health guidance companies, and its pharmacy solutions group.
2010 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Dr. Robin H. Ledyard
The president of Community Hospital East brings a lifelong interest in helping the needy to her duties as administrator. During her career she’s done everything from oversee the opening of the Jane Pauley Community Health Center to working as a staff physician in a Michigan homeless shelter.
2010 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Barbara Holder
In her role as diversity manager for Smoot Construction, Holder has monitored the participation levels of minority-, women- and veteran-owned businesses in some of the state’s biggest development efforts.
Numerous school referendums face decision time
In central Indiana, the Hamilton Southeastern and Lebanon school districts want more money to build schools or renovate existing ones, while Zionsville School Corp. is seeking additional funding for operating expenses.