Kiwanis backs UNICEF in fighting tetanus
Kiwanis International will back UNICEF with a $110 million campaign to eliminate tetanus in mothers and newborns, the Indianapolis-based
organization announced Thursday.
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Kiwanis International will back UNICEF with a $110 million campaign to eliminate tetanus in mothers and newborns, the Indianapolis-based
organization announced Thursday.
Democratic House Speaker Patrick Bauer says the administration of Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels should become more willing
to share budget information and other data.
Cummins Inc. designs and manufactures diesel engines for automotive and industrial markets.
Director Rob Reiner will be at Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis Aug. 2 for the premiere of his latest film, "Flipped."
The big-screen debut will be hosted by locally based Heartland Truly Moving Pictures.
Locally based consultancy LeadJen had 20 employees in January. Halfway through the year, the company already has hired 20
more, and President Jenny
Vance expects to add another 20 over the next six months.
Folks in Indiana felt the tremors from an earthquake that struck near the Ontario-Quebec border about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday.
The quake registered a magnitude-5.0, and it took just 150 seconds for the waves to travel 657 miles to Indiana. People in
Elletsville, Anderson, Indianapolis and Westfield all reported feeling the tremors.
Police say a woman with a gun forced her way into a western Indiana home and then stabbed a husband and wife in an apparent
attempt to kidnap their newborn boy. The man was able to stop the attack and call police to the home in the Vigo County community
of Prairie Creek on Wednesday. Sheriff Jon Marvel says 34-year-old Stephanie Foster didn't know the couple she attacked.
He said investigators believe Foster was faking a pregnancy and looking for a baby. She was jailed on preliminary charges
of attempted murder and kidnapping. The victims were treated for knife wounds at the hospital.
Crews resumed searching Thursday morning for a 19-year-old man who was swept away after falling into a rain-swollen creek near a western Indiana state park. Authorities say the teen fell into Sugar Creek and disappeared about 8 p.m. Wednesday at the northern edge of Shades State Park. Officials say the creek is normally about 2 feet deep, but was about 9 feet when the teen fell in.
Indy Mobile purchases 527-lot Friendly Village through a court-appointed receiver.
Auction turns up no buyers for the former home of the commanding general at Fort Benjamin Harrison and four condominiums at
the old Army base.
TKO Graphix in Plainfield calls back 15 workers and adds another 15 to help install graphics on 6,000 vehicles operated by
the national lawn care company.
For-profit colleges like ITT Technical Institutes need tougher oversight and regulation, according to a report from a Democratic
Senate committee chairman that questions the industry’s advertising spending, tuition costs and reliance on taxpayer
money.
JS Acquisition Inc., a company owned by Emmis Communications CEO Jeffrey Smulyan, extended its buyout offer to July 30.
A new federal law intended to enhance consumer protection and reduce fraud in the residential loan market may put the kibosh on seller financing of residential properties. This has huge implications for owners of rental housing.
A Cincinnati-based homebuilder’s expansion into Indianapolis marks the second time in six months a builder from the
Queen City has carved out space in the metropolitan area.
Will the latest ambitious downtown development proposal finally master the formula for transforming a downtown surface parking
lot?
Ohio’s governor has asked state environmental regulators to come up with a way to save 214 jobs at a northwest Ohio plant
that is considering a move to Indiana.