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Indianapolis-based drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. recorded profits of $1.3 billion, or $1.22 per share, during the three months
ended June 30,
even after paying $27 million in severance to laid off employees.
The Gas City council has approved granting up to $2.5 million in economic revenue bonds for Echelon Furniture Inc. to locate
in a plant that Amcast Automotive shut down in 2006.
Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana, a member of the House GOP leadership, on Wednesday joined House Minority Leader John Boehner of
Ohio in calling for the law’s repeal.
Indiana will no longer reduce a state grocery benefit paid to hundreds of developmentally disabled people simply because they
receive food stamps
Moniker reflects ownership change years earlier, better description of company's focus.
State regulators are gearing up to crack down on companies thought to be treating people as though they are independent contractors
instead of employees.
A bill advancing in Congress that would restore unemployment benefits for millions of Americans could help about 80,000 Indiana
residents who have been out of work more than six months.
Some opponents of the Interstate 69 extension says it’s not too late to kill the project even
though concrete has been poured for two miles in southern Indiana, and another 60 miles or so is under construction or in
an engineering phase.
Detractors of new-terrain route say cost cuts undermine economic development premise for extending the interstate.
The state is suing IBM for more than $1.3 billion, claiming the company breached one of the biggest outsourcing deals in state
history. IBM wants Indiana to pay $52.8 million it says it’s owed in deferred payments and equipment costs.
A Shelbyville police officer has been arrested, accused of having a sexual relationship with a high school student under
the age of 18. The police department plans to hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. at city hall. Sources say
Police Capt. Doug Hasecuster has been on paid suspension since last fall. Court documents show he faces charges of child seduction,
furnishing alcohol to a minor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and false informing.
A gas main has ruptured in Danville in Hendricks County. Officials say the rupture occurred Wednesday morning at 651 East
Main St. The area has been blocked off to traffic, and downtown businesses have been evacuated. Hendricks County dispatchers
said the rupture was “fairly big.”
A west-side Indianapolis man remains in the hospital after sustaining injured when his home caught fire early Wednesday morning.
Firefighters were called about 4 a.m. to the fire near the intersection of Kessler Boulevard and Colerain Drive. Neighbors
helped get a man and a woman out of the home after they were overwhelmed with smoke. Both suffered smoke inhalation, but are
expected to be OK. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
The response to openings at a Chrysler transmission plant in Kokomo reflects the large number of people out of work, a union
official said.
Win tickets to see the ventriloquist/comic in action.
An agreement with the International Motorsports Industry Show will keep it in the city indefinitely. Attendance for the three-day
December convention is expected to top 20,000.
Debra Mullins performs “Can’t Live Without It,” a cabaret mix of standards, blues and
jazz, July 22 at the Indiana History Center as part of its Concerts on the Canal series. Details here.
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents “Church Basement Ladies,” July 22-Sept. 3 Details
here.
Chicago and The Doobie Brothers perform, July 22 at Verizon Wireless Music Center. Details
here.
Jack Johnson takes the stage, July 23 at Verizon Wireless Music Center. Details here.
Angela Brown premieres her show “Opera from A Sistah’s Point of View,” July 30 at IU Musical
Arts Center. Details here.
Dance Kaleidoscope offers a free performance as part of the Family Art Series, July 23-24 at White River
State Park. Details here.
Summer Stock Stage presents “Ragtime,’ July 22-25 with a local teen cast, at Park Tudor School.
Details here.
The Artists’ Studio presents a youth production of “Hair,” through July 24. Details here.
Singer/songwriter Brandi Carlisle teams up with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, July
23-24 at Conner Prairie Amphitheatre. Details here.
The Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art presents a free screening of “Building for Meaning: The Architecture
of Evans Woollen,” July 23 at the Murphy Arts Center in Fountain Square. Details here.
Under the agreement, Irvington Community School will lease the building from the city for 15 years at a cost of $1 annually.
July 24
Garfield Park
The night starts early at this month’s installment, with an 1880s baseball game featuring the Indianapolis Hoosiers.
What does that have to do with movies? Well, the evening’s cinematic entertainment includes Buster Keaton’s “One
Run Elmer,” concerning a business rivalry that leads to a baseball game climax.
Also on the bill: Keaton’s “The Three Ages,” which will be accompanied by an original score by the Indianapolis
band Tonos Triad. Details here.
July 26
The Vogue
Once upon a time, in the 1970s, disco ruled the airwaves. Which meant that, when you went to a dance at your school, the
majority of students stuck to the walls while a few Travolta-wannabees went out and did their thing. It was fun for the few,
but a boring time for those along the wall.
Then came Devo, with songs like “Whip It” and a flipped-out cover of “Satisfaction.” And suddenly,
skill didn’t matter. The dance floor welcomed those who could do no more than bounce around.
A problem came along, and Devo whipped it.
Details on the concert, which includes four of the five core members of the band, here.
