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UPDATE: Dan Laikin indicted, arrested
National Lampoon Inc. CEO Dan Laikin was arrested at his southern California home this morning, the same day criminal and civil investigators unveiled charges that he participated in a scheme to fraudulently manipulate the company’s stock. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia announced that a grand jury had indicted Laikin, 46, on felony counts of […]
BREAKING: Dan Laikin accused of stock scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed a civil lawsuit charging that Dan Laikin, an Indianapolis businessman before taking the helm of Los Angeles-based National Lampoon Inc. in 2005, participated in a scheme to fraudulently manipulate the company’s stock. Laikin, 46, is one of four defendants in the suit, which was filed in federal court […]
‘Star’ scales back on reviewing arts events, much to promoters’ dismay
The Indianapolis Star, the state’s largest daily newspaper, has scaled back its roster
of critics in recent years — a reduction in coverage that put the onus on local arts promoters to get the word out through
other channels, such as blogs.Indian truck maker Mahindra making inroads at local dealers
Indianapolis Ford dealers John Pearson and Ray Skillman will be among the 300 domestic dealers
of Mahindra trucks and SUVs when the company makes its U.S. passenger car debut as early as next summer.Indianapolis Star arts coverage
In Sunday’s Indianapolis Star, editor Dennis Ryerson commented on staff departures, announcing that “Talk of the Town,” Susan Guyett’s former column, will continue with another TBA writer. And that Jay Harvey will take over arts reviewing. See the story
Star slashes 20 newsroom positions
Indianapolis Star Publisher Michael Kane told staffers yesterday the equivalent of 52 full-time staffers are being laid off to shore up the company’s bottom line. Twenty full-time positions in the newspaper’s editorial department were terminated, including Susan Guyett, who pens the Talk of our Town column; cultural writers Whitney Smith and Chris Lloyd; and Abe […]
New IRL ethanol deal with Brazil angers U.S. corn growers
The Indy Racing League suddenly finds itself at odds with Midwestern farmers over a decision to make a Brazilian consortium
its ethanol supplier starting next year.HHGregg looks to grow as other consumer electronic businesses falter
HH Gregg has grown from a local to a national consumer electronic store chain and has its eye on expanding further, given
Circuit City’s bankruptcy filing.Dreyer & Reinbold adds Maserati luxury line
In the midst of one of the worst financial markets in decades, Dennis Reinbold has launched Maserati of Indianapolis at his
Dreyer & Reinbold BMW Infiniti-Mini complex on the north side.Former Conseco director liable for some unpaid stock loans
Dennis E. Murray Sr. was declared liable in October by U.S. District Court Judge Larry J. McKinney for at least some of the
millions of dollars he borrowed to buy Conseco stock in the late 1990s.Greenfield trying to grow post-secondary presence to aid economic development
If certain people in Hancock County have their way, one of the fastest-growing new industries here could be adult education.
Indiana CEOs are cautious during financial mayhem
CEOs with Simon Property, Duke Realty Corp. and Interactive Intelligence Inc. report that their companies are taking an uncharacteristically
cautious approach to acquisitions and investments, given the faltering economy.Changing sides?
Dr. Catherine Michael, a part-time emergency physician for Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Health, desperately wants Republican John McCain to be the next president. The 39-year-old mother of three gave McCain’s campaign $500 in May because, she said, he will appoint Supreme Court Justices that are antiabortion. Michael, who attends a conservative Presbyterian church, […]
Steak n Shake CEO ordering up cost cuts, but shares still sag
The Steak n Shake Co. has dropped plans to build 20 new restaurants, is cutting overhead expenses by about $20 million,
and closed 14 locations. The Indianapolis-based restaurant chain found $16 million in tax savings dating
back to 2006 and is working on a new, simple menu built around burgers, fries and milkshakes–all part of
a turnaround plan orchestrated by the chain’s new CEO, Sardar Biglari.Steak n Shake chief outlines turnaround plan
The Steak n Shake Co. has hired an executive to improve operating efficiency of its restaurants as part of an overall turnaround plan. The appointment of Dennis Roberts, formerly chief operations officer at Massachusetts-based Friendly’s Ice Cream, was announced in a letter issued late yesterday by Steak n Shake Chairman and CEO Sardar Biglari. Biglari, […]
Economy-minded Honda bucks auto-industry slump
Fueled by its line of gas-sipping economy cars, Honda is expanding in Indiana as car manufacturers almost everywhere else
are shrinking. And the 2,000 jobs the Japanese automaker is promising in Greensburg by 2010 could be just the beginning.Sport Graphics diversifies with WFYI project: Former print shop looking to expand downtown
When WFYI-TV Channel 20 officials were looking for a company to help with their rebranding, they didn’t turn to an ad agency. Instead, they hired locally based Sport Graphics, a company known more as a print shop and sign maker with a sports focus. These days, though, Sport Graphics is becoming better known for its creative work and relying less on putting ink on paper to bring in business. “Printing is a commodity, and there are people-regardless of relationships-who will…
Clearing up cloudy cases: Growing list of insurers, attorneys turn to television reporter Nicholson to shed light on weather events
If someone slips and falls in a parking lot, was it the fault of the property owner because he didn’t plow, or was the snow not deep enough in that area to prove a duty to plow? If a child darts in front of a car at dusk, were the conditions at that moment in the day enough for the driver to be able to see the child? Should the driver legally have had his or her headlights on, and…
WellPoint pushes sales force to market life, dental, vision
WellPoint Inc. touts as the company’s biggest strength its dominant market share in its health insurance markets. But now
the officers of the company are working to branch out beyond health insurance. They’re training their sales force
on how to better sell dental, vision and even life and disability insurance–which WellPoint refers to as its specialty group
of products.