Indianapolis-based PTS Diagnostics is on pace to boost revenue 60 percent this year, fueled by its acquisition of a blood glucose test and a shift to help doctors and nurses do a better job monitoring the health of their patients. PTS acquired the A1C Now test in December 2013 from Germany-based Bayer AG. That product […]
When you think about entrepreneurship, your mental scenery might be the suburban garage, where visionaries like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs started their journey to become tech titans. Or maybe a state-of-the-art laboratory, where biotech breakthroughs transform the business of health.
CNO Financial Group looks nothing like it did five years ago. CNO stock recently traded around $17.50 a share, led in part by five consecutive years of profit. It has sold or spun off the last of its risky books of business acquired during go-go years, and it’s on the cusp of a significant bond-rating milestone.
Believe it or not, wellness is now a minefield for businesses. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has taken up three lawsuits against companies because of their wellness programs. And new research finds that wellness programs probably cost employers money.
The U.S. Supreme Court is stepping into a new case about Obama administration environmental rules, agreeing to review a ruling that upholds emission standards for mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants.
The stricter standards could make it one of the most expensive regulations ever issued, with an estimated $19 billion to $90 billion price tag and double the number of counties in violation.
Rich Harcourt, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Damar Services Inc., had three decades of experience in banking before he jumped to the children’s service.
Janet Allaby, CFO for YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, has whipped the fitness and wellness organization into financial shape since she took over in her current role in 1995.
Derica Rice, CFO at Eli Lilly and Co., held a host of positions with the pharmaceutical giant before taking over as CFO of the entire operation in 2006.
There are plenty of theories about America’s embarrassingly low turnout rates. My own favorite explanation is a bit of snark from a source I can no longer recall: “If God had intended us to vote, He’d have given us candidates.”
A feed additive for animals made by Greenfield-based Elanco Animal Health sparked two federal lawsuits last week filed by environmental and public health groups against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. According to Reuters, the suit seeks to reverse the FDA’s recent approvals of products containing ractopamine that are used to boost the weight of […]
The hospital won the Monumental Award, beating out eight other projects vying for the prize recognizing excellence in architecture, engineering and construction.
New Jersey-based Covance Inc., which employs about 1,500 workers in Indianapolis and Greenfield, has agreed to be acquired by Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings for $6.1 billion. According to Bloomberg News, North Carolina-based LabCorp wants to add contract research services for drug companies to its offering of medical diagnostic tests, the companies announced Monday. Covance […]
A grassroots, church-based organization is trying to stir up voter interest in the city’s plan for a new criminal justice complex and questioning the need to expand jail capacity.
