A federal task force approved voluntary guidelines Nov. 12 for airlines and airports dealing with passengers stranded for
hours on the tarmac, but it produced no fixed limit on how long they can be delayed before being allowed to leave planes.
Experts with the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the government’s financial bailout program, are struggling to figure out how
best to relieve America’s financial mess.
The 18-year relationship between Indianapolis-based Steak n Shake Co. and its hometown ad agency has fizzled out. At an investor conference this afternoon at the Marriott Hotel downtown, the restaurant chain said it is terminating its contract with Young & Laramore and will hire another agency of record. Young & Laramore leaders got the news […]
Sen. Barack Obama’s election and call for change and hope, as well as Ind. Gov. Mitch Daniels’ re-election after
dramatic changes, shows that Americans can become successful again.
DBSI, an Idaho real estate firm with 250 properties worth $2 billion faces a class-action suit. Some of its properties and
investors are in Indianapolis.
Indy Fringe executive director Pauline Moffat and Gary Reiter, a board member of the Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival
Inc., want to build an affordable live-work complex near Massachusetts Avenue.
The former Whistle Stop Deli at 901 East 64th St. isn’t the only building along the Monon Trail the city’s parks department is…
Libertarian candidate Andy Horning should have been covered in more detail in IBJ article about the governor’s race.
For corporations with a global presence, the transition to International Financial Reporting Standards should streamline
the world’s financial reporting system.
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama has repeatedly described Republican Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana as a mentor on foreign policy issues and may offer him a place in his administration.
The trustee for Winona Memorial Hospital lost in court against the hospital’s former owner earlier this month — but
not without
receiving a bit of vindication from the judge in the case.
Vivity Labs has developed a Web
site called
Fit Brains (www.fitbrains.com), which features engaging games and activities that exercise the five key cognitive
areas of the brain: memory, language, concentration, executive functions, and visual and spatial skills.
The Danville accounting firm of Donovan & Thomas PC has changed its name to Donovan PC and consolidated its Danville and Plainfield offices in Avon. Bob Donovan, who founded Donovan & Thomas in 1972, continues as president. Donovan’s long-time partner Paul Thomas, is no longer a partner but remains an employee. Donovan’s son, Jeff – […]
Siemens Healthcare USA has leased 320,070 square feet in the Building 100 warehouse in Plainfield Distribution Center. The announcement was made by NAI Olympia Partners, which brokered the deal on behalf of Republic Property Co. Headquartered in Cary, N.C., Siemens Healthcare supplies diagnostic and therapeutic equipment. Olympia brokers Chip Barnes and Matt Dickerson represented Republic. […]
Struggling M&I Plaza once again can become a prominent office tower, real estate experts contend, but only if the next owner atones for its predecessor’s mistakes. Local real estate developer Paul Kite Co. had emerged as a top contender to buy the struggling downtown property from Maryland-based CapitalSource Inc., which assumed ownership of the 28-story building in June after foreclosing on a $5 million mezzanine loan. Paul Kite didn’t respond to an e-mail request for comment. But sources say Kite’s…
Aearo Technologies Inc., an Indianapolis company acquired nearly a year ago by 3M, plans to expand its operation in the northern Indiana town of Plymouth. The 25,000-square-foot expansion in Heritage Industrial Park is projected to result in 54 jobs in addition to the 90 now working in Plymouth. The manufacturer of goggles, earplugs and other […]
After a tumultuous and historic couple of weeks, culminating Oct. 10-when stocks dropped 800 points as the market opened-investors stood on the edge of the abyss and stopped selling. Market participants arrived at the conclusion that, over that coming weekend, financial chiefs around the world would do whatever it took to rescue the financial system. And they did, by formulating measures to be undertaken by finance leaders across the globe that are unprecedented and wideranging, from supporting the commercial paper…
A new clinic that is on the cusp of conducting human trials in Indianapolis could distinguish itself as a key player in drug development, not only within the state, but nationally as well. Centurion Clinical Research LLC serves pharmaceutical companies and medical-device makers that need to test their products before they can be approved for widespread use. That first phase, in which healthy people are paid to participate in the overnight studies, is critical in determining the safety and success…
In the coming years, Graham Rahal can expect more than a few thank you cards from critically ill youngsters. The 19-year-old Indy Racing League driver raised $40,900 for Flying Horse Farms with the…
Stocks in Indiana and across the globe shot higher this morning, wiping out some of the devastating losses of last week, one of the worst in the history of Wall Street. In late morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up more than 450 points, or 5.5 percent. The S&P 500, meanwhile, had advanced […]
