Recession slows the creation of a self-contained Boone County community
Creating a self-contained community on 1,700 acres of farmland could take much longer than the 15 to 20 years Duke Realty
Corp. predicted.
Creating a self-contained community on 1,700 acres of farmland could take much longer than the 15 to 20 years Duke Realty
Corp. predicted.
Creating a self-contained community on 1,700 acres of farmland could take much longer than the 15 to 20 years Duke Realty Corp. predicted. The Indianapolis-based real estate company has been working since 2003 on Anson, its ambitious mixed-use development in southeastern Boone County. Anson could become the largest neo-urban-style community in the state. But as […]
NOTIONS Whole-hog health scare: A deadly double standard The planet is all agog over swine flu. We’re not supposed to call it swine flu. We’re supposed to call it H1N1. That way, the hogs and pigs won’t get upset and U.S. pork sales won’t decline any further. And besides, the disease isn’t transmitted through swine, […]
To hold Carmel up as a healthy community is to turn a blind
eye to the mountain of debt run up by that city’s mayor. Healthy communities provide the fundamental necessities in a balanced
way that does not put undue burden on those who live in that "time and space."
Compared with some of his pharmaceutical CEO peers these days, John Lechleiter has his company on a diet. Instead of using a mega-merger to bulk up before the famine that patent expirations will bring on the industry next year,
Lechleiter has Eli Lilly and Co. burning management fat while looking for smaller companies to munch on.
Compared with some of his pharmaceutical CEO peers these days, John Lechleiter has his company on a diet. Instead of using a mega-merger to bulk up before the famine that patent expirations will bring on the industry next year, Lechleiter has Eli Lilly and Co. burning management fat while looking for smaller companies to munch […]
With enrollment surging in vocational schools around the country, Indiana Business College has launched an expansion into
Ohio and likely into other states as well. The Indianapolis-based for-profit school also is changing its name.
There’s a smorgasbord available for small businesses in the federal stimulus package. The trick is figuring out how to get a plate. Plenty of local experts are serving up access to the buffet. And some entrepreneurs are digging in. But others consider the
stimulus warmed-over leftovers.
There’s a smorgasbord available for small businesses in the federal stimulus. The trick is figuring out how to get a plate. Plenty of local experts are serving up access to the buffet. And some entrepreneurs are digging in. But others consider the stimulus warmed-over leftovers. “For high-tech, high-growth businesses of the 21st century, there’s nothing […]
With enrollment surging in vocational schools around the country, Indiana Business College has launched an expansion into Ohio and likely into other states as well. And the Indianapolis-based for-profit school is changing its name-to Harrison College, with a nod toward two U.S. presidents with Hoosier ties. Executives of the privately owned college informed staff and […]
Eli Lilly and Co. saw only a slight bump in its share price this morning after reporting first quarter profit that exceeded analysts’ expectations by 21 percent. The Indianapolis-based drugmaker said part of that increase was caused by the rapid rise of the value of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies. The benefit isn’t likely […]
Express Scripts Inc. stands to gain considerable negotiating clout from its $4.68 billion deal to buy the pharmacy benefits management businesses of health insurer WellPoint Inc., and experts say that could mean savings for customers buying prescription drugs. St. Louis-based Express Scripts said yesterday it planned to buy Indianapolis-based WellPoint’s NextRx subsidiaries in a cash-and-stock […]
President of the company since 2000, Bridget Shuel-Walker, 42, oversees a distribution operation with $180 million in annual
sales and a work force of more than 400, making it the second-largest woman-owned business in Indianapolis.
Dr. Barry Eppley, an Indianapolis surgeon, says an online crusade by a disgruntled former patient is taking a toll on his
practice, and he’s suing her.
0330dvs_auto_bailout 0329dv_gm_ceo_resigns President Barack Obama refused further long-term federal bailouts for General Motors and Chrysler, saying more concessions were needed from unions, creditors and others before they could be approved. He raised the possibility Monday of controlled bankruptcy for one or both of the beleaguered auto giants. At the same time, eager to reassure consumers, […]
Purdue University officials are weighing the idea of boosting enrollment in the school’s veterinary programs to help meet the nation’s growing need for more veterinarians in key public health jobs. The U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report last month that there is a lack of government-employed veterinarians in food inspection, pathology and other […]
Purdue University officials are weighing the idea of boosting enrollment in the school’s veterinary programs to help meet the nation’s growing need for more veterinarians in key public health jobs. The U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report last month that there is a lack of government-employed veterinarians in food inspection, pathology and other […]
If the Pacers want the city to support it with more money, the organization needs to provide more information to the city,
and perhaps a future cut of event proceeds.
Call it March Madness-NBA style. The Indiana Pacers franchise needs $15 million a year beginning in 2010-presumably from the public-to fund the operation of Conseco Fieldhouse. The franchise says it can’t afford to operate the venue, where it claims to have lost money every year but one since moving in 10 years ago. That’s madness. […]
Indianapolis has entered into a partnership with Holladay Properties in which the developer will construct nine distribution-type buildings at its AmeriPlex Business Park on the city’s west side in exchange for tax incentives. Mayor Greg Ballard made the announcement this morning at a Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee board meeting at WellPoint Inc.’s downtown headquarters. The […]