Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is keeping a tight grip on its stake in General Growth Properties Inc. in a bet the second-largest U.S. mall owner is better off as an independent company that will jump in value.
A pair of Indianapolis-based companies recently scored the largest single-event deal in the world of U.S. sports licensing, unseating 24-year incumbent Facilities Merchandising Inc. to win lucrative deals at the 2013 Super Bowl in New Orleans.
Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, has raised $2.27 million in large gifts from Hoosiers, twice as much as President Barack Obama, according to federal campaign-finance data through June 30.
Marian University has sunk $350,000 so far into restoring the Major Taylor Velodrome near its campus, and has plans for much more.
We applaud the move by certain Democrats on the City-County Council last month to advance a proposal to expand the downtown tax increment financing district. Now we’re counting on the full council to pass it when it’s eligible for consideration at the council’s Sept. 17 meeting.
Statewide syndicated radio show thrives despite doubters, host’s heart attack.
Millcraft Paper Co. is set to move from the far east side to downtown Indianapolis on Sept. 24 in hopes of filling a void left a few months ago by the closing of Arvey Paper & Office Products.
Loren Matthes helped broker first tax-increment financing deal in the state
Football season is here, bringing with it swelled TV audiences, increased tax revenue for Indianapolis, filled seats in Lucas Oil Stadium, and frustrated fans across the state. For many, their frustration will likely catch them by surprise and have nothing to do with Andrew Luck’s accuracy or holes in the Indianapolis Colts defense.
CoatChex founder Derek Pacqué is gearing up for a Friday product launch party that coincides with his appearance on the ABC television show “Shark Tank,” where he pitched his idea to potential investors including serial entrepreneur Mark Cuban.
Dr. Gary Dunnington, a surgical oncologist, has been named chairman of the Indiana University School of Medicine department of surgery. Dunnington comes to IU after 15 years at the Southern Illinois University. Previously, he was an associate professor of surgery at the University of Southern California School of Medicine. Dunnington graduated from Chrysler High School in New Castle, Ball State University and the IU School of Medicine.
The School of Science at IUPUI hired Lisa Jones as an assistant professor of chemistry, specializing in bioanalytical chemistry. Before coming to IUPUI, Jones taught at Missouri College. Jones earned her doctorate in biochemistry from Georgia State University and her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Syracuse University.
David Delaney has been appointed director of business development for Franciscan St. Francis Health. He most recently served as a community and business development consultant for Indianapolis-based Advantage Health Solutions Inc. Delaney holds a degree from Purdue University.
The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center has added the following researchers: Jill Fehrenbacher, who studies how cancer therapies cause numbness and burning pain; Dr. Emma Rossi, who studies minimally invasive and computer-assisted surgical techniques for gynecologic cancer; Dr. Peter Schwartz, who conducts research on patient understanding and decision-making; Dr. Rebecca Silbermann, who studies multiple myeloma bone disease; and David Waning, who studies musculoskeletal complications in cancer and cancer therapy.
Abound Solar Inc., the bankrupt solar-panel maker that had hoped to hire up to 1,200 people in Indiana by the end of next year, will have its assets sold at auctions this month and in October.
No joke: The Onion has ceased distribution in Indianapolis after local advertisers apparently failed to warm to the newspaper's brand of satire.
In the following words, a friend implies that I love government: “I feel you believe in much more reliance on government, and I prefer free markets.” My reaction: Not really!
When I was in city hall in the late 1970s, the goal was to make Indianapolis a “world class” city. That wasn’t just rhetoric used by Mayor Hudnut. It was echoed by the City Committee (now long defunct) and by Lilly Endowment, which generously facilitated the goal.
Early signs show that this teacher, this profession and—most important—these students are going to be just fine.
The torrent of competitors’ humorous TV commercials forced Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance to roll out its own campaign. So far, its “Knock on Wood” shtick is said to have boosted brand awareness in urban markets by 12 percent, as measured by social media chatter.
