Shepherd Insurance agency goes on buying spree
The Carmel insurance agency acquired three separate companies in a flurry of activity at the end of the year that will add 17 people to its staff.
The Carmel insurance agency acquired three separate companies in a flurry of activity at the end of the year that will add 17 people to its staff.
The leader of the nation's largest health insurer warned Thursday not to assume widespread participation from his company in part of health care overhaul's coverage expansion that unfolds later this year.
The companies, newly appointed to handle merchandise sale for the mega-event, are bringing in talent from across the country to staff the game in New Orleans.
Recently, I dug into the books of three Indiana writers who beat the odds.
While taxes and spending (and related work-force and economic development matters) will consume the bulk of legislative attention in coming months, several other major issues will dot—or blot—the agenda, and should bear your attention.
Ten of Indiana’s largest employers—including the state of Indiana; Cummins Inc.; CNO Financial Group Inc.; Indiana, Purdue and Butler universities; and Indiana University Health—think they have hit upon a solution.
The Indianapolis Colts are playing defense as city leaders move to hike a ticket tax on downtown events by 67 percent. The team says raising the tax on tickets from 6 percent to 10 percent will harm its bottom line and that of local businesses that rely on Colts fans.
WellPoint Inc. is still considering former Amerigroup Corp. CEO James Carlson among several finalists to become CEO. Statements and filings this month have fueled speculation among analysts and shareholders that Carlson has vaulted ahead of other prospects.
Tiempo Libre at Clowes Hall and “Next to Normal” at the Phoenix Theatre among this week’s picks.
Franciscan St. Francis Health and American Health Network continue to get deeper into the accountable care organization concept being promoted by the federal Medicare program under the 2010 health reform law.
Jane Keller, CEO of the Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital and interim CEO of OrthoIndy, a large Indianapolis-based practice of orthopedic surgeons, has been named CEO of both companies. Keller took over as interim CEO of OrthoIndy in June 2012. Keller holds a nursing degree from Ball State University and an MBA from Butler University. She became chief nursing officer of the Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital in 2005 and was named CEO in 2006.
The Indianapolis-based Suburban Health Organization named Davis Lippincott as its new president, replacing Julie Carmichael, who recently left to become chief strategy officer at the St. Vincent Health hospital system. Lippincott previously was director of provider contracts and risk services for Suburban Health, a consortium of 10 hospital systems, including Indianapolis-based St. Vincent. Prior to joining Suburban Health, Lippincott worked as a financial analyst at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana and was an analyst and director of the care-management organization at St. Vincent Health. Lippincott holds a bachelor's degree from Purdue University and is a certified public accountant.
Mike Pence, the former six-term Republican congressman from Columbus, used his inaugural address from a Statehouse balcony in front of a crowd of supporters and state officials to call upon all residents to help better the state.
HHGregg shares fell 10 percent in early trading Monday after the Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer slashed its 2013 profit forecast almost 25 percent on a sharper-than-expected drop in television sales.
The complaint alleged that Hudson residents in 2011 began noticing cracks in the first-floor walls and ceiling of the downtown condominium, in addition to noticing a slope in the floor.
Arvey Paper & Office Products at 1021 N. Pennsylvania St. began serving customers again in December after closing for six months. A former executive of Arvey’s previous parent company bought the name and has reopened five stores nationwide.
A long-vacant drive-in theater just east of Fountain Square soon could be home to the nation’s largest rugby facility. The Indiana Youth Rugby Foundation has raised $1.2 million for the ambitious project and is seeking another $500,000 to break ground this spring.
A synthetic natural gas plant proposed downstate need only tweak its contract with would-be gas purchaser Indiana Finance Authority to comply with an October court ruling and to proceed with the project, Indiana Gasification said in a recent filing with the Indiana Court of Appeals. But opponents of the plant, led by Evansville-based gas and electric utility Vectren, immediately objected.
Thanks so very much for pointing out the many triumphs and great moments Indianapolis and Indiana had in 2012 [Dec. 31 Benner column].
In sports, as soon as you think you have the answers, new questions arise. The test never stops. Then again, I’m sure you business types will say, “Hey, it’s like that where we reside, too.”