A Colorado-based solar module maker that hoped to create up to 1,200 jobs in Indiana by next year said Tuesday that it was laying off about 180 workers in Colorado as the company focuses on a more efficient product.
Citizens Energy Group says savings from combining the city’s water and sewer utilities will be 13 percent higher than expected and come two years sooner than previously predicted.
Ryan Kitchell, 38, replaces Marvin Pember, who left in July to take an executive position with Philadelphia-based hospital system Universal Health Services Inc.
FirstPerson named Katy Stowers as adviser and general counsel, leading the Indianapolis-bsed benefits firm’s compliance services area. Stowers previously served as an employee benefits attorney at Indianapolis-based Krieg DeVault LLP. Stowers earned her law degree from the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis in 1993.
Indianapolis-based Wellfount Corp. named Eric Orme its chief financial officer. He previously served as chief operating officer of Indianapolis-based AIT Laboratories and before that worked for Boston Scientific Corp. Orme holds a bachelors degree in economics and an MBA from Indiana University.
Norm Tabler, the general counsel of Indianapolis-based hospital system Indiana University Health, said he will retire Dec. 31. Perhaps most widely known for his deep voice and deadpan delivery on fundraising campaigns for local public radio station WFYI -FM 90.1, Tabler has worked for IU Health (formerly known as Clarian Health) for nearly 16 years. Before that he worked for 25 years at Indianapolis law firm Baker & Daniels LLP. Tabler holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, a master’s degree from Yale University and a law degree from Columbia University.
U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar has breezed through every re-election since he first won federal office in 1976. And even though he has consistently voted from a house he hasn't owned since he left for Washington in 1977, questions about his residency lay dormant until just a few weeks ago.
The National Football League for the first time is allowing a limited number of fans to attend NFL Combine events. The annual league scouting event, which has been held in Indianapolis for 25 years, allows teams to evaluate prospects through interviews, tests and workouts. The NFL received thousands of applications from fans and selected 250 of them to attend Sunday activities at Lucas Oil Stadium. Tourism officials estimated the city will see $6 million in visitor spending as a result of the Feb. 22-28 event.
Charter schools for adults continue to pick up steam, as Christel House International prepares to launch the fourth such school in Indianapolis.
The two entities that control the future of Pan Am Plaza have come to an agreement that could lead to the redevelopment of one of the most valuable parcels downtown.
Those of you have followed my ramblings over the years may be surprised to learn there are a few things on which I agree with former Indiana University basketball coach Bob Knight.
Administrators at Indiana University and IUPUI want to create a philanthropy-driven school in Indianapolis, and they might do away with another widely recognized school in the process.
I have my own “principled” critique of the Affordable Care Act.
Private clubs and private businesses are subject to all kinds of reasonable government measures. Why exclude smoking?
Pianist David Fray joins the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for a program of Mozart and Rachmaninoff Feb. 24-25. Details here.
Iibada Dance Company performs at the Artsgarden Feb. 25. Details here.
On Feb. 25, jazz instrumentalist Chris Botti returns to the Center for the Performing Arts—where he was among the featured talent at the Palladium grand opening. Details here.
Janis Siegel of the Manhattan Transfer goes solo at the Cabaret at the Columbia Club Feb. 24-25. Details here.
Dwight Slade performs at Crackers Downtown Comedy Club Feb. 22-25. Details here.
FINALIST: Community Achievement in Health Care
