STATEHOUSE DISPATCH Legislators, governor disagree about special session Assigning responsibility for what stuck us with a special session is a political post-session must, but playing the blame game usually isn’t a productive exercise. This time, however, may be different, and what both of the principal sides in the dispute over the failure to enact a […]
The Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana has added four structures and an architectural feature to its annual list of
the 10 Most Endangered Hoosier landmarks.
Risk has a bad name these days, for understandable reasons. In recent years, many corporate executives managed as if the boom times never would end, along the way ratcheting up debt to unfathomable levels. Many bankers, meanwhile, doled out loans to the lowliest of borrowers, and traded complex securities few truly understood. Yet a strong […]
With the Indianapolis 500 fast approaching, speed is the name of the game. It appears Indy Racing League drivers—some of them anyway—are gaining speed with corporate America.
If you haven’t seen Marco Andretti’s Gillette…
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Shopping mall giant Simon Property Group Inc. plans to sell another 14 million shares of common stock to raise money for “general corporate purposes” in a new attempt to shore up its balance sheet, the company said yesterday. The Indianapolis-based real estate investment trust did […]
Blackboard Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based education-technology firm, has agreed to acquire Indianapolis-based software developer Angel Learning Inc. for about $95 million, the companies announced yesterday. The transaction, composed of $80 million in cash and $15 million in stock, has been approved by both companies’ boards of directors and Angel Learning’s shareholders. It is expected to […]
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 A Bloomington company that provided limestone for Yankee Stadium, the White House and the new Indianapolis International Airport has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Victor Oolitic Stone Co., which has 85 full-time employees and 2,400 acres in Bloomington, listed assets worth up to $50 million and liabilities between […]
A Bloomington company that provided limestone for Yankee Stadium, the White House and the new Indianapolis International Airport has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Victor Oolitic Stone Co., which has 85 full-time employees and 2,400 acres in Bloomington, listed assets worth up to $50 million and liabilities between $50 million and $100 million in […]
Here’s more from the looking-ahead file:
–Indianapolis Opera, which has its “Das Rheingold” collaboration with the ISO coming up on the 15th, has just anounced its 2009/2010 season.
It kicks off October 2 with Indianapolis native Angela Brown in her first…
The Franklin City Council voted 6-1 last night to make the city’s smoking ban one of the most restrictive in Indiana. Franklin, located south of Indianapolis in Johnson County, previously passed a workplace smoking ban in 2006, but excluded some areas, including 21-and-over bars and private clubs. The new ordinance, set to take effect in […]
Republicans and Democrats in the Indiana House had plenty to disagree about before they voted down a proposed state budget, forcing a special legislative session. But in the thick of talks over state spending, a heated debate emerged about whether the growth of charter schools should be limited. That discussion will likely continue as lawmakers […]
The Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana has added four new structures and an architectural feature to its annual list of the 10 Most Endangered Hoosier landmarks. Additions…
Though plagued by debt, Allison Transmission recently plowed millions of dollars into experimental technology that could lead
to new products.
A decision by a startup Formula One team to set up shop in Charlotte, N.C., is fueling debate over whether Indianapolis still
is the self-proclaimed "motorsports capital of the world."
No matter how the Capital Improvement Board funding mess plays out, we’re left with resentment coming from all directions
and an unprecedented splintering of the long-standing bipartisan cooperation that helped propel our city forward.
No matter how the Capital Improvement Board funding mess plays out, we’re left with resentment coming from all directions and an unprecedented splintering of the long-standing bipartisan cooperation that helped propel our city forward. I have to think that the late Larry Conrad and Jim Browning, two of the visionaries who sought to bring Indianapolis-and […]
Though plagued by debt, Allison Transmission recently plowed millions of dollars into experimental technology that could lead to new products. The company entered a $10.4 million deal in March with Torotrak plc, a British firm that’s been trying for more than a decade to bring its gearless transmission to market. “When I saw Allison tie […]
Democratic Indiana House Speaker Patrick Bauer is blaming Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels for the need of a special legislative session. The General Assembly did not pass a new state budget by last night’s midnight deadline for adjourning the session, which will force Daniels to call a special session to get one approved. Bauer said today […]
Baldwin & Lyons Inc. swung to a profit and met analysts’ expectations in the first quarter, the trucking fleet insurer reported today. Indianapolis-based Baldwin earned $5.4 million, or 37 cents per share, as investment losses eased from a year earlier. In the first quarter of 2008, Baldwin lost $4.6 million, or 30 cents per share. […]
Lawmakers failed to take action on a bill last night before the General Assembly adjourned that would have given Indianapolis local taxing options to help its struggling stadium agency. The bill may have some hope if it is revived in the special session that is now necessary after lawmakers failed to pass a new state […]
