Carmel attorney elected to Indiana University’s board
IU says MaryEllen Bishop of Carmel has been elected to an alumni seat on the Indiana University Board of Trustees.
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Firework permits down, more private shows expected
State officials expect more backyard fireworks shows this year because budget problems have forced many municipalities to
cancel large professional fireworks displays.
WellPoint seeking 14 percent rate hike in California
Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. said Wednesday that its California subsidiary will dial down rate hikes that drew national outrage earlier this year and helped spark a final push for health care reform.
CNO Financial finalizes $10M life insurance settlement
CNO Financial Group Inc. has finalized plans to set up a $10 million fund to settle a multistate investigation into increases
in policy costs.
Biofuels company Poet to reopen Cloverdale ethanol plant
Poet LLC plans to reopen the former Altra Biofuels plant in nine months, creating as many as 45 jobs.
GM’s deal to sell Indianapolis factory in doubt
A state official says General Motors could scuttle plans to sell an Indianapolis stamping plant marked for closing unless
a local union agrees to consider pay cuts.
Report: Winning referendums takes campaign savvy
A new report says school superintendents who want voters to approve requests for additional district funding need to become
campaign savvy.
Senate combines jobless benefits, homebuyer credit
Senate Democrats are working on a new way to jump-start their stalled election-year jobs agenda while saving unemployment benefits for hundreds of thousands of laid-off workers. The plan combines in one bill the unemployment benefits with an extension of a popular tax credit for people who buy new homes.
Security glitch exposes WellPoint customer data
Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. says it notified 470,000 individual insurance customers about an online security breach
that may have exposed medical records, credit card numbers and other sensitive information.
City of Marion sells park named for mayor’s family
Indiana Wesleyan University bought the five-acre Seybold Park from the city of Marion last month for $143,000.
New securities law lets some victims recoup losses
A new state law allows the securities commissioner to award up to $15,000 or 25 percent of unrecovered awards to victims who
can prove that a court or other agency awarded restitution for fraud that occurs after July 1 of this year.
Glass company to open $3.7M plant in Elkhart
State officials say Pennsylvania-based Santelli Tempered Glass Inc. will open a 32,500-square-foot plant in Elkhart, creating
35 jobs by 2013.
Gary casino appealing $27 million in taxes
Officials say they believe a northwestern Indiana casino might owe $5 million more in back property taxes than previously
estimated.
CIB still negotiating with Pacers over Fieldhouse lease
The Indiana Pacers still are renegotiating the team's lease of Conseco Fieldhouse with a Wednesday deadline approaching.
Initiative aims to cut Indiana prison costs
Indiana will soon get its first comprehensive review of the state's criminal code and sentencing policies since 1976,
and officials hope the project will save taxpayer money and reduce how frequently released inmates return to prison
Americans spend more in May, see incomes rise
Americans spent a little more in May but not enough to speed along the economic recovery.
Government plans to double available wireless spectrum
The Obama administration said Sunday it intends to nearly double the available amount of wireless communications spectrum
over the next 10 years in an effort to keep up with the ever-growing demand for high-speed video and data transmission to
cell phones, laptops and other mobile devices.
Dems pick Indianapolis architect as secretary of state nominee
Democrats picked Vop Osili over Carmel attorney Tom McKenna. He'll face Fishers Town Councilman Charlie White in November.
Hundreds turn out for Marcus Schrenker auction
One attendee paid $28,000 for a $68,000 boat. But others were just curious about a man who investigators say abandoned his
plane over Alabama, then used a motorcycle he'd stashed in a shed to elude authorities.
Group fights to save Ernie Pyle’s boyhood home
Budget cuts and low attendance prompted the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to announce in December that it intended
to close the historic site.