Daniels out as Pacers director of player personnel
The Indiana Pacers say Mel Daniels no longer is the team’s director of player personnel.
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Fishing license sales up in Indiana, nation
A report issued this week showed that fishing license sales in Indiana so far this year are up 8.1 percent.
I-465 bridges remain closed pending tests
State highway engineers plan to take steel samples from two Interstate 465 bridges damaged in Thursday’s propane tanker explosion
to determine whether it is safe to reopen the highway on the northeast side of Indianapolis.
Experts: Feds’ antitrust move poses few risks to health insurers
Democratic lawmakers are seeking to stir up competition by stripping health insurers like Indianapolis-based WellPoint of
their protection from certain federal antitrust laws, although experts shrug off the effort as largely symbolic.
FSSA chief due to reveal more on post-IBM welfare changes
Indiana human services chief Anne Murphy is expected to reveal more details on how the state will handle welfare intake after
its contract with IBM Corp. runs out.
Huntington Bancshares posts third-quarter loss
Huntington Bancshares Inc. says it lost money in the third quarter as the regional bank built up fatter reserves to cover
bad loans.
PNC profit rises despite growing loan losses
Shares of PNC Financial Services Group Inc. soared Thursday after the nation’s fifth largest bank said its profit grew sharply during the third quarter, even as loan losses rose.
Eli Lilly CEO banking on new drug pipeline
CEO John Lechleiter says Lilly’s pipeline has helped it rebound from significant patent losses three times during his 30-year
career at the company. He’s betting there will be a fourth.
New jobless claims rise more than expected
The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for jobless benefits rose more than expected last week, as employers remain
reluctant to hire even as the economy shows signs of recovery.
Democrats eye insurance industry’s antitrust protection
Top Senate Democrats intend to try to strip the health insurance industry of its exemption from federal antitrust laws, according
to congressional officials, the latest evidence of a deepening struggle over President Barack Obama’s effort to overhaul the
health care industry.
Bristol-Myers Squibb plans 113 job cuts in southern Indiana
Drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. plans to close one of its southern Indiana facilities and cut jobs at another.
NCAA: Just 21 percent of athletic departments profitable
Most of the nation’s college athletic departments are still trying to get out of the red zone.
Lawmakers: Welfare subcontractor ACS under scrutiny
Lawmakers said Tuesday that Indiana welfare subcontractor Affiliated Computer Services Inc. will come under closer
scrutiny now that Gov. Mitch Daniels has fired IBM Corp. from the project.
Panel rejects major alcohol sale proposals for state
An Indiana legislative committee recommends carryout sales of alcohol remain banned on Sundays, and liquor stores stay the
only place to buy cold beer.
Fewer home-building permits signal weakness ahead
Applications for home-building permits, a gauge of future construction, fell in September by the largest amount in five months.
Vincennes plant hiring 150 to make glass for military
Schott North America plans additional production at its southern Indiana factory after winning a contract to make specialty
glass for military vehicles.
Insurer offers $25K reward in Nashville Opry arson
The insurer of the Little Nashville Opry is offering an additional $25,000 reward for information leading to convictions in
the Sept. 19 arson that destroyed the Brown County concert venue.
Steel Dynamics third-quarter profit falls 64 percent
Steel Dynamics Inc. posted a third-quarter profit of $69 million, its first gain after three straight quarterly losses.
EPA: Indiana must rewrite BP refinery air permit
Federal officials ordered Indiana on Monday to rewrite an air permit for BP PLC’s Whiting refinery, concluding the state may
not have fully assessed all the new emissions a big expansion of the refinery will produce.
GM invests $364M, adding 230 jobs in Marion
General Motors Co. says it’s investing $364 million in its Marion Metal Center in Indiana and will employ about 230 workers
transferring from plants in Michigan and Ohio.