Indiana University reaches $1 billion in campaign
Indiana University officials say the school has passed the $1 billion mark in a fund-raising campaign and is looking to raise
$100 million more.
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Local junkyard gets green recognition from state
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management says an Indianapolis junkyard is the first in the state to receive its recognition for environmentally friendly practices.
Conseco hopes to raise $200M with stock offering
Insurer Conseco Inc. said Tuesday it plans a registered offering of common stock that will generate about $200 million in gross proceeds to the company.
WNBA’s Fever to stay in Indiana, owner says
The Indiana Fever will remain in Indianapolis for the 2010 season, despite speculation that ownership would not keep the
team.
Frequent GOP candidate Scott wants to face Carson
A Butler University professor who has run for Congress several times says he will seek the Republican nomination to challenge
Democratic Rep. Andre Carson of Indianapolis next year.
Stimulus spending likely helping teachers the most
Teachers appear to have benefited most from the effort to save jobs with the $787 billion recovery package, which sent billions
of dollars to states that were on the verge of ordering heavy layoffs in education.
State colleges waiving application fees this week
Indiana high school seniors who apply for admission this week to 38 colleges and universities in the state won’t have to
pay admission application fees.
Ex-investors plead guilty to mortgage fraud
Two former real estate investors have pleaded guilty to federal charges that they set up straw deals to obtain inflated
mortgages on more than 100 Indianapolis houses.
Interactive Intelligence expects 3Q profit, revenue growth
Communication software maker Interactive Intelligence Inc. said Monday that, based on preliminary results, it expects to report
that third-quarter earnings rose as product and services revenue climbed.
Holiday World sets turnstile record
Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari amusement park in southern Indiana has set an attendance record, drawing more than 1 million visitors for the fourth year in a row.
Schrenker plans book about plane crash
An indicted Indiana money manager plans a book about an attempt to flee mounting personal problems that ended with him parachuting
from a plane that later crashed into a Florida swamp.
Insurers escalate criticism of health overhaul
The insurance industry sharply escalated its criticism of the Senate health care bill Sunday, charging that the legislation
would shift costs to privately insured people, raising the price of a typical policy by hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars
annually.
IU professor wins Nobel economics prize
IU professor Elinor Ostrom won the Nobel economics prize on Monday for her analyses of economic governance, becoming the first woman to win the prize since it was founded in 1968.
Schools try to fit in parent-teacher conferences
Indiana schools are finding creative ways to squeeze in parent-teacher conferences after the state ruled that the sessions
could no longer count toward instructional time.
Underage alcohol program nabs 370 retailers
An Indiana State Excise Police initiative that uses underage customers to catch retailers selling alcohol to people under
age 21 netted more than 370 violations across Indiana in only three months.
USDA forecasts huge soybean, corn harvests
Record harvests are being forecast for corn and soybean farmers, and now the focus turns to bringing the giant crop in from
the field.
West Lafayette delays switch to metered trash pickup
West Lafayette’s city council has delayed implementation of a new “pay as you throw” garbage collection system.
Tyson to add 80 jobs in Corydon expansion
Tyson Foods Inc. plans to expand a poultry-processing operation in southern Indiana and says it will add nearly 80 jobs.
Trade deficit narrows unexpectedly to $30.7B
The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in August as exports posted a small gain, while imports fell on a big drop in
demand for foreign oil.
Stimulus to brighten city’s traffic lights
The bright lights of Indiana’s largest city are getting brighter—at hundreds of street intersections, anyway.