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EDITORIAL: Mayor Hogsett must lead strategy to rethink 65/70 downtown
Joe Hogsett has written two letters in support of alternative approaches. Though the letters are welcome, we call on him to become the face of the Rethink 65/70 Coalition.
Region ranks fifth for pharmaceutical jobs
The region got a boost from being home to pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co., along with numerous contract research organizations, suppliers and testers.
Biotech startup lands $1.8 million in funding
The investors in Scioto Biosciences include locally based Elevate Ventures, a private venture development organization; locally based BioCrossroads, a public-private collaboration that supports Indiana's life-sciences sector; and Ohio-based Rev1 Ventures.
Study: State should spend more on smoking-prevention efforts
Indiana spent $8.2 million in federal and state dollars in 2016 on programs to prevent people from smoking, help them quit, and protect people from secondhand smoke, the study said.
Heartland announces new festival dedicated to short films
The Indy Shorts International Film Fest is scheduled for late July at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. It will exclusively feature films shorter than 40 minutes, including films that will be eligible for Academy Awards.
Exec blamed for leadership exodus at Baldwin & Lyons resigns from firm
Steven Shapiro—who was blamed for a major squabble that sent three top executives fleeing from Carmel-based Baldwin & Lyons Inc. two years ago—has now himself left the insurance company.
Biodiversity champion wins Indianapolis Prize for conservation work
The seventh recipient of the prize has been credited with protecting hundreds of species and millions of acres of critical habitat around the world. He will receive $250,000.
Adviser who defrauded former Colt of $4.7M gets seven years in prison
Kenneth Ray Cleveland, 64, received the punishment from U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt after pleading guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges.
Airport sets monthly records for passenger traffic
Indianapolis International Airport experienced record-breaking passenger traffic in January and March, airport officials announced Friday.
DePauw lands $20M gift from former Wells Fargo chairman, wife
DePauw University has received a $20 million donation from 1968 graduates Steve and Karen Sanger to create a leadership program, the school announced Thursday.
EDITORIAL: Allow ailing IPS to cash in on Broad Ripple property
Developers are salivating over the 16-acre property and gearing up to offer millions of dollars to buy it.
Study finds that generic drugs suffer more recalls
Researchers from three universities, including Indiana University, have found that price competition in the generic drug market might be putting more patients at health risk due to a higher number of manufacturing-related product recalls.
STEM group to dole out millions in grants
The grants will increase access to hands-on computer science education for Indiana teachers and students and cover program fees and teacher professional development.
Ivy Tech Foundation lauded for fundraising
Ivy Tech raised $16.4 million in 2017, exceeding the No. 2 community college fundraiser by 43 percent, according to a survey.
Manufacturer of super-fast car moves onto Purdue campus
British carmaker Keating Supercars plans to produce the latest generation of its car, the Viperia Berus, on the West Lafayette campus. The car can travel more than 240 mph and is anticipated to sell for $180,000 to $250,000.
Frontier adding year-round nonstop flights from Indy to San Diego
The twice-weekly flights will depart Indianapolis International Airport on Mondays and Fridays starting Aug. 13.
Health care research company terminating 98 workers in Indianapolis
In a letter to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, the company said “changing business needs require us to reduce operations at this facility.”
Industrial-automation firm to open Whitestown warehouse, hire hundreds
A Fortune 500 company will invest $16.4 million in Boone County as it shutters warehouses in Illinois and Tennessee and consolidates those functions here.