Finish Line taps Nordstrom exec to lead merchandising
The move comes as Finish Line’s new CEO strives to improve performance issues that caused the retailer to lose $32 million in sales in its fiscal third quarter.
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Ballard joins UIndy institute as visiting fellow
Former Mayor Greg Ballard has joined the University of Indianapolis as a visiting fellow of the Institute for Civic Leadership & Mayoral Archives, UIndy announced Wednesday morning.
Sanders becomes first presidential candidate to run TV ads in Indy
The Democrat’s campaign has placed orders for ads on all five major stations in Indianapolis.
Heidi Cruz will campaign in Indy, Martinsville this week
Heidi Cruz is a managing director at Goldman Sachs, which she joined in 2005, and where she runs the Houston wealth management unit. She’s on an unpaid leave of absence during her husband’s campaign.
Veteran economic development exec takes Morgan County job
Mike Dellinger has been named executive director of the Morgan County Economic Development Corp.
CNO Financial acquires stake in investment firm
The deal also calls for CNO to make general account investments of about $250 million over an undisclosed period of time. It also agreed invest $30 million in TCP's publicly traded business development company, TCP Capital Corp.
Calumet shares plummet on dropped dividend, higher debt
Shares in Indianapolis-based Calumet Specialty Products Partners fell 30 percent in after-hours trading Friday and dropped another 53 percent Monday morning.
Trump expected to visit Indianapolis this week
Indianapolis police say they were notified that Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is planning an event in the city, but they received no details.
Donors pledge $15.4M to Ivy Tech’s central Indiana region
Launching a $22 million fundraising campaign on Friday, Ivy Tech officials announced that more than two-thirds already had been pledged, including the largest gift in the system’s history.
Modeling agency founder Helen Wells dies at 89
Hundreds of admirers took to Facebook to remember Helen Wells, who started her agency in 1980 and provided talent to many of Indiana's top companies.
State jobless rate rises on surge in labor force
Indiana’s unemployment rate jumped to 5 percent in March as a surge of jobless Hoosiers declared themselves ready to find work.
Indiana Bar Foundation gets $7M from mortgage settlement
The Indiana Bar Foundation will only be able to use its settlement funds for programs covering mortgage foreclosures and community development, foundation leaders said.
Marian University lands $15M in donations for new facilities
Marian University has raised $15 million through several donations that it will use as part of a $30 million plan to build new facilities on its Indianapolis campus, school officials announced Thursday.
EDITORIAL: GOP should ditch outdated anti-gay marriage plank
From a policy perspective, dropping the provision from the Indiana Republican Party platform would simply be an acknowledgement that the issue is settled.
Area home builders off to best first quarter since 2007
Indianapolis-area residential builders are off to their best start in almost a decade thanks to a big surge in new-home buying the past two months.
IU to name broadcast studio for alum Beckley
The Ken and Audrey Beckley Studio will serve as a facility for TV broadcast news classes and production workshops, as well as for IUSTV, the student-run television station, for coverage of basketball and football.
New manufacturer for boating, RVs to take root, hire 198
Indiana Composites, a fledgling maker of fiberglass components for the boating, RV and specialty vehicle markets, plans to buy, renovate and equip a 75,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.
City to dub downtown transit center after Carson
Former U.S. Rep. Julia Carson was instrumental in securing funding for an Indianapolis public transportation hub.
CNO Financial shakes up senior executive team
The Carmel-based company has a hired a president and promoted longtime exec Erik Helding to chief financial officer. The company also announced the departure of its chief business officer.
PROXY CORNER: First Merchants Corp.
First Merchants Corp. operates 116 branches in 27 Indiana counties, two Ohio counties and two Illinois counties.