American Ninja Warrior coming to the Circle in Indy
The show will film in Indianapolis on April 27-28, although the crew will be setting up the course several days in advance, NBC officials confirmed.
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Former investment broker sentenced to one year
Ronald W. Nichter, 60, was found guilty of siphoning more than $160,000 from the investment accounts of 14 clients, including several who lived in Anderson, Pendleton, Greenfield and Shirley.
House passes fantasy sports bill after major changes
A bill to regulate daily fantasy sports games in Indiana moved one step closer to becoming law Thursday after receiving a major overhaul in the House.
EDITORIAL: Road funding worth a fight
Too many Indiana roads and bridges are in disrepair thanks to the Legislature’s reluctance in recent years to hammer out a long-term road-funding plan.
Branches won’t vanish, according to white paper
Bank branches aren’t undergoing extinction, but rather, evolution. And the oft-mentioned “branch of the future” is, in some respects, already here. That’s one conclusion of a January white paper from software company Financial Management Solutions Inc. The Atlanta-based organization said that despite declines in branch count and branch activity, “FMSI believes the branch in the […]
Salin taps banking veteran to lead wealth management
In his new role, John W. Coughlin, a 25-year-veteran of Indianapolis banks, will drive the bank’s investment, retirement, trust and estate, and insurance services strategies.
Indiana has fewer banks, but employment inching up
While the number of Indiana banks continues to decline, the number of workers they employ appears on the rebound. The number of federally insured institutions in Indiana stood at 119 at the end of 2015, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., down 31 percent since 2006. Full-time-equivalent employees at these banks, meanwhile, reached a […]
Angie’s List unveils new business model with free subscriptions
Angie’s List Inc. announced plans Thursday morning to overhaul its membership model by offering a tiered subscription plan that includes free access to its ratings and reviews.
Familiar group of Hoosiers back on billionaires list
Cook Group CEO Carl Cook remains the wealthiest Hoosier, with a fortune valued at $4.8 billion, a $1.7 billion drop from the prior year.
Andy Mohr expands into Bloomington with acquisitions
Andy Mohr Automotive Group Inc. has acquired Stephens Honda and Stephens Hyundai in Bloomington, the Indianapolis-based dealer announced Wednesday.
Penn State prof to lead IU informatics school
During Raj Acharya’s tenure at Penn State, the university's computer science research expenditure moved from 64th in the nation in 2001 to eighth in 2013.
EDITORIAL: Pence’s stubborn energy stance ill-serves state
Indiana should tackle the problem on its own, rather than letting federal regulators tell it what to do.
Indiana ranks 2nd-highest in life sciences exports
New data released by BioCrossroads shows life sciences companies in Indiana had $9.9 billion in export activity in 2016. That’s enough to rank Indiana second-highest in the United States. The data, compiled by the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, also found that life sciences exports make up 29 […]
Indy Chamber, Chase collaborate on grants for new export efforts
JPMorgan Chase provided $200,000 to fund the chamber’s GoGlobal Export Acceleration Grant program, which will target smaller companies and provide up to $5,000 in matching funds to cover business and marketing costs associated with new export activity.
Security-products firm Allegion plans to add 158 workers
The company plans to spend more than $13 million on the expansion, with most of the new jobs going to a factory on the east side of Indianapolis.
Mitch Daniels will take part in Super Tuesday watch party
The former governor who considered running for president will be part of a Q&A and panel discussion at Purdue University, where he is now president.
Buckingham buys downtown Janus Lofts building
The historic building on South Meridian Street downtown is more than a century old and was redeveloped into apartments in 2003.
Hoosiers give more to GOP presidential candidates overall, but Clinton leads pack
What’s most noticeable in the Federal Election Commission numbers is that Hoosiers don’t appear to be good at picking winners—at least not among Republicans.
Star publisher promoted by Gannett, replacement named
Karen Ferguson departs after five years as Indianapolis Star leader. She says her successor is ready to grow the paper.