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Zoo kicks off public phase of orangutan campaign
Indianapolis Zoo leaders staged a pep rally at Bankers Life Fieldhouse to garner support for what they call the “new team in town”—the seven orangutans expected to take up residence at the end of the year.
PROXY CORNER: ITT Educational Services
Carmel-based ITT Educational Services Inc. provides technology-oriented, post-secondary education, including associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees as well as non-degree programs.
EDITORIAL: IEDC secrecy draws needed light
Current and past leaders of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. should note that their lack of transparency on jobs has created a small miracle: virtual unity in the General Assembly.
Printing firm to bring 360 jobs to Jeffersonville
Ohio-based Standard Printing says it will invest nearly $10 million to lease and renovate a 335,000-square-foot facility.
Calumet goes back to market with public offering
The Indianapolis-based petroleum refiner plans to use proceeds from the 5.3 million unit stock offering for working capital, acquisitions and possibly the redemption or repurchase of debt.
Celadon, state plan major jobs announcement
Indianapolis-based trucking carrier Celadon Group Inc. and the state are set to make an announcement Tuesday morning “regarding hundreds of new jobs.” A source familiar with the deal said the announcement involves a previously announced driver education center.
NFP of NOTE: Little Red Door Cancer Agency
Little Red Door Cancer Agency strives to make the most of life and the least of cancer by reducing the physical, emotional and financial burdens of cancer for the medically underserved residents of central Indiana.
Book version of documentary on Indy radio debuts
The film and book chronicle the fierce competition among the top Indianapolis radio stations from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Summit’s headquarters earns double LEED certification
Summit earned the environmental accolades by including a variety of green-friendly features, including carpeting made from recycling materials, paints with low or no volatile organic compounds, and HVAC and LED lighting systems with energy-efficient controls.
EDITORIAL: Lilly’s strategy wooed investors
Eli Lilly and Co. shares have more than doubled over the past four years, an impressive run-up that has as much to do with the company’s well-crafted investor-relations message as it does scientific innovation.
At Home Quarterly: Marketplace
Indianapolis-area statistics on home sales, demographic trends and more.
Butler announces move to new Big East conference
Butler University, Creighton and Xavier will join the so-called Catholic 7 schools in the new basketball conference, the schools announced Wednesday. The conference agreed to play its men’s basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden for the next three years.
Indianapolis loses bid to host 2016 Olympic swim trials in stadium
Indianapolis has been eliminated as a candidate to host the 2016 U.S. Olympic swimming trials at Lucas Oil Stadium. USA Swimming told local leaders that the venue would be “challenging for creating an intimate swimming setting.”
Indianapolis chamber absorbs World Trade Club
The 46-year-old World Trade Club of Indiana is becoming part of the Indy Chamber—a move organizers hope will give the not-for-profit additional firepower as it works to educate, connect and grow Hoosier businesses in the international marketplace.
Indiana’s unemployment rate jumps to 8.6 percent
Indiana’s unemployment rate rose to 8.6 percent in January, from 8.3 percent in December, even though the state added 8,200 private-sector jobs during the month. The monthly rate hasn’t jumped that much since 2009.
Hurco names new president
Gregory S. Volovic has been at the machine-tool manufacturer since 2005 and most recently served as executive vice president of technology, operations and North American sales and service.
Indiana mutual fund ranked No. 1 by Lipper
Kirr Marbach & Co., one of the state's few home-grown mutual funds, has been honored by Lipper Inc. for having the best multi-cap core fund out of 647 funds over a three-year period.