UPS Foundation providing $50,000 for technology program
The Hire Technology manufacturing-logistics curriculum was developed by Conexus in partnership with Ivy Tech Community College.
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Institute for Working Families wants to extend subsidies
The institute’s latest report shows how relatively small pay increases can lead to big losses in benefits, including food stamps and child care vouchers.
Homestead credit sparks heated debate
Before the Indianapolis City-County Council adopted its budget Oct. 15, Republicans argued passionately to end a property-tax subsidy for the wealthy, and Democrats resisted.
NFP OF NOTE: Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra’s mission is to advance and promote music composed for the small orchestra through professional concert performances and education programs.
Developer secures financing for $9M Irvington project
Developers are one step closer to building a $9 million apartment project to replace a blighted former hotel in Irvington.
Local Easter Seals CEO to retire after 32 years
James Vento, president and CEO of Easter Seals Crossroads, is retiring after 32 years at the helm of the Indianapolis-based agency, the not-for-profit said Wednesday.
Kite Realty seeks $52 million in share offering
Kite Realty Group Trust Inc. is selling 10.5 million new shares at $5.20 per share in an offering set to raise at least $52 million for the Indianapolis-based retail developer.
Evans to lead AIT again as CEO leaves company
Ron Thieme, who took over as president and CEO of AIT Laboratories during a management shakeup earlier this year, is leaving the company, the Indianapolis-based firm announced Monday morning.
Area home-sale deals rise for 17th straight month
Home-sale agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area rose 3.8 percent in September, the 17th consecutive month of improvement in sales contracts.
Democrat-controlled committee OKs tapping CIB for $15M
The plan—opposed by Republican Mayor Greg Ballard and members of the CIB—now advances to the City-County Council.
ExactTarget buys interactive marketing firms for $116M
The newly public tech company said it paid $95.5 million for Atlanta-based Pardot LLC and $21 million for Indianapolis-based iGoDigital.
Communications firm Metronet plants flag in Indy area
The Evansville company plans to install more than 200 miles of fiber-optic lines in Franklin.
Indiana Rail Road plans to speed up trains, and traffic, in Bloomington
Track and crossing upgrades will allow Hoosier transportation company to reduce wait times for cars.
Banks’ market rankings stable despite deposit shifts
BMO Harris and PNC lost some deposits, but the biggest local banks by market share remained the same.
Rolls-Royce opens Indy service center
The aviation supplier’s first defense operations center in the United States is at its Meridian Street complex downtown.
Toyota supplier plans 116 jobs in Hancock County
Japan-based Tsuda Industries Co. Ltd. plans to spend $56.2 million to build a facility at Mount Comfort Air Park East, which should create 116 jobs by 2016, the company said Thursday.
EDITORIAL: City waterways plan awash in promise
It’s invigorating to see the big potential of grass-roots economic development efforts. Take, for example, the Reconnecting to Our Waterways initiative, a mammoth plan to use six waterways in the city to attract investment and improve the neighborhoods that surround them.
PROXY CORNER: Celadon Group Inc.
Indianapolis-based Celadon Group Inc. is a trucking company that provides long-haul, full-truckload freight service through Canada, the United States and Mexico.