Philanthropist, business leader Eccles dies at 76
Margot Lacy Eccles, a longtime Indianapolis philanthropist and business leader, died Monday at age 76, according to a statement from LDI Ltd.
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IBJ collects 9 print, online journalism awards
IBJ’s awards included a gold for the Health Care & Reform newsletter and a bronze for best website.
WTHR launching Spanish news webcast
The webcast will be recorded in the Channel 13 studios and will provide news updates, weather and sports in Spanish each weekday. It will be co-anchored by Marco Dominguez and Rossina Lazaneo.
History on the block
This example of Jacobethan Revival architectural style, the Glossbrenner Mansion at 3202 N. Meridian St., is about to be listed for sale.
DIRECTORY: Home Builders Directory
Mark S. Adams Building Corp. 8058 Bowline Drive, 46236 (317) 590-3690 / fax (317) 826-0120 Website: msabuildingcorp.com Average price of homes: $700,000 Areas of most activity: Marion County Head(s) of local operations, title(s): Mark Scott Adams, president Owner(s): Barbara W. Adams, Mark Scott Adams Established locally: 1980 Adams & Marshall Homes Inc. 9310 N. Meridian […]
EDITORIAL: Purdue launches grand experiment with Daniels pick
Purdue University, known for its outstanding academic programs, has long sought a higher national profile. Choosing Mitch Daniels as its president should go a long way toward achieving that goal.
Commuter matchmaker changes name, broadens service
Central Indiana Commuter Services becomes Commuter Connect, expects to work more closely with employers.
Library overhauls website to conform to mobile device, social media standards
Redesign should provide easier navigation on site that drew 9.5 million visits last year.
PROXY CORNER: Vera Bradley Inc.
Vera Bradley Inc., 2208 Production Road, Fort Wayne, Ind., 46808, sells handbags, accessories, paper-and-gift items and travel items through 55 retail stores, nine outlet stores, 3,300 specialty stores and through verabradley.com.
Ryland purchases 504 local lots from home builder
California-based Ryland Group Inc., the Indianapolis area’s third-largest home builder, said it bought the Indianapolis-area lots from Westport Homes.
Medical startup plans 71 jobs, seeks incentives
The city of Indianapolis granted preliminary approval for an eight-year tax abatement to Arcamed Inc., which plans to purchase $1.4 million in equipment to design and manufacture titanium and case-tray systems for surgical instruments.
Baby food maker adding 150 jobs in Lebanon
Skjodt-Barrett Contract Packaging said it plans to add the jobs by the end of September, about a year earlier than expected, due to increased demand for its products. The company has 100 employees.
Sprayer maker plans Mooresville expansion
Mooresville-based Equipment Technologies, which makes self-propelled sprayers for agriculture, says it plans to hire 56 new people by 2015 as part of an expansion.
RW Armstrong becomes unit of New York engineering firm
RW Armstrong and Associates Inc., Indianapolis’ fourth-largest engineering firm, has completed a merger with CHA Consulting Inc. that makes the local company a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Albany, N.Y.-based business.
At Home Quarterly: Marketplace
Indianapolis-area statistics on home sales, mortgage rates and demographics.
Mainstreet Property affiliate stages $110M IPO
Mainstreet owns 18 percent of HealthLease Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, which sold 11 million shares of stock at $10 each. The stock began trading Wednesday morning on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker HLP.UN.
Gov. Daniels to be named Purdue’s next president
Mitch Daniels, Indiana's two-term governor, will succeed France Cordova as Purdue University president, a source told IBJ Tuesday morning.
State’s unemployment rate held at 7.9 percent in May
The May jobless rate in Indiana was unchanged from April, although the state added 7,700 private-sector jobs last month, with gains in sectors including trade, transportation, utilities, and private educational and health services.