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United Way chapters teaming to improve graduation rates
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard will participate Thursday morning in a national online meeting as part of an education initiative that hopes to attract 1 million volunteers.
Lafayette Life leaving in June; 159 jobs affected
All 159 employees of the insurance company will either relocate to Cincinnati or lose their jobs, according to a spokeswoman for Lafayette Life’s parent company. Lafayette Life was founded in 1905.
Indians renew TV deal for home games
All 72 home games for the Indianapolis Indians are scheduled for broadcast on Comcast's Xfinity and Bright House Networks.
Franciscan Alliance plans 84 jobs at Greenwood billing center
The Mishawaka-based Franciscan Alliance plans to spend $8.4 million to open an administrative center in Greenwood, creating 84 jobs in the next four years.
New York firm wins Steak n Shake ad account
Indianapolis-based restaurant chain selects Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal & Partners as agency of record for its $18 million advertising account, ending about two years of uncertainty surrounding its marketing efforts.
Former Irwin CEO takes helm of New York foundation
William I. Miller, the former CEO of Irwin Financial Corp., which went bankrupt in 2009, is joining The Wallace Foundation of New York as its president.
Bank seeks to foreclose on Polo Club restaurant
The south-side steakhouse is named in lawsuit stemming from a $1 million loan made to the former owners of a Steak & Ale restaurant at the location on South East Street.
Another suit filed in Emmis, financier dispute
Emmis Communications Corp. is accusing Alden Global Capital, which once backed Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan’s attempt to take the company private, of violating the “short-swing rule.” This is the third suit involving the parties since Smulyan called off the move last year.
State unemployment rate drops to 8.8 percent
The February decline marks the first time the state’s jobless rate has been below 9 percent since December 2008. Still, the state lost 1,600 private-sector jobs and 6,300 government jobs in February.
Butler University to close 102-year-old dance academy
Butler University said Thursday that it plans to close its Jordan Academy of Dance due to economic reasons. The academy, which has more than 200 students, ages 3-17, will shut down May 31.
EDITORIAL: Let’s abandon immigration bill
Lawmakers should take notice when broad swaths of society increasingly register opposition to pending legislation, and the immigration reform bill before the General Assembly is one such example.
WRTV Channel 6 to begin airing more high school, college sports
A partnership with HomeTown Sports Indiana will give more than a million Hoosiers access to a mixture of live and taped sporting events.
Carmel arts center reaches out to young professionals
The Center for the Performing Arts is launching its own young professionals networking group called “The Scene.”
Indiana report says drugstores, grocers best at not selling liquor to minors
Liquor stores didn’t do as well, undercutting their argument against allowing other retailers to sell cold beer.
NFP of NOTE: Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana Inc.
Gleaners’ mission is to end hunger by engaging individuals and communities to provide food for people in need.
Colts-themed restaurant in works in betting parlor space
A South Florida restaurateur has plans to open a Indianapolis Colts-themed restaurant in Claypool Court, a retail and hotel center near Circle Centre mall downtown.
IT firm sets up shop in Carmel, plans to hire 100
Tech firm Intact Integrated Services has moved its North American headquarters to Carmel, where it plans to add as many as 100 jobs by 2015, state economic development officials announced Wednesday morning.