Super Bowl Host Committee beefs up its staff
Three of the six additions are executives on loan from the Indiana Sports Corp. and the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors
Association.
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Canadian chip maker locating U.S. HQ in Fort Wayne
Saratoga Potato Chips plans to create 175 jobs in the northeastern Indiana city by 2013 and will begin hiring later this year.
Medical device firm eyeing Indianapolis growth
Greatbatch Medical wants to expand its facility on the east side of Indianapolis to accommodate its entrance into the orthopedics
market. The
New York-based company specializes in cardiovascular products.
Farmers Bank opening two branches in Hamilton County
Frankfort-based bank plans to open locations in Fishers and Noblesville as part of its plan to expand its presence in Hamilton
County.
Former loan officer charged with falsifying documents
Prosecutors say Robert Tolle falsified a construction progress inspection report while at Old National Bank. He faces a maximum
30-year prison sentence and $1 million fine.
Indiana mine operation to close
Peabody will close mine south of Terre Haute by mid-September, but a majority of the workers will move to jobs in other mining operations.
Solar firm investing $500M in unused Getrag plant; 850 jobs planned
A Colorado-based Abound Solar will get federal help taking over the empty Getrag plant on U.S. 31 near Kokomo,
creating as many as
850 jobs in the next three years and establishing what it says will be the largest such facility in the United States.
Widowed car dealer Christine Burd becomes mental health advocate
Burd, who is president of Burd Ford, a mother of four, and a fixture on television commercials for the dealership, has become
an advocate for mental health following her husband’s suicide.
Indy Racing League signs Avis as new sponsor
Avis will take an active role in promoting the series through e-mail campaigns, displays at select airports, and other large-scale
promotions, company officials said.
MillerWhite Marketing nabs Indiana State job
The firm was selected over another Indiana firm, a Texas firm and two Washington, D.C., firms to redesign the university’s
magazine.
Joe Andrew to chair international law firm
The former chairman of the Democratic party in Indiana was named co-chairman of the firm resulting from the June 9 merger
of Washington, D.C.-based Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP and United Kingdom-based Denton Wilde Sapte LLP.
New Conner Prairie exhibit could be set in 20th century
Work is starting at the former site of Liberty Corner on a new exhibit that will be announced in late summer or early fall.
EDITORIAL: New gun, booze laws make no sense
Businesses no longer can prohibit their employees from
bringing firearms to work, and everyone buying alcohol must show ID. Say what?
IBJ wins 9 national journalism awards
IBJ won eight awards at the Alliance of Area Business Publications’ summer conference June 26 in Indianapolis.
Vera Bradley files for $175M IPO
The 28-year-old company reported profit in its latest fiscal year of $43.2 million on $288.9 million in sales.
NFP of Note: ACLU of Indiana
The ACLU of Indiana promotes, protects and defends the rights, liberties and freedom guaranteed to all people in our state
by the U.S. and Indiana constitutions.
Daniels appoints trustees to IU, Purdue boards
Former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities among IU appointments.
Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration schedule
Indiana Black Expo kicks off its 40th annual Summer Celebration July 12 with a full schedule of events.