Three Indiana companies among world’s most admired
Brightpoint, WellPoint and Cummins are recognized by Fortune magazine as being among the best in their industries.
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Magazine names Fishers ‘top affordable suburb’
The Bloomberg BusinessWeek survey gives the town north of Indianapolis high grades for “livability, safety, education, and economic performance.”
Medline opens Plainfield distribution center
Illinois-based medical supplies maker Medline Industries Inc. has opened a distribution center in Plainfield, hiring 50 workers.
Consumer group touts financial benefits of energy efficiency
Opponents of energy/climate change legislation—which has predominantly been in the form of so-called cap-and-trade
legislation—aren’t convinced.
Motorsports park proposed for southwest side of Indy
Plans call for a Motocross track, one-fifth-mile dirt track and ATV trails on
36 acres near Interstate 465 and Mann Road.
Barron’s magazine names state’s best financial advisers
The majority
of the top advisers work for Merrill Lynch, and all but two live in Indianapolis.
EDITORIAL: Run for president, Gov. Daniels
Gov. Mitch Daniels should step through the door he cracked open last month and throw
his hat in the ring. Voters would benefit from a new voice.
Developers line up for Westfield sports complex
Westfield’s Sports Commission is evaluating proposals from three firms interested in helping the town become “The
Family Sports Capital of America.”
PROXY CORNER: Hurco Cos. Inc.
Hurco Cos. Inc. designs and produces interactive computer controls, software and computerized machine systems for the worldwide metal-cutting and metal-forming industry.
Local motorsports marketing firm eyeing Asia
Just Marketing International in Zionsville plans to establish a presence in either Singapore or Hong Kong this year, to bolster
its global presence.
PANEL: Progress is being made on environmental issues in state
Experts
say Indianapolis is moving forward on recycling, that environmental research is discovering promising technologies, and that
manufacturers are finding new things to make. Local cognoscenti from the green community testify to these developments in
five included videos.
Local manufacturer closing plant, moving to Brazil
IVC Industrial Coatings Inc. is relocating its Indianapolis headquarters and manufacturing operations to west-central Indiana.
About 50 of its 55 employees have agreed to move.
IU cancer center names new director
Dr. Patrick J. Loehrer Sr. replaces Dr. Stephen D. Williams, the center’s founding director, who died of cancer in February
2009.
ExactTarget acquires Twitter support company
ExactTarget will use San Francisco-based CoTweet, which helps companies manage multiple Twitter accounts, for social-media
product development.
Ford supplier Lear to add 200-plus jobs in Hammond
Michigan-based auto components maker Lear Operations Corp. plans to invest more than $2.2 million to expand and upgrade its
manufacturing facility in Hammond, adding more than 285 jobs this year.
Hoosier Hysteria history available on demand
Bright House Networks, Comcast offer digital cable subscribers access to classic IHSAA boy’s basketball title games.
Indianapolis Indians use promotion to make Monday games profitable
Concession-stand items for $1 started drawing crowds a few years ago to what had been a slow night at Victory Field.