Holiday Wish List
Here is a list of Indianapolis-area not-for-profit organizations and the things each needs most.
IBJ Staff
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INDOT using federal funds to improve transportation options near schools
The Safe Routes to School program “aims to influence a new generation of healthy, sustainable travel
behavior,” says INDOT.
Fishers-based Buckaroo Marketing grows with acquisition
The firm founded in 1999 recently announced it bought Indianapolis-based Zent Consulting. Financial terms
of the deal were not disclosed.
Noble of Indiana to provide in-home services to disabled
The service will launch in February. Its goal is to serve 15 clients by June 30, 2010.
Health care reform would push state to hike Medicaid pay to docs
An actuarial report prepared by the local office of Milliman Inc., a Seattle-based consulting firm, projects
that the state of Indiana would have to hike its Medicaid payments by one-third in order to entice more
doctors into the program.
Loss of partner at accounting firm Greenwalt Sponsel results in new name
The firm is now Greenwalt CPAs following the departure in September of Tom Sponsel, who launched Sponsel CPA Group.
Danica Patrick’s NASCAR move could fuel MainGate growth
MainGate holds an exclusive license to make and sell Patrick’s IRL-centric merchandise, and is
now in negotiations with New York-based IMG to get part of her NASCAR-related business.
EDITORIAL: Loss of tennis tournament an ominous sign for city
It’s hard to fathom how Indianapolis lost the Indianapolis Tennis Championships—an event with 90 years of history—without
anyone in the city sounding an alarm.
PROXY CORNER: Calumet Specialty Products Partners
Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP processes crude oil into lubricating oils, solvents and waxes, as well as into gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
South Bend mental health facility cutting 100 jobs
The Madison Center in South Bend has notified state officials that 100 employees at the mental health facility will lose their jobs.
Conseco wins dismissal of GM Building lawsuit
A U.S. District judge threw out the lawsuit against Conseco, saying the company’s emergence from bankruptcy in September
2003 wiped out prior legal claims.
University of Indianapolis names new business dean
Sheela Yadav, a supply chain and engineering management expert, has been interim dean since July 2008.
Company’s medical device earns expedited review
FAST Diagnostics LLC said initial human trials on its method to measure kidney function faster and more accurately than existing
techniques could begin as early as next year, with commercialization following by 2012.
Ohio manufacturer expanding in northeast Indiana
An Ohio manufacturing company plans to spin off its machining and fabrication operations and set up shop in northeast Indiana,
creating 111 jobs by 2014, state economic development leaders said Tuesday evening.
Auto parts maker to add 130 jobs in Princeton
Automotive component maker Windsor Machine Group will invest more than $4 million to establish a manufacturing facility in
southwest Indiana, eventually creating as many as 130 jobs, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced early Wednesday.
Boone County shoots down $35M rezoning plan
Carmel-based Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator said it would continue to scout for sites in the Indianapolis
area.
Ariad asks court to restore patent-suit win against Lilly
A federal appeals court will decide whether Eli Lilly and Co. must pay $65.2 million in damages, plus royalties, over a drug-patent
claim.
Calumet selling 3 million shares in secondary offering
Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP is selling 3 million shares of common stock to pay debt and to finance requirements
of an agreement with another company.