Johnson County woman guilty of securities fraud
Wanda Robertson was sentenced to eight years in prison, with four years suspended, after pleading guilty Wednesday.
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Hill-Rom hires new CEO
John J. Greisch was most recently president of international operations at Baxter International Inc.
MedTech College bought by private equity firm
MedTech, whose flagship campus is located on the city’s northeast side, provides degrees in biotechnology and nursing, as
well as in other health-care related programs.
Hungarian court decision could favor Emmis station
A Hungary radio station operated by Emmis until late last year might broadcast again following a court decision.
Witham planning bond sale to acquire Anson site
Lebanon-based hospital system also wants to refinance about $21 million in debt on new medical office building.
Alcoa plant in Indiana plans up to 145 layoffs
Alcoa’s Warrick Operations in Newburgh said the layoffs in its rigid packaging division are in response to a declining demand for its products.
ChaCha raises $7 million in venture funding
ChaCha, a Carmel-based mobile search engine, announced Monday morning that it has closed on $7 million in venture funding.
Volunteers sought to host dinners
Central Indiana residents are being invited to host informal dinners for small groups of foreign visitors.
EDITORIAL: City should phase in new fees
Mayor Greg Ballard is on the right track with his plan to ask the City-Council to raise fees on businesses in order to
improve code enforcement. But the push-back he’s receiving from
the business community is understandable.
Entrepreneur says quality of venture capital as important as quantity
Jim Pearson knows a thing or two about raising money from venture capitalists. And he has some advice for BioCrossroads:
Teach entrepreneurs the value of money.
Duke Energy seeks less for study related to Edwardsport plant
The utility that asked state regulators permission to have customers pay $121 million for a geological study now seeks $42
million.
Prairie View co-founder joins Essig Golf as vice president
Brian Nicholoff’s focus will be on bringing new clients and business ventures to Essig, which manages four central Indiana
golf courses.
Buckingham tapped to develop mixed-use project near IUPUI
Former YMCA branch at 860 W. 10th St. would be razed to make way for retail and housing.
Fund-raisers a little more optimistic as 2009 ends
People who raise money for a living are more optimistic about their prospects now than they were six months ago, reports
the Center on Philanthropy at IUPUI.
IUPUI dedicates engineering lab funded by Carrier Corp.
Over the past four years, Carrier has donated $71,000 for the purchase of equipment and software that will
allow mechanical engineering students at IUPUI to do more advanced work.
Indy Visitors Channel sponsors contest for businesses
The contest offers businesses a chance to promote something about themselves that might be of interest
to hotel guests in the area.
NFP of NOTE: Net Literacy
Net Literacy increases computer access, computer and Internet literacy, and Internet safety awareness while providing student
volunteers job skills, life skills, and an opportunity to participate in service to their community.
Indiana, Michigan library groups merge to cut costs
The Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority, known as ICOLSA, has merged with the Michigan Library Consortium to form
the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services.