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.
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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.
Miller Pipeline purchases Illinois-based contractor
Indianapolis-based Miller Pipeline Corp. announced Monday morning that it has purchased Illinois-based Elcon Pipeline Inc.,
marking the company’s fifth acquisition in the past four years.
EnerDel parent receives $20M investment
The parent of EnerDel, an Indianapolis-based producer of automotive lithium-ion batteries, announced Monday morning that it
has received about $20 million in investment capital from a Japanese company.
Delphi to supply Allison with hybrid components
Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission Inc. announced Monday morning that it has entered into a long-term agreement to have Delphi Automotive Systems Inc. supply it with hybrid drive-system components and energy-storage systems.
Cookware plant closing in Fort Wayne, idling 190 workers
Fort Wayne-based Lincoln Foodservice Products Inc. has notified state officials that it will close its “small wares”
plant there and let go 190 employees.
Holiday Wish List
Here is a list of Indianapolis-area not-for-profit organizations and the things each needs most.
Airport adds events to draw more people, revenue for vendors
One of the first things new airport CEO John Clark said he wanted to do was to squeeze more use—and revenue—out
of the new airport terminal’s Civic Plaza space.
Motorsports industry show to stay here through 2015
The inaugural show opened Dec. 2 at the Indiana Convention Center, and is expected to draw more than
10,000 attendees.
Sarah Fisher Racing triples size of race shop on city’s west side
The team moved just a few suites down from its Park 100 facility, but officials said it’s a big move
for the Indianapolis-based Indy Racing League operation.
Lilly Endowment gives International Center $500,000 for 2010
The not-for-profit will use the money to fund existing programs, such as the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor
Leadership Program, and begin new ones.
Health care reform could drive more people to buy their own insurance
If Congress passes health care reform, more people will become like Juli Erhart-Graves, whose family spends nearly 18 percent
of its income on health insurance and out-of-pocket medical costs.