Ivy Tech Community College President Tom Snyder has been named one of four remaining candidates for the position of chancellor of the State University System of Florida, the St. Petersburg Times reported yesterday. A search committee trimmed a list of 13 candidates to four who will be interviewed for the job on Friday. A recommendation […]
Massachusetts-based Stride Rite Corp. has notified the Indiana Department of Workforce Development that the company will close its distribution center in Huntington, leaving 120 employees jobless. The footwear and apparel retailer said Friday it plans to close the center on Sept. 18 and will lay off employees in two phases: 55 on Sept. 11 and […]
Indianapolis-based Fortune Industries Inc. managed a small profit in its fiscal third quarter – its third straight profitable quarter, the company announced this morning. Profit for the period ended May 31 rose to $318,000 compared to a loss of $2.9 million in the same quarter a year ago. Revenue fell to $15.4 million from $40.2 […]
Indianapolis-based Fortune Industries Inc. managed a small profit in its third quarter and now has turned a profit in each
of its last three quarters, the company announced this morning.
Emmis Communications Corp. reported a quarterly profit today after buying back a big chunk of its own debt on the cheap, but
the outlook for the company remains grim. The radio broadcaster and magazine publisher saw revenue plunge 27 percent.
Duke Energy has proposed spending $121 million to study the feasibility of injecting carbon dioxide deep underground, adding
1 percent to the average ratepayer’s bill between 2010 and 2013.
New restaurants include Iozzo’s Garden of Italy, slated to open July 17 at 946 S. Meridian St.,
in the former home of Leland’s and Cafe@Ray. The owner’s grandfather in the 1940s owned an
800-seat restaurant of the same name where the Hyatt Regency now stands.
Damar Services has closed its four-year, $6 million capital campaign, thanks to a donation of eight acres of land from
South Bend-based Holladay Properties.
Carmel-based Conseco Inc., still a bit strapped for cash, brought in a reinsurance company to shoulder some of the risk
of its life insurance policies. Minnesota-based Wilton Reassurance Co. will pay $57.5 million to Conseco as a ceding
commission to co-insure and administer 104,000 policies held by Conseco subsidiaries.
Emmis Communications Corp. reported a quarterly profit today after buying back a big chunk of its own debt on the cheap, but the outlook for the company remains grim. The radio broadcaster and magazine publisher saw revenue plunge 27 percent. Indianapolis-based Emmis turned a profit of $7.5 million, or 20 cents per share, for the […]
Purdue University researcher Philip Low, also the chief science officer for West Lafayette-based Endocyte Inc., has developed
a prostate cancer “homing device” to help anti-cancer agents specifically target prostate
cancer tumors.
Indianapolis-based merchandiser MainGate Inc. continues scoring deals with National Football League teams.
On July 7, company officials announced they had signed a 10-year deal to be the exclusive retail and merchandising company
for the Minnesota Vikings.
A state budget was passed June 30, but it’s balanced on the backs of poor children. Legislators
deserve praise for at least slightly increasing overall education funding, but because of a flawed funding
formula, urban districts such as Indianapolis Public Schools actually will lose money in the next two
years.
Home-sale agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area dipped 1.4 percent in June compared to the same month a year
ago, according to a report released today by F.C. Tucker Co.
Officials for the Indiana Department of Administration and the Indiana Department of Transportation say an expanded contracting initiative will help local governments save $8.5 million this winter. OneIndiana invites cities, towns, counties and schools to participate in the state’s contracting process. The first contract will deal with road salt. Combining city, county and salt needs […]
Local police officers are partnering with “Operation Lifesaver” today to crack down on unsafe driving habits near train tracks. Last year, 19 people were killed in train-automobile collisions in Indiana. Another 45 people were hurt. There have been 29 train-auto crashes so far in 2009.
Home-sale agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area dipped 1.4 percent in June compared to the same month a year ago, according to a report released today by F.C. Tucker Co. Pending home sales fell from 2,330 in June 2008 to 2,298 in June 2009, the Indianapolis-based real estate company said. Year-to-date, the decline is steeper, […]
A Noblesville man was sentenced to one year of home detention yesterday after pleading guilty to mortgage fraud in federal
court. Marvin G. Hampton also was ordered to pay $262,424.76 in restitution to three lending institutions.
Last week I offered a pair of tickets to see the Celtic band Gaelic Storm at the Vogue, where it will be performing July 30. I also asked you to name your favorite band in a movie. Here are some of the responses (beyond the many Spinal Tap, Commitments, “Drumline” drummers, and Beatles picks) which […]
