Sisters start new trucking firm
Two former executives of Carmel-based Performance Marketing Group have launched Rapid Freight Solutions.
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Tour highlights alternative energy in central Indiana
An event stretching from Noblesville to Bargersville might be the best opportunity ever to check out wind- and solar-energy
projects in one afternoon.
Architecture firms launch energy venture
Architectural and engineering firm Schmidt Associates Inc. and mechanical contractor Johnson Melloh Inc.
have partnered to form Energy Solutions by JMS, which will promote energy-savings programs to school
districts, libraries and units of local government throughout the state.
Clarian CEO pines anew for public insurance option
Most business groups cheered when Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., introduced a health reform bill with no so-called public option,
a controversial government-run insurance plan for working adults. But there’s a big group that would like
to see it back on the table—hospitals.
NFP of NOTE: St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild
St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild’s mission is to raise funds for the services and programs of Wishard Health Services.
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EDITORIAL: Go with care on energy projects
One of the great conundrums of our time is how to maintain the most comfortable and convenient lifestyle in the history
of the human race without destroying the environment.
Historic Landmarks returning to headquarters
The Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana is set to return to its headquarters in downtown Indianapolis tomorrow, six
months after a fire at a neighboring apartment project displaced the not-for-profit.
Lilly agrees to settle more state Zyprexa suits
Eli Lilly and Co. has agreed to confidential terms to settle lawsuits brought by seven states alleging the company illegally
marketed bestselling antipsychotic drug Zyprexa, Bloomberg News reported today.
IndyGo ends commuter bus route from Greenwood
Due to low ridership, the IndyGo Commuter Express route from Greenwood to downtown Indianapolis will end Dec. 1.
Comcast rolls out on-demand education offerings
Comcast Corp. is making videos seen on the Discovery Education channel available on demand to its Indianapolis-area digital
subscribers, the cable television company announced today.
NASDAQ threatens to delist Emmis stock
NASDAQ has notified Emmis Communications Corp. that it is in danger of being delisted if the company’s stock doesn’t rise
above the minimum bid price of $1 per share within the next six months.
Regulators close Irwin banking operations
State and federal regulators shut down the two banking subsidiaries of ailing Irwin Financial Corp. of
Columbus. The action makes Irwin Union Bank and Irwin Union Bank FSB the first financial institution failures in Indiana since
steep losses hit the industry last year.
State’s jobless rate dips, but decline could be temporary
Indiana’s unemployment rate in August fell below double digits for the first time since April, the Indiana Department of Workforce
Development said this morning, but the decline could just be a blip.
Indians report 2009 attendance figures
The Tribe attracted 549,552 fans (8,202 per game) to Victory Field this season—its third-best average
since 2001.
Super Bowl Committee adds vice president of event operations
The 2012 host committee recently hired South Bend native and Indiana University graduate Michelle Raines,
who previously served in senior management roles for four Republican national conventions.
New owner to rehab two century-old apartment buildings
A local real estate veteran who had planned to retire has instead jumped back into the game with the purchase of two vacant
downtown properties he plans to convert to market-rate apartments.
Weight-loss challenges at local firms raise money for charity
Employees at five different companies collectively lost 805 pounds over six weeks this summer. They also
raised $805 for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Indiana.