IBJ Staff

Incentives have long been used as an effective tool in business to improve employee performance. But can a concept that helps companies motivate workers also work in public education? Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett is hoping it can. On May 18, he announced an awards program in which 12 high schools that achieve […]

A panel of five veterans of real estate and construction provided industry insights at IBJ’s Power Breakfast May 1 at the Westin Indianapolis. The panelists were: Mary Beth Kohart, a principal and vice president in the local office of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker; Danny Marr, a partner and principal broker for Veritas Realty; Andrew Morris, […]

An overnight police chase ended in a serious crash that sent two people to the hospital. The driver of a gray Nissan took off after police tried to pull him over for having his headlights off at 56th and Illinois streets. The driver made it to 38th Street before crashing into a black Chrysler driven […]

A judge will sentence a former Franklin Township school bus driver today for being drunk while driving students home in March. Phillip Leslie pleaded guilty to a felony count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Police say he drove more than 100 Franklin Township students home that day with a blood-alcohol level nearly three times […]

Purdue and Anderson universities this fall will begin partnering to offer students the chance to earn two master’s degrees at the same time. The program will enable students, within three years, to receive an MBA from Anderson and a master of science in technology from Purdue. It is intended for professionals working in technology-related industries […]

This afternoon, about 160 Indiana National Guard Troops will leave Columbus and begin their journey to Iraq. The soldiers are part of the guard’s 1,313th Engineering Co. based at Camp Atterbury. The soldiers will spend time training at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin before being deployed to conduct a wide range of engineering operations in Iraq. […]

Purdue and Anderson universities this fall will begin partnering to offer students the chance to earn two master’s degrees at the same time. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4   The program will enable students, within three years, to receive an MBA from Anderson and a master of science in technology from Purdue. It is […]

The ticket giveaway contest is taking a two-week hiatus. Look for a new contest in the June 4 e-mail blast. Last week, I offered four tickets to any film in the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s Summer Nights film series. It opens June 5 with “The Bourne Identity” and continues weekly with such films as “Roman […]

Last week, I offered four tickets to any film in the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s Summer Nights film series and asked you to describe what you’d find in an ideal picnic basket. Here’s a sample of the more than 125 responses: “A sandwich – Dagwood Bumstead style.” (Erin Beaver) “Peppered turkey and provolone mini sandwiches, […]

UMB Bank has acquired the corporate trust business of Harris bank for an undisclosed price. The deal, which closed last week, includes 80 accounts and $213 million in assets, UMB President and Chief Operating Officer Peter deSilva said today. Corporate trust units underwrite corporate and government bonds. UMB, headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., added the […]

State Farm Insurance will pay $275,000 and continue to re-evaluate thousands of unpaid claims from a 2006 hailstorm that hit Indiana. The payment, announced today by the Indiana Department of Insurance, will go to the state’s general fund to cover the cost of the department’s examination of State Farm. It comes on top of nearly […]

An activist group says it has conducted sting operations at CVS Caremark Corp. stores in Indiana and eight other states. The group has called a news conference tomorrow to disclose evidence it says will prove Indianapolis-area stores sell expired products. The group, Change to Win, says half of the Indianapolis-area stores it visited sold expired […]

An Indianapolis police officer will talk to the media this afternoon for the first time since he was injured in the line of duty. Jason Fishburn was shot in the head while chasing a murder suspect last July. He returned to the job Monday, working four days a week at the police training academy as […]

A New Whiteland mother has died after suffering extensive injuries in a case that police say is extremely suspicious. Officers found Kimberly Soper, 32, at the bottom of a flight of stairs after her husband called 911. Soper was rushed to the hospital with extensive skull fractures and internal bleeding. Investigators say her injuries were […]

500 Festival Community Day is underway at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Fans can mingle with drivers during a series of autograph sessions, watch race teams during pit-stop practice, and even take the family sedan for a drive on the world’s most famous race track. Admission is $7. Activities end at 6 p.m.