The recession is hitting some northern Indiana counties so hard, even the Amish are making exceptions to their strict religious beliefs. In LaGrange and Elkhart counties, where much of the state’s Amish population is concentrated, the Amish church is allowing members to collect unemployment checks, the Chicago Tribune reported today. Amish shun most of life’s […]
Cinram Inc., a Toronto-based manufacturer and packager of CDs and CD-ROMs, plans to close its Indiana plant, costing 330 workers their jobs, according to the Richmond Palladium-Item. Company officials told workers and Richmond city officials that the plant would close this summer in phases, with the first phase on June 16, the second on June […]
Joy’s House has created a registry at www.spreadingjoy.org. Donors can choose an item as expensive as a new sofa, or as
modest as a cookie sheet with the assurance that their money will be used specifically to buy that item.
A report due out later this month will show that Indiana is the state growing wind power at the fastest rate in the nation.
Casting the CIB’s deficit as an Indianapolis problem is simplistic and inaccurate because it overlooks the millions of dollars in state tax revenue generated by those venues and an endless list of vendors that do business with them.
Another rundown building near the northwest corner of Washington and Pennsylvania streets is getting some attention after years of neglect.
When it comes to health care reform, Eli Lilly and Co. has its derriere exposed more than its drugmaker peers.
4:59 Barber Lounge, a high-end men’s hair salon and spa across from Keystone at the Crossing, is back in business.
The Indiana chapter of the Arthritis Foundation works to improve lives through leadership in the prevention, control and cure
of arthritis and related diseases.
Optimedia Indianapolis recently signed a deal to handle 11 new Dairy Queen media markets in addition to the 23 currently held.
State senators will review a bill today that would put new restrictions and requirements on teenage drivers. Under a bill passed yesterday by the Indiana House, a Hoosier teen could receive his or her learner’s permit six months after their 15th birthday and a full license a year later. The bill also requires teens to […]
Indiana is extending the state tax-filing deadline for those trying to use its clogged online system. The Indiana Department of Revenue has extended the I-File state-tax deadline until midnight Sunday. A technology glitch slowed the state’s I-File system, and last-minute tax filers created a bottleneck yesterday.
One person faces formal charges of murder and reckless homicide following a deadly sword fight. Marion County prosecutors filed upgraded charges yesterday against Christopher Rondeau, 39. Rondeau’s uncle, Adolf Stegbauer, 69, and grandmother, Franziska Stegbaue, 77, were killed in the fight.
Duke Realty Corp. plans to sell 65.4 million common shares in a public offering in order to repay loans under its unsecured line of credit, the Indianapolis-based company announced yesterday afternoon. Duke today priced the offering at $7.65 per share, and said it hopes to raise $479.8 million in net proceeds. The company will reduce […]
The Municipal Corporations Committee of the City-County Council will hold a special meeting today to discuss funding problems and possible solutions for the Capital Improvement Board. The committee has invited the Indianapolis Colts and the Indiana Pacers to engage in an open discussion of the CIB’s recent financial problems. The public meeting begins at 6 […]
