IBJ Staff

State and city officials will be at BioStorage Technologies Inc. on the west side of Indianapolis this morning to announce an expansion of the company. Indianapolis-based BioStorage Technologies provides long-term cold storage for advanced biomaterials used in drug development. The company, co-founded in 2002 by CEO Dr. F. John Mills, currently has 80 employees. BioStorage […]

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway this afternoon released a statement denying a published report that Tony George had been told to step down as CEO of IMS by the track’s board of directors after a meeting last night. The statement did confirm that George’s role in the management of various Hulman family businesses was discussed at […]

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 California-based Alorica Inc. announced today that it will create more than 600 jobs by establishing a customer-service center in Lafayette. The company, which provides customer-support services ranging from call-center operations to Web-traceable service logistics, will occupy a 49,900-square-foot building on Sagamore Parkway in a building previously used by an […]

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Raleigh, N.C.-based Stock Building Supply Holdings LLC notified the Indiana Department of Workforce Development yesterday that it will close its Franklin location, leaving 85 employees jobless. The troubled supplier of building materials said the store on North Morton Street should close July 12. The company has 200 locations in […]

Police have issued a safety alert after a central Indiana man was shot with a pellet gun over the weekend while walking the Monon Trail near the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The victim said four young boys approached him, and one of the boys shot him in the stomach. Indy Parks officials are urging people who […]

Vitor Meira was released from Methodist Hospital this morning, but he will need four to six months to fully heal after his serious crash at the Indianapolis 500. The IndyCar driver broke two vertebrae Sunday when he collided with rookie Raphael Matos late in the race. Fox 59 will have more at 10 p.m.

America’s longest continuous yard sale starts today. The National Historic Road Yard Sale along U.S. 40 stretches from Maryland to Illinois, covering six states and 824 miles. Here in Indiana, the sale runs from Richmond on the east side of the state to Terre Haute on the west side. The sale ends Sunday.

Indiana lawmakers will get a new look at the state’s finances today as they prepare for a special budget-writing legislative session in June. The State Budget Committee is slated to get a revised revenue forecast from a bipartisan group of fiscal analysts. A forecast released in April missed the mark by $255 million for revenue […]

Indiana’s farmers made quick progress last week planting corn and soybeans thanks to good weather that dried out fields after several rainy weeks. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said 55 percent of Indiana’s corn had been planted as of Sunday. That’s up from 24 percent a week before, but 19 days behind the average pace. […]

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and his Infrastructure Advisory Committee say they will welcome input from citizens today in the first of a series of public meetings to explore the city’s infrastructure needs and priorities. The meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Indianapolis Public Schools Center for Inquiry, 725 N. New Jersey St.

Twenty-one Indiana Chrysler dealers have until the end of the day to file an appeal as they try to stay in business. Chrysler is planning to shut down hundreds of dealerships on June 9 as part of its restructuring. Three of those dealers are in Indianapolis: Gene Beltz Shadeland Dodge, Palmer Dodge West on Pike […]

A massive, multistate yard sale begins tomorrow and runs through Sunday along U.S. 40. The Historic National Road Yard Sale stretches from Maryland through Illinois, and includes stops here in Indiana. The 824-mile long route will host a wide array of bargains from vendors and civic and church organizations.

Helio Castroneves has earned a record $3,048,005 for his third Indianapolis 500 victory. The prize money was awarded last night at the annual Victory Celebration Banquet. The largest purse in auto racing history boosted Castroneves’ career winnings at Indianapolis to a record $8.7 million.