Rolls-Royce PLC announced yesterday that it has landed a $106 million contract with the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command to help power KC-130J tanker aircraft flown by the Marine Corps. Indianapolis-based Rolls-Royce will provide engine management, support, troubleshooting, parts, supplies and logistics support for the Marine aircraft. The contract is for one year, plus three […]
Franklin University, a college based in Columbus, Ohio, is planning to open a location on the north side of Indianapolis, the school announced today. The 107-year-old school, which has enrollment of 11,000 at its main campus in Columbus and three suburban locations, hopes to expand outside of Ohio for the first time. Its growth plan […]
Ball State University President Jo Ann Gora has been chosen to receive TechPoint’s annual Trailblazer Award for “significant and lasting contributions to technology innovation in Indiana,” the statewide business-development group announced today. Gora will be recognized at the group’s annual Mira Awards, which honor the state’s top-performing companies, schools and individuals in technology-related pursuits. The […]
Five truckers called Indiana State Police last night, saying rocks, some the size of baseballs, hit their rigs near the Georgetown Road overpass over Interstate 65 on Indianapolis’ west side. One driver was hit in the face when a rock went through his windshield. Fox 59 will have more at 10 p.m.
Ball State University President Jo Ann Gora has been chosen to receive TechPoint’s annual Trailblazer Award for “significant and lasting contributions to technology innovation in Indiana,” the statewide business-development group announced today. Gora will be recognized at the group’s annual Mira Awards, which honor the state’s top-performing companies, schools and individuals in technology-related pursuits. The […]
More than 300 teachers employed by Indiana’s biggest school district could soon find themselves out of work. Indianapolis Public Schools officials are considering cuts as they deal with dwindling enrollment and a $25 million budget deficit. Layoffs could also affect about 40 other faculty members and at least 60 district administrators. The district will hold […]
Hundreds of volunteers are expected to participate in this Saturday’s Rebuilding Together Indianapolis program – a charitable effort to restore 20 homes on the near-southeast side of the city. Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, Wishard Health Services CEO Lisa Harris and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Michael Spears will be among those attending the event, which begins […]
Prominent downtown Indianapolis restaurant Mo’s … A Place for Steaks has a new owner after the eatery’s local managing partner bought out Milwaukee-based restaurant operator John Vassallo. Jeremiah Hamman, 34, is now the sole owner of the steakhouse at the northeast corner of Pennsylvania and Maryland streets. Terms of the deal, announced yesterday, were not […]
Two Indiana boys suffered burns to more than 90 percent of their bodies after an explosion at a fire pit in the Greene County town of Scotland. Nick Decker, 10, and Josh Merritt, 11, are in critical condition at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. Neighbors say no one was supervising the boys Saturday when […]
Franklin, about 15 miles south of Indianapolis, is hiring workers to clean up dozens of vacant flood-damaged properties to prevent them from turning into eyesores or targets for vandals. The owners of 57 houses damaged by flooding last June in Franklin have agreed to allow the city to mow the grass, secure doors and pick […]
Hundreds of volunteers are expected to participate in this Saturday’s Rebuilding Together Indianapolis program – a charitable effort to restore 20 homes on the near-southeast side of the city. Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, Wishard Health Services CEO Lisa Harris and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Michael Spears will be among those attending the event, which begins […]
Prominent downtown Indianapolis restaurant Mo’s … A Place for Steaks has a new owner after the eatery’s local managing partner bought out Milwaukee-based restaurant operator John Vassallo. Jeremiah Hamman, 34, is now the sole owner of the steakhouse at the northeast corner of Pennsylvania and Maryland streets. Terms of the deal, announced yesterday, were not disclosed. Hamman […]
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 […]
Indianapolis-based wireless-device distributor Brightpoint Inc. has joined the Fortune 500 for the first time, coming in 496th with $4.6 billion in 2008 revenue, according to the annual list of the nation’s largest companies released yesterday. Other Indiana companies to make the list: WellPoint Inc. (32), Eli Lilly and Co. (122), Cummins Inc. (181), NiSource Inc. […]
More than 32,000 firefighters will be in Indianapolis this week for the annual Fire Department Instructors Conference, which begins today. The city has hosted the event, billed as the largest firefighting convention in the world, since 1993. Attendees are expected to spend about $31 million. Fox 59 will have more at 10 p.m.
State lawmakers could conduct more negotiations today on legislation to help the Capital Improvement Board fill its $47 million budget deficit. Key elements of the proposal include higher hotel, liquor, car-rental and ticket taxes in Indianapolis. In order to be enacted, the plan needs to be approved by the Legislature by April 29. It must […]
People across the country are marking a tragic anniversary today. Ten years ago, 13 students and one teacher were killed in a shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. The school is closed today, and school officials plan a private memorial service tonight.
Friends and family will say goodbye today to a group of Hoosier engineers heading to Afghanistan. The 170 National Guard soldiers are based in LaPorte. The carpenters, electricians, heavy-equipment operators and others will work to improve living conditions and quality of life for U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan. The departure ceremony will be held at […]
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 […]
