Progress on the Prairie
It’s good to see Conner Prairie thriving after the rocky years it endured earlier in the decade.
IBJ Staff
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Ballard trip to explore clean energy
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and other city officials will travel to Brazil in May to explore renewable-energy production,
in hopes of making the city a leader in the technology.
Founders sell Greenwood firm
The three founders of Greenwood-based Leading Edge Commercial Real Estate Services have sold the firm’s commercial real estate division to one of their associates, Gretchen Radke.
IRL signs major new sponsors
In the last week of March, IRL officials put the finishing touches on four sponsorship deals.
Clarian ads win major award
Indianapolis ad firm The Heavyweights and its local client Clarian Health have won one of the ad industry’s biggest awards
for one component of Clarian’s “A Call to Change” campaign.
Mills: ‘It’s going to grow’-WEB ONLY
Bryan A. Mills, 48, was named Community Health Network’s next CEO March 31. He will become president of Indianapolis’ thirdlargest hospital system May 1 and replace Bill Corley as CEO sometime later this year. Mills said his first order of business is getting to know the team at Community, which includes 11,000 employees at five […]
EDITORIAL: Gambling habit puts state at risk-WEB ONLY
These must be bittersweet times for those who warned Indiana against rolling the dice on gambling back in the late 1980s. On one hand, they have the satisfaction of seeing their predictions come true. But confirmation of their fears about gambling comes at the state’s expense. As IBJ reported last week, now that gambling taxes […]
Daniels, advocates mark Child Abuse Awareness Month-WEB ONLY
Advocates for children joined Gov. Mitch Daniels at the Statehouse this morning to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect, and to gain the support of community members in the effort to protect victims. The event marked the official beginning of Child Abuse Prevention Month. Tonight, families will gain free admission to the Children’s Museum […]
Gunfire erupts in northwest-side neighborhood-WEB ONLY
One person is in the hospital after a disagreement led to gunfire in a near-northwest-side neighborhood. Police were called to the 2100 block of Sugar Grove Avenue early this morning. They believe the incident started as an altercation between two groups of people late Wednesday night. One of the groups returned and fired on the […]
Cell phone ban for teen drivers moves to House-WEB ONLY
A bill that would change driver’s license requirements for teenagers is heading to the Indiana House for a vote. If approved, teens would have to log at least 50 hours of supervised driving and wait longer before receiving a license. A House committee approved the bill yesterday. If lawmakers in both the House and Senate […]
Contest results-WEB ONLY
Last week, as an unimportant step in trying to win tickets to see “Treasure Island” at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, I asked you to name your favorite pirate. Here are some of the responses-excluding the expected Blackbeard, Captain Hook, and “Pirates of the Caribbean” characters. “Pittsburgh” (David Bolin) “It must really be saying something […]
Purdue nixes pay raises for most staffers-WEB ONLY
Most Purdue University employees won’t receive pay raises in the coming year because of the recession. Purdue announced yesterday that its budget for the coming fiscal year beginning in July won’t include any salary increases. However, a school statement said that faculty members who are promoted will receive those scheduled salary increases. University President France […]
Sheriff’s blood drive ends this afternoon-WEB ONLY
A blood drive sponsored today by the Marion County Sheriff’s Department ends at 2 p.m. People wanting to donate can stop by the Marion County Jail on Alabama Street.