Kroger Co. finally will begin work Tuesday on a new, 50,000-square-foot grocery store in Nora that met fierce opposition from the neighborhood’s community council. The $12 million project will replace six vacant buildings at 82nd and Evergreen streets on property the company will lease from local developer Sid Eskenazi. Cincinnati-based Kroger began discussions on the […]
Home sales increased last month in three central Indiana counties despite a 3-percent decline for the region as a whole. Marion, Johnson and Hancock counties had more sales in December than the same month in 2007, according to statistics compiled by F.C. Tucker Co. – for a total of 25 more deals. All told, 1,411 […]
Millions of people will crowd the National Mall in Washington tomorrow to watch Barack Obama be sworn in as the country’s first black president. Thousands of Hoosiers are expected to be in attendance, including Culver Academy’s Black Horse Troop, which will march in the inaugural parade, and Beech Grove residents Mike and Cheryl Fisher, who […]
Radio giant Clear Channel Communications Inc. is expected to implement a massive restructuring plan tomorrow that aims to cut $400 million in company costs. San Antonio-based Clear Channel has about 50 employees in Indianapolis; the company owns local radio stations WFBQ-FM 94.7, WRZX-FM 103.3 and WNDE-AM 1260, and its Clear Channel Outdoor billboard arm also […]
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and several local attractions are offering a number of ways to celebrate King’s legacy. Admission is free to the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis until 5 p.m. , and White River State Park attractions are giving free admission to visitors who bring a canned good donation for Gleaners Food […]
A Greenwood swim team member rescued her own coach from drowning Wednesday at Greenwood High School. Coach Chas Grimm passed out during an underwater swimming challenge between him and swim team members. Freshman Hannah Fuller says the coach was on his third lap when she saw him twist and float toward the surface. Fuller says […]
Cincinnati-based PDS Biotechnology Corp. will get $2 million from the state’s 21st Century Research and Technology Fund to move its headquarters and laboratory to Indiana. Founded in 2005, the “semi-virtual” company has four employees now; it anticipates ramping up operations over the next five years, eventually employing more than 50, CEO Frank Bedu-Addo said this […]
Democrats think they’ve seized on a flaw in the State of the State address Mitch Daniels delivered Jan. 14: The Republican governor, who spent much of his first term focusing on business issues, didn’t unveil a jobs package to rekindle the state’s economy. House Speaker Pat Bauer, a Democrat from South Bend, took advantage of […]
As restaurant locations go, Tomato Pie’s is far from ideal, tucked away in an aging strip mall in the shadow of Interstate 465 (9611 College Ave., 815-0011). But the pizza menu at this locally owned bistro aims to be noticed, with an ambitious array of unusual toppings like boiled eggs, linguine noodles and lentil beans […]
As restaurant locations go, Tomato Pie’s is far from ideal, tucked away in an aging strip mall in the shadow of Interstate 465 (9611 College Ave., 815-0011). But the pizza menu at this locally owned bistro aims to be noticed, with an ambitious array of unusual toppings like boiled eggs, linguine noodles and lentil beans […]
Indiana‘s higher education commissioner will leave his post April 30 to pursue other opportunities. Stan Jones has led the state agency that oversees colleges and universities since 1995. During Jones’ tenure at the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, he oversaw the creation of the 21st Century Scholars program, which helps low-income students to attend college, […]
West-Lafayette based Bioanalytical Systems Inc. restated its earnings on Wednesday and reported its second straight profitable year by posting a gain of $495,000 for the 12 months ended Sept. 30. Revenue in the fiscal year climbed nearly 5 percent, to $41.7 million.The company adjusted its earnings after incorrectly stating the tax provision for the fourth […]
Chrysler workers in Kokomo could find out today whether they will go back to work on Jan. 20, as scheduled, the Kokomo Tribune is reporting. Chrysler spokeswoman Mary Beth Halprin told the Tribune that production schedules are set on Thursdays, and that Chrysler could take into account December sales – which were down 53 percent […]
Fortune Industries Inc. eked out a profit of $44,000 in its first fiscal quarter – up from $10,000 in 2007 – even as revenue dropped to $36.2 million from $43.8 million in the same period last year. The Indianapolis-based company yesterday announced financial results for the quarter ended Nov. 30. “We are ecstatic to have […]
