IndyGo’s daunting task: Turn drivers into health fanatics
Since starting a wellness program in 2010, IndyGo has seen employee participation climb from just a few, skeptical workers to 97 percent of the workforce.
John Russell
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DowDuPont unveils name for ag division: Corteva AgriScience
The agricultural spinoff includes the Indianapolis operations of the former Dow AgroSciences headquarters, which employs about 1,500.
Tridien job losses in Fishers climb to 80 as firm moves production offshore
Workers have filed for Trade Assistance Adjustment, a federal program that includes a range of benefits and services for employees who lose a job because of foreign trade.
IU Health operating earnings climb on strong patient volumes
The state’s largest health care system saw gains in admissions, inpatient days and surgeries, but visits to the ER and radiology exams dropped slightly.
Hospital construction boom fans overbuilding fears
Even before news broke that an unidentified health care system had lined up 30 acres at 96th Street and Spring Mill Road for a massive development, projects costing billions of dollars were underway or on the drawing board across the region.
St. Vincent says it remains ‘fully committed’ to West 86th Street campus
At the same time, the Indianapolis-based health system continues to sidestep questions about whether it is involved in a proposal to build a $1 billion hospital complex on a site just three miles from its 86th Street campus.
Franciscan nixes Carmel care center but prepares to open another in downtown Indy
Hospital systems have been opening urgent-care centers at a fast clip, using the small storefront locations to expand revenue, reduce demand on their emergency rooms, and get patients into their networks.
Hospital complex costing $1B planned for 96th and Spring Mill
Neighbors contacted about selling their homes to make way for the development say St. Vincent Health is behind it. But a St. Vincent spokeswoman said the organization does not have “details to share” at this time.
Hot-selling Lilly anti-inflammatory drug passes key hurdle for third use
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker said the medicine, called Taltz, proved effective for treating a type of back stiffness, and hopes to submit it for government approval this year.
Q&A: Winston Moore, a downtown barber who keeps secrets—but spreads news
Winston Moore, 71, has been cutting hair and telling stories in the basement of what's now known as Regions Tower since 1971, save for a six-year stint he spent in California.
New Community East is big bet as industry revenues slow
It will be smaller and sleeker and—if all goes according to plan—might actually make money, rather than ending each year in the red or barely breaking even.
Riverview Health to open 4 combination ER, urgent-care centers
The fast-growing health system, owned by Hamilton County, plans to begin construction this year and open the centers in Carmel, Fishers and Indianapolis in 2019.
St. Vincent adds micro-hospital to Hendricks County’s competitive health landscape
The Plainfield facility is the third of eight “neighborhood hospitals” St. Vincent plans to open in central Indiana as health systems try to stitch up the expanding Hendricks market.
Amid Atlanta expansion, Anthem won’t say if HQ is staying here
On Feb. 21, Anthem will break ground in Atlanta for a 21-story office tower called the Anthem Technology Center. When completed in two years, it will house about 3,000 Anthem workers.
Elanco uncertainty has Greenfield on edge
Since October, when Eli Lilly and Co. announced it was reviewing whether to sell or spin off Elanco, Greenfield city leaders have been wondering what the future holds for the city’s economy.
IPL cuts 100 jobs in Indiana, gets new president and CEO under corporate restructuring
The shakeup means that Rafael Sanchez, who has led the Indianapolis operations since June 2016, is out and will be replaced by a company official who will lead both Indiana and Ohio operations.
Indiana health officials try to fight hepatitis C epidemic with videoconferencing
Many rural counties, where the outbreaks are occurring in tandem with the opioid crisis, have few if any doctors who specialize in liver care or infectious diseases. The new program conducts virtual clinics to share information on complex treatments.
Flush with cash, Anthem to dole out $1,000 contributions to 58,000 employees, retirees
The Indianapolis-based insurer, which already has reaped more than $1 billion from recent tax reform measures, plans to help employees sock it away.
HHS secretary Azar to visit Indy as state awaits Medicaid work ruling
Barely two weeks after being confirmed as U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services, former Eli Lilly and Co. executive Alex Azar is returning to Indianapolis on Friday for an announcement with state officials.
Mainstreet sells two senior care facilities for $44 million
The Carmel-based developer and operator sold the two properties to Invesque, a public company it created and shares an address with.