Mainstreet accused of not paying nearly $2M in fees to adviser
A Chicago investment broker says the Carmel-based developer of transitional care properties is refusing to pay up for lining up a major investor in several projects.
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Dental school launches $21.6M expansion project
The school, on the IUPUI campus, broke ground Sept. 23 on the 45,000-square-foot addition. It will house 125 new patient treatment rooms, spread over three floors, that will provide more elbow room for dentists, faculty and patients.
Mandatory flu vaccines remain a sticking point in Indiana
The issue has continued to flare up regularly since Indiana University Health fired eight employees in 2012 for refusing to get a flu vaccination.
Community Health Network to close Guion Road hospital
The hospital system, which scaled back operations at Community Hospital Westview last year, said it made the decision to close it entirely after a "thorough evaluation of its care delivery models" in Indiana.
Hospitals, state push to reduce infant mortality in Indiana
Indiana is the 10th highest state for children not reaching their first birthday. Hospitals and public officials want to turn that around.
Wall Street analysts jumping on Lilly train
For more than two years, Eli Lilly and Co. has pushed the message that the worst days are over and a brighter future is just around the corner. Now, finally, Wall Street is starting to believe.
Americans getting fed up over high drug prices
A new poll shows that a growing number of people feel drug prices are unreasonable, and they favor a variety of government actions to keep prices down.
St. Vincent loses court battle over $15 million hospital loan
The case centered on an 80-year-old dilapidated hospital in eastern Indiana that St. Vincent bought in 2000. St. Vincent replaced it with a new hospital, called St. Vincent Randolph, at a cost of about $15.5 million.
Both Gregg, Holcomb favor ‘all-of-the-above’ energy strategy
Based on their records and campaign promises, neither of the major party candidates for governor seem likely to radically reshape Indiana’s energy policies.
New firm focuses on innovations, including ‘ear in a dish’
In a Q&A, Monon Bioventures CEO Joe Trebley talks about the goals and ambitions of his one-year-old firm.
Health coalition to push for big tax increase on cigarettes
A broad-based alliance of health and business groups warns that medical costs will keep soaring unless state leaders take steps to promote healthy living, including new restrictions and higher taxes on cigarettes.
IU Research and Technology Corp. moves from canal to campus
A center that helps Indiana University researchers commercialize their discoveries has moved its operations to be closer to faculty, industry and research partners.
IU Health Plans quits Obamacare exchange, citing ‘heightened financial uncertainty’
The move combined with other insurer defections will leave Hoosiers with just five Obamacare marketplace options.
IU School of Dentistry moves ahead on $21M expansion
It’s the first significant addition in four decades to the 136-year-old institution, the only dental school in Indiana.
State seeking input on IPL’s $100M plan to upgrade Petersburg plant
The utility says the move would allow it to keep burning coal at the Pike County plant and meet strict environmental regulations for sulfur dioxide and coal ash.
The Interview Issue: Jeff Harrison
The decisions Jeff Harrison makes affect 400,000 customers in central Indiana—when they turn on their kitchen faucets, flush their toilets, heat their homes with natural gas, or pay their utility bills.
The Interview Issue: Dave Ricks
On Jan. 1, Dave Ricks becomes CEO of drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. as it tries to launch new products after a tough stretch of patent expirations. To prepare, Ricks has spent a lot of time with outgoing CEO John Lechleiter “learning from the master.”
Indiana hospitals seeing fewer readmissions
A new government report shows that readmissions at Indiana hospitals dipped by 7.5 percent over a five-year period. Nationally, readmission rates fell by 8 percent over the same period.
Super-sized laundry co-op serves 55 hospitals, 700 clinics
Just two years after United Hospital Services pushed into Kokomo by merging with North Central Indiana Linen Service, the co-op is planning its next move—this time into northwest Indiana.
Noblesville travel nursing firm bought by Denver company
A company founded in 1999 with $30,000 and a home computer grew into a multimillion-dollar business. Now it will be part of a Denver health staffing company.