Warehouse company expands in Franklin
A refrigerated warehouse company plans to expand its facility in Franklin, investing $26 million and creating as many as 50 jobs by 2014.
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Local Emmis publication announces new editor
Emmis Publishing has hired Amanda Heckert, senior editor at Atlanta magazine, to replace David Zivan as editor of Indianapolis Monthly, the company announced Thursday.
Greenwood entices e-commerce company to stay
The Greenwood Redevelopment Commission on Tuesday evening approved an incentives agreement with One Click Ventures LLC, which plans to hire 109 people over the next five years.
Local air-freight operator fined $1M for security violation
OHL Solutions Inc. will pay a $1 million fine for shirking its duty to screen for explosives cargo bound for passenger planes at Indianapolis International Airport, U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett announced Wednesday morning.
Indianapolis Parks Foundation leader plans retirement
The Indianapolis Parks Foundation will start looking this week for a replacement for President Cindy Porteous, who plans to retire after 12 years at the not-for-profit.
Fans encountering smooth departures at airport
The most congested area of Indianapolis International Airport Monday morning may have been the Lids souvenir stand at the center of the food court.
Crookall departure comes amid symphony restructuring
The reason behind the sudden departure of Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra CEO Simon Crookall remains a mystery, but it came during a management shakeup and the loss of two vice presidents.
Simon Crookall departing as symphony CEO
Information about Crookall's plans wasn't immediately available. The symphony's board of directors appointed Jackie Groth, vice president of finance and strategic planning, as interim president and CEO.
Big-promising donor to area charities coming up empty
A Johnson County man whose home is listed for sheriff’s sale and who has filed for bankruptcy protection twice and been convicted of check fraud managed to convince several Indianapolis cultural institutions that he was good for multimillion-dollar gifts.
Mini Thin maker agrees to $1M bankruptcy settlement
Carmel resident Richard Deer, who built a business around Mini Thin dietary supplements, has agreed to pay $1 million in his company’s bankruptcy case.
Indianapolis Children’s Choir lands big Super Bowl gig
Forty-five members of Indianapolis Children's Choir will sing the national anthem along with recording artist Kelly Clarkson at the Super Bowl in Indianapolis on Sunday.
Cummins posts record results for quarter, 2011
Columbus-based diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. reported record results for 2011, earning $1.85 billion on revenue of $18 billion.
Brightpoint posts record revenue for 2011
The Indianapolis-based provider of logistics services to the wireless-phone industry said it earned $48.8 million on revenue of $5.24 billion last year.
Donor who claims deep pockets raises doubts
Joseph Bilby’s Trafalgar home is listed for sheriff’s sale. He’s filed for bankruptcy protection twice since 1991, and in 2010 he pleaded guilty to three counts of check fraud. Yet leaders of several Indianapolis cultural institutions believed, at least at first, that he was good for multi-million-dollar gifts. The Eiteljorg Museum of Native American and […]
Purchase lifts effort to develop MSA site
A community development corporation linked to the city of Indianapolis has bought the 1.87-acre parking lot that borders the former Market Square Arena site, a move that some say could be the catalyst to finally redeveloping the entire vacant site.
State’s gambling jackpot starts to shrink
Indiana casinos saw their take from gambling fall in 2011, and new competition in Ohio and perhaps other neighboring states virtually guarantees things will get worse from here.
Court sets repayment schedule for United Financial Systems
The Indiana Supreme Court handed down an order that sets out a repayment schedule for the $2.4 million that United Financial Systems Corp. still owes its former customers.
Bill aims to lift upside for 21st Century fund
Republican State Sen. Brent Waltz has filed a bill that would require the Indiana Economic Development Corp. and businesses seeking awards from the 21st Century fund to match the state’s money with outside capital at a four-to-one ratio.
Hospitality industry embraces Second Helpings grads
Second Helpings—which rescues perishable food from grocery stores, hotels and restaurants and turns it into meals delivered to shelters and community centers—also teaches people the basics of food handling and preparation. Its free, 10-week training program boasts a job-placement rate of 85 percent to 95 percent within 30 days of completion.
Lilly Endowment gives $6.6m to public policy institute
Lilly Endowment is giving $6.6 million to support a new fundraising campaign by Indiana University's Public Policy Institute.