Indiana politicians consider Super Bowl ticket offer
The big question for many politicians isn’t about ethics. Rather, it’s whether to shell out $800 per ticket, plus hotel costs
and airfare.
The big question for many politicians isn’t about ethics. Rather, it’s whether to shell out $800 per ticket, plus hotel costs
and airfare.
Purdue University officials have unveiled a new energy conservation plan that aims to save the school as much as $2 million
a year.
The CEO of the Professional Bull Riders Association has accepted an offer to lead the Indy Racing League. The IRL has been
without a leader since Tony George was ousted last summer as boss of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The administration of Gov. Mitch Daniels is backing away from a plan to cut in half the budget for state inspections of meat
processors after complaints that it would drive some plants out of business and hurt small farmers.
Republican Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita is running for the congressional seat being vacated by longtime Congressman
Steve Buyer.
The president’s unemployment strategy is twofold: create jobs, and force Republicans to choose between helping Main Street
and Wall Street.
Current and past recipients of IBJ‘s annual Forty Under 40 recognition.
St. Vincent Health is near an agreement to take over The Care Group LLC, the city’s largest independent physician practice
and largest cardiology group in the nation.
Anderson entrepreneur Pete Bitar has been slowed by litigation but still plans to spearhead a team in the competition to
put a rover on the moon.
From their career paths to their paychecks, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and New Orleans Saints signal
caller Drew Brees are miles
apart in many ways. But there also are some intriguing parallels between the men who led their teams to Super Bowl XLIV.
An instant messenger is one of those technologies that seems silly until you start using it.
Ohio residents who put money into Tim Durham’s company want the U.S. Attorney’s Office to seize his and the company’s assets.
If the General Assembly
wants to create some good news in this budget-conscious short session, it will continue our wise investment in Hoosier health,
and go one better by passing a statewide smoking ban.
Tech executive Scott Webber and a local entrepreneur are out to revolutionize benefit auctions, which, despite their importance
in raising an estimated $16 billion a year for not-for-profits, can be remarkably primitive.
Indy Racing League goes outside racing circles to look for new CEO. Professional Bull Riders Association boss offered job
to replace Tony George.
A former Tippecanoe County school bus driver won’t face criminal charges for leaving a student asleep on the bus earlier this
month. Instead, Matthew Sims was ticketed for failing to do a post-route inspection, prosecutors say. He could face a fine
up to $500. On Jan. 5, Sims returned to the bus depot with an 8-year-old girl asleep in the back. She woke up in freezing
temperatures and walked to a nearby drugstore for help. Sims was fired over the incident.
Analysts say losses of employer-sponsored insurance customers due to layoffs is finally slowing down.
The Indianapolis-based health insurer earned $6.09 per share in 2009, excluding extraordinary items; it expects a $6-per-share
profit in 2010.
Massachusetts’ election of a Republican senator has put health reform legislation on life support. But for the health
care industry, reform is a reality that isn’t going to die.
Lots of folks in Indianapolis law and sports circles think the Notre Dame athletic director is the right man to replace the
late Myles Brand. But what does Swarbrick think?