With apologies to the rock group King Crimson, who recorded a song in the late ’60s called “21st Century
Schizoid Man,” I’d like to draw attention to our city’s split personality. Good Indianapolis.
Bad Indianapolis.
Horizon League Commissioner Jon LeCrone never envisioned himself getting into the television business. But that
changed in 2004 when he saw a Butler University women’s basketball game being aired on a laptop computer.
FinishMaster Inc. on Thursday afternoon reported a drop in third-quarter profit and revenue compared to the same period a
year ago.
With Veterans Day upon us, we are reminded to thank a veteran for his or her service and to honor the memories of those
who fought for our country and did not come home. But in the business community, we can do more than that, all year long,
by bringing veterans into our organizations.
A 14-year-old girl says she was sexually assaulted Tuesday afternoon in Bloomington by a man posing as a modeling agent. The
girl told police the man approached her in a car, drove her to another location and sexually assaulted her. The girl describes
her attacker as a somewhat-overweight white man in his 50s with white hair and beard. He was driving a grey or silver four-door
car.
Hilario Martinez has died after spending weeks in intensive care battling the H1N1 flu, doctors say, bringing the number of
Hoosiers who have died from the virus to 16. The death is the fifth in Marion County from the virus. Thousands of people lined
up outside Lafayette Square Mall yesterday and today to get vaccinations.
Two men were robbed and one of them shot near Pleasant Run Parkway on the south side of Indianapolis this morning, according
to police. The victims drove after the suspects after the incident while calling police. The chase ended in an alley near
26th Street and Burton Avenue after the suspects jumped out of their vehicle and took off on foot. Police couldn’t track them
down. The shooting victim was taken to Wishard Hospital in good condition. Fox 59 will have more at 4 p.m.
Some contractors, many of whom are desperate to replenish backlogs decimated by the recession, are not telling prospective
clients the whole story about exit strategies.
The government’s latest count of stimulus jobs significantly overstates the effects of the $787 billion program, raising fresh
questions about the process the Obama administration is using to tout the success of its economic recovery plan.
Under the House health reform bill, families of four making $66,000 or more would pay 15 percent to 20 percent of their income on health insurance and medical claims. By contrast, families making $54,000 or less would pay no more than 11 percent. Read the full Congressional Budget Office
Health insurer says premiums would fall for local employers with unhealthy workers, but costs would rise for firms with
average or healthy workers.
Biotechnology behemoth Amgen Inc. is being sued by 15 states, including Indiana, alleging the company gave kickbacks to medical
providers to help boost sales of the Aranesp.
President Barack Obama’s federal stimulus package has steered about $848 million to Indiana so far and created or retained
nearly 18,900 jobs, the White House said. But an analysis found the report is still full of errors.
The NCAA executive committee on Thursday approved a $35 million addition to the governing body’s headquarters in White River
State Park in Indianapolis.
Ricker Oil’s Oct. 22 suit claims British petroleum giant BP is charging unjustified royalty fees while delivering no boost
from its national advertising, its proprietary IT system or its bulk purchase pricing.
The Indianapolis-based company’s CEO revealed earlier this year that he intends to use Steak n Shake as a holding company
that will pursue purchases “either related or unrelated to its ongoing business activities.”
Indiana schools are making huge strides in teaching students math required for careers in science, engineering and information technology jobs. But education experts point to stagnant test scores on national math exams as confirmation that many students still are not excelling, or are not even proficient, in the subject.
A federal judge has ordered Indiana’s partially privatized welfare intake system to speed up decisions on food-stamp applications,
but the state has a year to meet its first target.
The state should delay unemployment tax increases on businesses from 2010 to 2011 to help companies retain workers and possibly
wait long enough for a federal bailout, Republicans who control the Indiana Senate said Tuesday.
