Pete the Planner uses humor, straight talk to become media sensation
Peter Dunn, a prolific tweeter who appears on broadcast outlets as well as in The Indianapolis Star, hopes the release of six books in January further builds his profile.
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Local pair wages battle against Manhattan financier
Jonathan Evans and Sean O’Connor of the Carmel investment firm JWEST LLC are trying to win election to the board of Rand Logistics, which they believe is being mismanaged by Chairman Laurence Levy.
Accounting firm adding 100 jobs in South Bend
Chicago-based Crowe Horwath said the additional jobs stem from growth in its audit and tax practices.
Local lawyer among first to accept Bitcoin for services
Intellectual property attorney Paul Overhauser’s clients are often on the cutting edge of Internet technology, so he decided that in addition to dollars, he’ll take digital dough.
Financial services firm to hire up to 153 in Castleton
Chicago-based Cortland Capital Market Services, which has $40 billion in assets under administration, has begun hiring for a variety of financial positions. The Indiana Economic Development Corp. has agreed to provide Cortland up to $1.8 million in tax credits.
Bank to give homebuyers $15K for down payments
Wells Fargo is unveiling a $4.5 million program in Indianapolis that would provide a huge chunk of up-front money for eligible homebuyers.
Appeals court affirms all but two of Durham’s convictions
The appellate court reduced Tim Durham's felony convictions from 12 to 10 and ordered him resentenced. It said the government, in an "oversight," had failed to submit key evidence related to the two dismissed counts.
Mortgage firm to expand to Westfield, add 360 jobs
California-based Carrington Mortgage Services said Thursday it plans to spend $3.2 million to open an office in Westfield. In addition to the new hires, about 180 employees in Fishers would move to the Westfield location.
Repayments to church scam investors wrapping up
The last refund checks to devout investors who lost millions in what amounted to a religious Ponzi scheme are ready to be mailed after being tied up in court for nearly a decade.
Indiana blocks $78 million in wrongful tax refunds
The state Department of Revenue says a special investigations unit discovered more than 39,000 returns relying on identity theft to falsely claim $39 million.
Mourdock stepping down as Indiana treasurer
Mourdock, who defeated longtime Sen. Richard Lugar in the 2012 U.S. Senate primary only to lose the general election after a comment about rape, resigned Friday, four months before the end of his term.
Smarter Remarketer gets $7M in funding
Smarter Remarketer, an Indianapolis-based retail technology firm, said Aug. 27 that it has lined up $7 million in venture debt financing from Los Angeles-based City National Bank.
Nation’s banks continue robust recovery as lending picks up
The FDIC says 57.5 percent of banks reported an increase in profit in the second quarter from a year earlier. They reduced their expenses, and lending marked its fastest pace since 2007.
S&P 500 sets all-time high in intraday trading
The index breached the 2,000-point barrier soon after markets opened on Monday, nearly hitting 2002 points around noon. The Dow also was near its high watermark.
Lawmakers move to monitor State Board of Accounts
A subcommittee of the Indiana Legislative Council met this week to determine the goals and best practices of a new Audit Committee, which is meant to operate as a type of peer-review system for the State Board of Accounts.
A love story with Christ Church takes contentious turn
This is far from the first time that heirs and beneficiaries of the Lilly family fortune have tangled over how it was managed.
Yellen to give her outlook as Fed honeymoon fades
The perilous question that now awaits Janet Yellen's Federal Reserve has put investors on nervous alert: Can it manage to raise rates from record lows without weakening the U.S. economy or spooking markets?
Inventor to try crowdfunding to launch cycling product
An Indiana inventor plans to use the power of the people—and the World Wide Web—to secure funds to produce prototypes for the Land Zeppelin, an apparatus that allows bicyclists to ride in the rain without getting wet.
Lender files to foreclose on downtown’s Villagio condos
First Horizon Home Loans claims the owner of the Villagio at Page Pointe still owes nearly $5.2 million on an $11.6 million loan and is asking a court to appoint a receiver to manage the property until it’s sold.
Local man faces 20 investment-related felony counts
Robert E. Wilson, 54, who operated locally based Wellington Institutional Management LCC, was charged in Marion County Court with 10 counts of securities fraud and 10 counts of being an unregistered broker-dealer.