Tim Solso took unlikely path to GM chair
Only 18 months after becoming a director, Solso is preparing to slide into a much bigger job in January—non-executive chairman of the Detroit company.
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Well-known auto dealer O’Brien dies at 82
In an auto-sales career spanning more than 50 years, Tom O'Brien built on a single dealership started by his father and created a multi-dealership business that today includes 16 family members.
Pearson to close major area warehouse with 160 workers
Pearson Education Ltd. plans to shut down a 1.2-million-square-foot book-distribution center in Lebanon next year, costing about 160 workers their jobs.
More lanes planned for I-65 near Lafayette
The state highway department is planning to widen an eight-mile section of Interstate 65 near Lafayette to three lanes in each direction.
Logistics call center plans to hire 40 veterans
Flagship Logistics Group has begun hiring for a customer support center it opened downtown this month, in a historic building at 429 N. Pennsylvania St.
Suit spawns liquor-distribution showdown
Indiana’s largest beer distributor is mounting the latest legal challenge to the state’s arcane, Prohibition-era liquor laws. Indianapolis-based Monarch Beverage Co. Inc. is suing state officials, arguing the company should be able to also supply liquor to bars, restaurants and retail outlets.
Key commission OKs proposed Illiana Expressway
A northwest Indiana planning board has voted in favor of a proposed Illiana Expressway that would connect Interstate 65 near Lowell with Interstate 55 south of Chicago.
Distributor plans 60 hires for hub in Plainfield
A New York logistics and distribution company plans to add about 60 jobs in Plainfield.
Green BEAN to grow in Louisville after competitor closes
The Indianapolis-based produce and groceries distributor has acquired a list of hundreds of customers and vendors in the area who are losing their current service.
Republic Airways completes sale of Frontier unit to Indigo
Republic said selling Frontier for $36 million plus assumed debt will let it refocus on running feeder airlines for major carriers such as Delta and United.
U.S. opening first quick-screening enrollment site at Indy airport
Indianapolis International Airport will have the first enrollment site for an expedited screening program that allows airline passengers to leave on their shoes, light outerwear and belts, and keep laptop computers in cases at security checkpoints.
Key Indiana panel OKs proposed Illiana Expressway
The transportation policy committee of the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission voted 18-8 with one abstention Tuesday to add the proposed $1.3 billion, 47-mile toll road to its master plan.
State may pay up to $110M in upfront Illiana Expressway costs
The 12-mile Indiana portion of the 47-mile highway, which would link northern Indiana with Chicago's south suburbs, has an estimated $300 million cost.
Northern Indiana benefitting from resurgence of RVs
An industry report shows that RV shipments to retailers last month were up 29 percent from September and nearly 17 percent more than during October 2012.
Private toll road investors shift financial risk to taxpayers
Companies that build private toll roads are pressing states, including Indiana, to assume more financial risk of traffic not meeting expectations, a change that benefits the operators while threatening to increase taxpayer costs.
Wheaton Van Lines acquires high-end Boston mover
Indianapolis-based Wheaton is making a strong move into the high-end corporate relocation business with its purchase of Boston-based firm Clark & Reid Co. Inc.
Fares up, flights down at Indianapolis airport
Indianapolis International Airport has lost a third of its passenger flights since early 2005 while inflation-adjusted airfares here have risen 23 percent.
Feds consider permitting cellphone calls on planes
Rules against making cellphone calls during airline flights are "outdated," and it's time to change them, federal regulators said Thursday, drawing immediate howls of protest from flight attendants, airline officials and others.
Legislative panel passes mass-transit funding plan
The proposal, which would allow counties to impose taxes on corporations and residents to pay for expanded transit, will be fleshed out before the 2014 legislative session, then introduced as a bill.
New U.S. 31 bypass around Kokomo opening Tuesday
The bypass will allow drivers to avoid 15 traffic signals on the highway's current route through the city.