Hospital systems forcing doctors to choose sides
The five-year trend of physician practices marrying up with hospitals has made it harder and harder for independent physician practices to spend time in more than one hospital system.
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Chrysler confirms state investment of $374 million
Chrysler Group LLC plans to invest a total $374 million and add 1,250 jobs in Kokomo and Tipton, the company confirmed Thursday.
Lafayette manufacturing plant laying off 150 workers
Oerlikon Fairfield officials announced Wednesday that the indefinite layoffs will take effect March 4.
Carmel tech firm plans to expand, add 36 jobs
Cloud computing firm Polleo Systems Inc. said it will add the jobs by 2016 as part of a $2.5 million expansion of its Carmel City Center headquarters
Ambrose snags large industrial deal
Ambrose Property Group will break ground next month on its first industrial project, a 545,010-square-foot national distribution center for Gordmans Inc.
Factory workers struggling to bounce back
Thousands of Indiana’s rank-and-file factory workers have seen their earnings lose ground to that of white-collar workers. The gap has grown even as manufacturers expect their assembly-line workers to have more skills and more advanced education.
Westfield golf pro to be inducted into PGA Hall of Fame
Don “Chip” Essig IV was the 2011 recipient of the PGA Golf Professional of the Year award.
Crean’s revival of IU basketball fuels donations, merchandise sales
Indiana University is looking to cash in on the success of its men’s basketball team this season, but is struggling to find ways to make more money from an already popular program.
First Internet plans 48 jobs in $4.3M Fishers office
The $4.3 million expansion will go toward purchasing and refurbishing a building near Interstate 69 and 116th Street that formerly housed the St. Vincent Health medical center.
Two neighboring utilities united by fiber in Hancock County
Unusual merger of Hancock Telecom and Central Indiana Power is paving the way for network deployment in rural areas.
Indiana town takes unusual step to gain control of utility
Mooresville’s bid to purchase water operations likely will be decided in court.
Mass-transit measure passes key House hurdle
The House Ways and Means Committee cleared the bill, which would allow voters to decide whether to add 0.3 percent to local income tax rates to pay for a proposed central Indiana mass-transit system.
Home-building permit filings continue to climb
Area home-building activity continues to improve as the number of single-family permits filed in January jumped 55 percent from the same period last year.
Greensburg auto-parts plant plans expansion, 200-plus hires
Automotive supplier Valeo expects to invest $15.5 million in new machinery for its Greensburg facility as part of its plans to expand operations in the plant and bring more than 200 workers onto the company payroll by 2014.
I-69 leg gobbling up state’s road funding
As legislators brace for a $250 million annual transportation spending gap down the road, the Indiana Department of Transportation has designated more than one-third of its entire federal highway aid this year toward building 27 miles of Interstate 69 between Crane and Bloomington.
Wal-Mart revisits plan for Greenwood store
A retail giant that lost its bid to build a store in Greenwood nearly a decade ago is hoping local leaders look more favorably on a new proposal to erect a smaller store at the same site.
Bloomington delays vote on parking meter plan
The council voted 8-1 to push back its decision on the plan for six weeks to give business leaders time to prepare alternative proposals.
Shuttle to Hamilton County job sites is tweaked
A reverse-commute shuttle that helps Indianapolis residents get to jobs in Carmel and Fishers is being expanded.
Butler Automotive snaps up 96th Street parcel for dealership
An affiliate of Butler Automotive Group bought more than 19 acres at the northwest corner of East 96th Street and Randall Drive in late December and is seeking permission from Carmel to build a structure that would house Butler Hyundai.
New restaurants: Upland in Carmel, Lincoln Square downtown
Old Carolina Barbecue also announces expansion to Indianapolis market.