Plainfield roadside diner added to landmarks list
The Plainfield Diner is among five endangered structures new to Indiana Landmarks' annual top 10 list released Wednesday.
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Marketing experts: Clarian will get boost from IU name
The Indianapolis-based hospital system, which has 16 hospitals as far afield as LaPorte, Hartford City and Paoli, can
now associate with all its facilities the name of the school that trains the majority of doctors and nurses throughout the
state.
All Things Automotive aims for national reach, 20 stores by year-end
GM’s axing of its Saturn brand may fuel the nationwide emergence of an Indianapolis-based used-car franchisor. The first All
Things Automotive franchise will open this month in Fishers, at the former Saturn store owned by Lockhart Automotive Group.
Entrepreneurial couples banking on demand for art
One art-collecting couple has opened a fine-art gallery in Zionsville, while the founder of a contemporary craft show is planning
a boutique in Irvington.
Group prepares to take over Indiana chemical depot
A local group expects to take control of the Army's Newport Chemical Depot by the end of this year and plans improvements
to help attract businesses to the western Indiana site.
Memory Gardens manager sought $3.2M, awarded $175,000
A Johnson County judge approved the reduced amount, which was agreed upon during mediation. The settlement brings funeral
home and
cemetery business a step closer to being sold.
Kroger fined over worker’s death at Franklin store
State regulators have issued a $17,000 fine against Kroger Co. over a warehouse accident that led to a worker’s death.
Cummins profit jumps on demand from emerging markets
The Columbus-based engine maker sees sales increase in developing countries such as China, India and Brazil.
Old National improves first-quarter performance
Evansville-based Old National Bancorp on Monday reported a first-quarter profit of $10.1 million, up
84 percent from the prior-year period and a big improvement from the fourth quarter of 2009, when the company posted a loss
of $9.3 million.
Ivy Tech to offer classes in Avon shopping mall
The town will spend $250,000 to turn a vacant 15,000 square foot space in the Beechwood Centre into 12 classrooms and a computer
lab.
Franklin residents still struggle with solution for flooded land
Crews will begin in late April demolishing the first of 74 homes south of downtown Franklin damaged by massive flooding in
June 2008. Officials still haven’t decided how to reuse the land, and residents are torn.
Anderson tech firm One Number files patent suit against Google
An Anderson firm that provides a “one number” service that rings all of a client’s phones has filed suit
against Web giant Google, alleging Google Voice infringes on two of its patents.
Tipton County works on deal to fill empty Getrag factory
A central Indiana county is nearing approval of more than $13 million in incentives in hopes of attracting a company to take
over a sprawling factory that a Chrysler supplier stopped building in 2008.
Carmel City Center gaining momentum
Thirteen years after Mayor Jim Brainard first described his vision for a new downtown along Range Line Road, Carmel City Center
is starting to look like a city.
Health care tech firm Gemms adding 69 jobs
Carmel-based electronic medical records developer Gemms Inc. plans to invest $2.1 million to expand its headquarters and software
development operations here, more than doubling its staff in the next five years.
Marsh renews effort to sublease headquarters
Most of the 148,000-square-foot building just north and east of the 96th Street/Interstate 69 interchange is empty.
Arts Commission to share duties with regional groups
The Indiana Arts Commission revamped the way it allocates money out of concern about future state budget cuts, which would
further reduce grants available to arts organizations.
MZD lands tourism account for Hendricks County
Seventeen agencies submitted proposals for the account.
Hendricks County scales back hospitality plan
The convention bureau has shelved its plan to attract a full-service hotel and instead will boost spending on tourism marketing.
Expansion set for Camp Atterbury training site
The proposed plan will expand the Indiana National Guard's Camp Atterbury, bring economic development to south-central
Indiana, and open a new fish and wildlife area in Putnam County in western Indiana.