Indianapolis Business Journal articles from August 2008

Indianapolis Business Journal archives from August 2008

Brightpoint moving HQ: wireless distributor returning to Indianapolis; former home in Plainfield heading to auction.(Company overview)
August 4, 2008... Wireless-device distributor Brightpoint Inc. is moving its headquarters from Plainfield to northwest Indianapolis, near where it was founded almost 20 years ago. The company, which has about 65 headquarters employees and about 1,000...

Budget cuts loom for arts, parks: cultural leaders worry funding will be axed as Ballard tries to avoid massive deficit.
August 4, 2008... After Mayor Greg Ballard's upset victory at the polls last November, local arts leaders were in a panic. They worried the no-nonsense former Marine would put public safety on a pedestal and slash Indianapolis' funding for cultural groups. ...

State Fair brings in bounty of corporate sponsorships.(A BLUE-RIBBON CROP)
August 4, 2008... An economic dry spell may have corporate America praying for rain, but tough times have led to a bountiful year at the Indiana State Fair. Two weeks before the fair's Aug. 6 start date, corporate sponsorships were running 22 percent ahead...

Strip developer scales back: Williams Realty Group struggles as housing market slump takes toll on small retail centers.
August 4, 2008... A local developer known for its strip centers has stopped building new projects, scaled back its staff, and is trying to unload several of its properties in an apparent bid to survive. Williams Realty Group earlier this year shuttered its...

Compton tackles Net radio: marketing vet unveils Webcasting venture at Indiana State Fair.
August 4, 2008... Local radio icons Big John Gillis and Jeff Pigeon will be broadcasting live this year from the Indiana State Fair. But you won't find their show on any radio station. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gillis and Pigeon have been hired by locally...

Hat World bounces back: specialty retailer shows sign of recovering from lackluster year.
August 4, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The locally based headwear retailer Hat World made a name for itself by snatching up competitors and opening hundreds of stores around the country. However, after sluggish sales in the fiscal year that ended Feb....

News from the front lines: more tough times ahead.(BEHIND THE NEWS)
August 4, 2008... The past 12 months have been hard to take, with all the gloom-and-doom headlines about the weak housing market, subprime credit crisis and softening economy. We're all ready for some good news. Unfortunately, I can't provide it here. ...

Lauth Group Inc.(ON THE RECORD: NEWS FROM IBJ.COM)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... Indianapolis developer Lauth Group Inc. is making its third round of job cuts this year, eliminating at least 60 more employees--including 40 at its local headquarters. The firm has pared its staff more than 50 percent since the beginning of...

Little Red Door Cancer Agency chief John Aleshire will succeed Martha Boden at the helm of the beleaguered Humane Society of Indianapolis, IBJ.com reported July 31.(ON THE RECORD: NEWS FROM IBJ.COM)
August 4, 2008... Little Red Door Cancer Agency chief John Aleshire will succeed Martha Boden at the helm of the beleaguered Humane Society of Indianapolis, IBJ.com reported July 31. Several sources with knowledge of the decision told IBJ Aleshire will begin...

Irwin Financial Corp.(ON THE RECORD: NEWS FROM IBJ.COM)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... Columbus-based Irwin Financial Corp. has struck a deal to sell $1 billion of home-equity loans to a New York firm, the company announced July 24. The parent of Irwin Union Bank said the home-equity loans, which have caused ongoing losses, will...

Eli Lily and Co.(ON THE RECORD: NEWS FROM IBJ.COM)
August 4, 2008... Indianapolis-based Eli Lily and Co. said it is considering closing a Lafayette-area manufacturing plant that employs 780 people. Workers at the Shadeland facility make ingredients for the cancer drug Gemzar and livestock medicine Tylan. Lilly...

The Madame Walker Theatre board has chosen a company to lead renovations of the historic venue on Indiana Avenue, a $10 million project that could be expanded to include a mixed-use development, including retail and restaurants, office space and a boutique hotel.(ON THE RECORD: NEWS FROM IBJ.COM)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... The Madame Walker Theatre board has chosen a company to lead renovations of the historic venue on Indiana Avenue, a $10 million project that could be expanded to include a mixed-use development, including retail and restaurants, office space...

Pac-Van Inc.(ON THE RECORD: NEWS FROM IBJ.COM)
August 4, 2008... Nearly two years after its founders cashed out of the business, Indianapolis-based Pac-Van Inc. has been sold again. General Finance Corp. of Pasadena, Calif., acquired Pac-Van parent Mobile Office Acquisition Corp. in a deal valued at $159...

Hoosier Orchid Co.(ON THE RECORD: NEWS FROM IBJ.COM)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... Hoosier Orchid Co., an Indianapolis company that grew to become one of the nation's most specialized orchid growers, is going out of business at the end of August. Business withered partly because fewer people are showing interest in the myriad...

Federal regulators finally signed off on Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s $3.3 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio on July 25, clearing the way for millions of subscribers to get the best of both worlds.(ON THE RECORD: NEWS FROM IBJ.COM)
August 4, 2008... Federal regulators finally signed off on Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s $3.3 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio on July 25, clearing the way for millions of subscribers to get the best of both worlds. Executives say it will create huge...

Christmas in July might have been a good idea.(ON THE RECORD: NEWS FROM IBJ.COM)
August 4, 2008... Savvy shoppers hitting the stores for back-to-school season might want to start thinking ahead--all the way to Christmas. National retailers already are talking about price hikes of up to 15 percent on holiday goods as they look for help easing...

Celadon Group Inc.(THE WEEK AHEAD)
August 4, 2008... * Indianapolis-based Celadon Group Inc. is set to release its fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year financial results Aug. 4. Skyrocketing diesel fuel prices and waning demand have caused the trucking company's profit to fall the past three...

Brightpoint Inc.(THE WEEK AHEAD)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... * Plainfield-based Brightpoint Inc. will release second-quarter financial results Aug. 5. Standard & Poor's Inc. recently included Brightpoint as one of 13 U.S. information technology companies on its annual Global Challengers list, which...

Republic Airways Holdings Inc.(THE WEEK AHEAD)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... * Republic Airways Holdings Inc. is slated to release financial results for its second quarter Aug. 7. The local parent of Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America is shedding jobs and many of its smaller jets as it combats...

Kite Realty Group Trust.(THE WEEK AHEAD)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... * Kite Realty Group Trust is scheduled to release second-quarter financials Aug. 7. Kite has been making headlines recently with the developer's grand reopening of Glendale Town Center and its purchase of Pan Am Plaza for redevelopment with...

Startup NICO reassembles Suros' management team: medical-device maker aims to launch product soon.
August 4, 2008... Medical-device maker Suros Surgical Systems was one of the fastest-growing companies in Indianapolis history. Just six years after forming it in 2000, founders sold it for $248 million. Is it any wonder they want to work together again? ...

Racquet Club Pro Shop continues record growth: team sales pushing specialty retailer's expansion.
August 4, 2008... In the midst of a down economy and tepid interest in tennis, the only problem the Indianapolis Racquet Club Pro Shop has is where to expand next. Pushed by double-digit-percentage sales growth in nine of the last 12 years, the IRC Pro Shop...

It's time to crash incentive party: many deals would happen anyway.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
August 4, 2008... Many cities find themselves in a financial pinch these days, as they prepare to live within property-tax caps passed by the Indiana General Assembly. Local governments will have no choice but to make tough decisions about where to spend...

Please copy this column.(Commentary)(Viewpoint essay)(Column)
August 4, 2008... (In deference to '60s radical Abbie Hoffman and his 1971 cult paperback "Steal This Book," I hereby relinquish our copyright to this column and give you permission to copy it. I'll tell you what to do with it later.) Silly me, I thought...

How I spent my summer vacation.(EYE ON THE PIE)(Viewpoint essay)
August 4, 2008... Helen Heavybreath is one of the most intrusive persons in my life. She always wants to know, "Where have you been? What have you been doing? Whom did you see?" At least the woman's grammar is good. Before she accosts me again, I will...

Here's what inclusion looks like.(VIEWPOINT)(Viewpoint essay)
August 4, 2008... Diversity of people is a fact. Look around you on the street, in a store or at work. According to diversity experts at Roosevelt Thomas Consulting, diversity is "any collective mixture characterized by differences, similarities and related...

Ivy Tech welcomes input on building.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
August 4, 2008... [In response to the July 28 editorial] Ivy Tech Community College agrees with IBJ that "bulldozing history shouldn't be easy." The college is seeking continued feedback from the public in regards to its master planning of its downtown...

Area cities should work together.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
August 4, 2008... Former deputy mayor Steve Campbell was expecting a tough crowd at our chamber luncheon a few years ago. His presentation was about the new stadium and he figured our audience would be upset that their tax dollars would be funding the stadium...

Why do Starbucks? Go local instead.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
August 4, 2008... As a coffee drinker, I was glad to see your [July 28] article on coffeehouses ("Brewing loyalty"). It was good to learn about Mo'Joe Coffeehouse, which I will now try out, but the best coffeehouse that was overlooked was Indianapolis' own...

What's wrong with Des Moines?(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
August 4, 2008... Why did [a reference in a July 28 story about the airport] have to be "as dull as a flight to Des Moine"? Why not Terre Haute (close to my hometown)? Or, Gillette, Wyo.? Have you been to Des Moines? Probably not. Some 10,000 bike riders from...

Feud may brew over blood-thinning drugs.(ON THE BEAT)(Eli Lilly and Co. wins approval for prasugrel )(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... If Eli Lilly and Co. wins approval for its highly anticipated blood thinner, it could spark a bit of a family feud with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., the maker of a competing drug. There are some signs it already is. Indianapolis-based Lilly...

Firm adds lobbying division.(LAW)(Tabbert Hahn Earnest & Weddle LLP appoints Jennifer L. Ping)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... The local law firm of Tabbert Hahn Earnest & Weddle LLP has recruited Republican insider Jennifer L. Ping to lead its new lobbying and consulting arm. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As head of Tabbert Hahn Ping Ping Global Strategies LLC, Ping...

London Witte takes over Meridian Street building.(REAL ESTATE)(London Witte Group)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... A local accounting firm has bought the Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance building along Meridian Street for its headquarters after a local developer couldn't secure financing for a proposed $50 million redevelopment. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Popular bakery closes.(RETAIL)(Crawfords Bakery and Deli)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... Crawfords Bakery & Deli is closing its retail bakery at 16th Street and Capitol Avenue across from Methodist Hospital. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The local company, established in 1981, will continue operating a 25,000-square-foot...

Local bike parts maker victorious at Tour de France.(SPORTS)
August 4, 2008... Carlos Sastre's Tour de France victory in July happened in Paris, but the wheels that carried him to victory were made in Speedway. While Zipp Speed Weaponry has been providing high-end bicycle wheels to professional cyclists worldwide for...

Purdue spins out 10 startups.(TECHNOLOGY)(Purdue Research Foundation)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... In recent years, moving innovations from lab to market has been a top priority for Purdue University. In the last year, Purdue's economic development emphasis has paid off with the spinout of 10 university-licensed companies. Seven of them are...

Dauby OConnor & Zalaski LLC.(ACCOUNTING)
August 4, 2008... * Jeff Lathrop and * Heather Perry have been promoted to principal in the audit department at Dauby OConnor & Zalaski LLC. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED]

Ernst & Young LLP.(ACCOUNTING)
August 4, 2008... Ernst & Young LLP has named the following partner/principals: *Michele Burtschi, transaction advisory services; and * Lou Gutzwiller and * Robyn Werner, assurance. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED]

BKD LLP.(ACCOUNTING)(appointment of Susan R. Fisher, Victoria L. Micks and David J. McLaughlin)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... BKD LLP's Indianapolis office has named the following: Susan R. Fisher, support supervisor; Victoria L. Micks, administrative assistant; David J. McLaughlin, managing consultant, BKD Technologies; Lucas A. Livesay and Michael R. Graf, staff...

Publicis Indianapolis.(ADVERTISING/MARKETING/PUBLIC RELATIONS)
August 4, 2008... * Thomas Aschauer has returned to Publicis Indianapolis as an associate creative director. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] * Darren Halbig has joined as an associate creative art director.

Sales Diesel.(ADVERTISING/MARKETING/PUBLIC RELATIONS)
August 4, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Sales Diesel has added the following inside sales professionals: * Todd Flannery, * Jennifer Daniel, * Jonathan Margaluhur, * Tiffany Powell, and Jeff Remley. * Michelle Batchelor has been promoted to project...

Raena Latina has joined.(CIVIC/NOT-FOR-PROFIT)
August 4, 2008... * Raena Latina has joined the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis as association director of marketing. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Easter Seals Crossroads.(CIVIC/NOT-FOR-PROFIT)
August 4, 2008... Editha Erica O'Neil has been named medical social worker for Easter Seals Crossroads. * Michelle Shea has joined as the admissions specialist at the south side office. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Morning Dove Therapeutic Riding Inc.(CIVIC/NOT-FOR-PROFIT)
August 4, 2008... * Todd Janzen, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP, was elected secretary of Morning Dove Therapeutic Riding Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Outrun the Sun Race Against Melanoma.(CIVIC/NOT-FOR-PROFIT)
August 4, 2008... * Nicole Brittain, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, has been named to the Outrun the Sun Race Against Melanoma marketing committee. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Methodist Health Foundation.(CIVIC/NOT-FOR-PROFIT)
August 4, 2008... * Laura J. King has been named director of marketing and communications at Methodist Health Foundation. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Indiana Health Care Foundation.(CIVIC/NOT-FOR-PROFIT)
August 4, 2008... * Bryce H. Bennett Jr., Riley Bennett & Egloff, has been elected to the board of the Indiana Health Care Foundation. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana.(CIVIC/NOT-FOR-PROFIT)(appointment of Kelly Alias, Raymond Baxter, Shannon Bollinger)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana has added the following: Kelly Alias, HelpDesk specialist, Information Technology; Gina Allen, program coordinator, Youth Learning Center; Raymond Baxter, supervisor, GW Commercial Services at the Veterans...

Goodwill Industries Foundation of Central Indiana Inc.(CIVIC/NOT-FOR-PROFIT)(appointment of Thomas A. King, Gordon M. Graham, Malcolm W. Applegate)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... Goodwill Industries Foundation of Central Indiana Inc. has named the following officers: Thomas A. King, Thomas A. King Consulting, chairman; Gordon M. Graham, vice chairman; and Malcolm W. Applegate, secretary/treasurer. Bill McGowan has...

Office of the Attorney General.(GOVERNMENT)(appointment of Greg Schrage, Luke Hodgin, Laura Bowker)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... The Office of the Attorney Genera has added the following Deputy Attorneys General: Greg Schrage, consumer division; Luke Hodgin and Laura Bowker, government litigation division; and Alex James, government practice group.

Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority.(GOVERNMENT)
August 4, 2008... * Linda J. Grass, Hancock County auditor, has been named to the board of directors of the Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Drs. Tony Bashall, John W. Moore III, and Polly Moore have joined.(HEALTH CARE)(Indiana Heart Physicians)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Drs. * Tony Bashall, * John W. Moore III, and * Polly Moore have joined Indiana Heart Physicians cardiology practice and will be working at the St. Francis Heart Center.

Dr. Theresa A. Arvesen has joined.(HEALTHCARE)
August 4, 2008... * Dr. Theresa A. Arvesen has joined Josephson-Wallack-Munshower Neurology. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Dr. Matthew R. O'Malley, neurotologist and skull base surgeon.(HEALTHCARE)
August 4, 2008... * Dr. Matthew R. O'Malley, neurotologist and skull base surgeon, has joined Midwest Ear Institute. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Reindeer Auto Relocation.(SERVICES)(appointment of Melissa Baker, Jessica Scholz, Sarah Culley)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Reindeer Auto Relocation has added the following: * Melissa Baker, account services manager; * Jessica Scholz and *Sarah Culley, quality assurance representatives; * Ryan Hill, operations specialist; "Catherine...

Dave Nighswander has joined.(TECHNOLOGY/TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
August 4, 2008... Dave Nighswander has joined Conexxus LLC as managing director.

It's all about China: cultural programming on the rise in Indianapolis as local Chinese population rises, country opens up.(Focus)(Zao C. Xu of Eli Lilly and Co.)(Occupation overview)
August 4, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Dr. Zao C. Xu moved to Indianapolis in 1986, there were only a handful of other Chinese immigrants working at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Now, there are more than 20. Xu's wife works at Eli...

Hotels feeling travel slump: city occupany rates fall, but downtown operators performing well this year thanks to convention biz.(Focus)
August 4, 2008... Staggeringly high gasoline prices and a sputtering economy are preventing scores of would-be travelers from packing up their thirsty sport-utility vehicles and heading to their favorite vacation destinations. Nationwide, hotel occupancy...

Center at IU helps nation's rec areas become inclusive: venues of all types, sizes learn methods to make attractions more accessible to visitors with disabilities.(FOCUS: HOSPITALITY/MEETINGS/EVENTS )(Jennifer Skulski of Indiana University)(Interview)
August 4, 2008... In 1992, the National Park Services partnered with Indiana University to create the National Center on Accessibility--an effort to make sure parks and recreation facilities are designed to be inclusive to as many people as possible, even those...

Oceanaire receives restaurant honor.(FOCUS: HOSPITALITY/MEETING/EVENTS)(Oceanaire Seafood Room (Seattle, Washington) receives Distinguished Restaurants of North America certification)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... The Distinguished Restaurants of North America, or DiRoNA, has recognized the Oceanaire Seafood Room in Indianapolis as a distinguished DiRoNA fine dining restaurant. The DiRoNA certification is considered one of the highest honors to be...

Booker on display.(FOCUS: HOSPITALITY/MEETINGS/EVENTS)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Chakaia Booker's "Mass Transit" public art exhibition runs through April 1 at various locations throughout downtown Indianapolis. Among the pieces: "Take Out" (left), "Pass the Buck" (above), "Layover" (below),...

U.S. drivers cut back on trips for the 7th straight month: high gasoline prices put damper on travel enthusiasm, slicing into business at hospitality-related businesses.(FOCUS: HOSPITALITY/MEETINGS/EVENTS)
August 4, 2008... U.S. motorists, paying record prices for gasoline, drove less for a seventh consecutive month in May--a trend that could lead to the first annual drop in road travel since 1980. "$4 per gallon may have been the trigger point we've been...

Largest Indianapolis-area custom electronics design/installation firms.(FOCUS: HOSPITALITY/MEETINGS/EVENTS)(Directory)
August 4, 2008... Largest Indianapolis-Area Custom Electronics Design/Installation Firms (Ranked by number of local FTE employees) 2007 LOCAL RANK COMPANY ...

Chinese hotel operators study tourism at Purdue.(FOCUS: HOSPITALITY/MEETINGS/EVENTS)
August 4, 2008... The managers of one of China's most luxurious hotels and its parent company are spending a month on the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette to learn about hotel management, according to the Purdue News Service. The exchange program...

Delta to charge $50 for second bag.(FOCUS: HOSPITALITY/MEETINGS/EVENTS)(Delta Air Lines Inc.)(Brief article)
August 4, 2008... Delta Air Lines Inc. has doubled the fee for checking a second bag on domestic flights to $50 each way, the most of any of the six biggest U.S. carriers, to defray record spending on jet fuel. The first checked bag on U.S. flights will...

Financials are way down; don't be tempted to buy.(INVESTING)
August 4, 2008... They say the bodies are piled high on Wall Street of those who were right at the wrong time. Well, with all the soured predictions about financial stocks the last year, the grave diggers have been especially busy. It began around a year...

Investors push stocks up despite angst.(STOCKS)
August 4, 2008... Stocks rallied over the past week, even though investors remain concerned that the credit crisis and high gas prices will impede an economic recovery. Much of the angst surrounds financial stocks, which have been hammered this year. Some...

Speculators aren't to blame for pain at the gas pump.(ECONOMIC ANALYSIS)
August 4, 2008... Speculators are blamed for a number of bad things--lately, even high gas prices. It is fun to find villains. In fact, casting blame has replaced baseball this summer as the official sport of Congress. But it might do some good for the soul to...

What you might not know about messengers.(RETURN ON TECHNOLOGY)(Viewpoint essay)
August 4, 2008... I'd like to put in a kind word for one of the most underused tools in business. It lets you stay in contact with lots of others online, send and receive files, make phone calls, keep in touch with things at home, and even hold Web...

Willmez Plumbing Inc.(BANKRUPTCIES)
August 4, 2008... Willmez Plumbing Inc., 6911 White Pines Court, 46217. Chapter 7 liquidation. Assets: $229,701; liabilities: $228,097.

Calendar.(RECORDS)(Calendar)
August 4, 2008... Business-related calendar items should be submitted two weeks before event date. Contact bmaurer@ibj.com. Aug. 4, 11:30 a.m.: Professional Referral Exchange, Northeast Indy, Lifetime Fitness Meeting Room, 8705 Castle Creek Parkway. Contact...

Conventions.(RECORDS)(Calendar)
August 4, 2008... Aug. 6-9, Association of Rehabilitation Nurses, Sheraton Indianapolis City Centre Hotel. Estimated attendance: 175 Aug. 7-9, National Association of Aladdin Lamp Collectors Inc., Indianapolis Marriott East. Estimated attendance: 600 ...

Christel House International to benefit from the Summer of Christel House block party on Aug. 4 at Group RCI, 9998 N. Michigan Road, Carmel, from 3-8 p.m.(FUND RAISING)
August 4, 2008... Christel House International to benefit from the Summer of Christel House block party on Aug. 4 at Group RCI, 9998 N. Michigan Road, Carmel, from 3-8 p.m. Contact (973) 753-6482.

Eagle Creek Park Foundation to benefit from the Double Eagle Golf Tournament on Aug. 7 at Eagle Creek Golf Course.(FUND RAISING)
August 4, 2008... Eagle Creek Park Foundation to benefit from the Double Eagle Golf Tournament on Aug. 7 at Eagle Creek Golf Course. Contact 327-7116.

Humane Society of Indianapolis to benefit from Poker for Paws on Aug. 9 at the Robert Irsay Pavilion, 116th and Ditch Road, at 6 p.m. $100 buy-in.(FUND RAISING)
August 4, 2008... Humane Society of Indianapolis to benefit from Poker for Paws on Aug. 9 at the Robert Irsay Pavilion, 116th and Ditch Road, at 6 p.m. $100 buy-in. Contact 872-5650, ext. 173.

Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence to benefit from Race Away From Domestic Violence on Aug. 16 at the Indiana War Memorial.(FUND RAISING)
August 4, 2008... Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence to benefit from Race Away From Domestic Violence on Aug. 16 at the Indiana War Memorial. 10k walk/run. Contact 917-3695.

Boys & Girls Club of Indianapolis to benefit from the 26th annual Fore the Kids Golf Tournament on Aug. 18 at the Maple Creek Golf Club at 11 a.m.(FUND RAISING)
August 4, 2008... Boys & Girls Club of Indianapolis to benefit from the 26th annual Fore the Kids Golf Tournament on Aug. 18 at the Maple Creek Golf Club at 11 a.m. Tickets: $375. Contact 920-4700.

St. Mary's Child Center to benefit from Rock the Drive 'n' Roll the Putt on Aug. 21 at Ironwood Golf Course at 10 a.m.(FUND RAISING)
August 4, 2008... St. Mary's Child Center to benefit from Rock the Drive 'n' Roll the Putt on Aug. 21 at Ironwood Golf Course at 10 a.m. Tickets: $250. Contact 635-1491.

St. Mary's Child Center, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, IU Dance Marathon to benefit the Ryan White Infectious Disease Center to benefit from the Loop for Life on Aug. 23 at 8:30 a.m. on I-465.(FUND RAISING)
August 4, 2008... St. Mary's Child Center, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, IU Dance Marathon to benefit the Ryan White Infectious Disease Center to benefit from the Loop for Life on Aug. 23 at 8:30 a.m. on I-465. Tickets: $35. Contact 815-2549.

Paws and Think Inc. to benefit from Dog Olympics on Aug. 23 from 9 a.m.-noon at Pierson Bark Park.(FUND RAISING)
August 4, 2008... Paws and Think Inc. to benefit from Dog Olympics on Aug. 23 from 9 a.m.-noon at Pierson Bark Park. Tickets: $20. Contact 501-9999.

Indiana Canine Assistant Network (ICAN) to benefit from the fourth annual ICAN Golf Outing and Scramble on Aug. 25 at The Sagamore Club in Noblesville at noon.(FUND RAISING)
August 4, 2008... Indiana Canine Assistant Network (ICAN) to benefit from the fourth annual ICAN Golf Outing and Scramble on Aug. 25 at The Sagamore Club in Noblesville at noon. Tickets: $150. Contact 250-6450, ext. 11.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society to benefit from the 8th annual Dinner of Champions on Sept. 4 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency, One S. Capitol Ave.(FUND RAISING)
August 4, 2008... The National Multiple Sclerosis Society to benefit from the 8th annual Dinner of Champions on Sept. 4 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency, One S. Capitol Ave. Tickets: $150. Contact 870-2501, ext. 29.

American Lung Association to benefit from the Tom Ewald Memorial Golf Outing on Sept. 8 at The Sagamore Club at 10 a.m.(FUND RAISING)
August 4, 2008... American Lung Association to benefit from the Tom Ewald Memorial Golf Outing on Sept. 8 at The Sagamore Club at 10 a.m. Contact 819-1181.

Alpha Kappa Alpha scholarship fund to benefit from 2008 Centennial Luncheon and Fashion Show on Sept. 13 at the Ritz Charles, 12156 N. Meridian St., Carmel from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.(FUND RAISING)
August 4, 2008... Alpha Kappa Alpha scholarship fund to benefit from 2008 Centennial Luncheon and Fashion Show on Sept. 13 at the Ritz Charles, 12156 N. Meridian St., Carmel from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets: $40. Contact 514-1925.