Indianapolis Business Journal articles from February 2009

Indianapolis Business Journal archives from February 2009

Lilly's new twist: biotech push may help offset generic competition; some analysts skeptical.(C Eli Lilly and Co. )(Company overview)
February 2, 2009... To survive in an uncertain future, Eli Lilly and Co. needs drugs that develop faster and cheaper and that perform better. Biotech drugs, Lilly executives insist, fit that bill. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] That's why Lilly shelled out $6.5...

Banks reel in real estate: foreclosed properties create quandary for financial institutions.(Fifth Third Bancorp.)(Beilouny Luxury Properties)
February 2, 2009... The unfinished eight-story luxury condo building at 707 E. North St. is on track to get a reluctant new owner: Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bancorp. The stalled Beilouny Luxury Properties development near Massachusetts Avenue could join...

Airport hotel in limbo: recession, personnel shifts ground $50m-plus project adjacent to new terminal.
February 2, 2009... Plans for a 250-room hotel connected to the new Indianapolis International Airport terminal are in the deep freeze as the lodging industry contends with vacancies at a 20-year high. Just when the project might be revived is difficult to...

Foundations narrow focus: grant-makers, stung by market crash, favor safety-net causes, discourage new applicants.
February 2, 2009... Some major foundations in central Indiana are narrowing grant-making criteria so they can funnel their reduced asset streams toward pressing needs brought on by the recession. "This is not the year to be wide open," Central Indiana...

A passe profession: pitching manufacturing careers a challenge amid slump.
February 2, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It's hard to imagine a more discouraging environment to lure high school students into manufacturing work. The uncertain future of Detroit automakers casts a pall over thousands of workers in central Indiana....

Retail boss: zero debt huge plus: Lyon takes Finish Line helm as shoppers cut spending.(Q & A)(Finish Line Inc.)(Interview)
February 2, 2009... It isn't easy being a retail CEO in a deep recession. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Glenn S. Lyon, the new head at The Finish Line Inc., has plenty to tackle. Traffic is down at Finish Line stores, sales have slowed and competitors are...

Stakes huge for Indiana as feds weigh stimulus.(BEHIND THE NEWS)
February 2, 2009... All the wrangling in Washington over President Barack Obama's proposed $825 billion stimulus plan may seem a little mind-numbing. But a new report by one of the nation's leading economists finds that getting the package through Congress--and...

Centaur pitches transferring 500 slots to Fort Wayne; cash-strapped gambling firm pushing bill in Legislature; firm trying to recover from Pennsylvania setback.(Centaur Partners)
February 2, 2009... Centaur Inc. spent years lobbying the General Assembly for permission to add slot machines to its Hoosier Park horse track in Anderson. In 2007, it finally hit the jackpot, winning approval to install 2,000 one-armed bandits there. Now,...

Navistar International Corp. said Jan. 27 it plans to close its Indianapolis engine plant and adjacent foundry by July 31.(ON THE RECORD)
February 2, 2009... Navistar International Corp. said Jan. 27 it plans to close its Indianapolis engine plant and adjacent foundry by July 31. The plant closing was expected after Illinois-based Navistar ended a deal to supply diesel engines to Ford Motor Co. But...

Marion County's Capital Improvement Board met Jan. 27 to discuss ways to deal with what members expect will be a $43 million annual operating shortfall--including $15 million they may have to pay to keep the Indiana Pacers playing at CIB-owned Conseco Fieldhouse.(ON THE RECORD)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... Marion County's Capital Improvement Board met Jan. 27 to discuss ways to deal with what members expect will be a $43 million annual operating shortfall--including $15 million they may have to pay to keep the Indiana Pacers playing at CIB-owned...

American Cabaret Theatre is ending its years-long run at the Athenaeum downtown, announcing Jan. 23 that it is looking for a smaller, cheaper venue.(ON THE RECORD)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... American Cabaret Theatre is ending its years-long run at the Athenaeum downtown, announcing Jan. 23 that it is looking for a smaller, cheaper venue. The not-for-profit theater company "just flat ran out of cash," board President Barbara Weaver...

L'explorateur.(ON THE RECORD)(restaurant)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... Upscale Broad Ripple restaurant L'explorateur, which prides itself on an avant-garde menu built around locally grown food, is closing, IBJ.com reported Jan. 29. Owner Neal Brown informed customers of the decision through a blog entry. Plans for...

Unemployment rate.(ON THE RECORD)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... Indiana's unemployment rate shot up to 8.2 percent in December--the highest it has been since February 1985 and a whopping 3.6 percentage points higher than the 4.6-percent unemployment rate recorded the same month last year. Indiana lost...

Major employers continue to cut thousands of jobs nationwide.(ON THE RECORD)
February 2, 2009... Major employers continue to cut thousands of jobs nationwide. On Jan. 26, Caterpillar Inc., Home Depot Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corp.--which all have operations in Indiana-announced plans to eliminate a total of 35,000 jobs across their...

General Motors Corp.(ON THE RECORD)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... Indiana is safe--for now--from the latest round of cuts at beleaguered automaker General Motors Corp., which said Jan. 26 that it will eliminate 2,000 jobs at plants in Michigan and Ohio. GM also said nine other plants will be idled for several...

Eli Lilly and Co.(ON THE RECORD)(acquisition of ImClone Systems Inc.)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... Eli Lilly and Co.'s $6.5 billion acquisition of ImClone Systems Inc. wiped out its 2008 profit, but CEO John Lechleiter said Jan. 29 that the company still is looking for deals. Lechleiter said he has no plans to do a mega-merger on par with...

Center Township Trustee Carl Drummer intends to resign from his post to take a lobbying job with the Ice Miller LLP law firm.(ON THE RECORD)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... Center Township Trustee Carl Drummer intends to resign from his post to take a lobbying job with the Ice Miller LLP law firm. In an interview with WISH-TV Channel 8 reporter Jim Shella, Drummer said he plans to leave township government to...

Eli Lilly and Co.(THE WEEK AHEAD)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel will convene Feb. 3 to discuss Eli Lilly and Co.'s proposed blood thinner prasugrel. The FDA has twice delayed decisions on the drug.

HHGregg Inc.(THE WEEK AHEAD)(third-quarter financial results )(Financial report)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... Indianapolis-based electronics and appliance retailer HHGregg Inc. is scheduled to report third-quarter financial results before the markets open Feb. 5. The company has struggled with weak same-store sales as the recession pinches consumers.

Mother nature delivers a snow day or two--even for grownups.(ON THE RECORD)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As if the ice storms and subzero temperatures we've had already this winter enough, Mother Nature walloped central Indiana Jan. 27-28--weren't delivering more than a foot of snow throughout most of the region. Many...

Perpetual growth for database administrator: battle plan for 11-year-old, veteran-owned company includes adding 100 workers, second Lawrence office.(Company overview)
February 2, 2009... A company founded by military veterans that performs database administration for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to the U.S. Department of Defense is adding a second office in Lawrence and plans to hire about 100 more people over the...

Redevelopment plans threaten Gasoline Alley: area businesses object to Grande Avenue closure.
February 2, 2009... Business owners along the fabled Gasoline Alley north of Rockville Road think a proposal to close a north-south road linking them to the front door of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will have devastating effects. Allison Transmission and...

Reform has many benefits: Unigov 2.0 isn't just about savings.(EDITORIAL)
February 2, 2009... Saving money may be the bottom-line reason for reforming local government, but that's only one of the benefits. Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard made that point clear Jan. 27 in a speech to the Rotary Club of Indianapolis, outlining a reform...

Don't get buried by negative news.(Commentary)(financial crises)(Column)
February 2, 2009... If you're like me, you are feeling a bit beaten down by the storm of negative business news these days. Jan. 26 brought more of the same, starting with the announcement that Sprint, Home Depot, Caterpillar and Pfizer were dumping about...

[Cartoon].(EDITORIAL)(Cartoon)
February 2, 2009... SOME CALL IT A "CRASH." SOME CALL IT A "RECESSION." OR "MELTDOWN." WE'RE CALLING IT A "NEGATIVE RALLY." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

We have numbers, not meaning.(EYE ON THE PIE)(Column)
February 2, 2009... Consider now the familiar unemployment data that are put out for each county each month. How the U.S. Department of Labor and the Indiana 'Department of Workforce Development get meaningful "estimates" for most Indiana counties is a mystery...

City loses a Japanese pioneer.(Itoko Maeda)(Obituary)
February 2, 2009... What do you call a woman who was a citizen of the world: Japanese by birth, American by choice, resident of many lands by profession? Fortunately for us, we can call the Rev. Itoko Maeda, who passed away in Indianapolis last year at age 89, a...

Ceiling was gone before Obama.(Letter to the editor)
February 2, 2009... I read with interest Robert Patterson's viewpoint column "Feeling like a true American, at last," (Jan. 26). In particular, I was disappointed by his statement: "For as much as my parents tried to convince me as a child, the realities...

This company truly recycles.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
February 2, 2009... In response to the article "Green Biz Feeling Blue: Plunging scrap prices wreak havoc on recycling industry," (Jan. 19), we at the Indianapolis location of AbitibiBowater, North America's largest newsprint manufacturer and home of the Paper...

Caldwell was right choice for Colts.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
February 2, 2009... Another very good [column by Bill Benner in the Jan. 19 issue] on target. I was not a fan of [Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Jim] Caldwell without knowing anything about him when I heard that he would succeed Tony Dungy without interviewing any...

Column didn't give credit to Americans.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
February 2, 2009... It's a tossup. Should I be more awestruck by [Columnist Morton] Marcus' fine example of journalistic objectivity [in his Jan. 26 column] or by his wonderful empathy for the thousands of citizens who stood up to participate in their government?...

Brand is true leader.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
February 2, 2009... Thank you [Bill Benner] for writing the kind [column in the Jan. 26 issue] on Myles Brand. You hit the nail on the head. Myles has always taken on the toughest issues and, with wonderful integrity, has reached outcomes not always popular, but...

Let's strive to keep companies here.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
February 2, 2009... With bleak news on the economic front and the impact here in Indianapolis, I am prompted to write this perspective. I have seen solid, viable companies disappear due to lack of oversight and intervention. No value was placed on these losses...

Latest jobs numbers may change state's priorities.(STATEHOUSE DISPATCH)(Column)
February 2, 2009... First, it was the federal stimulus package that threatened to sidetrack the locus of lawmakers and the governor this session, Now, it's the sledgehammer of economic reality. Indiana's gubernatorially vaunted status as an island of growth...

Library foundation to launch $10,000 prize for Hoosiers.(ARTS)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Indiana has its share of renowned dead writers, but the Indianapolis-Marion County Library Foundation is planning to recognize modern-day Hoosier scribes with a new and quite hefty prize. The foundation is...

WTHR promotes Tellus to president and general manager.(MEDIA & MARKETING)(WTHR-TV (Indianapolis, Indiana))(Jim Tellus )(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... Jim Tellus has been promoted to president and general manager of WTHR-TV Channel 3.3. Tellus has been vice president and general manager of WTHR and the Skytrack Weather Channel since January 2008. Tellus took over as general manger for Rich...

Police museum planned.(REAL ESTATE)(Indianapolis Historical and Educational Foundation)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... The not-for-profit Indianapolis Historical and Educational Foundation is planning a police museum in the first floor of an old warehouse along Pennsylvania Street across from Conseco Fieldhouse. The group agreed to lease 12,000 square feet...

Trendy Mass Ave retail shakeup.(RETAIL)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... One locally owned retailer aiming for a New York City vibe was set to close and another has opened along Massachusetts Avenue downtown. The boutique shop Tantrum, which opened in October 2007 in the first floor of the 757 Mass Ave condo...

Indians stock price takes hit.(SPORTS)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... Despite year-over-year revenue gains and robust earnings, the economic downturn has finally caught up with the Indianapolis Indians. For years, the AAA baseball franchise has steamed along with solid attendance and annual profit exceeding $1...

Mira honors grow.(TECHNOLOGY)(TechPoint)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... The state's technology initiative, TechPoint, is adding two categories to its annual Mira awards: health care IT and corporate IT. The latter may be particularly notable because past MIRA awards often have focused on upstart companies...

Interactions Corp.(TECHNOLOGY)
February 2, 2009... * Interactions Corp., a Carmel company that makes automated voice systems for customer contact centers, has named Mike Iacobucci as CEO. He succeeds company founder Michael Cloran, who remains chairman. Iacobucci spent four years at...

Stimulus could help medical exchange.(ON THE BEAT)(health information networks )
February 2, 2009... President Barack Obama's economic stimulus bill provides a big opportunity for the Indianapolis-based Indiana Health Information Exchange to spread its expertise around the country. Obama's bill, as it currently stands, would spend $2...

Katz Sapper & Miller LLP.(ACCOUNTING)(Donald Boezeman, Christopher Bradburn and Isabel Santner have been appointed)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Katz Sapper & Miller LLP has named the following directors: *Donald Boezeman,...

Becky Goetz and Kira Angle have joined Greenwalt Sponsel CPAs.(ACCOUNTING)
February 2, 2009... Becky Goetz and Kira Angle have joined Greenwalt Sponsel CPAs as staff in the audit & other assurance services group.

Stephen Shoemaker has joined Somerset CPAs.(ACCOUNTING)
February 2, 2009... *Stephen Shoemaker has joined Somerset CPAs as a manager, tax team. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Ryan Gregory has joined Alerding & Shoemaker Co. LLC.(ACCOUNTING)
February 2, 2009... *Ryan Gregory has joined Alerding & Shoemaker Co. LLC as a staff auditor. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

BKD LLP.(ACCOUNTING)(Adam A. Abubakr, Jordan S. Davidson and Christopher R. Harris have been appointed as a accountants)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... BKD LLP has added the following staff accountants: Adam A. Abubakr, Jordan S. Davidson, Christopher R. Harris, and Michael W. Mehl. Jon M. McCullum has joined as supervisor.

Blue & Co. LLC.(ACCOUNTING)(Emily Groomer, Gary Ward and Jacqueline Freeman have been appointed)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... Blue & Co. LLC has added the following: Emily Groomer, staff accountant; Gary Ward, manager; Jacqueline Freeman, Sarah Brooks and Natalie Corvin, administrative assistants; Carmel office: Jennifer Mann, recruiting manager; Jan Green, training...

Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association.(ADVERTISING/MARKETING/PUBLIC RELATIONS)
February 2, 2009... *Ronnie Burt Jr. has been named senior vice president of sales at the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Vontoo.(ADVERTISING/MARKETING/PUBLIC RELATIONS)(Tyler Wilson, MegAnne Shireman and Susanna Sandifer have been appointed)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... Vontoo has named the following: Tyler Wilson, business development: MegAnne Shireman, campaign specialist; Susanna Sandifer, customer service representative: Rachel Moore, marketing manager; Erin Konate, lead generator; Jeffrey Stoia, sales...

M&I Bank.(BANKING)(John Lehner, Matthew Nowak Nobbe and Ralph Nowak have been promoted)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] M&I Bank has promoted the following: *Kanchana "Kanch" Ishwar, vice president, commercial banking; *John Lehner, vice president, retail banking; *Matthew Nowak...

Jenny Brebberman has joined KeyBank.(BANKING)
February 2, 2009... Jenny Brebberman has joined KeyBank as branch manager, Whiteland KeyBank.

Chase.(BANKING)(Nancy Dorsa has been appointed)(LaTonya Keaton has been promoted)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... *Nancy Dorsa has been named a government banker at Chase, commercial government, not-for-profit and health care group. LaTonya Keaton has been promoted to Banker Three in the commercial banking group. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Dress for Success Indianapolis.(CIVIC/NOT-FOR-PROFIT)(Andrea L. Cowley, Susie Fucik and Jennifer Livesay have been promoted)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dress for Success Indianapolis has promoted the following: *Andrea L. Cowley, associate director; *Susie Fucik, professional women's group program manager and...

United Way of Central Indiana.(CIVIC/NOT-FOR-PROFIT)
February 2, 2009... *Kelli Norwalk has been named Tocqueville Society manager, resource development department, at United Way of Central Indiana. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation.(CIVIC/NOT-FOR-PROFIT)
February 2, 2009... Elizabeth G. Russell, Krieg DeVauh, has been named president of the board of the Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation.

Beth Kielb has joined the SullivanMunce Cultural Center of Zionsville.(CIVIC/NOT-FOR-PROFIT)
February 2, 2009... Beth Kielb has joined the SullivanMunce Cultural Center of Zionsville as library director.

Kristina Chip, deCODE genetics, has joined.(CIVIC/NOT-FOR-PROFIT)
February 2, 2009... *Kristina Chip, deCODE genetics, has joined the board of Pink Ribbon Connection. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Giving Sum.(CIVIC/NOT-FOR-PROFIT)(Ryan Brady, Katy Brett and Linda Broadfoot have been appointed)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... Giving Sum has named the following board members: Ryan Brady, Central Indiana Community Foundation: Katy Brett, Indy-east Asset Development: Linda Broadfoot, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Inc.; Darrin Brooks, Anacore; Gary Butkus, Eli Lilly and...

Bowen Engineering Corp.(CONSTRUCTION)(Jeff Chinn has been appointed)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] *Jeff Chinn has been promoted to senior vice president, private water and industrial solutions, for Bowen Engineering Corp. *David Hile has joined as vice...

Abe Hundt has joined ERMCO as electrical coordinator/ CAD operator.(CONSTRUCTION)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... *Abe Hundt has joined ERMCO as electrical coordinator/ CAD operator. *David Peterson has been promoted to vice president, business development and marketing. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Judd Riley has joined Mirror Concepts Inc.(CONSTRUCTION)
February 2, 2009... Judd Riley has joined Mirror Concepts Inc., Carmel, as an estimator/ designer.

Cathy Loudenback has joined Shiel Sexton.(CONSTRUCTION)
February 2, 2009... *Cathy Loudenback has joined Shiel Sexton as an accountant. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Lumina Foundation for Education.(EDUCATION)
February 2, 2009... *Juan "Kiko" Suarez has been named senior vice president for external affairs at the Lumina Foundation for Education. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

IUPUI.(EDUCATION)
February 2, 2009... *Dr. Fred Rees has been named chairman of the department of music and arts technology at the Purdue School of Engineering at IUPUI. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Sagamore Institute for Policy Research.(EDUCATION)
February 2, 2009... *Jay F. Hein has been named president of the Sagamore Institute for Policy Research. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Indiana Minority Supplier Development Council.(GOVERNMENT)(Stacy Little and Jeff Rode )(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... *Stacy Little has been named the Indiana Minority Supplier Development Council, southern district operations manager. *Jeff Rode has been named vice president of operations. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Craig S. Huse, St. Elmo Steak House, has joined.(GOVERNMENT)
February 2, 2009... *Craig S. Huse, St. Elmo Steak House, has joined the board of the Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Stephen Midkiff has joined the Treasurer of State's Office.(GOVERNMENT)
February 2, 2009... *Stephen Midkiff has joined the Treasurer of State's Office as the deputy treasurer and portfolio manager. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Gibson Insurance Group.(INSURANCE)(Mark Wobbe and Wes Mantooth )(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... *Mark Wobbe has been named property & casualty practice leader for Gibson Insurance Group. *Wes Mantooth has been named employee benefits practice leader. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance.(INSURANCE)
February 2, 2009... *Kevin Murphy has been promoted to senior vice president of the property and casualty division at Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

State Farm Insurance.(INSURANCE)
February 2, 2009... *Rob Kernodle has been promoted to agency field consultant, Indianapolis north side, at State Farm Insurance. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors.(PROFESSIONAL/TRADE)(Dan Kovert, James Tibbett and Todd Bauer)(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors has elected the following...

National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities.(PROFESSIONAL/TRADE)
February 2, 2009... *Stephen Smith, Indiana Health Care Association, has been named to the National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

United Jewish Communities.(PROFESSIONAL/TRADE)
February 2, 2009... *Charles A. Cohen, Cohen Garelick & Glazier, has been named to the executive committee of the United Jewish Communities. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Health Law Section of the Indiana State Bar Association.(PROFESSIONAL/TRADE)
February 2, 2009... Thomas N. Hutchinson, Krieg DeVault, has been named chairman of the Health Law Section of the Indiana State Bar Association.

The Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete Association.(PROFESSIONAL/TRADE)
February 2, 2009... *Jerry Larson has been named executive director of The Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete Association. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Indiana still not INShape: Daniels sees tiny gains in attack on smoking, obesity.(FOCUS: HEALTH CARE/CORPORATE WELLNESS)
February 2, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bill Wisniewski, a salesman from Munster, has shed 86 pounds in the past year with help from the "Ready, Set, Walk" campaign run by the INShape Indiana program. The 56-year-old said INShape's e-mail tips helped...

Entrepreneurs pursuing patient advocacy trend: patients seek help with doctors, records, referrals as health care system grows increasingly complex.(FOCUS: HEALTH CARE/CORPORATE WELLNESS)
February 2, 2009... Health care has become so complicated that entrepreneurs are beginning to follow hospitals into the growing niche of guiding overwhelmed patients through the system. Hospitals several years ago saw a need to help patients find...

Planned community offers fixed-fee care: Texas developer and New Hampshire not-for-profit promise attention for seniors who prize stable prices.(FOCUS: HEALTH CARE/CORPORATE WELLNESS)(Greystone Communities Inc.)(Mayflower Communities Inc.)
February 2, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Texas developer of retirement communities has targeted Carmel for a style of assisted living new to the Indianapolis area that offers on-site health care for the unusual arrangement of a fixed monthly fee. ...

Largest Indianapolis-area health and fitness clubs.(FOCUS: HEALTH CARE/CORPORATE WELLNESS)(Table)
February 2, 2009... Largest Indianapolis-Area Health and Fitness Clubs (Ranked by number of local active members) LOCAL ACTIVE RANK CLUB MEMBERS 2008...

Largest Indianapolis-area day spas.(FOCUS: HEALTH CARE/CORPORATE WELLNESS)(Statistical table)(Company rankings)
February 2, 2009... Largest Indianapolis-Area Day spas (Ranked by number of licensed/certified FTE employees) FTE: EMPLOYEES:...

Docs, health insurers battle at Statehouse: struggle over insurance payments hits fourth year, with each side claiming to best represent patients.(FOCUS: HEALTH CARE/CORPORATE WELLNESS)
February 2, 2009... A log-rolling match between doctors and health insurance companies over how insurance payments are made has surfaced in the General Assembly a fourth year in a row, and it's difficult to predict whether two bills now before lawmakers will...

Buy-and-hold a bad tactic in these market conditions.(INVESTING)
February 2, 2009... Let's put our blindfolds on, hold out our hands, and weigh the pros and cons of the current global equity situation. A lot of people I hear from still haven't made any changes to the soon-to-be-extinct methods of investing--the modern...