Stories tagged with "Business"

$15M gift to fund minority scholarships by Tom Spalding

Indiana University, seeking to make the student body of its Kelley School of Business more inclusive because companies want such diversity for their work forces, plans to... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Business

Proposal for ex-Colgate plant by indystar

CLARKSVILLE Redevelopment officials would like to see restaurants, offices, lofts and a steamboat dock at the now-closed Colgate-Palmolive Co. toothpaste factory along the Ohio... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Business

Pfizer puts plant on market by indystar

TERRE HAUTE Drug maker Pfizer is putting up for sale the Terre Haute manufacturing plant where about 800 people once worked. Pfizer said Monday it has hired a real estate... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Business

Steak n Shake hosts investors by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS Steak n Shake Co. will hold an Investor Day today at the Marriott Downtown, beginning at 1 p.m. Shareholders, analysts and potential investors are expected. (Star... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Business

WellPoint chief on list by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS WellPoint executive Angela Braly has been ranked by The Wall Street Journal as 15th among the nation's most high-profile female executives for 2008. Braly,... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Business

Center bolsters research by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE Purdue University's Bindley Bioscience Center helped generate $20 million in research for Indiana and nearly doubled its portfolio to 35 active research projects,... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Business

NYSE delisting Accuride by indystar

EVANSVILLE Custom wheel-maker Accuride Corp. will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange, the company said Monday. Before Wednesday trading, the symbol ACW will disappear... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Business

Workers eligible for aid by indystar

WESTFIELD Certain employees of Porter Engineered Systems, an automotive parts company in Westfield, are eligible to receive services under the federal Trade Adjustment... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Business

Brightpoint completes move from Plainfield to Indianapolis by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS A long-planned move became a reality Monday for wireless distributor Brightpoint. The cell phone distributor, founded in 1989, moved its headquarters from... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Business

Briefly | Around the state by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS A long-planned move became a reality Monday for wireless distributor Brightpoint. The cell phone distributor, founded in 1989, moved its headquarters from... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Business

Circuit City files bankruptcy by indystar

RICHMOND, Va. Facing pressure from vendors and consumers who aren't spending, Circuit City Stores filed for bankruptcy protection Monday as it heads into the busy holiday... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Business

AmEx to become bank holding company, thus eligible for aid by indystar

WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve on Monday granted a request by American Express Co. to become a bank holding company, opening the door for the credit-card giant to access... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Business

Briefly | Around the nation by indystar

WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve on Monday granted a request by American Express Co. to become a bank holding company, opening the door for the credit-card giant to access... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Business

DHL Express will curtail U.S. operations by indystar

Deutsche Post's DHL Express overnight-delivery unit will abandon efforts to compete with United Parcel Service and FedEx Corp. in the U.S., firing 14,900 workers and closing... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Business

Investors pledge $37M to Irwin by indystar

Investors have promised $37 million in new capital for Irwin Financial as part of the Columbus lender's plan to revamp after heavy losses on home equity loans made in Western... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Business

Family shoe business is a comfortable fit by indystar

A trip to China helped a Hoosier couple build their family -- and a new family business.While there in 2005 to pick up Josie, their adopted daughter, Robin and Shannon Wise... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Business

Embezzlement nets 16-month prison term for former purchasing manager by indystar

An Indianapolis man was sentenced to 16 months in prison Monday after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $600,000 to buy car parts for his fledgling engine-making company,... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:09 AM in Business

Klink named to finance post at Star by indystar

Michael G. Kane, president and publisher of The Indianapolis Star and president of Gannett’s Interstate Group, announced Monday that Media Group on Monday named Bruce Klink... – Nov 10, 2008 at 10:01 PM in Business

Well done: Braly 15th on Journal list by indystar

WellPoint executive Angela Braly has finished 15th among the nation's most high-profile women executives for 2008.The 47-year-old president and chief executive officer of the... – Nov 10, 2008 at 1:31 PM in Business

For sale: Pfizer's Terre Haute factory by indystar

Nine months after halting production of its inhaled insulin and idling more than 600 workers at a plant near Terre Haute, drugmaker Pfizer Inc. is putting the massive factory up... – Nov 10, 2008 at 11:30 AM in Business