6,400 job seekers attend career fair
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s Indianapolis Employment Opportunities 2009 Career Fair last week drew 6,400 job seekers. Organizers say 60 businesses, offering more than 1,100 jobs, participated in the event at Lucas Oil Stadium. Pre-registration figures show 30 percent of attendees were 45-years old and older and 52 percent had degrees beyond high school diplomas.
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Purdue to stay open if state shuts down
Purdue University plans to continue to operate, even if state lawmakers had failed to pass a new budget by Tuesday’s midnight deadline. Interim Executive Vice President and Treasurer Jim Almond says the university receives other revenue from contracts, grants and auxiliary sources.
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Hill-Rom sells patents to firm
Batesville-based Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. has sold its patents and intellectual property for its Negative Pressure Wound Therapy. Kinetic Concepts Inc. in San Antonio, Texas, has purchased the property, but terms have not been disclosed. Hill-Rom Holdings Chief Executive Officer Peter Soderberg says the sale is part of the company’s effort to focus on businesses that offer attractive and profitable growth opportunities.
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Foundation vows to carry on Fisher legacy
Ball Brothers Foundation Executive Director Jud Fisher says the organization’s chairman and president will be “sorely missed.” John Fisher died Sunday after battling leukemia and had spent the last decade at the helm of the foundation. He was the former president and chief executive officer of Ball Corp. A memorial service is tentatively set for July 16 in Muncie.
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Items from airport on auction block
Thousands of items from the old Indianapolis International Airport will be on the auction block this summer. Everything from tables and chairs to ticket counters will be up for bid Aug. 4. Larger items, like escalators and luggage conveyors will be sold through a sealed bid process. Unique pieces including a massive iron Statue of Liberty and a 35-piece series of framed posters illustrating Princess Diana will go to the highest bidder.
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Mortgage-fraud settlement money could benefit low-income Hoosiers
Low-income families struggling to pay their heating bills may get some relief from an unexpected source: The multi-billion-dollar settlement from banks accused of abusive mortgage practices.
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Executive director of Second Harvest Food Bank will retire
Lois Rockhill will soon retire as executive director of Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana, but she’s not the only one full of memories of her 23 years there. Many other people have their own.
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Anderson hires consultant to assess software
The city has hired a consultant to help the controller’s office assess financial software that Anderson has used for many years, but typically has not been effective.
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Bedbugs found at Indianapolis children's hospital
An infestation of bedbugs discovered in a room at the Riley Hospital for Children has been contained, a spokeswoman for the Indiana University Health said Monday.
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Emmett Dulaney: When Twitter backfires
Twitter, that innocuous social media tool that lets users send out 140 character snippets to their followers, is being used more and more as a marketing tool.
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Speedway will acquire 88 GasAmerica stores
Nine area GasAmerica stores will be sold to Speedway LLC of Enon, Ohio, as part of a larger acquisition of Gas America Services Inc., company officials said Monday.
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First Merchants says Shelbyville acquisition will aid bottom line
First Merchants Bank believes its weekend acquisition of a failing Shelbyville bank will immediately add to the financial institution’s bottom line.
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Retirement party Feb. 18 for Dr. William Anderson
A retirement party for William Stafford Anderson, M.D., will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, at Community Hospital, Anderson, Conference Rooms 6 and 7.
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Local Facebook user organizes online rummage sale group
Accustomed to participating in a neighborhood rummage sale, Lori Baker Penticuff stockpiled all her gently used items that were no longer needed.
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John Williams: Valentine tip from Social Security
Valentine’s Day is a popular time of year for proclamations of love. Such displays of affection can be as simple and sweet as a heart with a “be mine” message, or as life altering as a vow before the altar.
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