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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Gerry Dick’s Inside Indiana Business briefs appear Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays in The Herald Bulletin. For more on these stories and more Indiana business news, visit InsideIndianaBusiness.com.
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History: Lapel Telephone Co. was talk of town
In November 1962, when the Lapel Telephone Co. was sold to United Utilities by the children of founder Earl Tull, a Madison County era ended.
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Fire fighting, business coexist in heart of Anderson developer
Dave Cravens' latest development project is 5,600 square feet of retail space at 4131 S. Scatterfield Road that he calls Raven Plaza.
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Business Briefs: May 27
A compilation of business news items of local interest as published in the Sunday edition of The Herald Bulletin.
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'Big Joe' Clark: Problem isn’t the cost of education, but its quality
We must spend less time focusing on how to bring the price of an education down and more time figuring out how to bring up the quality of that education.
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Boxes outside Aldi catch fire
A small fire outside the Aldi grocery store in Anderson caused an evacuation of shoppers and employees.
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Remy to build Chinese manufacturing plant
Remy International Inc. plans to build a manufacturing plant and engineering center in Wuhan, China, company executives announced in Chicago earlier this week.
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Susan Miller: Looking for a summer vacation vocation
Summer vacation is often a synonym for summer vocation, particularly for teenagers.
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Frankton woman will be on online car ad
Tina Collins giggled as she sped around the track in a go-kart at Applewood Raceway. Her son, Owen Foit, 18, smiled broadly as he threatened to pass her while her daughter, Tarah Collins, 14, tried to catch up from behind.
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Senate candidate visits Alexandria ethanol plant
In his first post-primary visit to Madison County on Wednesday, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Joe Donnelly visited the Poet Biorefining plant here to underscore his support for energy independence and Indiana corn farmers.
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Corporate sponsorships help Elwood YMCA expand
The YMCA has been a part of the Elwood community for 20 years, but a new series of partnerships coupled with a $60,000 renovation are strengthening those bonds.
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