Indianapolis Business Journal

Indianapolis-based Duke Realty Corp. announced Monday that its chief operating officer will leave the company at the end of the year. Full Story »

Major stock indexes rose as much as 2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which jumped 203 points. Full Story »

The Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board likely will accept a state loan providing $27 million over three years to help shore up its fragile financial situation. Full Story »

Indiana is offering state government employees voluntary unpaid leave, but it's unclear how many workers might give up part of their paycheck. Full Story »

Approaching the end of 2009, Indianapolis' cash-strapped Capital Improvement Board is on much more solid financial footing. Full Story »

Among the casualties are the Waldenbooks outlets at Greenwood Park Mall in Greenwood and at Mounds Mall in Anderson. Full Story »

Indianapolis-based Arcadia Resources Inc. has added former Indianapolis Mayor Steve Goldsmith to its board and plans to raise $11.1 million in a registered direct stock offering. Full Story »

Indiana taxpayers filed a record 2.2 million electronic federal tax returns this year. Full Story »

Federal legislation will provide up to 20 weeks of additional unemployment benefits in Indiana. The extension means eligible residents will be able to claim up to 99 weeks in benefits. Full Story »

In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. The 220-215 vote cleared the way for the Senate to begin a long-delayed debate on the issue that has come to overshadow all others in Congress. Full Story »

The Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on whether an Ohio River casino should have allowed a compulsive gambler to play and lose $125,000 in a single night. Full Story »

Indiana voters seem willing to pay more in property taxes to help school districts cover operating costs. The results of last week's referendums, however, continue the trend against supporting plans for bigger, better schools during tough economic times. Full Story »

Work is on schedule for a new headquarters for The Nature Conservancy of Indiana, which includes a variety of first-in-Indianapolis "green" features. Tour the building through IBJ's narrated slideshow. Full Story »

Lucas Oil Stadium suite holders are upset that the NCAA is taking their luxury boxes for the men’s basketball Final Four in April and reselling them on the secondary—or scalpers—market. Full Story »

Counties wanting to speed traffic among suburbs are building highways to avoid having to travel into Indianapolis. The result, a 100-mile outer loop beyond Interstate 465, won't be completed for years, and it won't be built to consistent standards, but it might help ease congestion. Full Story »

J. Greg Allen sees the $14 million Allen Plaza renovation as a message to city leaders that he intends to leave a lasting mark on downtown. Full Story »

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels on Friday announced a series of spending cuts and other steps designed to offset a continuing multimillion-dollar decline in state revenues. If the trend continues without spending cuts, he said, Indiana's reserves would be wiped out by next August. Full Story »

Carmel-based Telamon Corp. rose to become one of the largest minority-owned businesses in the area largely by serving telecommunications giants. Now it is veering off its traditional course to supply racing teams with an ethanol-based fuel made from Indiana corn. Full Story »

California-based life science firm Beckman Coulter Inc. is moving its precision plastics injection molding operation to the Park 100 business park on Indianapolis' northwest side, making what it calls a multimillion-dollar investment in the operation. Full Story »

Nearly 16 million people can't find jobs even though one of the the worst recessions in generations has apparently ended. Full Story »

President Barack Obama is set to sign a $24-billion economic stimulus bill providing tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and extending unemployment benefits to the longtime jobless who have been left behind as the economy veers toward recovery. Full Story »

Indiana's school chief warned school superintendents Thursday that declining state revenues could force cuts in public education spending, education officials said. Full Story »

Jeff Belskus, CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, called the sponsorship deal "one of the most significant announcements in the history of the IndyCar series." Full Story »

FinishMaster Inc. on Thursday afternoon reported a drop in third-quarter profit and revenue compared to the same period a year ago. Full Story »

The Indiana Department of Labor has completed its investigation into the death of a construction worker at the expansion site of the Indiana Convention Center and fined four local companies a total of $31,000 for safety violations. Full Story »