Jeff Swiatek
Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis, IN, United States
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From the archive: Marsh CEO spent lavishly, trial reveals
In 2013, Don Marsh, the former CEO of the Marsh Supermarkets chain, was ordered to repay $2.2 million to the company for his overspending. → Read More
Monarch Beverage wages liquor law fight
Beer and wine distributor goes to court to try to add hard liquor to its trucks → Read More
Wine & Canvas Indy store files bankruptcy
Jury verdict against it prompts Chapter 11 filing, attorney says → Read More
5 Eli Lilly drug flops
You probably don't remember Oraflex or inhaled insulin. For good reason. They're among the failures, the flame-outs, the busts at Eli Lilly and Co. Failure's the norm in the risky world of drug development and Lilly, like every other drugmaker, has had some doozies. Promising compounds headed for pharmaceutical glory. Newcomers bound for blockbuster status. Then: Oops. Tests show the drug can't… → Read More
10 all-time greatest Eli Lilly drugs
The world's first insulin. The earliest polio vaccine. A pill that changed the way depression is treated. Eli Lilly and Co. has relied on fewer than a dozen wildly successful products to drive much of its profits and revenue over the decades. Call them the Lilly all-stars. The molecules that paid the salaries, furnished the lab benches, kept the lights on for much of Lilly's 139-year history.… → Read More
Honeysuckle’s here to stay, so let’s just embrace it
The invasive bush likes Indiana too much, so we might as well accept it. Hoosier Honeysuckle Festival anyone? → Read More
FDA approves new insulin from Lilly, partner
Basaglar is similar to Lantus, a popular long-lasting insulin, and could be a big seller. → Read More
747 with new Rolls-Royce engine to buzz Downtown Indy
Rolls-Royce is testing Boeing 747 equipped with advanced engine → Read More
Richard D. Walton, retired prize-winning Indianapolis Star reporter, dies at 62
Walton, who was much beloved for his passion for reporting, kindness and humor, spent his career covering his hometown, from petty crime to the Indiana legislature and hospital care to plane crashes. → Read More
Anthem shareholders OK Cigna deal
$54 billion purchase gains 99 percent approval from insurers' shareholders. → Read More
Indiana businesses join in LGBT campaign
Coalition will lobby state legislature for LGBT protections. → Read More
Dow Agro to sell legacy herbicide brands
Treflan is among the products being sold to Arizona-based Gowan Co. → Read More
New Eli Lilly cancer drug approved by FDA
Biologic drug is aimed at countering hard-to-treat lung cancer → Read More
3 Indiana companies ace LGBT equality test
Human Rights Campaign index judges company non-discrimination policies and public commitment on LGBT equality. → Read More
510-worker plant coming to Anderson
Japanese manufacturer NTN will build $87M auto parts plant → Read More
Manhole lockdown: IPL secures its manhole covers
It took prodding by regulators and some public shaming, but Indianapolis Power & Light has achieved a safety first. The electric company said Monday it has become the first U.S. utility to install locking covers on all of its downtown manholes. The Swiveloc covers, installed on 1,214 of its manholes Downtown, should prevent the metal lids from becoming dangerous flying discs if more explosions… → Read More
Indy legal startup lands $1.2M
Indianapolis startups, Acceleprise Technology Accelerator → Read More
More slow growth in 2016, say IU economists
Get used to the post-recession economic slog. The sluggish economic recovery of 2011-15 figures to stick around for yet another year, though Indiana should find itself in the rare position of outperforming the nation, say Indiana University economists. The annual IU Kelley School of Business forecast sees scant hope for a pickup in economic activity in 2016 much beyond the modest 2 percent… → Read More
Liberty Fund building $22M headquarters in Carmel
New offices on U.S. 31 will include a library focused on books about liberty → Read More
Cummins could slash up to 500 jobs in Indiana
Weakening sales of engines and power generators worldwide blamed for cuts of about 4 percent of its global workforce by the end of the year. → Read More