Kokomo women sentenced to prison for embezzlement

A 43-year-old Kokomo woman has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for what authorities say was an embezzlement scheme of more than $400,000 from an investment company and five of its related businesses. Bethany Olmsted wrote checks to herself...... Read More

State awards Main Street designations

Fourteen community organizations dedicated to the revitalization of their downtowns have earned a new or updated Indiana Main Street designation, the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced this month. Indiana Main Street is the statewide...... Read More

Indiana Music History Project lands big donation

A collection of recordings by Indiana musical artists valued at about $100,000, including original vinyl releases by John Mellencamp, Hoagy Carmichael and Zero Boys, has been donated to the Indiana Music History Project. The collection of...... Read More

Mom Water continues national expansion

Mom Water, the canned cocktail launched in Indiana three years ago, has increased its distribution to the New England region and now is available in retail stores in 36 states. Case sales of Mom Water increased 53% last year to more than 743,000.... Read More

Franciscan names COO for Crawfordsville hospital

The vice president and chief operating officer at Franciscan Health Rensselaer is assuming the same role at the health system’s campus 70 miles south. Carlos Vasquez has been named vice president and chief operating officer at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville.... Read More

Hoosier communities ranked among top micropolitans

Indiana is ranked No. 3 in Site Selection Magazine’s annual list of the top 100 micropolitans with 13 Hoosier communities having new corporate facility projects underway. Leading Indiana was Angola, which is the No. 3 ranked micropolitan overall in the U.S.... Read More

Gift to support IU physical therapy students

A physical therapy provider with clinics throughout Indiana and the U.S. will give nearly $278,000 to Indiana University to establish a host of new scholarships. Atlanta-based PT Solutions is teaming with the IU School of Health & Human Sciences in...... Read More