Indiana

Eli Lilly To Lay Off 30 Percent Of U.S. Sales Force

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:49:00 +0000

The Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical company announced on Thursday that about 1,000 sales representatives will lose their jobs. The Wall Street Journal reports the company made the move to cut costs so it can better compete with generic drug makers.

President Obama Predicts Indiana Will Win NCAA Tournament

Eyder Peralta — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:40:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vKX6PLjYS0

Steve Davis, Oklahoma Star QB In The '70s, Killed In Crash Of Small Plane

Mark Memmott — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:43:00 +0000

One of the two men killed Sunday when a small plane crashed into a house near South Bend, Ind., was former University of Oklahoma star quarterback Steve Davis, the St. Joseph County (Ind.) coroner's office says.

The South Bend Tribune adds that the other man who died was 58-year-old Wesley Caves, whose Montana-registered company owned the Beechcraft Premier I twin-jet.

Widow Sues Church Over Sports-Themed Headstone

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:09:00 +0000

An Indiana woman wanted to honor her late husband with a headstone shaped like a couch, and featuring Indianapolis Colts and NASCAR logos. St. Joseph's Catholic Church said the headstone is completely inappropriate — so the widow sued.

Chrysler Plans To Add 1,250 Jobs, Invest $374 Million In Indiana

Mark Memmott — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:05:00 +0000

There's major business news in Indiana today:

"Chrysler will hire 1,250 new workers and spend $374 million to upgrade transmission plants in central Indiana — the only place in North America where the automaker makes transmissions," the Detroit Free Press reports from Kokomo.