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Some female small-biz owners anticipate boost from changes by new administration
February 9, 2009
Some local women business owners are encouraged by the election of President Barack Obama and his appointment of a new chief
at the Small Business Administration who is thought to be especially interested in the needs of women-owned businesses.
MoreFrom politics to basic training, state official excels
February 9, 2009
Danielle Chrysler hasn't met a challenge yet that she hasn't embraced--and conquered.
Billingsley markets health care mystery shopping business
December 8, 2008
As co-founder and head of sales and marketing, Brooke Billingsley has helped build Indianapolis-based Perception Strategies
Inc. — a health
care mystery shopping business co-founded by her husband, Kevin.
MoreIP law illuminates growing field for women: Increase mirrors rising number of Internet companies and inventions
October 13, 2008
But more than a century later, women are protecting more than their own assets-they're increasingly looking out for the intellectual
property of business owners large and small. One of the hottest practice groups within law firms today, intellectual property
law falls into four basic areas: copyrights, trademarks, patents and publicity rights. With the exception of patent law, which
requires a background in science or engineering, no specialized undergraduate degree is required. Gary Roberts, dean and the
Gerald L. Bepko professor...
MorePROFILE: HOLLY HART MCKIERNAN: Making higher education more attainable Attorney brings key players together to reach goals
October 13, 2008
PROFILE HOLLY HART MCKIERNAN Making higher education more attainable Attorney brings key players together to reach goals When
Holly McKiernan was a secondyear law student at Indiana University, she took a seminar course on not-for-profits-and her career
path became clear. She wanted a job where she could use her skills as a lawyer in helping charitable and educational organizations.
The West Lafayette native had earned a bachelor's degree in communications from DePauw University-magna cum laude-graduating
Phi Beta Kappa in 1980....
MoreCreating opportunities in tough times: Tightening economy requires 'patchworking' sources of income
August 11, 2008
Women aren't leaving the work force to stay home with their kids-they're being forced out in equal numbers with men. That's
the word from "Equality in Job Loss: Women are Increasingly Vulnerable to Layoffs During Recessions," a congressional report
released July 21. Often women who face job losses decide to forego the job hunt and opt instead for selfemployment, the report
said. Might this job downturn trigger a boom in entrepreneurship for women? Not if they don't already have the...
MoreBuilding opportunities: CREW Careers offers girls a glimpse into the diverse world of commercial real estate
April 14, 2008
While one college basketball team just completed its journey to a national championship, CREW Network's women hope they're
on a similar winning path-a path to scoring parity in the male-dominated field of commercial real estate. The Commercial Real
Estate Women Network is a national member organization dedicated to the advancement of women in commercial real estate. It
has 66 chapters, including one in Indianapolis. In 2005, CREW Network completed the industry's first comprehensive study of
the status of women in...
MorePROFILE MICKI STIRSMAN: Education at heart of growth Continued training is part of her biz plan
December 10, 2007
PROFILE MICKI STIRSMAN Education at heart of growth Continued training is part of her biz plan Your face might be Micki Stirsman's
canvas. Instead of applying paint to paper or molding clay into sculpture Stirsman and her staff use their artistry to transform
their clients' appearances. The Speedway native is owner of Salon 01, a business she started with a $10,000 contribution from
her grandmother that has grown into a million d o l l a r- p l u...
MorePROFILE MARIANNE O'CONNOR PRICE: Balanced equation Mother of four excels in careers from engineering to research
November 12, 2007
PROFILE MARIANNE O'CONNOR PRICE Balanced equation Mother of four excels in careers from engineering to research When Marianne
Price graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1974 with a degree in engineering, she was among the scarce 2 percent
of women nationwide graduating in that field. She also achieved something that no other female at Notre Dame had ever done
to that point-she was valedictorian of her graduating class. Price, 54, is director of the Cornea Research Foundation of...
MorePROFILE: Moondance Enterprises LLC: Rental firm offers 'marvelous' nights Search for vacation retreat led to career change
October 15, 2007
Moondance Enterprises LLC Rental firm offers 'marvelous' nights Search for vacation retreat led to career change Indiana natives
Doug and Nancy Tracey visited Brown County one autumn night in October 1988, looking to buy a vacation retreat. The strains
of Van Morrison's "Moondance" played on the car radio-"a marvelous night for a moondance 'neath the cover of October skies."
So when the couple purchased their rural hideaway, they christened it Moondance. And now they run a Nashville-based vacation-home
rental and...
MorePROFILE: Lumasis.com: Finding its niche Focus on small business pays off for Web design firm
September 17, 2007
Lumasis.comFinding its niche Focus on small business pays off for Web design firm When Zionsville native Jamie Brown graduated
from Purdue in 1995, most consumers were still in the dark about the possibilities the Internet could offer. Having been immersed
in the Web while studying electrical engineering technology at Purdue, Brown linked up with a local Internet provider and
started his first company, Computer Specialists. In 1997, the business morphed into Lumasis, a full-service Web site design
and hosting company...
MorePROFILE TRINA BANNISTER: Tasty treat, traditions lead to new business
September 10, 2007
PROFILE TRINA BANNISTER Tasty treat, traditions lead to new business It all started with the sweet-potato pies. Each Thanksgiving,
Trina Bannister's grandmother Ruby would bake dozens of the sweet treats for her large extended family. Bannister and her
sisters grew up learning her baking secrets. To honor her grandmother, who died about six years ago, Bannister named her new
business in the Indianapolis City Market "Ruby's Sweet Treasures." She sells a wide variety of baked goods, from her signature
pies...
MoreMother of invention: Out of necessity, new mom conceives innovative baby mobile device
August 13, 2007
As a commercial and appellate litigator for Indianapolis-based law firm Baker & Daniels LLP, Kathy Osborn represents business
and individual clients in state and federal court. She has faced formidable challenges, but one outside the courtroom proved
especially difficult for the 42-year-old first-time mom: how to quiet her colicky son Harper when he awoke crying every night.
A music lover, Osborn was certain she could find a musical mobile that would play a variety of soothing songs long enough
to...
MorePrenatal product designed to aid development: Biologist mom of seven sold on benefits of system
August 13, 2007
When Lisa Jarrett was expecting her fourth child in 1991, her obstetrician husband pulled out an article he had read in a
medical journal about a prenatal audio development system. Created by physician and researcher Brent Logan, the system is
designed to help a baby's brain develop before it is born by introducing simple rhythms similar to the mother's heartbeat.
"It's a cognitive curriculum," Jarrett said. After obtaining Logan's tapes and using them through her next three pregnancies,
she was...
MorePROFILE THERESIA WHITFIELD: Changing direction after life-altering crisis Former CNN producer follows path to healing, new career after overcoming post-traumatic stress
August 13, 2007
Whitfield, owner of Indianapolis-based Fletcher Communications Inc., was a freelance television news producer working for
CNN, Reuters News and the Christian Broadcasting Network's news division in Washington, D.C., when American Airlines Flight
77 crashed into the Pentagon. Four years later, Whitfield crashed emotionally and was hospitalized suffering from posttraumatic
stress disorder. The daughter of a retired Army officer, Whitfield, 39, had moved many times as a child before settling in
Columbia, S.C. She graduated from high school in 1986, but...
MorePROFILE: Hillenburg Building Group Inc.: All in the family Firm diversified business to build new client base
July 23, 2007
Hillenburg Building Group Inc. All in the family Firm diversified business to build new client base When Willard Hillenburg
started his home-building company in 1950, he knew sons Gary, Jerry and Larry would have the chance to learn the business
at his side. Five decades later, the business is still a family affair. Now named Hillenburg Building Group to reflect its
expansion from residential building to commercial and home remodeling, the Martinsville company is owned by Larry and his
wife,...
MorePROFILE TINA MOE: Persistence paid off for local business owner Tenacious accountant shares with clients valuable lessons she learned from the school of hard knocks
July 9, 2007
Moe's path to opening Indianapolisbased ACT Services Inc., her accounting, tax and consulting firm, was fraught with roadblocks.
In 1998 she graduated from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis with a degree in accounting. That
same year she divorced. Moe has had her share of breakups. While still an undergraduate, the Greenwood native worked for a
year as a business partner with a certified public accountant at Accounting Store LLC in Speedway. The partnership continued
for five...
MorePROFILE: Iasta.com Inc.: From chemicals to coatings E-sourcing software streamlines purchasing cycle
June 11, 2007
Iasta.comInc. From chemicals to coatings E-sourcing software streamlines purchasing cycle Companies wanting to gain a strategic
foothold in today's fast-paced Internet-based supply chain marketplace are turning to companies like Indianapolisbased Iasta,
an e-sourcing software and services company. Co-founder David Bush, senior vice president for business development, said Iasta's
software product allows companies to be more competitive in tracking work flow and to conduct reverse auctions where suppliers
can bid for their business. An Indiana University environmental science graduate, Bush started...
MorePROFILE: KARLA SNEEGAS: Clearing the murky air ITPC director leads charge toward smoke-free Indiana
June 11, 2007
PROFILE KARLA SNEEGAS Clearing the murky air ITPC director leads charge toward smoke-free Indiana Karla Sneegas is primed
for battle. With the fervor of an ancient Crusader, this pint-sized warrior is fighting a "just war" to reduce Indiana's addiction
to tobacco as executive director of the Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation agency. At 4 feet, 11 inches, Sneegas is
well-prepared for all foes. She's armed with knowledge learned as a public health professional and as former director of South
Carolina's...
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These higher rates Co. e about only because physicians are now hospital employees. otherwise physicians couldn't charge these rates and share the windfall with the hospital. Community/rural hospitals probably not buying physicians practices and thus weren't getting the windfall anyway.
The incentive for poor people to get themselves off public assistance and "no longer be poor" is even with help...they're STILL POOR! Being poor, even with some assistance, isn't all that pleasant. (I speak from experience) It's a stubborn myth that poor people, who are on public assistance, are sitting in the lap of luxury. You should try living on just those "freebies" that you mentioned and see how meager they actually are. By the way, I didn't mean you had to buy/own a puppy...just pet one. :)
As near as I can tell the minority has ZERO constitutional obligation to offer a quorum to the majority. A requirement for quorum was inserted into the constitution so that tyrannical majorities could not simply shove through odious and objectionable legislation (which is exactly what they did.) By allowing a tyrannical majority to charge fines against the minority for exercising their constitutional prerogative to deny quorum the court as made a mockery of constitutional governance in the state of Indiana.
The voters elected the Reps to make a vote not walk out on the vote. They had to the right to exercise their opinion and vote "no" to the bill. Let me ask you this if you walked out of your job for 5 straight weeks would you get paid? Would you even have a job to go back to? If any elected official walks out on the people they should be arrested for stealing tax dollars from the public. They were elected to do a job and not leave when the job gets stuff.
I have been to several of their locations in Pennsylvania and always go in for 1 item and leave with a basket full of things. I'm very happy they decided on Indiana, now if only they would put the other store in eastside.