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Welcome to the archives for NewsTalk, an IBJ blog published from November 2007 through December 2010.
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Lechleiter's reign at Lilly
March 31, 2008
Comments(0)Tomorrow, John Lechleiter takes over from Sidney Taurel as CEO of Eli Lilly and Co.
A chemist who came up through Lillyâ??s labs, marketing and finally, as president and chief operating officer,
Lechleiter faces major pressure.
Lilly stock has trended...
MoreDeath ponds
March 27, 2008
Comments(7)It hardly seems like a week goes by anymore without another story about someone sliding into a suburban
retention pond and losing their life or at least coming uncomfortably close.
Some ponds have become dumping grounds for cars, and now Plainfield...
MoreChelsea Clinton's response
March 26, 2008
Comments(16)Chelsea Clinton has been widely praised for her response to a question at Butler University yesterday about
how Monica Lewinsky might have affected her motherâ??s candidacy for president.
â??I donâ??t think that is any of your business,â?? Chelsea Clinton shot back.
The...
MoreWhat ails Brown County?
March 25, 2008
Comments(4)What Hoosier hasnâ??t been to Brown County for the fall colors, to shop in Nashville or tromp on the trails
at Brown County State Park?
Yet, as IBJ correspondent Jonathan Hiskes reported in this weekendâ??s edition, prosperity is coming harder
and...
MoreAngie's List takes on health care
March 24, 2008
Comments(0)As of today, youâ??ll be able to scour Angieâ??s List for ratings on doctors, health insurance and other
health
services.
The Indianapolis company made its name by rating plumbers and other home repair services.
Will the same approach work with...
MoreIndiana's forgotten corridor
March 21, 2008
Comments(8)Draw a line from Richmond in east-central Indiana toward the Chicago area, and youâ??ll find some of the
most
depressed space in the state.
The stretch includes the once-mighty manufacturing centers of Anderson, Gas City, Muncie, Kokomo and Logansport.
Factories and...
MoreClinton and Obama on NAFTA
March 21, 2008
Comments(3)Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama suggested to voters before the Ohio primary election early this month that
the North American Free Trade Agreement should be renegotiated because Rust Belt workers are getting a raw
deal.
The extent to which Clinton and...
MoreValuing the FFA convention
March 19, 2008
Comment(1)The National FFA put out a release today saying its national convention in Indianapolis in October created
a $40 million impact. Lump out suppliers from outside the area, and the local impact amounted to $34.5 million.
Global Insight Inc., a respected...
MoreTax legislation to become law
March 18, 2008
Comments(5)Gov. Mitch Daniels is set to sign the property tax legislation tomorrow.
Daniels got most of what he proposed last fall. Homeowners get a tax cut, future bills will be capped and
the sales tax rises to compensate.
Are you happy with...
MoreTicket to the middle class
March 17, 2008
Comments(2)Forget outsourcing. A Michigan research group says the larger problem for manufacturing will be finding enough
domestic workers to navigate the complexities of modern factory floors.
The Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor contends in a recent report that while...
MoreHysteria or playing it safe?
March 17, 2008
Comments(2)Lots of people laughed last week at the Fort Wayne law firm that called police about a suspicious gift
bag it received. The suspicious package had come from a man who was being sued by a client of the...
MoreSales tax to rise next month
March 14, 2008
Comments(2)The state sales tax rises to 7 percent from 6 percent on April 1 if the property tax legislation in the
General Assembly becomes law.
Youâ??re right. Thatâ??s not even three weeks away.
What do you think?...
MoreImporting workers to Indianapolis
March 13, 2008
Comments(5)Hereâ??s something that might surprise you, considering that Indiana is sometimes viewed by people outside
the
state as insular and unwelcoming to strangers.
Indianapolis has a higher percentage of income earners at least age 15 who were born in another state...
MoreNewcomers to suburban counties
March 13, 2008
Comments(3)Lots of people are flocking to the eight suburban counties that surround Indianapolis, a new report from
the Indianapolis Private Industry Council says.
More than 16,000 showed up in 2005 alone, said the report, which tracks the work force.
But the council...
MoreObama coming to town
March 12, 2008
Comments(11)Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is dropping in on Indianapolis this Saturday for a campaign stop.
Will Obama or Hillary do better in Indiana?
MoreLocal IKEAphiles in mourning
March 12, 2008
Comments(11)So much for IKEA dropping one of its stores in the Indianapolis area anytime soon.
A store opening today in a Cincinnati suburb is about as close as Indianapolis is going to see, at least
for a while, IBJ Associate...
MoreMoving to the country
March 10, 2008
Comments(3)More of us Hoosiers are moving to unincorporated areas and other places beyond city and town limits.
In fact, the pace of growth for unincorporated areas was significantly faster between 2000 and 2006 than
for cities and towns, the Indiana...
MoreCheaper Beemers?
March 10, 2008
Comments(4)BMW said today it will expand its plant in Spartanburg, S.C., to make the X3 and X5 sport-utility vehicles.
Another model destined for the plant is the X6 coupe.
The cost of imports has risen as the value of the...
MoreIs Thompson right on jobs?
March 6, 2008
Comments(2)Earlier this week, Jill Long Thompson, who is running for the Democratic nomination for governor, said Gov.
Mitch Danielsâ?? approach to economic development has focused on individual companies to the detriment of big-picture
policy changes that could improve the...
MoreEnergy and farmland values
March 5, 2008
Comments(3)You probably arenâ??t begrudging farmers and others for the record farmland prices theyâ??re enjoying.
But those prices wouldnâ??t be so high if the ethanol plants popping up across Indiana and elsewhere in
the
Midwest werenâ??t using so much corn.
Now weâ??re...
MoreIndiana avoids budget shortfall list
March 4, 2008
Comment(1)A new report by a Washington, D.C., think tank shows 25 states expect budget shortfalls in their 2009 fiscal
years. Illinois and Kentucky are on the list issued by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, but Indiana
isnâ??tâ??at least...
MoreUniversity foundations and tuition
March 3, 2008
Comments(2)College and university foundations have been raking in the dollars in the past few years due to big investment
returns. Millions of dollars have flowed in.
As IBJ reporter Tracy Donhardt wrote in this weekendâ??s paper, critics say more of...
MoreDid court split the baby?
February 29, 2008
Comments(0)If your friend or relative is hurt in a car accident, but you werenâ??t involved in the accident, is an
insurance company obligated to pay you damages for emotional distress?
Until this week, the answer was yes.
The Indiana Supreme Court More
Daylight-saving time angst
February 27, 2008
Comments(11)The debate over daylight-saving time never seems to end.
University of California-Santa Barbara economists have studied Duke Energy Corp. electricity bills and found
that Indianaâ??s switch to daylight-saving time in 2006 cost Duke households $8.6 million extra. Duke operates
in the...
MoreBuckley and Hoosier conservatism
February 27, 2008
Comments(0)William F. Buckley, who died yesterday at age 82, was an intellectual lion who played a key role in pushing
conservatism to national prominence, and he left tracks in Indiana along the way.More
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So, am I now eating at Patachou or a Shake Shack?
Does the IBJ have any fact to backup their assertion that Steak n Shake is changing their branding? Or are trying to compete with the Star on how many stories they can get incorrect??
The NCAA has the authority to sanction an entire school if a single player is caught receiving unauthorized gifts. In the case of Penn State an assistant coach was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of numerous felonies on campus, and members of the administration have been charged with covering it up. To suggest that the NCAA had no reason to get involved is laughable.
This image is of a trade show booth, not a retail store. I'm sure no one in their branding brain trust would really make their retail stores look like a second-label jeans brand from JCPenney. I would bet it's done at way so attendees know the ownership of the updated concept. (I have to say, tho, glad they appear to be losing affinity to the 50's drive-in idiom they were toying with post-Young & Laramore...)
I absolutely love the new sign. I've hated Steak N Shake for years now, but this new sign will make me eat there frequently!