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Welcome to the archives for NewsTalk, an IBJ blog published from November 2007 through December 2010.
Autos Blog Posts
The root of Indiana's myriad problems
November 22, 2010
Comments(37)Longtime economist Morton Marcus says the objective truth is that Indiana is in decline. He also insists the solution is a
change in the culture, not just job creation.
MoreIndiana bombs in rankings of 'new economy' states
August 25, 2010
Comments(8)State has a dire future if Business Facilities' latest lists are any indication.
MoreHyundai hole in Indiana
August 9, 2010
Comments(4)The rising Korean industrial giant is building another plant in the U.S., but not in Indiana.
MoreIs alternative energy sustainable in Indiana?
July 7, 2010
Comments(4)An economic development observer questions what will happen after the feds turn off the tap.
MoreDownstream problems with professionals
June 2, 2010
Comments(7)Should engineers be required to spend time in repair shops, and architects with the lunch bucket crowd?
MoreTime to bring I-69 downtown?
May 28, 2010
Comments(43)Dusting off the original plans to extend the highway from I-465 to downtown would ease congestion. But, oh, the downsides.
MoreShaking up the Indy 500
May 26, 2010
Comments(5)Looser restrictions, and the potential for more innovation, could bring back some of the old luster.
MoreCarbon Motors, the anti carmaker
April 6, 2010
Comments(3)The upstart cop car manufacturer is doing lots of things differently, including the way they track your car.
MoreWill easy commutes linger?
January 29, 2010
Comments(3)Traffic counts are rising, but the jobless are still at home.
MoreFalcone mourning Saab
December 18, 2009
Comments(4)Former dealer saw the end coming, but says customers are following him to Volkswagen and Subaru.
MoreEven Bentley sales are down
December 16, 2009
Comment(1)A Zionsville dealer says the economy is influencing its wealthy buyers, but things would be worse under Rolls-Royce.
MoreDon't confuse Toyota for GM
November 25, 2009
Comment(1)Toyota isn't about to grow complacent like GM did in the '60s, an analyst says.
MoreSaturn's loss, Byrider's gain
November 3, 2009
Comments(2)J.D. Byrider, the Indianapolis chain of used-car lots, is courting Saturn dealers to come into the fold as Byrider franchisees.
MoreChrysler sticks it to Kokomo
August 21, 2009
Comments(0)Officials in Kokomo and Howard County are in a tough spot. The “new” Chrysler created after its bankruptcy sale to Fiat contends it‘s no longer on the hook for $12.9 million it owes various local taxing bodies this year and $12.3 million it will owe next year.
Questions about â??clunkersâ??
August 6, 2009
Comments(11)â??Cash for clunkersâ?? has sent lots of gas-guzzlers to the scrap yard and helped car dealers move the
metal.
But as Congress considers adding $2 billion to the initial $1 billion earmarked for the program, both the
political right and left...
MoreGM's looming bankruptcy
May 29, 2009
Comments(4)So, three decades of decline has come to this for General Motors: a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition expected
to be filed Monday.
Lots of problems contributed to its downfall, but now the carmaker faces an extremely steep climb.
The bankruptcy...
MoreReturn of the gas-guzzler?
April 29, 2009
Comments(7)Americans are gravitating toward the kinds of vehicles theyâ??ll be buying for the next several years, says
one of the nationâ??s leading automotive forecasters.
John Wolkonowicz, senior auto analyst at IHS Global Insight, says the dominant vehicle of the future will...
MoreMass transit potential
April 27, 2009
Comments(13)For an interesting take on how mass transit could help revitalize Indianapolis, see IBJ reporter Chris Oâ??Malleyâ??s
story this week on the topic. Ball State grad students dreamed up several concepts for plunking new rail
stations along existing...
MoreTax commuters for marketing?
February 24, 2009
Comments(14)How do you feel about taxing commuters to supplement promotion of the cityâ??s convention industry? The idea
was floated in an article by IBJ reporter Anthony Schoettle about the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors
Association asking for more money...
MoreCan Saturn be saved?
February 18, 2009
Comments(9)As just about everyone expected, General Motors and Chrysler are back asking for more bailouts. Instead of
$17.4 billion, they now want $39 billion.
As part of its turnaround plan, GM plans to jettison Saturn, the brand launched in...
MorePrivate attention to mass transit
January 29, 2009
Comment(1)For another example of why Indianapolis works better than a lot of other places, read IBJ reporter Chris
Oâ??Malleyâ??s story about yet another look at mass transit in central Indiana.
Mass transit has been studied to death even as...
MoreCan anyone drive in this stuff?
January 28, 2009
Comments(15)Thereâ??s nothing like a good snow storm to bring out the spectrum of driver skills.
In the past couple of days and now today, youâ??ve probably seen it all, too. Creepers. Speeders. Lane-straddlers.
Rubberneckers who nearly cause their own spin-offs.
Should more...
MoreThe future for diesel cars
January 19, 2009
Comments(3)A number of car companies have introduced, or plan to introduce, clean-diesel engines to cater to buyers
wanting better fuel efficiency.
Diesels from Volkswagen and other manufacturers boost mileage by about a third, but much of that advantage
in the past...
MoreQuestions about Detroit's bench
December 8, 2008
Comments(7)Politicians are about to step in for directors and force sweeping changes on the Detroit car companies, judging
from the direction of talks in Congress.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd yesterday called for the firing of General Motors...
MoreGall about the jobs bank
December 4, 2008
Comments(6)The jobs bank has come to symbolize whatever the general public thinks is wrong with the United Auto Workers
and Detroit car companies.
For many years, the UAW contract has stipulated that laid-off workers be paid nearly their entire compensation.
Now,...
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First, the Athenaeum is going to have to get past the hurdle with the Lockerbie residents and the agreement that the parcel would be residential. Second, and in my opinion, this prime piece of property should include parking, PLUS, a black box theater(s), some market rate and affordable artist housing and a plan to renovate and reconfigure the second story theater. I would negotiate to add the DeHaan property surface parking lot into the development mix, place a one story surface parking garage on the DeHaan lot on the street level (for the Dehaan tenants use during the daytime) and add a second story to the garage that would become an addition to the current second story theater and then change the direction of the theater by moving the stage across the alley and on top of the DeHaan lot parking. You can add all the stage elements that are currently missing from the Athenaeum stage to make it more attractive for use by Ballet, Opera and traveling productions. Plus, the theater changes would probably help solve some of the soundproofing issues. Alas,it does not seem to be a part of the strategic plan to conduct a study to determine best use of the property. Seems like the current plan is a quick and easy move that ignores the property best use/potential and any strategic property planning for the effect on future generations.
I recall that MSA's pilings are still in the ground and hard to remove. It’s not likely any proposal will include significant underground construction/parking because of this. Start adding 2 floors of retail, 8 floors of parking and 5-10 floors of possible hotel, and/or 10-20 floors of residential, and you are at 30 floors already with possible expansion of all the uses. But then again I could be wrong.
Accoriding to their website there is no deadline to the Do Not Call list. What is this article referring to??
On what planet are they entitled to this largesse from the stockholders? These people make multi-million dollar salaries: Pay for your own personal travel.
It matters because they're already paid enormously fat salaries: Pay for your own personal travel. Being "taxed on it" isn't a valid excuse--so what? They're still being gifted a raft of luxury perks from somebody else's money on top of an enormous, lavish salary.