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Welcome to the archives for NewsTalk, an IBJ blog published from November 2007 through December 2010.
Outside Indianapolis 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.
MorePrivatized economic development still controversial
October 11, 2010
Comments(2)Indiana's system collects mixed reviews as candidates for governor in other states criticize their public agencies.
MoreMayors: Time to kick the unemployed in the keister
September 24, 2010
Comments(27)Marion's Wayne Seybold and Greenfield's Brad DeReamer say too many people would rather collect unemployment than look
for work.
MoreIndiana is a bigger Amish state than you think
September 10, 2010
Comments(7)How much longer until even Pennsylvania is eclipsed?
MoreNew venture capital firm off to blazingly fast start
September 9, 2010
Comments(0)Cultivian Ventures began investing in a no-man's land just as the financial crisis ramped up, and now it's already
considering a second fund.
MoreIndiana GOP candidates for U.S. House unanimously pledge to repeal health reform
September 8, 2010
Comments(6)All nine Republicans—count 'em—have signed a pledge. What is that telling us?
MoreDreaded Asian carp headed toward Indy
August 19, 2010
Comments(8)Invasive species that decimates food chains and riles boaters is swimming up the White River, expert says.
MoreMarket losses hammer Indiana colleges
August 16, 2010
Comments(0)Three institutions flagged by U.S. Department of Education financial responsibility test.
MoreU.S. effectively bankrupt, economist says
August 12, 2010
Comments(5)Boston University’s Kotlikoff warns the U.S. is actually in worse shape than Greece.
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.
MoreDePauw's tricky decision
August 3, 2010
Comments(14)Was spurning Carmel hazing suspect the right call?
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.
MoreA peer remembers Will Koch
June 14, 2010
Comments(3)An admiring amusement park operator says nobody managed better than the late CEO of Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari.
MoreBloomington chamber steps into Arizona boycott debate
June 11, 2010
Comments(28)The real hurt is being felt right in Bloomington, the biz group complains.
MoreRecession poster child bouncing back
June 9, 2010
Comments(2)The Elkhart area—used as a backdrop three times by Barack Obama to talk up his economic policies—is making a comeback.
MoreNipping estate feuds in the bud
June 7, 2010
Comment(1)A lawyer says too many parents withhold information about estate from heirs and unwittingly set up the heirs for a battle.
MoreRegulators ripped in Irwin Financial postmortem
May 5, 2010
Comments(2)The Chicago Fed missed several chances to rein in explosive growth before the prominent bank failed. But the deeper question
is, what was Will Miller thinking?
MoreIndiana's smelly news
April 22, 2010
Comment(1)If it isn’t huge methane bubbles in manure pits, its drug suspects actually hiding in the stuff.
MoreReady for subsidized vacation?
April 21, 2010
Comments(6)Vacations are evolving into a “human right” in the European Union. So, you guessed it, subsidies are next. But
an IU prof who’s a native of France isn’t sure it’s a good idea.
MoreIndiana's place in a globalized economy
April 20, 2010
Comments(0)How will the state stand up against booming—and highly innovative—emerging nations?
MoreShowdown for ethanol
April 19, 2010
Comments(6)Powerful new lobbies are fighting over the future of the controversial industry. Who are they appealing to? You.
MoreTrouble in life-sciences paradise
April 12, 2010
Comments(2)Bloomington is struggling to keep its edge, a report says. And Bill Cook isn’t happy about it.
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.
MorePerils of non-family managers
February 25, 2010
Comments(0)A former Toyota exec blasts non-family managers for the company’s problems. Are some Indianapolis-area companies better-
or worse-off after families relinquished control?
MoreGo west (to Hendricks County)
February 16, 2010
Comments(4)The economy is as good or better in Hendricks County than anywhere else in the Indianapolis area.
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As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.
If Whole Foods went in, I doubt the Nora one would stay open, and with all those customers coming to Broad Ripple traffic would be horrible, and forget about a run to the grocery on weekend nights. I think concern over the number of apartments is misplaced, but the 400 space parking garage has me concerned - someone needs to ask the developer just how much traffic they think this development is going to generate. I am not against more neighborhood residents, but heavy commercial traffic going in and out at that location sounds like a mess.
I thought everyone was innocent until guilt was proven. Seems people have already convicted Reggie in the press. My nephew was a good kid and is a good man, more to this story im sure
Going by the Marion County population only is of little use. 13th largest? No Way! To judge the real size of a metro area, the easy way is to look at the Arbitron rating list. Indianapolis hovers around 40th largest in the nation--sometimes more, sometimes less. Advertisers want to know exactly how large the population is before they buy radio advertising. Arbitron figured it out long ago. Indianapolis is estimated at 1,427,500. The real #13 is Seattle-Tacoma with a metro population of 3,470,400. So, the population of just Marion County is completely irrelevant to anything useful as far as metro area planning.