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Welcome to the archives for NewsTalk, an IBJ blog published from November 2007 through December 2010.
Recent Blog Posts
Back to school in hard times
August 12, 2008
Comment(1)Colleges and universities tend to see enrollment boom when the economy goes south, and this down cycle appears
to be little different.
Indiana University, Ivy Tech Community College and the University of Indianapolis all have announced in recent
weeks that enrollments...
MoreDo you demand a 401(k)?
August 11, 2008
Comments(2)Corporations are boosting 401(k) plans even as they abandon traditional pension plans.
Workers are getting automatic enrollment, more investment options and greater contributions from employers.
Employees want 401(k)s, and theyâ??re good for business, companies say. In fact, companies without 401(k)s...
MoreAnderson gets a 50-foot rabbit
August 7, 2008
Comments(6)Nestle has gotten the green light from the city of Anderson to build a 50-foot-tall rabbit near the companyâ??s
new Nesquik plant along I-69.
The steel and fiberglass rabbit will look like the smiling cartoon logo thatâ??s been on...
MoreWhen to blow the whistle
August 6, 2008
Comments(0)Whistleblowers are learning the hard way that they wonâ??t necessarily get their jobs back by exposing problems.
The latest such case involved a former banker who saw his case rejected by an appeals court. The court
ruled that his...
MoreIndiana's entrepreneurial hotspots
August 5, 2008
Comments(2)If youâ??re an entrepreneur, or dream of one day becoming one, which place in the state offers the best
opportunity?
Are you a fan of fast-growing exurbs like Fishers? If youâ??re into medical startups, is the best spot
on
the downtown...
MoreBall State tosses IU a grenade
August 4, 2008
Comments(6)Three Ball State University economists have gone public in recent weeks with their distaste for corporate
social responsibility as it’s practiced these days. Philip Coelho and
James McClure argued in a letter to the editor in The Herald-Times of Bloomington that...
MoreFriedman's influence on Indy
July 30, 2008
Comments(2)As fans of the late Milton Friedman gather at the Conrad Hotel tomorrow night to celebrate the libertarian
economist, theyâ??ll have plenty to crow about.
Ironically, though, Friedmanâ??s ideas about turning education over to market forces have failed to gain much...
MoreHummer buyers are back
July 29, 2008
Comments(10)Gas prices have been up for quite a while now, so are buyers of the H2 Hummer, the king of sport-utility
vehicles, pulling back?
Not as much as one might think, says Corey Lockhart, Hummer general manager at Lockhart Hummer in...
MoreTime for animal-rights legislation?
July 28, 2008
Comments(14)California voters are being asked this fall to vote on an initiative that would do away with tiny cages
for egg-laying hens and other staples of corporate agriculture.
The rights bill for farm animals is the most sweeping in...
MoreUpdating disabilities regulations
July 25, 2008
Comments(2)Eighteen years have passed since the Americans with Disabilities Act opened doors for people who hadnâ??t
been
able to participate in much of American society â?? and brought a corresponding flood of construction costs
and lawsuits.
Now the Justice Department is...
MoreSchellinger looks back
July 24, 2008
Comments(3)The Democratic primary race between presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and winner Barack Obama attracted
so much attention that the Indiana governorâ??s race got short shrift â?? and the governorâ??s race still
isnâ??t
getting the respect it deserves.
Thatâ??s how Jim Schellinger...
MoreFist-bumping the handshake
July 22, 2008
Comment(1)The handshake â?? a meet-and-greet fixture since medieval folks developed the gesture to show they werenâ??t
armed
â?? is beginning to be replaced in some circumstances by the fist bump.
Lightly tapping fists has been a staple of athletes...
MoreThe 'vicious cycle' at newspapers
July 21, 2008
Comments(13)A new study shows newspapers continue to lose advertising dollars and circulation to the Internet, and theyâ??re
slicing ever deeper into newsroom budgets to try to stay in the black.
Stories are shorter and devote less attention to international...
MoreBeware of buying 'flood' cars
July 18, 2008
Comment(1)More than a month has passed since the June 7 floods inundated much of southern Indiana, plenty of time
for unsuspecting consumers to buy once-soggy vehicles.
The flooding was a drop in the bucket compared to what hit New Orleans and...
MoreDid airport decision split the baby?
July 18, 2008
Comments(3)As expected, the airport authority has opted to put Weir Cooksâ?? name on a major street leading to the
new
terminal as well as the terminal itself.
Would the airportâ??s brand equity have been eroded had the board renamed...
MoreLiving with feisty inflation
July 16, 2008
Comments(3)You might have seen the startling news this morning about inflation. The cost of living exploded by 1.1
percent in June, which is a sobering annual rate above 13 percent.
One of the Indianapolis areaâ??s leading financial planners says...
MoreIUPUI apologizes to janitor
July 14, 2008
Comments(5)How did we get to the point where someone can be accused of racial harassment for reading a scholarly book
about the Ku Klux Klan â?? a book in which the good guys, Notre Dame students, whip the bad guys,...
MorePaddlefish caviar goes toxic
July 11, 2008
Comment(1)Commercial fishing outfits are taking tons of caviar from paddlefish in the Ohio River because severe restrictions
on fishing for Russian sturgeon in the Caspian Sea have depleted the supply of the eggs.
But thereâ??s a problem: Indiana along with...
MoreKempton is red-hot
July 10, 2008
Comments(7)Ever heard of Kempton? Itâ??s a burg between Indianapolis and Kokomo that just happens to be the second-fastest
growing town in the state.
Kemptonâ??s population last year was 716, an increase of 27 percent in just one year, according to an...
MoreIncentives as a way of life
July 9, 2008
Comments(2)Competition for jobs and investment has become so fierce that companies with a good growth plan are firmly
in the driverâ??s seat.
A local example is Bowen Engineering Corp., which is asking for $290,000 in incentives from Indianapolis to
move its...
MoreMatch your wits with an Indian child
July 8, 2008
Comments(0)Bob Compton has taken a few arrows in the back since he began screening the film he funded, â??2 Million
Minutes,â?? last fall.
Compton, who was a venture capitalist at CID Equity Partners before striking out on his own to bankroll...
MoreIs Bloomington anti-business?
July 7, 2008
Comments(14)Bloomington has a reputation as one of the toughest places in the state to do business.
Its regulations are thickets, its bureaucrats nit-pickers, its public officials aloof. At least thatâ??s how
many businesspeople view the city.
The latest controversy pits...
MoreProstitution and Nuvo
July 3, 2008
Comments(18)Yesterday's story of an Indianapolis police officer and his wife being accused of running a prostitution ring
took an interesting turn this morning when Nuvo issued a release denying any connection to the alleged wrong-doing.
Lori Vernon-Lee has advertised in Nuvo for...
MoreMichigan's pain, Indiana's gain
July 2, 2008
Comments(2)Detroit keeps turning out bad news, what with General Motors, Ford and Chrysler losing market share and Volkswagenâ??s
announcement last fall that it would abandon the city and move its U.S. headquarters to Virginia.
Now Volkswagen is days away from unveiling...
MoreExecutive pay is 'flat'
July 2, 2008
Comments(2)Indianapolis-area executives are struggling to keep their compensation at last yearâ??s levels â?? which were
no
improvement over 2006.
Thatâ??s the observation of compensation specialist Debi Muelller, a partner in the human relations firm HR
Dimensions.
â??At best, itâ??s flat,â?? says Mueller...
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Who makes Tater Tots? They would be a good sponsor, because $3 Million for the alleged "Greatest Spectacle In Racing" is taters. Tiny, tiny taters. But at least they are making up something of the losses accumulated over the years in this dying sport. Buttock in seat is certainly not doing it, nor eyeball on TV, as evidenced by the lack of both.
We loved lakehouse and think the Arbor Village would be a great location. It is less than 2 miles from over 1000 rooftops in the 225,000 to over 1 million range. Many people could use the great fishers trail system to bike or walk there. Just an idea Scotty -- but maybe something closer to 3 Wiseman would good. The only microbrew in area is Ram (boring)
True, it's an ESPN production, but ESPN is just another name for ABC Sports, or what used to be ABC Sports since ABC Sports no longer exists as a name. ESPN=ABC Sports= ESPN. ESPN is, according to Forbes "the world's most valuable media property" worth $40 billion. Despite that, they fired 400 people this week.
The Prestige was a great flick.
Larry - even though the race is on ABC, ESPN does all of the work, so that is why ESPN is mentioned. Most sports on ABC are called something like "ESPN on ABC."