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Welcome to the archives for NewsTalk, an IBJ blog published from November 2007 through December 2010.
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Your approach to giving
December 5, 2007
Comments(2)A study put out yesterday by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University says that about two in three
American households made donations in each of the three years it followed.
The center also found that slightly more than half of...
MoreIs Indiana addicted to gambling?
December 4, 2007
Comments(10)Indiana relies heavily on gambling to fund state and local government. Nearly $1 billion is generated for
government by riverboats, the lottery, and taxes on parimutuel wagering and charity gaming.
Just how long the state will be able to keep the...
MoreWhite as IPS savior
December 3, 2007
Comments(11)You hear it over and over. Lots of young families would live downtown, or in the surrounding neighborhoods,
if Indianapolis Public Schools didnâ??t have a poor reputation. Rather than risk their childrenâ??s education,
they bolt for township schools or even...
MoreShould Formula One come back?
November 30, 2007
Comments(23)When Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Formula One parted ways this summer, more than one person in Indianapolis
muttered, â??Good riddance.â??
F1â??s leader, Bernie Ecclestone, was viewed as arrogant, pushy and greedy. Just the same, the city likes
the
prestige of hosting...
MoreClarian driven back in Muncie
November 29, 2007
Comment(1)Clarian Health wasnâ??t able to get its $75 million medical complex near Muncie off the ground partly because
doctors balked.
So much sentiment poured out in favor of the home team, Ball Memorial Hospital, that Clarian couldnâ??t sign
enough doctors to...
More'Creative class' debunked?
November 28, 2007
Comments(6)The Wall Street Journal carried an interesting op-ed piece yesterday by a researcher who claimed cities are
putting their eggs in the wrong basket by trying to attract young single professionals with a â??brew-latte-and-they-will-come-approach.â??
Joel Kotkin, presidential fellow at Chapman University,...
MoreLottery vs. local ad firms
November 26, 2007
Comments(11)The Hoosier Lottery has rejected all bids for the creative part of its advertising account. Most of the
bidders were local, and the agencies involved are miffed that they were passed over.
In this weekendâ??s IBJ, reporter Anthony Schoettle...
MoreIs Jones a political football?
November 26, 2007
Comments(8)Carmel tech entrepreneur Scott Jones is finding himself in the middle of a political debate he didnâ??t ask
for and doesnâ??t want.
The spokeswoman for the Indiana Democratic Party is questioning whether Jones needed the $4 million in grants
that two...
MoreAnthem loses disclosure fight
November 21, 2007
Comments(4)The Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan that Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. operates in Connecticut has backed
out of managing part of an insurance program rather than disclose the rates it pays doctors and its approach
to denying prescription drug payments....
MoreUnions gaining, losing ground
November 20, 2007
Comment(1)Unions are experiencing mixed results.
The United Auto Workers lost clout during negotiations with Detroit car companies this year.
Yet, the Service Employees International Union is forcing janitorial firms to the table in Indianapolis, Cincinnati
and other cities. And workers at Casino...
MoreDoes WellPoint's Braly show trend?
November 19, 2007
Comment(1)Angela Braly, WellPointâ??s CEO, has not only made The Wall Street Journal â??s list of â??50 Women to
Watchâ??
but she hit the top spot.
Not so long ago Braly was largely unknown right here in WellPointâ??s headquarters city.
Does Bralyâ??s rise...
MoreFinish Line throws down gauntlet
November 16, 2007
Comments(0)Finish Line has played the â??material adverse effectâ?? card in its battle to break off its acquisition
of
Genesco.
The Indianapolis company didnâ??t elaborate in yesterdayâ??s SEC filing, but Finish Line has repeatedly made
clear
that encountering problems with long-term implications...
MoreIs Lilly friendly to minorities?
November 15, 2007
Comments(3)The National Urban League gave Eli Lilly and Co. its highest corporate honor today for helping with a health
outreach program to African-Americans.
Just two weeks ago another venerable civil rights group, the NAACP, backed a lawsuit filed for current and...
MoreJanitors, charges and Islamic law
November 14, 2007
Comments(3)Itâ??s been a busy day for the movement in Indianapolis to organize janitors under the Service Employees
International
Union.
The union announced that it plans to begin negotiating with several janitorial firms operating in the Indianapolis
areaâ??a huge victory for the...
MoreSolving the tax debate
November 13, 2007
Comments(2)Gov. Mitch Daniels has proposed capping residential property taxes at 1 percent of a homeâ??s assessed value,
rental properties at 2 percent and businesses at 3 percent.
Now state Sen. Luke Kenley says the bipartisan commission on taxes he heads will...
MoreSaving Steak n Shake
November 12, 2007
Comments(9)Lots of Hoosiers have warm-and-fuzzy feelings for Steak n Shake. Wall Street's feelings are an entirely different
matter.
As the company readies to announce fiscal fourth quarter financial results this Thursday, investors are exasperated.
The company has reported eight straight quarters...
MoreWill ATA leave Indy entirely?
November 9, 2007
Comments(3)IBJ reporter Chris Oâ??Malley reported last weekend that ATA Airlinesâ?? parent company has quietly moved its
headquarters to Peachtree City, Ga. Global Aero Logistics no longer flies out of Indianapolis International
Airport, but it has other operations here that employ...
MoreHow did media affect Ballard's win?
November 8, 2007
Comments(15)Election Day was no high point in the annals of Indianapolis media. How could we have missed such a big
story, that Greg Ballard was about to upset incumbent Mayor Bart Peterson?
Local news organizations treated Ballard as an afterthought until...
MoreWill business like Ballard?
November 7, 2007
Comments(16)Dating at least to the â??60s, when Richard Lugar was mayor of Indianapolis, the cityâ??s comeback has been
driven by nationally renowned cooperation between government and business.
Business interests came out of the woodwork to support Lugar, and subsequent mayors William...
MoreA new mayor in Indianapolis
November 7, 2007
Comments(7)Now that Greg Ballard has pulled the big upset, how will Indianapolis be different under his administration? Is his election
good or bad for business?
MoreArts leaders tout Peterson
November 6, 2007
Comments(11)The race between Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson and his Republican challenger, Greg Ballard, became interesting
in the final days, and not just because Ballard suddenly got traction in a widely publicized poll.
In the past few days, two prominent arts leaders...
MoreMy, how Marion has changed
November 5, 2007
Comments(3)It wasnâ??t so long ago that Marion was the poster child for Rust Belt decline in Indiana. The city, which
is just off Interstate 69 between Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, lost a string of manufacturers and then finally
the big...
MoreAbout
October 22, 2007
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at nheikens@ibj.com or 317-472-5304.
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"And the success of the Indiana GOP to not allow an expansion of Medicaid had nothing to do with Indiana hospitals' financial woes? Fixed that for you; editorial bias rebalanced. Seriously, there are so many things wrong with Obamacare that the only way one can view it as a success is to assume that it was designed to fail our way into a government single payor healthcare system. The system is complex, creates huge regulatory burdens and overhead and yet still does not have adequate means to control escalating health care costs. But then when you elect a 10th grade math drop out with no quantitative reasoning skills to be President of one of the world's most important economies in troubled times, you can't really be surprised by blatant stupidity.
No NIMBYs here to chase off a decent development. We don't need tons of parking and we'd happily play the role of host to a downtown Whole Foods.
Whatever you do, don't change a single thing about Broad Ripple. I want it to look just like it did in the late '70s, with 30% of the north side of Broad Ripple Avenue burned out and plenty of places to park. That's right Broad Ripple, NEVER CHANGE. Let the world pass you by, don't improve your empty, abandoned lots full of weeds. Someday someone will want to film a zombie movie here.
Hollywood could step in and make a movie about the history about this forlorn series. It could be a full celebrity cast of characters. WOW. http://www.advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2013/02/indiana-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-for.html
This shouldn't come as a shock to many. Austin is a great city, and Indy needs to take some notes. Austin invests in decent transit options, has a highly educated workforce, embraces a creative class, and --despite being the state capital-- is not micromanaged by rural and suburban legislators. Want Indy to grow? Invest in the city (i.e. spend money). Raise taxes a bit, and use the money to improve education. And keep the state legislature out of Indy the other 9 months of the year.