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Boone County
Manufacturer planning expansion, 100 jobs in Boone County
May 13, 2013
IBJ StaffCNH Parts & Service, the product-support division of international manufacturing giant CNH Global NV, plans a $13.3 million
expansion in Lebanon.
MoreMeijer might finally be coming to Anson
May 4, 2013
Construction paperwork indicates the store will be almost 200,000 square feet and employ 100 people.
MoreEscape artist Bill Shirk can't escape the allure of broadcasting
April 27, 2013
Chris O'MalleyEscape artist Bill Shirk has retired his straitjacket, but remains active in radio broadcasting. His firm, Hoosier Broadcasting,
in recent years bought a handful of radio stations on the Hawaiian islands and Shirk owns and is investing more money in a
Boone County radio station.
MoreLawmaker seeks relief for fed-up water customers
April 11, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinAs citizens of Zionsville, residents of the Royal Run subdivision have had little recourse against the Whitestown-owned water
utility that charges them 78 percent more than its customers to the north.
MoreBoone County development group names new leader
April 6, 2013
Bryan Brackemyre, who has been interim executive director of the Boone County Economic Development Corp. since his predecessor
left for a position in state government early this year, got the full-time job effective April 1.
MoreInvestor places first bet on Zionsville's Main Street
March 12, 2013
Tom HartonEric Bretzman, an engineer for Chip Ganassi Racing, closed March 1 on the purchase of 40 S. Main and negotiated a new long-term
lease with il Villagio, an Italian restaurant that has operated in the 4,000-square-foot building for 10 years.
MoreMayors organize to tackle regional issues
January 5, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe leaders of 18 central Indiana cities and towns have formed a group that intends to address regional concerns, starting
with a proposed $1.3 billion, 10-year mass transit plan.
MoreHamilton County airport closer to extending its runway
December 15, 2012
Federal, state grants will fund study of project intended to serve growing corporate clientele.
MoreLocal chain takes vacant Clearwater restaurant spot
November 17, 2012
Zionsville-based Oobatz! will open in building formerly occupied by Uno Chicago Grill.
MoreZionsville, school district make $5.7M land deal with Dow
November 14, 2012
Scott OlsonZionsville Community Schools and the town of Zionsville are teaming up to purchase and develop a prime piece of real estate
owned by Dow Chemical Co.
MoreFacadeTek eliminating 72 jobs in Whitestown
November 6, 2012
Glass fabricator FacadeTek Inc. has notified state officials that it will eliminate 72 jobs at its Whitestown facility in
January.
MoreWal-Mart again attempting to build in Zionsville
September 20, 2012
Scott OlsonWal-Mart Stores Inc. has filed new plans to build a store along Michigan Road in Zionsville, six years after the town rebuffed
its original proposal that drew the ire of local residents and merchants.
MoreFedEx Ground eyeing Zionsville for distribution center
August 30, 2012
IBJ StaffFedEx would bring a distribution complex to Zionsville under a tax increment financing deal hammered out with town redevelopment
commission members on Wednesday.
MoreFirm gives college kids the opportunity to run a painting business
July 28, 2012
Ellen KobeStudent Development Co. helps college students run Textbook Painting businesses, to learn the ins and outs of entrepreneurship.
Thirty students in seven states are participating this summer, including 10 student entrepreneurs in Indiana.
MoreBaby food maker adding 150 jobs in Lebanon
June 21, 2012
Skjodt-Barrett Contract Packaging said it plans to add the jobs by the end of September, about a year earlier than expected,
due to increased demand for its products. The company has 100 employees.
MoreMassive Anson project showing residential, retail progress
May 19, 2012
Cory SchoutenDuke Realty Corp. has retrenched at its massive Anson development in Whitestown—focusing on the most promising sections,
rearranging some of its site plans, and letting land-purchase contracts expire on about 300 acres where development prospects
are likely several years away.
MoreZionsville voters approve tax bump for school system
May 8, 2012
IBJ StaffZionsville voters passed a referendum Tuesday night that will hike local property taxes to provide additional school funding.
Meanwhile, Johnson County taxpayers voted no Tuesday on a referendum to decide whether to help finance a $30 million library
project.
MoreZionsville voters face lone area school-funding referendum
May 7, 2012
Scott OlsonZionsville's school district is asking taxpayers to address a $2.5 million budget shortfall. Meanwhile, in Johnson County,
voters will consider whether to help finance a $30 million project that includes the construction of a 70,000-square-foot
library.
MoreZionsville might pass on full-day kindergarten funds
April 28, 2012
J.K. WallSuperintendent Scott Robison informally recommended in March that the school system take a pass on the new funding because
it still does not fully cover the costs required to expand its kindergarten program from half days to full days.
MoreTax caps zap schools in Zionsville; Lebanon district awash in cash
March 31, 2012
J.K. WallChanges made five years ago in state property-tax laws have strangled the school district in wealthy Zionsville, while schools
in neighboring blue-collar Lebanon are in solid financial shape.
MoreFormer worker files federal suit against ASI
February 17, 2012
Scott OlsonAn ex-employee of manufacturer ASI Limited in Whitestown is suing the company for allegedly failing to give workers a required
60-day notice that the plant was closing. The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of roughly 200 terminated workers.
MoreBoone County officials ‘surprised’ by ASI closing
January 5, 2012
Scott OlsonASI Limited informed an estimated 250 employees by letter that the company was no longer profitable. The manufacturer's high-profile
projects include Lucas Oil Stadium and the JW Marriott hotel.
MoreINSIDE DISH: Patrick's finds room at the Inn in 'X-mas miracle'
December 23, 2011
Mason King
Beth Dickerson and Patrick Mullen had one month to find a new home for their struggling restaurant and move.
A lucky break at Brick Street Inn and dozens of patrons (straight out of "It's a Wonderful Life") helped make
it happen.
Rise of pouch packaging to lift new Lebanon plant
November 12, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinToronto-based Skjodt-Barrett Contract Packaging opened its first U.S. plant in Lebanon to meet demand from major consumer
brands for baby food and fruit snacks in flexible pouches.
MoreMayoral race draws gifts from outside city, state
October 29, 2011
Francesca JaroszAbout a third of the money that flowed to Indianapolis mayoral candidates Greg Ballard and Melina Kennedy in the most recent
fundraising cycle came from donors not eligible to vote in the election.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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