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Unions looking to make Hoosier comeback
January 22, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinIndiana could be on the front line in the United Auto Workers’ campaign to unionize foreign-owned plants.
MoreHumvee maker cutting 300 jobs at Indiana factory
January 17, 2011
Associated PressAM General plans to lay off 300 workers from the Mishawaka factory that makes Humvees for the military.
MoreHonda's Civic becomes 'athletic'
January 15, 2011
IBJ StaffHonda unveiled the concept design for its 2012 Civic at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit last week.
MoreFirst vehicles roll out of Indiana electric-car plant
December 16, 2010
Associated PressFifteen cars rolled out of Think North America's Elkhart plant on Wednesday, bound for Indianapolis. The cars will be used
primarily by the state Department of Natural Resources.
MoreChrysler to invest another $85M in Kokomo plant
December 14, 2010
Associated PressChrysler Group LLC said Tuesday it plans to invest an additional $85 million in its Kokomo transmission plant. The money is
in addition to the recently announced $1.2 billion investment in other facilities in the north-central Indiana city.
MoreGM considering Fort Wayne plant for $230M upgrade
December 14, 2010
Associated PressGeneral Motors is considering $230 million in upgrades to its truck assembly plant near Fort Wayne.
MoreThink car sales benefit battery-maker EnerDel
December 4, 2010
IBJ StaffIndianapolis-based EnerDel is the main battery supplier for Think’s two-seat City.
MoreLocal GM stamping plant layoffs to begin next month
December 2, 2010
IBJ StaffIt’s official: General Motors will begin shutting down its Indianapolis metal-stamping plant Jan. 28, with an initial
wave of layoffs that will cost 75 workers their jobs.
MoreElectronics maker buying former GM factory in Anderson
November 30, 2010
Northwind Electronics LLC will invest $954,000 to buy, renovate and equip a former General Motors factory in Anderson—creating
as many as 100 jobs in the next two years, state economic development officials said Tuesday afternoon.
MoreAnderson loses out on Bright Automotive tech center
November 30, 2010
Upstart hybrid vehicle maker plans to locate tech center in Rochester Hills, Mich. About 200 jobs and an $11 million investment
were at stake.
MoreSKARBECK: GM's return to market not your usual IPO
November 27, 2010
Ken SkarbeckThis unusual taxpayer-owned IPO did create some interesting conflicts.
MoreElectric car maker starts production at Elkhart plant
November 24, 2010
Associated PressThink North America has started work on two-seat electric cars at its northern Indiana facility and expects the first ones
to be finished in the coming days.
MoreChrysler to invest $843 million in Kokomo plants
November 23, 2010
Associated PressThe investment was announced just ahead of appearances Tuesday by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at a
Chrysler transmission plant.
MoreSouth Bend to lose 250 jobs with Bosch closing
November 16, 2010
Associated PressAuto parts maker says it will close its South Bend facilities by the end of 2011 and will offer about 170 of the 250 employees
who work there jobs in other states.
MoreAnderson makes headway in disposing of former GM sites
November 3, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe city of Anderson is nearing a milestone in its effort to find new uses for numerous former General Motors sites that have
been in its possession since 2006.
MoreState auto jobs creeping up again
October 2, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinEmployment in Indiana’s auto industry has stabilized, and manufacturers even are hiring in small numbers. Hoosier automakers
and parts suppliers added 10,000 workers this year through August, bringing total employment in the sector to 100,400.
MoreFord laying off 249 at doomed east-side steering plant
September 24, 2010
IBJ StaffFord Motor Co. is continuing the process of shutting down a subsidiary’s east-side steering plant, filing a notice with
the state that it intends to lay off 249 employees around Nov. 19.
MoreSubaru of Indiana adds to permanent work force
September 20, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinSubaru expects higher production volumes at its Lafayette plant to last well into the future and it is converting 100 temporary
positions to permanent status.
MoreCummins awarded $6.9 million Army contract
September 14, 2010
The three-year deal calls for the Columbus, Ind.-based diesel engine manufacturer to develop a power train that improves efficiency
by reducing fuel consumption and noise, and can run on a wide range of fuels and fuel mixtures.
MoreJD Norman reaching GM workers through mail
September 10, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe UAW's regional office appears to be arranging a contract vote by mail-in ballot. Word on the shop floor is that a ballot
will accompany a new proposal, which includes $70,000 cash for union members who work for JD Norman for two years. The offer
is double the amount in a previous proposal.
MoreWould-be buyer urging GM workers to vote on pay cuts
August 30, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressA businessman seeking to buy General Motors Co.'s Indianapolis metal-stamping plant met with workers Sunday at Lucas Oil
Stadium to urge them to accept pay cuts allowing the sale.
MoreJD Norman boss stumps for UAW to reconsider contract
August 18, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe owner of Illinois-based JD Norman Industries came to Indianapolis to make a personal plea for United Auto Workers Local
23 to allow a vote on his proposed five-year contract.
MoreProspective GM plant buyer pleads case in advertisement
August 17, 2010
JD Norman Industries advertisement tells employees that its proposal to buy the plant would guarantee
their GM transfer rights without having to close the facility.
MoreUAW halts vote on giveback deal at Indy GM plant
August 15, 2010
Associated PressUAW Local 23 bargaining chairman Gregory Clark says members won't vote on the proposed contract, which would cut base wages
from $29 per hour to $15.50.
MoreCash options floated for workers at GM stamping plant
August 13, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinFliers circulating at General Motors' Indianapolis plant show that union members will be offered cash payments of $25,000
to $35,000 and an opportunity to keep a foot in the door with GM, if they agree to work for JD Norman Industries.
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Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.
Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!
Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.
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.