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Ex-councilor Bateman sentenced to 27 months in prison
May 20, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressPaul C. Bateman Jr. had pleaded guilty in January to his part in defrauding an Indianapolis physician of $1.7 million.
MoreOesterle sells land to Angie's List, reaping millions
May 18, 2013
Chris O'MalleyAngie’s List Inc. CEO Bill Oesterle has collected millions of dollars over the years by renting to the company property
for its campus along East Washington Street. Now, the landlord and chief executive is pocketing millions more by selling Angie’s
the property, at well above its assessed value.
MoreKessler Mansion neighbors balk at business uses
May 15, 2013
Dan HumanAn Indianapolis City-County Councilor is looking into the possibility of zoning violations at the massive north-side property.
The mansion will host a camp for entrepreneurs in June.
MoreBroad Ripple flooding in 2012 becoming costly for city
May 13, 2013
Associated PressThe city of Indianapolis faces possibly paying several hundred thousand dollars for a restaurant badly damaged by flooding
that swamped a neighborhood during a downpour a year ago.
MorePence signs measure overhauling Marion County government
May 11, 2013
IBJ StaffIndiana Gov. Mike Pence on Saturday signed a bill into law that reshapes Marion County government through the elimination
of four at-large City-County Council seats and other changes.
MoreAirport drops case to fend off private parking operator
May 10, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe airport's decision comes as a bipartisan group of City-County Councilors backed a resolution asking airport authority
to drop its case against Midwest Logistics Partners, owner of the Ameriplex business park south of the airport.
MoreIndy Parks, county assessor poised for budget cuts
May 10, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinTwo ordinances that would reduce the Indianapolis budget by $1.6 million will be introduced to the City-County Council on
Monday. The largest cuts will come from the Marion County Assessor's office, the parks department and mayor's office.
MorePence readies 1st vetoes as Indiana governor
May 8, 2013
Associated PressPence has expressed concern with a measure shifting power from the Indianapolis City-County Council to Mayor Greg Ballard
and with a plan for a $100 million loan to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
MoreDeveloper shelves plan to buy city land, build Meijer
May 6, 2013
Scott OlsonOpus Development Corp.'s proposal for the project north of downtown included buying and bulldozing dozens of historic homes
in the Flanner House neighborhood.
MoreYoung aggravates colleagues, puts stamp on Marion County
May 4, 2013
State Senator from Speedway plays outsized role in shaping policy for Indianapolis.
MoreBallard taps government veteran as controller
May 2, 2013
IBJ StaffJason Dudich is already familiar with the financial workings of the city. He was Ballard's budget director and deputy
controller from February 2008 to August 2010.
MoreIndianapolis to boost businesses owned by disabled
May 2, 2013
IBJ StaffThe companies could get a greater share of business from city and county contracts under a proposal signed into law Thursday
by Mayor Greg Ballard.
MoreCouncilors poised to ban criminal-history question
April 27, 2013
Democratic City-County Councilor Vop Osili said he expects to draft a “ban the box” ordinance this spring or summer.
MoreRepublicans to question Ballard's $6M sports park
April 22, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe City-County Council's GOP caucus will grill the mayor's staff in a private meeting Monday evening about plans for the
park, which caught many of them by surprise last week.
MoreBig names lining up to tackle Market Square site
April 20, 2013
Scott OlsonCity officials will have at least four proposals to consider for redevelopment of a downtown parking lot where Market Square
Arena once stood. Bids are due to the city by April 22.
MoreMayor drops plan to privatize City-County Building
April 17, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinCity rejects proposals from four private-sector real estate teams and signs a 10-year lease extension with the existing building
manager.
MoreGreenwood's Old Town revival targets sidewalks, traffic flow
April 13, 2013
Dan HumanGreenwood city officials are in the early stages of a downtown revitalization plan that would begin with an investment of
up to $9 million designed to make Old Town more appealing to both vehicle and foot traffic.
MorePassage to India: Ballard leading weeklong trade trip
April 12, 2013
IBJ StaffThe Indianapolis delegation will hit the cities of Hyderabad and New Delhi. Visits will focus on information technology, life
sciences, and research groups, organizers said.
MoreIndianapolis controller leaving for education group
April 10, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe city will lose its controller a few months before the 2014 budget is due to be presented to the City-County Council.
MoreCity struggles to close gap on $30M in budget cuts
April 8, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis leaders made a pact to cut 5 percent from the already-adopted 2013 budget, but the reality might prove too difficult
to stomach.
MoreCity to buy key parcel for 16th Street tech corridor
April 6, 2013
Scott OlsonThe city of Indianapolis is poised to pay Citizens Energy Group $6.5 million to buy a key parcel of real estate it’s
targeting as the centerpiece of its ambitious 16 Tech project.
MoreRACE: Zoning overhaul might not go far enough
March 30, 2013
Bruce Race / Special to IBJIndy Rezone won't change the city's timid approach to planning.
MoreCops to valets: Park cars, not traffic
March 9, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis police are keeping an eye on downtown valets, whose habit of blocking traffic lanes has prompted complaints.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department issued a stern reminder to all valet operators on Jan. 31, the week after
the opening of The Alexander Hotel in CityWay at Delaware and South streets.
MoreCarmel puts 7-acre parcel up for grabs
March 9, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinCarmel is finally ready to redevelop the former Party Time Rental site on Range Line Road, a property in which the city has
invested $4 million.
MoreSite swaps could clear the way for $43M Mass Ave project
March 9, 2013
Cory SchoutenCity officials are working on a deal that could result in a new headquarters and downtown station for the Indianapolis Fire
Department, a fresh user for a vacant former car dealership, and long-awaited groundbreaking on a $43 million apartment and
retail redevelopment on Mass Ave.
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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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