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Colts-themed restaurant could reopen with Irsay's aid
May 3, 2013
Scott OlsonIndianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has pledged to throw the owner of the Blue Crew Sports Grill a lifeline by paying his rent
until the football season starts in September.
MoreIndianapolis Colts, city reach deal on new luxury suites
April 8, 2013
Mason King, Anthony SchoettleUp to $2 million of the costs for the suites project and other improvements will be paid by the Capital Improvement Board,
the city agency which owns and operates Lucas Oil Stadium.
MoreQ&A: 'Mad Dog' enjoying greener pastures with Indianapolis Colts
March 28, 2013
Chris O'MalleyJimmy Matis wasn't sure what he would do when he lost his job after 24 years at Q95, but in this life, he says, "you just
have to understand that you constantly have to learn."
MoreColts GM Grigson named NFL executive of year
January 28, 2013
Associated PressIndianapolis Colts General Manager Ryan Grigson has been named Sporting News' NFL Executive of the Year, the
publication announced Monday.
MoreColts lose assistant coach Arians to Arizona Cardinals
January 17, 2013
Associated PressThe Arizona Cardinals have filled the NFL’s final head coaching vacancy by hiring Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator
Bruce Arians. The 60-year-old longtime assistant went 9-3 as Colts interim head coach while Chuck Pagano was undergoing treatment
for leukemia last season.
MoreColts trying to tackle proposed ticket-tax hike
January 16, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe Indianapolis Colts are playing defense as city leaders move to hike a ticket tax on downtown events by 67 percent. The
team says raising the tax on tickets from 6 percent to 10 percent will harm its bottom line and that of local businesses that
rely on Colts fans.
MoreSurprise on-field success driving Colts' club-seat sales
December 15, 2012
Anthony SchoettleWhat had looked like a bleak scenario for renewals took a positive turn thanks to wins racked up by the team and rookie quarterback
Andrew Luck.
MoreLuck apparel sales soar for MainGate
December 1, 2012
The rookie quarterback's jersey is No. 6 in sales among all NFL players, according to the league.
MoreScale Computing goes bald for Coach Pagano
November 16, 2012
Chris O'MalleyMore than a dozen employees of Scale Computing had their heads shaved at work Thursday in honor of Indianapolis Colts coach
Chuck Pagano, who lost his hair during treatment for leukemia. His cancer is in remission.
MoreColts QB Luck, Riley Hospital reach multiyear promotional deal
October 30, 2012
Anthony SchoettleIndianapolis Colts rookie quarterback Andrew Luck on Tuesday will announce his first local sponsorship deal, a four-year pact
with Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health.
MoreBroncos' Manning to own 21 Papa John's pizza franchises
October 27, 2012
Bloomberg NewsPeyton Manning will be introduced as the company's newest franchisee in the Denver area during a television spot with Papa
John's Chief Executive John Schnatter on Sunday during the telecast of NBC's "Football Night in America."
MoreBENNER: There's plenty to ponder in sports world as autumn arrives
October 6, 2012
Bill BennerQuestions for the Colts, the Fever, and more.
MoreColts coach Pagano to miss much of season with leukemia
October 1, 2012
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Colts Head Coach Chuck Pagano has been diagnosed with a treatable form of leukemia and will miss some of the
team’s upcoming games, the team announced Monday morning.
MoreBENNER: An open letter to Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay
September 29, 2012
Bill BennerYou and your fellow owners were complicit as Goodell.
MoreLucas Oil Stadium meeting revenue expectations
September 22, 2012
Mason KingRoughly four years after it opened its doors in late 2008, Lucas Oil Stadium appears to have crossed the threshold of dollars
that its creators anticipated from hosting events beyond the scope of the Indianapolis Colts.
MoreStakes high as Colts try to renew club seats
September 22, 2012
Anthony SchoettleAt the conclusion of this season, five-year contracts for many of Lucas Oil Stadium’s 7,100 club seats expire. Other
club seats on shorter contracts also expire, pushing the total up for renewal to about two-thirds of club seat capacity.
MoreBENNER: Keep the orange No. 18 jerseys at home
September 8, 2012
Bill BennerHere in Indy, it's time to turn the page
MorePlayoffs?! CIB predicts Colts won't host postseason game
August 14, 2012
J.K. WallThe city entity that owns Lucas Oil Stadium, where the Colts play their home games, budgeted $1 million less in admission-tax
revenue for 2013 for one reason: The board does not expect the Colts to host any playoff games.
MoreAnderson using Colts training camp in year-round tourism effort
August 2, 2012
Anthony SchoettleWith a new Indianapolis Colts coach and quarterback on the field, Anderson officials expect to see an increase in training
camp attendance this season that will help boost tourism in Madison County all year.
MoreColts' sellout streak in danger, single-game tickets set to go on sale
August 1, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThe Indianapolis Colts still have nearly 1,600 unsold seats for their season opener. Many of those will go on sale this week
through single-game tickets, marking the first time since 2003 the team hasn't sold out through season-ticket sales.
MoreColts work out deal with top draft pick Luck
July 19, 2012
Associated PressQuarterback Andrew Luck, a two-time Heisman Trophy runner-up at Stanford University, will replace Peyton Manning behind center
this season.
MoreColts enlisting outside help to sell tickets
June 16, 2012
Anthony SchoettleStung by a 2-14 season and the departure of star quarterback Peyton Manning, the Indianapolis Colts this month hired Get Real
Sports Sales and six summer interns to help sell 3,000 season tickets that weren’t moving.
MoreNew Colts quarterback a 'marketer's dream'
May 5, 2012
Anthony SchoettleSports marketers call the genuineness and awe-shucks personality of new Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew luck a marketer's
dream. The line is forming to forge both for-profit and not-for-profit partnerships with the No. 1 NFL draft pick.
MoreAs expected, Colts make quarterback Luck No. 1 pick
April 26, 2012
Associated PressSix weeks after saying goodbye to Peyton Manning, the Indianapolis Colts handed Andrew Luck a blue and white jersey and the
daunting task of leading a rebuilding team as its quarterback for the next decade.
MoreAre corporate gift policies inhospitable?
April 21, 2012
Anthony SchoettleSober times have made no-no's of many of the perks that once greased business relationships.
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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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