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Lilly's Cymbalta wins new approval for anxiety disorder
November 30, 2009
J.K. WallFDA action should boost sales of the Eli Lilly and Co. drug, which were already on pace to top $3 billion this year.
MoreFeds seek seizure of Durham's assets
November 28, 2009
Greg AndrewsThe federal government has filed court papers seeking forfeiture of Tim Durham's property, including his 30,000-square-foot
Geist home, another home in Los Angeles and his 2008 Bugatti sports car.
MoreBig donor leaves Indianapolis Museum of Art board
November 28, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Museum of Art is losing endowment revenue at the same time prominent donor Wayne Zink, CEO of Endangered
Species Chocolate, has resigned from the board.
MoreDisclosures key to feds' probe of Durham's Fair Finance
November 28, 2009
Greg AndrewsAny case federal prosecutors pursue against Tim Durham or his associates likely would revolve around what his Fair Finance
Co. disclosed—or didn’t disclose—to potential investors, legal observers said.
MoreTraffic technology handy after propane tanker explosion
November 28, 2009
Chris O'MalleyA complex system of signs along Indianapolis' interstate highway system was pressed into action after a propane tanker exploded
in October near I-465 and I-69.
MoreVideo surveillance legal in Hoosier state, but beware lawsuits
November 28, 2009
Norm HeikensMost states--Indiana included--have no law on the books banning video surveillance in homes or businesses. However, anyone
considering using a hidden camera should consider the potential to be sued under the state's well-developed privacy law.
MoreInternet sales of hidden 'nanny' cameras booming
November 28, 2009
Norm Heikens
Falling prices,
rising distrust persuade businesses and individuals to point lenses at the unsuspecting. Bonus: Our own video
surveilling the new tiny tech.
Noble Roman's gives in to shareholder demands
November 28, 2009
Cory SchoutenPizza chain Noble Roman's Inc. says plans for its first investor meeting in seven years have no connection to an investor's
lawsuit.
MoreAdvisory panel urges EPA to back plan to pay for green projects via property tax
November 28, 2009
Chris O'MalleyBy issuing “voluntary environmental improvement bonds,”, local and state governments could
create special taxing districts that finance homeowner purchases of everything from solar panels to rain
gardens.
MoreSt. Vincent-Novia clinic partnership cuts out insurance middleman
November 28, 2009
J.K. WallThe St. Vincent Health hospital system has joined with Indianapolis-based Novia CareClinics LLC to set up clinics on employers’
campuses, offering health care for their workers with no insurance companies involved.
MoreFormer Huntington National Bank exec alleges age discrimination
November 28, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerMichael Lewis, 53, filed a complaint with the Indianapolis office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission Aug. 13 and sued Huntington Oct. 15 in Marion Superior Court.
MoreSBA loan approvals - October 2009
November 28, 2009
IBJ StaffSBA loan approvals for the Indianapolis area for October 2009.
MoreEPA: IPL electric plant upgrades were deficient
November 28, 2009
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis Power & Light faces potential fines and capital expenditures after allegedly updating three generating
plants over 23 years without adding the most modern pollution controls.
MoreEntrepreneur parlays love of cars into successful media company
November 28, 2009
Anthony SchoetleDonnie Babb's Gauge Media Group started in his basement at tortoise speed but now churns out $2 million
in sales with a staff of nine full-time and 15 part-time employees.
MoreAlcohol distributor fights decision allowing big competitor into Indiana
November 28, 2009
J.K. WallNational Wine & Spirits Inc. suffered a staggering reversal of fortune when the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission
ruled Nov. 5 that Southern Wine
& Spirits of America Inc. could distribute here.
MoreSources: City will lose professional tennis tournament
November 28, 2009
Anthony SchoettleThe Indianapolis Tennis Championships—formerly known as RCA Championships—appear to be dead, with the ATP Tour
dates being shipped off to Atlanta for 2010 and beyond.
MoreSmall businesses changing hands despite recession
November 28, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerEven in recession, entrepreneurs buy and sell local small businesses. Plenty of Indianapolis-area companies are for sale.
MoreAirport plans holiday events to lure traffic to Civic Plaza
November 27, 2009
Associated PressEntertainment planned for December could put airport visitors in a spending mood. Retail sales at the terminal have suffered
this year due in part to a 10 percent drop in passenger traffic, prompting the Airport Authority to search
for ways to boost revenue.
MorePlant would pipe carbon dioxide to oil rigs
November 26, 2009
Associated PressCarbon dioxide produced by a proposed coal gasification plant near the southern Indiana town of Rockport would be used to
help boost oil production in the Gulf of Mexico under a plan by the company leading the project.
MoreEmployers brace for Cyber Monday
November 25, 2009
Scott OlsonMore than 53 percent of workers with Internet access, or 68.8 million, are expected to shop online Monday, according to
the Washington, D.C.-based National Retail Federation.
MoreBrizzi dropped plan to serve on board of Durham company
November 25, 2009
Greg AndrewsMarion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi said he agreed this fall to serve on the board of Tim Durham’s Fair Finance
Co., but changed his mind several weeks later after Durham told him a newspaper was working on an investigative
story about the company.
MoreCabaret Theatre moving to downtown's Columbia Club
November 25, 2009
Scott OlsonThe troupe will relocate from its temporary location at the Connoisseur Room in time to present a holiday show that runs Dec.
10-12.
MoreNeighborhood revitalization group calling it quits
November 24, 2009
IBJ StaffBOS Community Development Corp., created in 1982 to revitalize the Indiana Avenue and Midtown area, says its mission is accomplished.
MorePatachou owner's pizzeria receives variance approval
November 24, 2009
Scott OlsonCafe Patachou owner Martha Hoover can now move forward with plans to open a pizzeria next to her trademark eatery at 49th
and Pennsylvania streets.
MoreUPDATE: FBI searches Durham-owned company offices
November 24, 2009
Greg AndrewsOhio securities regulators say Tim Durham's Fair Finance Co. won't be permitted to sell additional investment certificates
unless it satisfactorily answers a series of questions about the company's ability to pay them back.
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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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