June 8, 2009
Cory SchoutenA local architecture firm hopes to challenge hip Mass Ave with an arts-themed development in Fletcher Place. The $9 million
project would include apartments, retail and office space.
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June 8, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinFund raising via video e-mailing gets attention, but the jury is still out on its return on cost.
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June 8, 2009
J.K. WallOhio-based Franklin University's move into the Indianapolis market sets up the potential for significant name confusion with
Franklin College, the liberal arts school 30 minutes south of Indianapolis.
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June 8, 2009
Scott OlsonThe familiar face of a local Hispanic television newscast is back on the air, less than six months after the parent of WISH-TV
Channel 8 pulled the plug on him.
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June 8, 2009
Cory SchoutenWestfield's mayor says the city's rapid growth and small staff are to blame for accounting problems raised in a State Board
of Accounts audit.
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June 8, 2009
Tom HartonThe owners of car dealerships slated for closure by Chrysler and General Motors face a tough environment for unloading their
real estate, but an expected onslaught of such properties has at least one company preparing to grab a slice of the business.
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June 8, 2009
Chris O\'malleyThe three principals of The Basement Design and Motion left another firm to set their own course in the world of Web convergence
marketing.
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June 8, 2009
J.K. WallLast fall's Wall Street meltdown, which erased half the value of some 401(k) retirement plans, has both employers and employees
re-examining what to expect long term.
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June 1, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerWith the help of outside economists, Indiana government undergoes an economic forecast every other yearâ??a process that's
taken on increased importance this spring, as Gov. Mitch Daniels and the Legislature attempt to craft a two-year budget amid
the deepest recession since the early 1980s.
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June 1, 2009
Scott OlsonIndianapolis already hosts three of the top 200 conventions in the country. But additional meeting space coming online late
next year could help the city double the number.
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June 1, 2009
Anthony SchoettleSome industry insiders worry that, while Indianapolis is busy chasing bigger conventions, adjoining counties may raid the
cupboard made plentiful by investments within Marion County, particularly downtown.
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June 1, 2009
Kim PuckettCash-strapped theater group Carmel Community Players has nixed its summer musical, canceled its Summer Camp for Kids, and
pulled out of Carmelfest 2009 after being denied the public funding it has received for years.
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June 1, 2009
Anthony SchoettleIn the midst of a $1.2 million campaign to upgrade streets, sidewalks and other neighborhood infrastructure, a coalition of
Irvington businesses and residents is launching a unique marketing campaign to tout the neighborhood's recent enhancements
and position it as an alternative to places such as Carmel, Zionsville, Geist and Noblesville.
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June 1, 2009
Sam StallA lot of people owe money these days, and some of the agencies hired to pursue them are resorting to old- school tactics to
collect. Things like calling at all hours, threatening to have debtors jailed or fired, or employing abusive language.
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June 1, 2009
Cory SchoutenElectronics retailer HHGregg Inc. has snapped up at least a dozen former Circuit City and Linens & Things locations in six
states and is eyeing more of the empty big boxes in an opportunistic move toward expansion.
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June 1, 2009
Chris O'MalleyLocal leaders and, soon, a national team of experts, are quietly developing a strategy to revitalize Marion County's biggest
concentration of brownfield sites and impoverished urban neighborhoods, centered at East 22nd Street and the Monon Trail.
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June 1, 2009
In this Quick Hits look at a competing convention city, Cincinnati boasts more convention space, but Indianapolis draws
more guests.
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June 1, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Arts Council of Indianapolis faces the unenviable task of divvying up less than $1 million in city grants for the arts,
compared with $2.15 million that was awarded last year.
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June 1, 2009
Kim PuckettSince January, Heartland Distillers has turned out several small batches of its first signature spiritIndiana Vodkaavailable
at about 300 area retailers.
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May 28, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressExpress Scripts Inc. has cleared an
antitrust review for its planned purchase of Indianapolis-based WellPoint
Inc.'s pharmacy benefits management business, bringing the $4.7 billion deal
closer to completion.
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May 25, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinIn Indianapolis and around the country, congregations that expanded before the recession are now taking drastic measures,
including budget cuts that have resulted in layoffs, salary reductions and giving less to charities.
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May 25, 2009
J.K. WallThe people overseeing the Indiana State Teachers Association Insurance Trust had no background in investments or insurance,
likely leaving them ill-equipped to grasp the ever-larger amounts of complicated investments the trust was buying.
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May 25, 2009
Cory SchoutenA judge has given Lauth Group Inc. a reprieve from an equity investor that is seeking to take control of most of the developer's
properties.
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May 25, 2009
Chip CutterFew commercial real estate properties are changing hands in the Indianapolis area these days, creating challenges for brokers
who say it's becoming increasingly difficult to determine the value of properties.
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May 25, 2009
Cory SchoutenA local developer is hoping to convert an unfinished eight-story luxury condo project downtown into a mostly affordable apartment
building with its headquarters on the top floor.
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.
The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!