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Butler set to unveil $15 million Schrott Center for Arts
April 13, 2013
Lou HarryThe new, 450-seat Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts at Butler University fills a venue gap between the school's two theaters
that each seat about 100 and the 2,200-seat Clowes Memorial Hall.
MoreIndiana panel backs stage-rigging rules extension
January 15, 2013
Associated PressAn Indiana House committee has endorsed a two-year extension of regulations on temporary outdoor stage rigging developed following
the deadly State Fair stage collapse.
MoreLawmakers seek stage-safety rules that small events can handle
September 27, 2012
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers pondering new rules governing the type of temporary outdoor stage rigging involved in the 2011 State Fair
stage collapse say they want to make sure the state doesn't overwhelm smaller events like county fairs with regulations.
MoreBanker takes stage as choir conductor
September 8, 2012
BMO Harris executive vice president will lead Indianapolis Symphonic Choir season debut.
MoreEarth House cites unsustainable business model for closure
August 23, 2012
Dan HumanLeaders of a church-affiliated Indianapolis arts organization are citing an unsustainable business model as the reason why
doors will close at the end of the month. Earth House Collective will host its final events on Aug. 31
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: Music promoters grow gig schedule
August 15, 2012
Mason King
In four years since begging indie acts to hit Indianapolis, MOKB Presents has become a ubiquitous name
on the city's marquees. The concert-promoting duo expects to have a hand in 150 shows this year, a 50-percent increase
from 2011.
Live Nation drops beer prices at outdoor concert venues
May 26, 2012
The $2.75 drop is meant to enhance the concert experience at Klipsch Music Center and The Lawn at White River State Park.
MoreIndiana fairs, festivals await stage rigging rules
April 26, 2012
Associated PressOrganizers of some of Indiana's county fairs and small festivals are anxiously awaiting new rules governing the type of
rigging involved in last summer's deadly State Fair stage collapse.
MoreDaniels: Indiana moving to adopt outdoor stage rules
April 23, 2012
Associated PressGov. Mitch Daniels told an entertainment industry group pushing for safer outdoor events Monday that Indiana has learned from
last year's deadly State Fair stage collapse and is moving to approve emergency rules for outdoor stages.
MoreState fair rolls out concert lineup, strategy
April 23, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indiana State Fair hopes to preserve attendance that’s traditionally tied to big-name concerts even though the events
will take place downtown this year.
MoreRadio host buys site of burned Brown County music hall
April 18, 2012
Associated PressA central Indiana business owner and radio show host plans on rebuilding a southern Indiana concert hall that hosted some
of country music's top acts before it burned down in 2009.
MoreTour manager may be key to stage collapse lawsuits
April 16, 2012
Associated PressThe tour manager who was widely credited with saving the lives of country duo Sugarland before a deadly stage collapse at
last summer's Indiana State Fair has become a central focus of lawyers seeking millions in damages for the families of
seven people who died and dozens who were injured.
MoreDeal puts Farm Bureau's name on downtown concert venue
March 27, 2012
Farm Bureau Insurance is putting its name on outdoor concert venue The Lawn at White River State Park under a sponsorship
agreement with event promoter Live Nation Entertainment, the companies announced Tuesday.
MoreSugarland wants to delay stage testimony until May
March 21, 2012
Associated PressThe country duo Sugarland want to wait until May to give depositions in lawsuits over a stage collapse at the Indiana State
Fair because they're preparing to tour, their attorney argued in court motions filed Wednesday.
MoreLittle Nashville Opry manager charged with arson
March 6, 2012
Associated PressThe manager of a concert hall that hosted some of country music's top acts was arrested on an arson charge Tuesday in
connection with the September 2009 blaze that destroyed the hall, authorities said.
MoreCompany: Sugarland resisted delaying state fair concert
February 8, 2012
Associated PressSugarland resisted delaying the start of a concert at the state fair despite threatening weather that caused a deadly stage
collapse, the fair's top official testified against the company that built the stage rigging.
MoreIndiana fair concerts going to expanded coliseum
January 12, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana State Fair Commission decided Thursday to permanently move its outdoor grandstand concerts indoors and authorized
spending $3.8 million to help prepare their new home: The Pepsi Coliseum located nearby on the north side Indianapolis fairgrounds.
MoreState Fair moves 2012 concerts to Conseco Fieldhouse
November 10, 2011
Associated PressThe Indiana State Fair is moving next year's big concerts to a downtown Indianapolis arena in the wake of August's
deadly outdoor stage collapse.
MoreVerizon Wireless Center getting new name
October 26, 2011
IBJ StaffOutdoor amphitheater Verizon Wireless Center in Noblesville will be renamed Klipsch Music Center under a new sponsorship agreement
between speaker manufacturer Klipsch Group Inc. and venue owner Live Nation Entertainment.
MoreJazz Fest reports improved attendance after move
September 23, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinAttendance at this year's festival, which ran Sept. 12-17 in Broad Ripple, was 5,050, up 20 percent over last year, promoter
Al Hall said.
MoreIndiana hires outside firm to review state fair disaster
August 18, 2011
Associated PressIndiana has hired an outside firm to help with its investigation into a fatal stage collapse at the state fair after questions
were raised about the state's ability to conduct an objective probe itself.
MoreElaborate outdoor concerts amp up safety concerns
August 17, 2011
Associated PressAs the multi-billion-dollar outdoor concert business has evolved from little more than shows under a canopied stage to productions
featuring up to 20 tons of lighting and video equipment, experts point to the Indiana State Fair's fatal stage collapse
as evidence of the necessity for caution — and regulation.
MoreIndiana State Fair reopens, honors five killed in stage collapse
August 15, 2011
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels told hundreds of people who gathered Monday for a service to remember five people killed when a
stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair that the tragedy has broken the hearts of the state's residents.
MoreUPDATE: Tragedy prompts fair to cancel some events
August 14, 2011
Associated PressFair organizers plan to reopen Monday with a memorial service for the victims.
MorePalladium works out kinks in accessible seating
July 8, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinThe staff at the Palladium in Carmel will receive more training on how to accommodate people with disabilities after a would-be
concertgoer said she was denied a pair of $20 tickets.
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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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