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Crunching the numbers on Obamacare
March 30, 2013
J.K. WallThe biggest changes from President Obama’s 2010 health reform law take effect nine months from now, so many Hoosier
employers have started crunching detailed numbers to cost out their options.
MoreDefender Direct acquires Williams Comfort Air
October 3, 2012
Scott OlsonHome-security and satellite-dish installer Defender Direct Inc. has acquired local heating, cooling and plumbing powerhouse
Williams Comfort Air, creating a home-services company with nearly 2,200 employees and $335 million in annual revenue.
MoreAnderson tests new pavement-recycling process
August 29, 2012
Associated PressAnderson is the first city in Indiana to try a process that uses infrared technology to heat and melt existing asphalt, which
is then broken up and removed, mixed with fresh oil and returned to the road surface.
MoreRemodeling rebounds as homeowners opt to fix what they have
August 25, 2012
Cory SchoutenMore homeowners are taking the plunge on pricey home remodeling projects—ranging from kitchens, bathrooms and basements
to outdoor living areas and whole-house makeovers—after a roughly five-year lull that began with the housing downturn.
MoreIndiana panel approves new stage-rigging rules
May 2, 2012
Associated PressAn Indiana commission has approved the state's first rules governing the type of temporary stage rigging involved in last
summer's deadly state fair stage collapse.
MoreWork on city's 8-mile sewage tunnel gets underway
April 26, 2012
Associated PressWork is starting on an 8-mile-long tunnel under the south side of Indianapolis that is the first major part of a $1.6 billion
project aimed at reducing the release of raw sewage into the city's rivers.
MoreContractor uses 'process mapping' to overhaul business
January 28, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisProClad Inc. founder Brad Hitzfield invested in a 30-year business veteran to help him remake his
specialty construction firm when profits couldn't keep pace with revenue.
MoreBill requiring Indiana stage inspections advances
January 17, 2012
Associated PressAll outdoor stages in Indiana would have to pass inspections before any performances under a bill approved by a state Senate
committee.
MoreBlakley Corp. hires first outsider CEO
January 3, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis-based Blakley Corp., a specialty contractor and home-flooring retailer, has hired the first outsider CEO in the
company's 114-year history.
MoreIndiana construction biz acquired by Swedish firm
December 29, 2011
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsStockholm-based Skanska AB, the Nordic region’s biggest builder, has purchased Industrial Contractors Inc. for $135
million, boosting its U.S. presence with its first acquisition in the United States in a decade.
MoreOwner launches HVAC business after selling family firm
October 29, 2011
Andrea Muirragui DavisLarry Howald sold his father’s 40-employee HVAC business to Lennox in 2000 during a wave of industry consolidation.
He stayed with the firm for a decade, but has now left to strike out on his own again.
MoreArea home-construction permits rise in August
September 15, 2011
Home-construction permits in the Indianapolis metropolitan area climbed 23 percent in August thanks to a surge of activity
in suburban counties.
MoreLandscape architect stays small by design
September 10, 2011
Ann FinchLandstory, Joann Green's landscape architecture firm, is a snug four-person company that has designed exterior spaces for
some major Indianapolis projects, such as the JW Marriott, Lucas Oil Stadium and Indiana University's Melvin and Bren Simon
Cancer Center.
MoreSHEATS: Kitchen, bath remodels add value, appeal
August 27, 2011
Jeff SheatsIf done wisely, a well-designed kitchen and bathroom not only add value, but they also make life more convenient.
More'Buy local' law doesn't sting Indy sewer project
August 19, 2011
Francesca JaroszA new state law that could add to the cost of public works projects didn’t impact one of Indianapolis’ most sizable
bids this year.
MoreRejected bidder cries foul over demolition of Keystone Towers
June 28, 2011
Scott OlsonTitan Wrecking & Environmental bid about $255,000 less than the winning proposal to demolish Keystone Towers, but was rejected
because of missing paperwork. The company owner says the city could have overlooked the omissions to save taxpayers money.
MoreCity seeks bids for $300M sewage tunnel system
May 9, 2011
Cory SchoutenCity officials are seeking bidders for the first phase of Indianapolis' largest-ever public works project, an underground
tunnel system equipped to store millions of gallons of raw sewage and prevent the excrement from flowing into local waterways.
MoreConstruction activity falls to near-decade low
March 1, 2011
Associated PressThe current pace of construction activity is just about half of the $1.5 trillion level that economists believe would signal
a healthy construction sector.
MoreHome construction weak both locally, nationally
February 16, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressHome building in the Indianapolis area fell by more than 30 percent n January over the same month of 2010.
MoreHome building suffers another bad year, locally and nationally
January 19, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressBuilding permits filed for new homes in the nine-county Indianapolis area rose just 2.6 percent in 2010, to 3,720. That’s
just 95 more homes than in 2009—the worst year for local home construction in more than a quarter century.
MoreStadium construction issues nearly resolved
January 12, 2011
Scott OlsonMore than two years after it opened, some construction problems persist at Lucas Oil Stadium, particularly with outside lighting
and with some of the plumbing. The work was performed by contractors that are now defunct.
MoreGreenwood contractor is minority small business person of the year
January 8, 2011
IBJ StaffThe winner of the Small Business Administration award has seen steady growth during its 10 years in business.
MoreLender takes action on Renaissance Bay project
December 29, 2010
Chris O'MalleyAn incomplete $150 million development that was supposed to feature 305 luxury condominiums along a 25-acre lake on the north
side of Indianapolis has been placed in receivership.
MoreState pushing to keep building-review wait times down
December 16, 2010
Francesca JaroszWait times in the plan-review process for non-residential projects increased dramatically this year, creating a backlog of
cases.
MoreBuilders of faulty Indiana bridge face state-work ban
December 7, 2010
Associated PressA committee has recommended that the state highway department stop hiring Gary-based Superior Construction Co. and Indianapolis-based
bridge designer RQAW Corp. over a northwestern Indiana highway that has been closed because of safety concerns.
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"And the success of the Indiana GOP to not allow an expansion of Medicaid had nothing to do with Indiana hospitals' financial woes? Fixed that for you; editorial bias rebalanced. Seriously, there are so many things wrong with Obamacare that the only way one can view it as a success is to assume that it was designed to fail our way into a government single payor healthcare system. The system is complex, creates huge regulatory burdens and overhead and yet still does not have adequate means to control escalating health care costs. But then when you elect a 10th grade math drop out with no quantitative reasoning skills to be President of one of the world's most important economies in troubled times, you can't really be surprised by blatant stupidity.
No NIMBYs here to chase off a decent development. We don't need tons of parking and we'd happily play the role of host to a downtown Whole Foods.
Whatever you do, don't change a single thing about Broad Ripple. I want it to look just like it did in the late '70s, with 30% of the north side of Broad Ripple Avenue burned out and plenty of places to park. That's right Broad Ripple, NEVER CHANGE. Let the world pass you by, don't improve your empty, abandoned lots full of weeds. Someday someone will want to film a zombie movie here.
Hollywood could step in and make a movie about the history about this forlorn series. It could be a full celebrity cast of characters. WOW. http://www.advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2013/02/indiana-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-for.html
This shouldn't come as a shock to many. Austin is a great city, and Indy needs to take some notes. Austin invests in decent transit options, has a highly educated workforce, embraces a creative class, and --despite being the state capital-- is not micromanaged by rural and suburban legislators. Want Indy to grow? Invest in the city (i.e. spend money). Raise taxes a bit, and use the money to improve education. And keep the state legislature out of Indy the other 9 months of the year.