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American, US Airways to merge, create world's biggest carrier
February 14, 2013
Associated PressThe $11 billion deal could well result in the elimination of some overlapping routes the carriers operate out of Indianapolis
International Airport. Together, the two airlines have a combined market share of nearly 24 percent in Indianapolis.
MoreExactTarget aims to be one-stop shop with acquisitions
October 12, 2012
J.K. WallIndianapolis-based ExactTarget Inc., which grew up as an e-mail blasting company focused on consumers, is trying to entrench
itself as a one-stop shop for smartly interacting with all manner of customers.
MoreExactTarget buys interactive marketing firms for $116M
October 12, 2012
IBJ StaffThe newly public tech company said it paid $95.5 million for Atlanta-based Pardot LLC and $21 million for Indianapolis-based
iGoDigital.
MoreLocal furniture maker acquires northern Indiana company
October 9, 2012
Facility Concepts Inc.'s purchase of Classico Seating in Peru, Ind., gives the manufacturer of restaurant furniture about
100 employees and 250,000 square feet of manufacturing space.
MorePackage of 16 apartment complexes back on the market
August 21, 2012
Scott OlsonThe local Zender Family Limited Partnership again is attempting to sell the buildings after failing to attract a suitable
buyer four years ago. The family is expecting better results this time because it's willing to break up the portfolio and
sell the buildings individually.
MoreBrightPoint merger talks driven by 'deal certainty'
July 28, 2012
Greg AndrewsWhen BrightPoint officials saw conditions in the cell phone distribution business take a turn for the worse, they were quick
to cash out while the going was still good.
MoreHeartland Bancshares approves acquisition by Horizon
July 7, 2012
The deal, effective July 17, will give the Michigan City bank its first presence in Central Indiana.
MoreFortune buyout would help exec out of financial jam
June 9, 2012
Greg AndrewsSale to managers would alleviate problems for company's 70-year-old namesake and keep firm from being seized by bank.
MoreLocal company part of $470 million paper mill deal
June 4, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndianapolis-based holding company Schwarz Partners LP has formed a joint venture with The Kraft Group LLC to buy two major
paper mills from industry giant International Paper Co. The mills are part of a three-mill sale worth $470 million.
MoreWheaton acquiring residential mover Bekins
February 11, 2012
Chris O'MalleyWheaton World Wide Moving is buying the nation’s oldest and one of its largest household movers, Bekins Van Lines. The
deal is expected to bring 38 jobs to Wheaton’s northeast-side headquarters.
MoreAcquisition-minded investors eye Indiana companies
January 21, 2012
Francesca JaroszAs deadlines loom, private equity firms, others, move to deploy capital.
MoreGlucose monitor deal helps Roche catch up
November 7, 2011
J.K. WallRoche Diagnostics will partner with a San Diego firm to incorporate its continuous glucose monitoring sensor with a wireless
handheld device Roche is developing to help diabetics test their blood sugar and track their glucose levels throughout the
day.
MoreDuke Realty's massive office sale wins praise on Wall Street
November 5, 2011
Greg AndrewsInvestors have bid up shares of Duke Realty 13 percent since the company announced it was selling a huge portfolio of office
buildings for $1.1 billion.
MoreMaregatti Interiors acquired by HKS architectural firm
October 13, 2011
Scott OlsonIndianapolis' largest commercial interior design business has been purchased by the national architecture firm that designed
Lucas Oil Stadium.
MoreLaw firm merger activity on the rise
October 8, 2011
IBJ StaffIce Miller is among the firms that merged this year and Baker & Daniels is exploring a merger.
MoreTexas firm buys water-park hotel on northwest side
September 15, 2011
IBJ StaffGeneral Hotels Corp. has finalized the sale of the Caribbean Cove Hotel & Water Park, averting closure of the 344-room
hotel and saving 266 jobs.
MoreNot-for-profit seeks purchase that would aid Easter Seals
September 10, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinCrossroads Industrial Services Chief Operating Officer Curtiss Quirin has a certain sense of urgency as he looks to buy a
business to add revenue to the not-for-profit contract manufacturer, because Crossroads provides jobs for people with disabilities,
and generates a surplus that feeds the revenue-starved parent organization, Easter Seals Crossroads.
MoreCitizens Energy gets interest-rate bargain on bonds sold for utility purchase
August 27, 2011
IBJ StaffStock-market swoon contributes to favorable terms on purchase of city's water, sewer systems.
MoreUPDATE: Medco acquisition could lead to local consolidation
July 21, 2011
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsIt’s not yet clear how Express Scripts Inc.’s $29.1 billion acquisition of rival Medco Health Solutions will affect
the companies’ central Indiana operations—or their 800-plus employees at two facilities here.
MoreCommunications giant WPP buys stake in Just Marketing
July 11, 2011
Anthony SchoettleOne of the world’s largest communications firms has acquired a stake in Just Marketing International, a locally based
motorsports marketing firm that has been valued at about $100 million.
MoreEmmis selling three major radio stations
June 21, 2011
IBJ StaffEmmis Communications Corp. has reached an agreement to sell three big-market radio stations to a partnership involving a private
equity firm and a prominent media executive, the company disclosed Tuesday morning.
MoreWRTV up for sale
June 14, 2011
Anthony SchoettleStation owner McGraw-Hill plans to sell its nine television stations, including the Indianapolis ABC affiliate. The impact
on local operations is unclear.
MoreSleepy Klipsch buyer out to make some noise
June 4, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinAudiovox Corp., the Hauppauge, N.Y.-based company that recently bought the high-end audio firm Klipsch Group, hopes to use
the $167 million deal to win over Wall Street.
MoreSport Graphics making its mark in Dallas this week
February 4, 2011
Anthony SchoettleLocally based Sport Graphics scored a "six-figure" deal with the NFL to design, make and install all Super Bowl
signage—in Dallas and Indianapolis.
MoreMarcadia may fetch up to $537 million in sale
February 2, 2011
J.K. WallThe December sale of Carmel-based Marcadia Biotech to Roche garnered at least $287 million—and as much as $537 million—for
the company’s owners and could lead the Marcadia management team to launch a firm using one of Marcadia’s experimental diabetes
medicines.
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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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