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New lights only the beginning for Brickyard changes
April 27, 2013
Anthony SchoettleEverything is on the table for consideration, says new Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles.
MorePence touring agribusinesses
March 28, 2013
Associated PressGovernor, along with Lt. Gov. Ellspermann and ag director Gina Sheets, hopes to discuss potential for growth.
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February 23, 2013
Sarah HempsteadConfluence of trends, developments offer special opportunity.
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Ed Morrison / Special to IBJA friend recently asked me, “What’s the connection between healthy communities and economic development?”
I set out to explain why no community can compete in today’s economy without healthy brainpower.
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Scott OlsonLoren Matthes helped broker first tax-increment financing deal in the state
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June 8, 2012
IBJ StaffA Fort Wayne-based retailer of music and sound equipment said Friday that it plans an expansion that would roughly double
the size of its headquarters campus and create more than 300 jobs by 2016.
MoreSound equipment retailer launching expansion
June 8, 2012
IBJ StaffSweetwater Sound Inc. in Fort Wayne plans to invest $23.5 millon and hire 316 additional workers within four years.
MoreNot-for-profit hoping to grow microloan program
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Scott OlsonSmall amounts of funding often ignored by larger banks.
MoreSCHREIBER: Innovation will drive health care industry
May 12, 2012
Entrepreneurship needs broader encouragement, and is targeted in a new plan.
MoreRight-to-work boosting job-marketing efforts in Indiana
March 31, 2012
Scott OlsonLocal economic development groups are wasting no time touting Indiana's new right-to-work law, a spot check shows.
MoreGLADDEN: Build the Indianapolis brand with the very best service
February 11, 2012
James Gladden / Special to IBJThe innovation that led to the execution of Super Bowl XLVI was truly remarkable. On so many dimensions (crowd sizes in Super
Bowl Village, scarves, the Legacy project, volunteers, murals and Super Service to name a few), Indianapolis demonstrated
that it is a first-class city. It demonstrated once again, and on a level never before seen, that Indianapolis is a best practice
for those studying hallmark event execution.
MoreIndiana drawing more people, businesses across state lines
October 8, 2011
Associated PressIndiana saw more people move to the state than leave between 2005 and 2009 despite a decreased mobility nationwide attributed
to the recession.
MoreGM site ripe for manufacturing or a judicial center
August 27, 2011
Chris Barnett / Special to IBJThe Urban Land Institute panel’s plan for the General Motors plant site ignores some realities in favor of presenting
a relatively predictable New Urbanism redevelopment plan.
MoreGlobal micro lender Grameen ramps up in Indianapolis
August 6, 2011
Low-income women could receive loans in weeks.
MoreIndiana life sciences leaders look toward the future
July 30, 2011
Chris O'MalleyFormer Eli Lilly and Co. vice president Richard Dimarchi, BioCrossroads President David Johnson, angel investor Oscar Moralez
and Purdue University Senior Vice President Alan Rebar discuss issues ranging from the depth of the life sciences industry
in Indiana to venture capital and Purdue's Discovery Park.
MoreTech district could boost Indianapolis' convention business
July 23, 2011
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association plans to attract more life sciences conferences.
MoreBush Stadium rehab is Watson's latest creative project
July 16, 2011
Katie MaurerLongtime Indianapolis developer launches spirited attempt to save baseball palace.
MoreDWYER: Hiring costs can be sliced when industry cooperates
June 11, 2011
Steve DwyerManufacturers and distributors often avoid existing training programs.
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May 14, 2011
Industry cluster in northern Indiana has adapted to every other change in health care, and will absorb tissue regeneration,
too.
MoreIndianapolis tech experts talk about the local industry
April 9, 2011
In a question-and-answer forum, leaders weigh in on topics ranging from tech transfer to the future of Aprimo.
MoreDoc groups play up economic impact
April 6, 2011
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economy. Now, however, physician trade groups are arguing that docs are good for business too.
MoreIndiana experts weigh in on environmental issues
March 5, 2011
A panel discussion includes topics ranging from green power initiatives and hybrid cars to landfill policies and environmental
regulations.
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February 12, 2011
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February 12, 2011
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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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