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Education & Workforce Development
State revamps I-Light expansion project: Funding restored, but network limited to universities
November 14, 2005
Scott OlsonIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has given high-speed Internet project I-Light the green light, but with a twist from its original
intent. He agreed this month to support the final stages of funding for the project, which began in 1999 and connected supercomputers
at Indiana University, Purdue University and IUPUI. The aim was to expand Indiana's digital infrastructure by connecting 15
cities via a fiber-optic network. Under his directive, though, only universities and related research parks can tap into the
network,...
MoreBULLS & BEARS: Problems look daunting? A lesson from Granddad
November 14, 2005
Dave GilreathGranddad rocked back and said, "The news is pretty tough to read these days. Makes me want to sit on the porch and just watch
the leaves turn." He shook his head and mentioned all sorts of events that made him wonder if the United States could ever
bounce back. First, he brought up the battles for control in the Gaza strip and the fierce fighting over Palestinian areas.
Then came speculation on how the United States was going to...
MoreNOTIONS: An interdependent interaction with Bill Clinton
November 14, 2005
Bruce HetrickA few months ago, Butler University announced that former presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush would be among the
speakers appearing on its Indianapolis campus during the school's 2005-2006 sesquicentennial celebration. Within hours of
the news breaking, my niece, a Butler junior and political science major, sent an e-mail asking if I'd like to join her for
the first of these appearances, the one by Clinton on Nov. 8. Having long ago rounded up my fellow neighborhood kids for...
MoreButler construction project targeted for fall '06 finish: Student housing, rec center to join historic campus
November 7, 2005
Scott OlsonThe landscape around Butler University's historic Hinkle Fieldhouse is undergoing dramatic changes not seen on the private
campus since the early 1960s. Construction began in May on a $50 million project to build a student recreation center west
of the 77-year-old arena and student housing to the east. Both should be finished by the start of the fall semester in August.
The construction projects are the largest since Irwin Library, Clowes Memorial Hall and Lilly Hall were built in 1961,...
MoreNOTIONS: Learning what matters in the ultimate survivor game
November 7, 2005
Bruce HetrickWhen I was 21, I went to work for a mayor. I was an intern. I wrote speeches, letters, news releases and proclamations; took
photographs; set up chairs for news conferences; poured coffee for reporters; sipped tea with sister-city delegations; photocopied
documents; scheduled guests for radio and TV shows; produced an audio-visual presentation; showed it to scores of neighborhood
associations; told them how great the mayor was. Things like that. I made minimum wage, learned from some wise mentors and...
MoreVOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Talent, education are keys in competitive field of design
November 7, 2005
Tony Mediate"Individuals with little or no formal education in design, as well as those who lack creativity and perseverance, will find
it very difficult to establish and maintain a career in the occupation," warns the department through its currently posted
Bureau of Labor Statistics Outlook. While I do suggest that designers of the future should take their career outlook seriously
given the current and expected competition, I certainly would not want to discourage them. Creativity and perseverance are
among those traits,...
MoreThere's more to logistics than forklifts and sweat: Colleges offer degrees for white-collar jobs in the field
October 31, 2005
Chris O\'malleyIt's not sexy, but it's where the jobs are. Ivy Tech Community College will offer an associate's degree in logistics management,
the latest effort in Indiana aimed at cultivating a work force for the transportation-distribution-logistics sector, known
as TDL. Meanwhile, the University of Indianapolis is preparing a concentration in supply chain management that will have key
applications in logistics careers. Experts say the educational push is sorely needed, yet it's still a challenge to get young
people interested in the...
MoreStartups offered a fast track: Motorsports-themed incubator gets green light in Brownsburg
October 31, 2005
Matthew KishHendricks County officials hope a new business incubator there revs the engines of local entrepreneurs. The motorsports-themed
facility, to be known as Fast-Start, got the green light after a year-long feasibility study concluded the project was a logical
fit for a community that already houses Prudhomme Racing, John Force Racing and Bill Simpson's Impact Racing. "It would help
achieve some of our goals in Brownsburg," said Jeanette Baker, town council president and treasurer of the Hendricks County
Economic Development Partnership,...
MoreVOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Adjusting to major changes in federal bankruptcy laws
October 31, 2005
Paul CoanThe difficult decision to file bankruptcy has become even more stressful for individuals. The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention
and Consumer Protection Act went into effect Oct. 17 with significantly tougher reporting and qualification requirements.
The most highly publicized aspect of the new law involves tough new restrictions on who may qualify for Chapter 7 bankruptcy,
the most common form of individual filing that allows consumers to erase their debts. Yet advisers say it's important to understand
one important fact-your own state...
MoreCredit-counseling mandate causing stir: Critics contend providers, including some under investigation, will unfairly profit
from new bankruptcy law
October 31, 2005
Scott OlsonThe reform measures that took effect Oct. 17 will make it harder for filers to wipe away unsecured debt by steering more of
them toward Chapter 13-instead of Chapter 7-which requires them to repay at least some obligations. But consumers wishing
to declare bankruptcy must first undergo credit counseling within 180 days of filing and finish debtoreducation courses before
exiting the courts. Critics contend the extra step will add more time to the pre-filing phase and increase the cost for...
MoreBanks embrace checking reprieve: Growing program frees potential customers
October 31, 2005
Tracy DonhardtBanks and credit unions statewide will soon have a larger pool of customers to tap into when a central Indiana program that
helps people barred from opening checking accounts expands. Get Checking, a national program that began at the University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2001, is a way for people who have landed on the ChexSystem register-a list of consumers barred
from opening an account-to get off the list. People find themselves in ChexSystem due to bouncing too many checks, failing...
MoreCenter director ready to score: Ball State's new entrepreneurship chief has big plans for top-rated program
October 31, 2005
Scott OlsonThe 6-foot-6-inch Cox visited the Indiana University campus on Dec. 24, 1974, as a member of the Nebraska Cornhuskers basketball
team. The starting center scored 15 points and pulled down five rebounds in a 97-60 loss to the thenmighty Hoosiers. His team
took solace in a free meal from a local fast-food joint that gave each ticketholder a burger, fries and shake every time IU
won by 30 points or more. After scavenging the stands for discarded stubs, the 'Huskers...
MoreIndustry: Let's build minority business: Construction consortium working on diversity
October 31, 2005
Tammy LieberA consortium of some of central Indiana's biggest players in construction has set its sights on improving minority involvement
in the $8-billion-a-year industry. The Indiana Construction Roundtable, an organization made up of some of the biggest users
and providers of construction services, on Oct. 12 approved a diversity outreach initiative. The ambitious plan aims to increase
minority participation in the construction industry by rewarding contractors who support education and training, employ minorities
and women, and mentor small minority- and women-owned...
MorePublic broadcasters seek big bucks to feed Big Bird: WFYI capital campaign has ambitious $15.3M goal
October 24, 2005
Andrea MuirraguiPublic broadcasters usually aren't shy about asking for money. Indeed, their telethon-style fund-raising drives likely are
as recognizable to audiences as Big Bird and Garrison Keillor. But when it comes to big money, they haven't had much practice.
Until now. For more than a year, Indianapolis broadcaster WFYI quietly has been lining up support for its largest-ever capital
campaign-a $15.3 million effort to upgrade equipment, expand its Meridian Street building, and more than double the not-for-profit's
endowment. Station leaders were...
MoreAhnafield helps disabled achieve self-dependence: 34-year-old firm makes high-tech mobility products
October 24, 2005
Tracy DonhardtreporterDriving a road sweeper when he was 18 years old, Ryan Kruse never saw the train that slammed into his vehicle and turned him
into a quadriplegic. College and other plans for the future seemed out of reach for Kruse, who was paralyzed from his chest
down that day 13 years ago. But recently, Kruse, who is working on a second bachelor's degree at IUPUI, traveled to Georgia
to celebrate his grandmother's 80th birthday. He drove. With only limited use...
MoreEYE ON THE PIE: Time to realign taxes with services
October 24, 2005
Morton MarcusMany folks want to get rid of property taxes. They think property taxes are o l d - fa s h i o n e d , although most who think
so have not thought through the issue. These property-tax abolitionists want to use income or sales taxes, which they contend
are more "fair," whatever that means. They forget that one aspect of "fairness" is to relate taxes to services received. This
is called beneficiary taxation. An example of beneficiary...
MoreBoom, baby: Tourism industry preps for growth: Convention center, stadium may add thousands of jobs
October 17, 2005
Candace BeatyThe dirt is still fresh from the Colts' stadium ground breaking, but local hospitality professionals already are planning
for the growth it will spur in their industry. Experts project as many as 25,000 additional jobs by 2010, when both the stadium
and a 275,000-square-foot expansion of the Indiana Convention Center are scheduled to be complete. That tally counts jobs
created in those facilities as well as in hotels, restaurants and other attractions. Officials expect 4,200 jobs to be added
in...
MoreArt school to compete with Herron, U of I: For-profit Art Insitutue has designs on new programs
October 17, 2005
Tammy LieberThe city's newest art school has existing programs here sharpening their colored pencils and preparing for a showdown at the
easel to attract new students. The Art Institute of Indianapolis earlier this month launched a marketing campaign seeking
students for its first classes, which start Jan. 9. The for-profit school at the Pyramids is owned by a Pittsburgh firm. It
plans to offer a two-year degree in graphic design and four-year degrees in graphic design, interior design and interactive
media...
MoreVIEWPOINT: Unleash your employees' service potential
October 17, 2005
Tim MulherinAs anyone in the field of emergency management will tell you, the regrettably sluggish governmental response to the Hurricane
Katrina natural and manmade disaster boils down to the argument over jurisdictions (a perennial challenge in the world of
emergency management) and a gross lack of execution. As a result of the governmental infighting and dearth of critical decision-making
in the early stages of this catastrophe, American citizens were victimized. People suffered, people died. In the analysis
of the Hurricane Katrina...
MoreTaking aim at the middle: New Conseco Insurance leader says growth will be found in average households
October 17, 2005
Scott OlsonFour months into his job as president of Conseco Insurance Group, Michael Dubes is explaining his strategy to return the subsidiary
to profitability. Then, ice cream enters the conversation. Dairy Queen, he argued, continues to thrive despite an onslaught
of competitors offering more expensive treats. The key to the franchise's success is that it has never wavered from its middleincome
target audience, Dubes said. He is applying the same simple tactic to grow the group's portfolio of policyholders, while many...
MoreApartment industry embracing Ball State graduates: Program makes property management a career goal
October 10, 2005
Tracy DonhardtreporterDuring the 1990s, a booming Indianapolis apartment market was becoming increasingly competitive. About 10,000 units were added
to the market in the second half of the decade and professional, well-educated managers to run them were in short supply.
Enter the Apartment Association of Indiana, which figured the best way to find the professionals apartment owners needed was
to grow their own, so to speak, by creating a post-secondary education degree program for the industry. At that time, Virginia
Tech was...
MoreSpeaking of health care: Local experts weigh in on rising costs, the uninsured and whether our current system needs an overhaul
Public health priorities, executive salaries and the "gold rush" of health care construction were among the topics tackled
Sept
October 3, 2005
Public health priorities, executive salaries and the "gold rush" of health care construction were among the topics tackled
Sept. 21 in the latest installment of Indianapolis Business Journal's Power Breakfast Series. IBJ reporter Tom Murphy moderated
the panel discussion, attended by some of the area's foremost health care experts. Following is an edited transcript of the
often-spirited discussion, which included a brief interruption by protestors seeking medical insurance coverage for janitorial
staff who clean Anthem Inc. buildings. IBJ: Can you...
MoreEYE ON THE PIE: Is our child care 'industry' up to snuff?
October 3, 2005
Morton MarcusRecently, I have been part of a study for the Indiana Child Care Fund. It has been a learning experience. The first thing
I learned is that virtually nothing is known about child care. We do not really know how many child care facilities exist
in Indiana. Data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census suggest there are more than 16,000. However, fewer than 5,800 are licensed
or recognized by the state. In addition, there are informal child care arrangements...
MoreNOTIONS: How big-ticket amenities deliver long-term ROI
October 3, 2005
Bruce HetrickFourteen years ago this month, my new bride and I loaded our belongings onto a moving van in Bloomfield, Conn. We packed our
cats, suitcases and a few heirlooms into our cars, and pulled away from our little apartment bound for a place called Indianapolis.
As I followed Pam's blue Accord through New York and New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio, I listened to cassette tapes, trying
to drown out the mews from the back seat. With David Sanborn and Stan...
MoreECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Data thin on rural areas, and likely to get worse
September 26, 2005
Patrick BarkeyThere was a time in this country when cities had electricity and the countryside did not. This side-by-side existence of two
lifestyles-one filled with leisure and convenience, another with endless drudgery and work-ultimately shamed the federal government
to subsidize rural electrification and turn lights on in the country that had been burning in cities for several decades.
That same situation exists today for broadband Internet, and its implications for economic development have already motivated
many communities to pursue plans to...
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You guys have some "interesting" comments to say the least. I hope you will call in and share those opinions starting June 1. I'm looking forward to having you on the air.
For those who let this information strike a nerve, remember that this is still the America that allows the freedom to achieve dreams and goals. Should you really chastise those who are given a perk on a deal that is supported by the consumer (that is until they don't like the deal anymore due to envy) or should the dream of rewards for working be looked at a little closer? I say lets stick to the deal, go to work,earn our keep, shoot for dreams, change our jobs to have that dream or shut up about others achievements ..............while we are still afforded this liberty of America !
Three Magi
Cats out of the bag. The object of the game is to get acquired. That means the company has no idea how to grow beyond a certain point. Email is a 1990s technology. I have laughed at this company since day one. Such a small bit player. If it was anywhere but here, it wouldn't be newsworthy.
Esther, Indy has passed Chicago in the local government corruption arena. Don't downgrade us. We're No. 1 in the Midwest.