September 12, 2009
Chris O'MalleyAfter two years of fruitless negotiations, the Crawfordsville steel mill has asked the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
to intervene. More than 700 jobs depend on Nucor and Duke striking a deal.
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September 12, 2009
Marc D. AllanA solid majority of subscribers to IBJ Daily believes climate change is a serious problem, thinks carbon emissions
should be regulated, and wants Indianapolis to pursue mass transit on a broad scale, according to a poll conducted in July
by IBJ.
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September 9, 2009
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis truck dealer Utility-Peterbilt leased its first hybrid medium-duty truck this summer after enduring months of
tire-kicking but no action from fleet buyers and plenty of interest from television-news types.
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September 5, 2009
Chris O'MalleyBright Automotive and EnerDel are well known for their development of components for hybrid cars, but the region has several
other players poised to be big players in the sector. In fact, few realize that North America’s largest producer
of electric motors for hybrid vehicles is based northeast of Indianapolis, in Pendleton.
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September 2, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressA panel of energy and legal experts will gather tomorrow evening to discuss what the climate change bill now before Congress
could mean for Indiana businesses.
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August 28, 2009
IBJ StaffIndiana will use nearly $132 million in federal stimulus funding to help more than 30,000 low-income households weatherize
their homes and obtain more efficient appliances.
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August 26, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated Press, Associated PressIndianapolis Power & Light Co. has agreed to a 20-year contract with a state agency to potentially draw millions of gallons
of water from southern Indiana's Lake Monroe.
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August 25, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinChemical-maker Vertellus Specialties Inc. will spend up to $1.1 million and change air-emission monitoring practices at its
plant on the southwest side of Indianapolis under a proposed settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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August 24, 2009
I urge Sen. Evan Bayh to vote against the “cap and trade” legislation pending in the Senate.
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August 10, 2009
Chris O'MalleyVeolia Water Indianapolis, which manages the city’s water utility, has appealed an order issued by state utility regulators
that limited a major rate increase sought by the city.
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August 10, 2009
Chris O'MalleyFederal stimulus funds and greenhouse-gas legislation have the potential to spark a green version of the Gold Rush. Many Indiana
firms are retooling to sell products or services that are or might soon be in demand.
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August 5, 2009
Scott OlsonEnerDel, an Indianapolis-based producer of automotive lithium-ion batteries, will receive $118.5 million in a matching grant
from the federal government.
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August 5, 2009
Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. this morning reported a loss of $26 million in the second
quarter due to high crude oil prices and flagging product demand.
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July 29, 2009
IBJ StaffCarbon Motors this morning officially selected Connersville for its proposed headquarters and manufacturing operations.
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July 27, 2009
IBJ StaffEven after a string of acquisitions, Dow AgroSciences is a bit player in the seed business. But the new genetically
modified corn it developed with St. Louis-based giant Monsanto Co. finally provides the breakthrough product that could grow
its seed sales substantially.
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July 27, 2009
Chris O'MalleyA municipality has filed the first formal complaint against a cable television operator since state telecommunications reform
three years ago unplugged local government oversight of operators.
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July 13, 2009
IBJ StaffDuke Energy has proposed spending $121 million to study the feasibility of injecting carbon dioxide deep underground, adding
1 percent to the average ratepayer’s bill between 2010 and 2013.
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July 9, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressHoping to spur alternative vehicles, lawmakers want to double the size of tax breaks on cars that run on natural gas. That
could be good news for Indiana, where Honda Motor Corp. produces the natural-gas-powered Civic GX in Greensburg.
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July 6, 2009
Chris O'MalleyResigned to inevitable government curbs on their carbon dioxide emissions, about
all Indiana utilities could do was say which poison they'd prefer to swallow. They're closer to
getting their favorite poison, with the U.S. House passage June 26 of a bill that would create a market
for trading carbon dioxide permits.
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June 15, 2009
IBJ StaffA Michigan company that supplies solar energy systems to Fortune 500 companies and educational and government buildings has
tapped two local entrepreneurs to establish a beachhead in Indianapolis.
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May 25, 2009
Westfield-based Green Illuminating Systems sees a bright future in LED lighting as a way to reduce electricity consumption.
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May 25, 2009
On May 15, the Wall Street Journal published a letter from Gov. Mitch Daniels laying out his sharp opposition
to the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act, which would set limits on carbon emissions to combat global warming.
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May 11, 2009
Mike HicksWe are at a critical moment in environmental policy. We suffer a dearth of frankness on the matter that imperils the quality
of our decision-making.
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May 11, 2009
Chris O'MalleyA trade group for the state's telephone companies is wringing its hands over budding efforts of electric companies to offer
so-called smart grids to better monitor and manage electric distribution.
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March 16, 2009
Chris O'MalleyStellarwind is believed to be the first algae-oil company in Indiana and among dozens of others around the country at the
forefront of what's being called the third wave of biofuels production.
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My favorite magician is Mickey in Fantasia.
I ate at a Steak n Shake a couple of weeks ago and was amused to see a poster of him (and a lineup of employees) just inside the entrance. You don't see that at other chains -- OK maybe Dave the Wendy's guy, but that was when he was also in their TV ads.
Well he wasn't a magician in the latest movie, but up in Fort Wayne he was featured on Happy the Hobo when I was a kid and I LOVED THE SHOW!
Shake Shack>Steak n' Shake
I really enjoyed the Hollywood Bar and Film works, they had good food and decent prices I understand that parking was one of the reasons for its closing. If other major events were going downtown parking was expensive if not impossible. Hope the new cinema bar will have parking.