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FacadeTek eliminating 72 jobs in Whitestown
November 6, 2012
Glass fabricator FacadeTek Inc. has notified state officials that it will eliminate 72 jobs at its Whitestown facility in
January.
MoreSchneider Corp. CEO's caring ways help firm survive tumult
June 9, 2012
Ann FinchVictoria Schneider Temple's 50-year-old family engineering firm, The Schneider Corp., survived drastic cutbacks during the
recession through a culture of respect and integrity.
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.
MoreBoone County officials ‘surprised’ by ASI closing
January 5, 2012
Scott OlsonASI Limited informed an estimated 250 employees by letter that the company was no longer profitable. The manufacturer's high-profile
projects include Lucas Oil Stadium and the JW Marriott hotel.
MoreAgency urges complete overhaul of Pan Am Plaza garage
October 7, 2011
Indianapolis' Department of Code Enforcement made the recommendation Friday afternoon after citing safety concerns posed by
possible structural deficiencies.
MoreReport holds next steps for Pan Am Plaza garage
October 3, 2011
Francesca JaroszPart of the Pan Am Plaza parking garage has reopened after being closed for several hours for emergency repairs late last
week, but a report will reveal whether more extensive work is needed to restore the garage to a structurally sound state.
MoreCity closes downtown plaza after parking deemed unsafe
September 14, 2011
Associated PressThe city of Indianapolis has closed Pan Am Plaza and part of a parking garage below it near the Indiana Convention Center
and Lucas Oil Stadium because the structural integrity of the parking facility poses a safety risk.
MoreOfficials say bridge project can be changed
June 2, 2011
Associated PressOfficials who want to build two new bridges over the Ohio River and redo a downtown interchange announced Thursday that they've
found ways to cut the cost of the project by more than $1 billion.
MoreEngineering firm exec started at the bottom
January 8, 2011
Ann FinchDonna Gadient has risen to the top ranks of engineering firm R.W. Armstrong through hard work, and without a college education.
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.
MoreLocal coatings company plans expansion, 50 hires
December 2, 2010
IBJ StaffLocally based KECO Engineered Coatings Inc. has acquired a second location in Indianapolis where it plans to invest $1 million
and hire 50 employees by 2013, the company announced Thursday morning.
MoreReport: Indiana infrastructure needs billions in work
September 26, 2010
Associated PressThe report by the Indiana section of the American Society of Civil Engineers gave Indiana a D+ in its first report card on
the state's infrastructure. That's slightly better than the D grade given nationally.
MoreFederal courthouse in Indianapolis slated for green roof
September 25, 2010
Scott OlsonPlants atop the Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse are expected to cut costs in long run.
MoreLocal developer planning Indiana wind farm
September 8, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressCarmel-based Performance Services Inc. plans a 25-turbine wind farm in a rural area north of Lafayette, across about 2,500
acres in northern Tippecanoe County.
More$69M U.S. Courthouse modernization a boon for local firms
June 29, 2010
Cory SchoutenMore than a dozen local companies have begun work on a three-year modernization of the Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S.
Courthouse in the state's largest individual project funded by the federal stimulus.
MoreWishard Hospital project is life blood to contractors
May 8, 2010
Scott OlsonReplacing the existing Wishard Memorial Hospital is so critical to the well-being of the sickly construction sector that one
industry official likens the project to a "lifeline."
MoreTAYLOR: Reform will drive demand for health care facilities
May 8, 2010
Deeni TaylorThere has been a noticeable uptick in the level of health care real estate development activity this year.
MoreCOPPER: Misunderstandings put Indiana school funding in a bind
February 6, 2010
Mike CopperState government overreacted in its attempts to reign in construction costs, and should seek middle ground
More'Dewatering' system creates space, keeps new Marriott's basement dry
September 19, 2009
Scott OlsonA sprawling network of drainage pipes is designed to keep the underground parking garage of the new JW Marriott hotel dry.
MorePurdue lands $105M grant to fund earthquake center
September 10, 2009
IBJ StaffPurdue University announced today that it has received $105 million from the National Science Foundation to fund a center
to research earthquakes and tsunamis.
MoreLocal contractor lands project for the president
August 3, 2009
IBJ StaffIndianapolis-based architectural and engineering firm RW Armstrong will provide design and project management services for
the Presidential
Helicopter Squadron, a 65,000-square-foot hangar complex being built at a Marine Corps base in Quantico, Va.
MorePurdue researchers tweak CT scanners to help lumber industry find knots, cracks, decay in trees
February 9, 2009
Scott OlsonCT scanners have been used for decades to peer inside humans. Now a Purdue University researcher is training the technology
on hardwood trees to help lumber mills get the most value from logs.
MorePurdue University launches Center for Energy Systems and Policy to meld research, business, public policy
November 10, 2008
Chris O'MalleyLast month, Purdue University launched the Center for Energy Systems and Policy to make sure its researchers
are working early in the process with business and public-policy experts at the university.
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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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