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VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Vibrant city can be built without oceans, mountains
May 23, 2005
In late April and early May, two things happened. The Legislature adjourned on time and Forbes magazine released its seventh
annual list of the best (and worst) metro areas to develop businesses and careers. Forbes based its ranking on business costs,
living costs, education levels of the work force, qualityof-life issues as well as job and income growth and migration patterns.
Indianapolis ranked 33rd out of 150 of the country's largest metro areas, and there's some good news in that...
MoreVOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Effective tech outsourcing takes well-managed plan
May 9, 2005
John QuallsMore companies than ever are outsourcing their critical business functions, including sales, marketing, accounting and human
resources. But the most rapid switch is taking place in technology, due to the accelerated pace of changes in security threats,
certifications, government policies and customer-driven mandates. While companies have high expectations of their internal
IT departments, many simply don't have enough time to manage workloads and stay on top of current trends and innovations.
Because most technology requires specialization, some companies are finding...
MoreGive employees space to succeed TAWN PARENT Commentary:
May 9, 2005
I fought through Castleton traffic recently to pick up a few bottles of wine at Trader Joe's. It was a brand I'd bought before
and liked. But the first bottle I opened was spoiled. So was the second one. I called Trader Joe's. They said to bring the
bottles back. I told them I hadn't saved my receipt. "It doesn't matter," they said. So I took the bottles in. They gave me
a full refund, no questions asked, even for...
MoreDemand stokes Coke: After slump, Citizens Gas unit adds workers, expects profit
May 9, 2005
Chris O\'malleyThe bituminous-belching behemoth is as close as this city gets to 19th century industry. It is an anathema to economic strategists
who would leave smokestacks behind and recast Indianapolis as a haven for the clean rooms of high- and biotechnology. And
neighbors fear it's the source of elevated levels of benzene and other chemicals blamed for cancer. Yet the politically and
environmentally incorrect Indianapolis Coke appears to be on a comeback-at least financially. The subsidiary of Citizens Gas
& Coke...
MoreApplied Engineering Services Inc.: Engineering firm builds clientele slowly
May 9, 2005
Ed CallahanStarting a new company is a tricky business, even if you've done everything right. Applied Engineering Services had the funding,
the contacts and the skills it needed when it started in 1998. Still, the first year or so was hardly easy. "We didn't hit
the ground running," recalled Terry DeBoo, one of the principals in the company. "The first year was pretty tough." Applied
Engineering is a consulting engineering firm that focuses much of its business on the central utility...
MoreMany women have knack for meeting/event planning: Industry requires people who have good organizational and communication
skills-traits females are known for
May 9, 2005
Ethan BartanenLike many women in the meeting and event-planning industry, Lois A. Vining entered the field by accident. Vining, president
and owner of Event Planning Services in Indianapolis, developed an interest in meeting and event planning in 1983 when she
was working as an administrative assistant for the Indiana chapter of the Dallas-based American Heart Association. Part of
her responsibility was to coordinate three annual board meetings. "I loved the meeting-planning aspect so much that every
job after that I wanted...
MoreAirport goes batty on environmental mitigation: Cost of buying new land for bat habitat is triple estimates, on top of $21.6
million spent since early 1990s
May 9, 2005
Chris O\'malleyThe cost of replacing Indiana bat habitat bulldozed to build an Interstate 70 entrance to the midfield airport terminal has
tripled from original estimates. The Indianapolis Airport Authority has spent $1.3 million buying new roosting land for the
endangered bat, up from a $475,000 estimate published in the Authority's justreleased annual report. That's on top of $21.6
million in other environmental mitigation projects at Indianapolis International Airport involving bats and wetlands since
the early 1990s. That amount is roughly equivalent...
MoreDeaf School building independent-living house: Students will practice skills they need to make it solo
May 2, 2005
Andrea MuirraguiBeginning this fall, high school students at the state-run school will get that boost at a new facility intended to help them
learn how to make it on their own. The so-called Independent Living House-which may have a catchier name by the time it opens-will
be able to accommodate as many as 10 students at a time, giving them a safe environment to practice cooking, cleaning and
caring for themselves. "A large number of students need this kind of program,"...
MoreAccepting a Grand Challenge: Jones' robotic startup aims at military market
May 2, 2005
Peter SchnitzlerWithin the next 10 years, the U.S. Department of Defense hopes to fully automate a third of its ground vehicles. Indianapolis-based
high-tech entrepreneur Scott Jones has plans to one day sell the robot pilots the military needs to accomplish that mission.
But before he can build a business capable of attracting serious venture capital, he has to build a robot that can drive a
Jeep Rubicon across 175 miles of the Mojave Desert in less than 10 hours. And he...
MoreThe old college try: Struggling IndyGo courting campuses to boost ridership
May 2, 2005
Chris O\'malleyOne solution for a city bus system struggling to lure riders might be academic-get college students on board. The Indianapolis
Public Transportation Corp. is in talks with colleges and vocational schools about the potential of discounted fares for students
who opt to take the bus to and from campus. The push also has a longer-term goal of conditioning students to use public transportation
after they graduate to the work world. Financially sputtering IndyGo, which finished 2004 in the black only...
MoreState should target schools, not tourism EYE ON THE PIE Morton Marcus ______:
May 2, 2005
Our dear friends in the Indiana General Assembly continue to support the idea that tourism should be a state-subsidized industry.
It is bad enough that we subsidize biotechnology and the Indianapolis Colts, even though we would object if any of the Colts
used some of that good biotech to enhance performance. The first problem with tourism is that it creates very few well-paid
jobs. Most jobs in tourism make our workers servants to other people who leave their towels on...
MoreCity ups charter aid: Loan program to help schools land financing for facilities
April 18, 2005
Andrea MuirraguiIndianapolis leaders are lending a helping hand-and the city's strong credit rating-to charter school operators intent on
building a different kind of educational environment, often from scratch. Charters receive tuition support payments from the
state, but unlike other public schools, they do not get any tax revenue for their buildings. "The facility issue is a big
issue," said Mayor Bart Peterson, the only municipal leader in the country with the power to grant charters. "If we are committed
to seeing...
MoreSPORTS: Age-defying Reggie bids a historic farewell
April 18, 2005
Bill BennerSo much for the meat. Now all we have left is an uncertain supply of NBA playoff gravy. Lap it up while you can. Will we ever
see another like No. 31? Will we ever see another who is such an inspiring combination of talent, loyalty, longevity and professionalism?
Will we ever have another to represent us so nobly on the stage of professional sports, and to single-handedly carve so many
memorable moments into our collective consciousness? We can only...
MoreCenter offers businesses a challenging experience: Year-old school program adds corporate component to build community awareness
and financial support
April 18, 2005
Ethan BartanenSimulating the events of a real-life space mission is not just child's play anymore. Decatur Township Schools' Indianapolis
Challenger Learning Center now allows area businesses to participate, too. The center, in Ameriplex Business Park, has been
hosting field trips and summer camps for children for about a year. An adult program lifted off last fall. "We do not just
want to do school-oriented projects," said Director Gary Pellico. "We want to be a part of this community and we are...
MoreDeparture of ATA exec still cloudy: Chief financial officer alleged termination was retaliation
April 18, 2005
Chris O\'malleyWhen ATA Holdings Corp.'s chief financial officer "left the company" last June, as management ambiguously put it, many suspected
the insider saw bankruptcy looming and wanted to bail out before the crash. David M. Wing, 53, may have seen something else
that troubled him, suggests ATA's most recent financial report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. "Wing contends
that he was terminated in retaliation for exercising his rights and obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act," states a settlement
agreement Wing...
MoreCharter school leaving train station location for its own 'empowerment center':
April 18, 2005
-Andrea Muirragui21st Century Charter School is pulling away from Union Station. Nearly three years after reinventing 17,000 square feet of
space that once housed a bar and Hooter's restaurant, school sponsor Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation has plans
to build a stand-alone facility about five miles to the north. GEO has agreed to buy a two-acre parcel at 25th Street and
Capitol Avenue that was to be the site of the Fall Creek Retail Center, an ill-fated project that fell apart in...
MoreSmoking warriors expand battlefield: Health advocates accuse grocers, retailers of misleading public with smoke-free claims
April 11, 2005
Chris O\'malleyBars and restaurants aren't the only firms that will soon feel the heat from health advocates pushing laws to ban smoking
in public places. Some are broadening their gaze to drugstores and even supermarkets as potential health risks-and they're
naming names of offending businesses. It's a radical approach in a mildmannered metro area, where few dare to poke fingers
in the eyes of the business or political elite. And it's in stark contrast to groups such as Smoke Free Indy,...
MoreSPORTS: Two cities, eight teams and miles of observations
April 11, 2005
Bill BennerST. INDIANAPOLIS-OK, an explanation of the goofy dateline. I have just finished shuttling back and forth between St. Louis
for the NCAA Men's Final Four and Indy for the NCAA Women's Final Four. Because of a speaking engagement in St. Louis and
an obligation back here on the front end, I made three round trips in six days, covering 1,500 miles. It was worth it. Six
games over four days resulting in two national champions, the University of North Carolina...
MoreIUPUI discovers Office for Women still needs to exist: Program uses workshops, discussions and awards to keep the issues affecting
women in the forefront
April 11, 2005
Ethan BartanenWhile many universities have programs dedicated to women's equality, the IUPUI Office for Women is not taken for granted by
the administration there. "It is important as part of the university's diversity department," said Kathy Grove, director of
the IUPUI Office for Women. "It helps women to fulfill their potential and ensure that we have an environment free of harassment
based on gender." Established in October 1996 under the leadership of Dr. Kathleen Warfel, who was a professor of pathology...
MoreAre you tough enough?: Women learn how to be hardy so they can compete with the guys in any field of endeavor
April 11, 2005
Kathy MaeglinDr. Mary Reilly sometimes gets emotional on the job. But the emergency physician also knows how to turn it off. "In the middle
of a 'code,' I can't be breaking down in tears," said Reilly, who works with Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Emergency Physicians
Inc. "I put a wall up in some situations and try not to think about these people as people. That's the only way emotionally
I can get through [it]." Reilly is among the many women who've learned...
MoreTOM HARTON Commentary: Riding the rails from first to worst
April 11, 2005
When my grandparents took the interurban from Rushville to Indianapolis to see the 1920 Indianapolis 500, they probably didn't
appreciate how lucky they were to live in a state that was a leader in public transportation. Indiana had one of the earliest
and most extensive interurban systems in the country. The state's electric railway network converged at the Indianapolis Traction
Terminal, thought to be the largest interurban station in the world. The massive building on West Market Street served 462...
MoreCHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Keep lights on at the Statehouse
April 4, 2005
CHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary Keep lights on at the Statehouse Every morning I wake up happy that my job doesn't require getting
things through the Indiana General Assembly. I don't have that kind of patience, and I'm not cut out to deal with that much
frustration. I understand that big issues take time to be resolved and that compromise rarely happens overnight, but for a
few issues that everyone seemed to agree were critical from the outset, the time it's taking...
MoreSweet Spot: Local philanthropists plan $15M chocolate facility on Indianapolis' north side
March 28, 2005
Stacey McArthurLocal philanthropists plan $15M chocolate facility on Indianapolis' north side Two local philanthropists have bought 51 percent
of Endangered Species Chocolate Co., based in Talent, Ore., and plan to move production of the company's gour met dark chocolate
to Indianapolis. Randy Deer and Wayne Zink, founders of the Back Home Again Foundation, paid $3 million in January for majority
control of Endangered Species and plan to invest another $15 million in a manufacturing facility and new marketing strategy.
"We wanted a...
MoreRehabs help schoolhouses rock: Threatened properties receive new life as apartments
March 28, 2005
Tammy LieberAs several local developers have discovered, some of the functional design aspects of school buildings also make attractive
components of a successful apartment building. At least two north-side elementary schools closed by Indianapolis Public Schools
in the early 1980s have been transformed into apartment communities, and another developer has found a niche turning old high
schools in some of the state's smaller cities into senior housing. By keeping the historic character of the buildings and
serving a lower-income population, these...
MoreNational lobbyist meets with gov: Small-business advocate says health care is still the toughest issue for owners
March 28, 2005
Scott OlsonThe National Federation of Independent Business is the nation's largest small-business advocacy group, representing 600,000
members in all 50 states. Its voice in Washington, D.C., is Dan Danner, an Ohio native and Purdue University graduate, who
is the organization's lead lobbyist. During a recent visit to the NFIB's Indiana office, Danner sat down with IBJ to address
issues critical to the state's smallbusiness owners. IBJ: As chief lobbyist for the NFIB, how do you get the organization's
message to federal...
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The basic idea of nice apartments with parking and retail is a good one, but this design seems overwhelmingly big/tall for Broad Ripple. The size could be disguised a bit with lots of big trees/landscaping, but the complex is too massive to blend in easily. That section of canal between College and Westfield will also need to be upgraded on both sides. Nice apartments facing onto a nice promenade with shade trees/plantings could bring together the canal towpath/Monon recreation, the outdoor seating at existing restaurants, and this project into something that upgrades the whole area. A plan for the whole stretch makes more sense than facing nice new housing onto what looks like a ditch. Is there a plan? Does the public have input? Who pays? The apartment idea seems to be reasonable, but Whole Foods is not a good idea for appropriate retail. Besides the store being physically too big, there are already Fresh Market at 54xCollege and Whole Foods in Nora for fancy groceries. Good Earth and Kroger are within walking distance of the Shell site. There are at least 7 grocery stores within a safe bike ride. Whole Foods would add nothing but traffic congestion. This design is on the right track, but there needs to be more work done to ensure that it blends in with and enhances the existing community. A project that large will set a tone for that whole part of town. It could be a real asset, but only if done right.