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Hostess to open bakery in Indianapolis
April 29, 2013
Associated PressHostess Brands LLC said Monday that it will open bakeries in Indiana and Illinois, following announcements last week that
it will reopen bakeries in Georgia and Kansas in its effort to bring back some of its snack brands.
More'Beer geeks' hatch plan for east-side hops farm
April 13, 2013
Scott OlsonA couple of fledgling entrepreneurs hope to tap into the increasing popularity of local microbreweries—not by starting
one but by supplying them with a key flavoring ingredient integral to making beer.
MoreCrunching the numbers on Obamacare
March 30, 2013
J.K. WallThe biggest changes from President Obama’s 2010 health reform law take effect nine months from now, so many Hoosier
employers have started crunching detailed numbers to cost out their options.
MoreIndiana corn dog maker with 87 workers closing
March 29, 2013
Associated PressA company founded more than 50 years ago as Al Pete Meats is closing its doors, ending 87 jobs.
MoreMeat distributor plans plant, 80 jobs in Hancock County
March 13, 2013
Chicago-based Peer Foods Group Inc., a meat producer and distributor, said Wednesday that it plans to create 80 jobs by 2014
as part of a $5.5 million expansion into Hancock County.
MoreNew microbrewer embraces history of near-east-side headquarters
February 23, 2013
Cory SchoutenA bottling house, which is all that's left of a brewing campus closed by Prohibition, will be home to two partners' startup
this spring.
MoreUPDATE: Sensient to cut 125 jobs due to Chicago move
February 14, 2013
Sensient Technologies Corp. has alerted state officials that it will lay off 125 workers from its Indianapolis operations.
That follows the company's announcement that it plans to move its local Flavors & Fragrances Group headquarters to suburban
Chicago.
MoreSun King brewery lands tax breaks for expansion
January 16, 2013
Scott OlsonThe downtown brewery plans to spend $2.1 million on additional equipment and add 20 jobs by 2016 in exchange for a tax abatement
from the city.
MoreFoul odor spurs Oliver Winery hard-cider lawsuit
January 15, 2013
Scott OlsonThe Bloomington-based winery claims in a federal lawsuit that it was forced to recall its hard apple cider due to defective
cans provided by Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp.
MoreSensient settles over use of 'popcorn lung' chemical
December 26, 2012
Scott OlsonThe locally based flavor maker has agreed to reduce its usage of diacetyl, which had prompted fines from the state. The deal
significantly reduces the amount of the penalty—from $325,500 to $99,000.
MoreYogurt bares all, but container is recyclable
December 8, 2012
Company descended from Ball Corp. making recyclable glass packaging for product typically found in plastic.
MoreIndiana county giving $50 million boost to food company
December 6, 2012
Associated PressThe Wayne County Council on Wednesday approved a $50 million bond issue as part of Sugar Creek Packing Co.'s plans to expand
and refurbish the former Really Cool Foods plant near Cambridge City.
MoreManufacturer of pet supplies adding 80 jobs in Indiana
December 4, 2012
Rockville-based Scott Pet Products Inc. announced Tuesday morning that it plans to relocate its manufacturing and distribution
operations in Tishomingo, Okla., to Newport in western Indiana, creating up to 80 jobs by 2014.
MoreHostess, union unsuccessful in court-ordered mediation
November 20, 2012
Associated PressThe maker of Twinkies and Ding Dongs said late Tuesday that it failed to reach an agreement with its second-biggest union.
As a result, Hostess plans to continue with a hearing on Wednesday in which a bankruptcy court judge will decide if the company
can close its operations.
MoreHope for Hostess? Judge pushes sides into mediation
November 19, 2012
Bloomberg NewsHostess Brands Inc. will hold talks with its bakery workers’ union on Tuesday to explore the reasons for a strike that
the maker of Twinkies and Wonder bread said will force it to liquidate.
MoreTwinkies likely to survive sale of Hostess
November 19, 2012
Associated PressOther companies are interested in bidding for at least pieces of Hostess because of the high brand recognition and $2.5 billion
in annual revenue. Twinkies alone have brought in $68 million in revenue so far this year.
MoreHostess to close all plants, fire thousands of workers
November 16, 2012
Dan Human, Bloomberg NewsHostess Brands Inc. said Friday it will close all of its plants, leading to the loss of hundreds of jobs in Indiana and thousands
more nationwide. The company employs 288 in Indianapolis.
MoreHostess says liquidation decision expected Friday
November 15, 2012
Associated PressHostess Brands said it likely won't make an announcement until Friday morning on whether it will move to liquidate its
business, after the company had set a Thursday deadline for striking employees to return to work.
MoreHostess: Firm to liquidate unless workers return Thursday
November 14, 2012
Dan HumanThe maker of Wonder bread and Twinkies said it doesn't have the financial resources to survive the ongoing strike by the bakers'
union.
MoreHostess plant closings so far spare Indy, Columbus
November 13, 2012
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsThe maker of Wonder bread and Twinkies said it is permanently closing plants in Cincinnati, Seattle and St. Louis. The company
has about 875 workers in Indiana, about half of them members of the striking bakers' union.
MoreHostess mulling Indiana plant closures after walkout
November 12, 2012
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsA Hostess spokesman said the company is debating whether it will close its Indiana plants after workers went on strike on
Friday. Hostess employs about 875 workers in Indiana, including 288 in Indianapolis.
MoreDiamond Foods closing Fishers plant with 100 employees
October 30, 2012
Scott OlsonThe maker of snack foods such as Pop Secret popcorn and Emerald nuts said it will close its Fishers plant, which it purchased
in 2006 from Harmony Foods Corp., on Jan. 31.
MoreHostess to cut wages for Indiana bakers in labor deal
October 4, 2012
IBJ StaffHostess Brands Inc., the maker of Twinkies and Wonderbread, has received the go-ahead from a U.S. bankruptcy court judge to
lower wages for thousands of bakery workers, affecting more than 400 employees in Indiana.
MoreSun King brewing another round of growth
September 22, 2012
Greg AndrewsAfter just three years in business, Sun King finds itself the second-largest brewer in Indiana, behind only Three Floyds Brewing
Co. in Munster, which produces about 23,000 barrels and also is growing quickly.
MoreHoosier Momma growing sales, ambitions
September 15, 2012
Seller of Bloody Mary mix adds new concoctions, broadens distribution to seven states.
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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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