Government & Economic Development

Health care IT firms rushing to grab share of stimulusRestricted Content

March 9, 2009
J.K. Wall
The stimulus bill has prompted Indiana businesses and not-for-profits that deal in medical records to look for partners to help them meet the challenge of making those records electronic in five years.
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A few key Senators will mold most-crucial legislationRestricted Content

March 9, 2009
Ed Feigenbaum
The key legislative item at this point remains House Bill 1001, the budget bill.
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Struggling contractors hope for sale of factoryRestricted Content

March 9, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlin
Contractors struggling under the weight of an unfinished factory in Tipton are hoping for a quick sale to recover at least some of the $44 million they say they're owed by Getrag Transmission Manufacturing.
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C.P. Morgan's demise puts 2,000 home sites on market already overwhelmed with landRestricted Content

March 9, 2009
Cory Schouten
The end of C.P. Morgan, the largest central Indiana builder for a decade, will throw 1,200 home lots and options for 800 more onto an already flooded land market.
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Feelings may contradict economic factsRestricted Content

March 9, 2009
Morton Marcus
How we feel individually about the economy is often at odds with how the economy is performing.
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State offices could use some fixing, tooRestricted Content

March 9, 2009
Brian Williams
Although the Kernan-Shepard report focused on local government efficiencies, it is also clear that the management of Indiana's public resources and assets at the regional and state level has not kept pace with the technological and socioeconomic advances of the last century.
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These are leaders?Restricted Content

March 9, 2009
Whether it's structuring local government to fit the 21st century, financing sports stadiums, achieving property tax reform or putting the state's unemployment fund on sound footing, our leaders consistently show their failure to lead.
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Pension merger raises questionsRestricted Content

March 9, 2009
We're generally supportive of a plan to merge the state's two largest public pensions in an effort to save money, but it's hard to know exactly what to think considering the lack of detailed information available about the performance of the funds.
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PERF confusionRestricted Content

March 9, 2009
I am not at all sure that a merger of two public pension plans is not a good idea, possibly just not under current investment management auspices.
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Consultants for PERF, TRF announce plan to mergeRestricted Content

March 9, 2009
Whether or not the Indiana Public Employees' Retirement Fund and the Indiana State Teachers' Retirement Fund consolidate, their primary financial consultants are merging.
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Wells leaves as Medicaid chief with cost-cutting plan in limboRestricted Content

March 9, 2009
Dr. Jeff Wells is moving on from the Indiana Medicaid program even as a $40 million cost-savings plan he spearheaded faces a threat in the Legislature.
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Township offices have to goRestricted Content

March 2, 2009
Leaders on both sides of the aisle have called for streamlining township government, and it's time to demand that our legislators make those changes.
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Fearful companies are curtailing employee insurance, retirement perksRestricted Content

March 2, 2009
J.K. Wall
Experts worry that if unemployment worsens, even more companies could be forced to cut benefits, especially health insurance.
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War did not end the Great DepressionRestricted Content

March 2, 2009
Morton Marcus
It was not World War II that moved America out of the Great Depression.
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Brightpoint adjusts as wireless demand finally cools offRestricted Content

March 2, 2009
Chris O'Malley
After years of torrid gains in the number of wireless phones it handles, Brightpoint has had two consecutive comparable-quarter declines.
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Raising already-lofty lodging levy could cause convention planners to bypass IndianapolisRestricted Content

March 2, 2009
Scott Olson
Raising Indianapolis' tax on hotel rooms — already one of the highest rates in the nation — could be the tipping point that causes conventioneers to bypass Indianapolis, some industry experts say.
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Geist restaurateur buffeted by financial squalls

March 2, 2009
Greg Andrews
Henri and Shelley Najem, who own The Bella Vita restaurant in Geist, represent the scores of Indiana restaurant operators feeling financial pressure, given the severe economic slump.
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Indiana Public worker, teacher funds have lost $8B in 15 monthsRestricted Content

March 2, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
The state's two biggest pension funds are poised to combine into one Indiana Public Retirement System, with a single executive director and board.
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For unemployed, searching for job is full-time endeavor

March 2, 2009
J.K. Wall
As job losses accelerate in the worst recession in a generation, it's becoming tougher and tougher for even well-educated, experienced professionals to find work �¢?? or at least to find a job in the area and at the pay they want.
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Unemployment taxes could break small bizRestricted Content

March 2, 2009
Raising the taxes to 5 percent-6 percent for a company like mine would be devastating, even though I have few employees.
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Property-tax bill would hurt seniorsRestricted Content

March 2, 2009
Retired people living on a fixed income have no way to raise extra money to pay for property taxes.
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Here's the solution to economic crisisRestricted Content

March 2, 2009
Replacing all sales taxes with an import tax/tariff is among several reforms that would solve the nation's economic crises.
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Legislators struggling with economic imperativesRestricted Content

March 2, 2009
Ed Feigenbaum
The Indiana state budget will continue to be a work in progress for many more weeks.
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Market, not bailouts, should stimulate refinancingsRestricted Content

March 2, 2009
Mike Hicks
Markets, no matter how imperfect, not government programs, manage the economy.
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Payroll tax hike loomingRestricted Content

February 23, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
Shoring up the state's jobless-fund shortfall likely will cost employers and employees more.
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