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VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Communications as usual just won't cut it anymore
April 9, 2007
Jason T.In 1999, when the World Wide Web was in its infancy, Rick Levine and others penned and posted "The Cluetrain Manifesto: The
end of business as usual" (www.cluetrain.com). In this Web-focused document, their opening salvo at business as usual-and
their wake-up call for American business- went thusly: "A powerful global conversation has begun. Through the Internet, people
are discovering and inventing new ways to share relevant knowledge with blinding speed. As a direct result, markets are getting
smarter-and getting smarter...
MoreManagement's traffic cop: Administrative assistants play numerous roles, gain more respect
April 9, 2007
Marc D.As a girl, Lori Drzal dreamed of becoming a spy, a policewoman-something where she'd be helping others. Her father had different
ideas. "Become a secretary," he told her. "You'll always have a job." "Today," she said, "I think, 'Why did he tell me that?'
But ... I've always had a job. I've always grown in my jobs, and I've always been challenged." Drzal, 48, executive assistant
to Steak n Shake President and CEO Peter Dunn for the past four years,...
MorePurdue professor developing weapon for AIDS battle: Lower-cost testing device could save money for more treatment in disease-ravaged
Africa, other countries
April 9, 2007
Scott OlsonThe professor of cytomics-the study of cell systems-is leading an effort to develop a low-cost device that would help more
Africans get tested for the deadly disease. His goal, bolstered by his Cytometry for Life not-for-profit, is to build thousands
of units that can be delivered to third-world countries around the globe. Robinson has completed the prototype and returned
in March from a weeklong trip to Nigeria, where he and fellow university researchers met with government and health care officials...
MorePeople V Pounds: Ten local law firms vie to shed weight in friendly contest to promote wellness
April 9, 2007
Scott OlsonTen local law firms vie to shed weight in friendly contest to promote wellness Ten city firms indeed are vying to see whose
members can shed the most inches from their waistlines within 10 weeks. The impetus for the "friendly" competition, which
ends April 9, is modeled after Gov. Mitch Daniels' INShape Indiana program challenging Hoosiers to lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks.
Because participating firms range in size from behemoth Ice Miller LLP to boutique Schuckit & Associates PC,...
MoreWellness gains full-time presence: Hospitals try to bulk up health promotion at employers' offices
April 9, 2007
J.K. WallWellness is good for business. At least that's what Community Health Network and other Indianapolisarea hospitals are finding
as they ramp up the wellness programs they offer onsite to area employers. Community has grown its health promotion division
an average of 30 percent in each of the last three years. And this year, it had two corporate clients ask to have wellness
staff at their offices daily. Community parks a wellness coordinator five days a week at Celadon Group Inc.,...
MoreWellPoint draws ire for pushing generics: Pfizer asks docs to resist cheaper statins
April 9, 2007
J.K. WallIndianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. is in a tussle with the nation's largest drug maker over the nation's top-selling drug.
New York-based Pfizer Inc., facing the loss of billions in sales of its Lipitor cholesterol-fighting drug, sent letters last
month to doctors, encouraging them to protest the attempts of health benefits firms to switch patients to generic cholesterol
drugs. The letter, which says the change is being pushed "for cost reasons alone," reached doctors several days after Well-Point
expanded a promotion to...
MoreEYE ON THE PIE: Whom will the state subsidize next?
April 2, 2007
Morton MarcusLast week, I was walking on the Statehouse grounds and I saw some folks with large green pins on their lapels. "What do those
stand for?" I asked. "Small businesses need Electronic Gaming Devices" one wearer told me. "That's for bars," I commented.
The reply I got was not friendly. In the newspapers and on TV during the same week, there were features about horse breeders
"needing" more state subsidies from slot machines at racetracks to "keep the industry alive."...
MoreConsumers drive away from HMOs: Despite declines, most plans in Indiana still have healthy reserves and profits
March 26, 2007
J.K. WallMost central Indiana HMOs lost customers again in 2006, with consumerdriven health care plans inflicting the latest cut. Eight
out of 10 major health maintenance organizations lost members, some for a third straight year. The declines ranged from 4
percent to 48 percent, according to their annual reports filed with the Indiana Department of Insurance. Most HMOs are in
no danger of going out of business. Many posted increased profit in 2006, and most have healthy cash reserves. But HMOs...
MoreSurgeon helping pioneer efforts to regrow knee cartilage
March 26, 2007
J.K. WallWhen Dr. Jack Farr II saw his grandfather's knees become bowed out, then saw his father get a knee replacement, he knew he
was next. So he spent his career trying to develop new techniques to replace--and now even regrow--the cartilage around knees.
His labors are part of an international effort to develop alternatives to joint replacements.
MoreSt. Francis CEO says Beech Grove move inevitable
March 19, 2007
J.K. WallRobert J. Brody, president and CEO of St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers, announced March 8 that St. Francis would shutter
its inpatient hospital in Beech Grove and expand its south-side hospital by 2010. In an interview with IBJ, Brody laid out
the ills that beset hospitals across the country.
MoreCommentary Noblesville gets traction under mayor:
March 19, 2007
Chris KatterjohnWhen it comes to the battle of the 'burbs-at least those north of Indianapolis-Carmel seems to get all the glory. Not that
it's undeserved, considering the progress and growth that have taken place under Mayor Jim Brainard. But lest you haven't
noticed, Carmel's rival to the northeast-Noblesville-has fired up its afterburners in the last few years and is making major
strides on the development front. Some of the credit should go to that city's first-term mayor, John Ditslear, who was...
MoreECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Ideas needed for fixing health care financing
March 19, 2007
Patrick BarkeyIt's been 15 years since third-party presidential candidate Ross Perot briefly captured the nation's attention with his crisp,
witty promises to "look under the hood" to fix the problems in Washington. Since that time, some problems have gotten worse,
some have gotten better. But in this era of political polarization and legislative gridlock, the idea of a new face coming
to town to actually fix some of the problems we face today is as appealing as ever. What would such...
MoreFUNNY BUSINESS: Indiana's rural counties fall short of 'progressive'
March 19, 2007
Mike RedmondI notice that my home county, LaGrange, did not make Progressive Farmer magazine's 2007 list of Top 10 Rural Counties in America.
Then again, "progressive" is not a word that leaps to mind for a county that is about 40-percent Amish. Actually, none of
Indiana's 92 counties made the Top 10. According to the magazine, the best rural places to live in America are (in reverse
order): 10. Polk County, N.C.; 9. Amador County, Calif.; 8. Garfield County, Okla.; 7....
MoreNOTIONS: How to save lives, money, and still win re-election
March 19, 2007
Bruce HetrickAs a hearing-impaired, diabetic, migraine-suffering cancer survivor, father of a cancer survivor and widower of a cancer victim,
I've followed my share of doctor's orders. So I've taken two of Monroe's tenaciousness pills, and I'm calling (well, writing)
you in the morning. Since my late wife the non-smoker was diagnosed with a smoker's cancer, I've shared our sad story to educate
government officials and citizens about the dangers of secondhand smoke. But let's skip the emotions this time, abandon impatience...
MoreRivals tangle over impact of new hospitals: Health care providers disagree on how head-to-head competition will affect costs
March 19, 2007
Tracy DonhardtOnce joined at the hip, the two main health care providers in Tippecanoe County-Arnett Health System and Greater Lafayette
Health Services-have become fierce rivals. Each is building a new hospital and will compete to provide services for the 154,000
county residents, and tens of thousands more in surrounding counties. Lafayette-based Arnett, a multi-specialty medical practice,
has 140 doctors at a dozen area locations, plus eight facilities in other parts of the state. Greater Lafayette Health Services,
part of Mishawaka-based Sisters...
MorePhysician assistants want OK to prescribe drugs: Bill would make Indiana last state to allow it
March 19, 2007
J.K. WallIndiana could see a wave of new physician assistants working here if lawmakers allow the medical technicians to prescribe
medicine. So say the proponents of House Bill 1241, now being debated in the Indiana Senate. They claim Indiana, as the only
state yet to grant the prescribing prerogative, forces doctors to hire fewer physician assistants and so loses health care
workers to other states. That's a particularly important issue in rural and some urban areas, where doctors are scarce. Because...
MoreBEHIND THE NEWS: WellPoint succession breeds unease on Wall Street
March 12, 2007
This isn't the Well-Point Inc. way. The last two times the Indianapolisbased health insurer appointed a CEO-when Ben Lytle
took the job in 1989 and Larry Glasscock succeeded him in 1999-there was no drama. The board had publicly, and painstakingly,
groomed the new leader. WellPoint did nothing remotely similar this time around. As CIBC World Markets analyst Carl McDonald
pointedly observed in a research note, "There's clearly a gap in succession planning when a company of Well-Point's size has
to...
MoreSoftware firm finally making name for itself: Fusion quietly becomes giant in local tech industry
March 5, 2007
Scott OlsonDoug Brown might not know how to name a company, but he sure knows how to grow one. CEO Brown, 46, co-founded Fusion Alliance
Inc. in 1994 along with Tim Shaw, who is no longer active in the firm. The company has since blossomed into the Indianapolis-area's's
largest software developer, with 196 staff and contract software engineers and programmers. Much of the growth coincides with
the decision in 2000 to rechristen the northwest-side company from its original and less glamorous...
MoreEYE ON THE PIE: What's wrong with property taxes?
March 5, 2007
Morton MarcusSo much is going on in the Indiana General Assembly that it makes my head spin, which makes me dizzy and unfit for driving
safely on the roads. That, plus the recent heavy snows, has made me a hermit. To re-enter society, I called Dr. Werner von
Fizzle, the only psychologist I know who provides at-home consultations. As he sat down, Dr. von F asked, "Do you have some
tonic vater?" I nodded and rose to fill his request. "And,"...
MoreDoctor grows magazine with unusual strategy: Circulation hits 100,000 nationally and still climbing
March 5, 2007
Anthony SchoettleA Carmel-based doctor turned publisher is celebrating his magazine's first anniversary by rolling out plans to take his publishing
and health care businesses nationwide. Radius magazine is poised for rapid growth due to its "no fluff" content, according
to its founder, Dev Brar, who founded Carmel-based Nightingale Home Healthcare in 1996. Both businesses are operating out
of a new headquarters at 1036 S. Rangeline Road, and Brar is hoping the two will grow hand-in-hand. Brar is using Radius to
market...
MoreNOTIONS Bruce Hetrick: A buck-a-pack increased tax for the health we lack
February 26, 2007
After our Valentine's Day wedding, my bride and I took a few days off for a brief New York City honeymoon. We walked nearly
everywhere, used public transportation when we wanted to go farther and bought our food and drink in jam-packed, smoke-free
restaurants and bars (the only kind there are in New York, thanks to a several-years-old, levelthe-playing-field, smoke-free
workplace law). I liked being able to dine anywhere and everywhere with clean indoor air. I liked the exercise from...
MoreNew NFIB boss knows politics: State chapter to devote more time to campaigns
February 26, 2007
Jennifer WhitsonKevin Hughes cut his teeth in the political world. Now he's taking a bite out of small business, as the new state director
for the National Federation of Independent Business. Hughes, 30, has never owned his own business, but he worked for six years
at the Ohio State Legislature as a legislative aide and for the Senate Republicans there. He also worked on several campaigns.
In 2004, Hughes took a job as the Midwest regional political director for NFIB in...
MoreECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Markets pay a premium for the college-educated
February 26, 2007
Patrick BarkeyNothing erases the thrill of getting a raise from your employer faster than the news that someone else got a bigger one. We
care about how much money our friends, neighbors and coworkers make-not always in a benevolent sense-even though there is
usually little we can do about it. The trappings of material wealth are all around us, and it is almost impossible, it seems,
not to get caught up in the game. But despair over disparities in income and...
MoreMICKEY MAURER Commentary: A plug for non-partisan policy making
February 12, 2007
MICKEY MAURER Commentary A plug for non-partisan policy making In my final week as secretary of commerce, I appeared at a
hearing before the State Budget Committee on behalf of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. The hearing was the first step
in the reauthorization process for operating budget and incentive program funding for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. It was to
be my final presentation at the Statehouse. In an effort to demonstrate that the Legislature was reaping a handsome...
MoreECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Earmarking taxes in vogue, but is it good state policy?
February 12, 2007
Patrick BarkeyI was taught economics, and in particular, the subject of public finance, by a faculty dominated by old Kennedy Democrats.
A lot of that teaching has rubbed off or has simply been forgotten. Much of it also could be dismissed as idealism, a sort
of ivory-tower thinking not relevant to the real world. Yet as I scan and digest the various tax proposals now in front of
the Indiana General Assembly, several of those old lessons keep coming to my...
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"And the success of the Indiana GOP to not allow an expansion of Medicaid had nothing to do with Indiana hospitals' financial woes? Fixed that for you; editorial bias rebalanced. Seriously, there are so many things wrong with Obamacare that the only way one can view it as a success is to assume that it was designed to fail our way into a government single payor healthcare system. The system is complex, creates huge regulatory burdens and overhead and yet still does not have adequate means to control escalating health care costs. But then when you elect a 10th grade math drop out with no quantitative reasoning skills to be President of one of the world's most important economies in troubled times, you can't really be surprised by blatant stupidity.
No NIMBYs here to chase off a decent development. We don't need tons of parking and we'd happily play the role of host to a downtown Whole Foods.
Whatever you do, don't change a single thing about Broad Ripple. I want it to look just like it did in the late '70s, with 30% of the north side of Broad Ripple Avenue burned out and plenty of places to park. That's right Broad Ripple, NEVER CHANGE. Let the world pass you by, don't improve your empty, abandoned lots full of weeds. Someday someone will want to film a zombie movie here.
Hollywood could step in and make a movie about the history about this forlorn series. It could be a full celebrity cast of characters. WOW. http://www.advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2013/02/indiana-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-for.html
This shouldn't come as a shock to many. Austin is a great city, and Indy needs to take some notes. Austin invests in decent transit options, has a highly educated workforce, embraces a creative class, and --despite being the state capital-- is not micromanaged by rural and suburban legislators. Want Indy to grow? Invest in the city (i.e. spend money). Raise taxes a bit, and use the money to improve education. And keep the state legislature out of Indy the other 9 months of the year.