April 11, 2013
Norm HeikensScott Miller, 45, will leave the Indy Chamber after a short tenure that included leading the body through mergers with several
like-minded groups. He tells IBJ he felt that he had already accomplished his major goals and wanted to shift to
the private sector.
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February 1, 2013
Marty Vanags, CEO of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council in Illinois, will start work March 1 at The Indy
Partnership.
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May 17, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce will lead economic development efforts for central Indiana by merging with Develop
Indy, Indy Partnership and Business Ownership Initiative, the groups announced Thursday.
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March 24, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinDevelop Indy, the economic development arm of Indianapolis, is working on a merger with the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of
Commerce that has suburban economic development professionals concerned central Indiana will lose an independent voice in
marketing the region to new business.
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December 19, 2011
Scott OlsonExecutive Director Scott Fulford said he is retiring and handing over leadership to Troy Whittington, who currently is director
of business development. He officially becomes interim director on Jan. 1.
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October 26, 2011
Cory SchoutenA West Hollywood businessman hopes to build hundreds of trucks outfitted with giant video screens. The product is unproven
and so is Bob Yanagihara, the ambitious 50-year-old behind it.
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August 15, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinChamber Chairman John Neighbours said he "wouldn't rule out" combining the economic development groups.
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March 8, 2011
In a move IBJ reported Feb. 15, Scott Fulford, a member of the organization's business development team, has
been picked to lead Indiana Partnership, the group announced Tuesday.
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February 17, 2011
Cory SchoutenA merger among local economic development organizations could further diminish the role Indy Partnership plays in recruiting
jobs to the city and region.
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February 15, 2011
Cory SchoutenLocal economic development groups Indy Partnership and Develop Indy plan to combine operations to save money and more effectively
pitch the city and region to potential job creators.
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July 31, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinJam-packed with expensive equipment, data centers represent huge capital investments in a relatively small footprint. That
can mean steep property tax bills, though Indiana allows communities to exempt a portion of that tax. Jobs-hungry Indiana
is eager to attract more of these climate-controlled computing fortresses.
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May 19, 2010
IBJ StaffAn economic development squad is heading to Dallas to woo wind-energy firms. Indiana ranked second in the nation last year
in
adding wind-generating capacity.
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April 19, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerOfficials hope to reschedule flight to Italy for Tuesday to salvage the remainder of planned job attraction and creation trip.
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April 15, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerThe Indiana delegation plans to visit Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom on a job- and investment-attraction mission.
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March 24, 2010
Scott OlsonNative Hoosier Aaron Renn, who writes the popular Urbanophile blog, said Indianapolis stacks up well against its Midwestern
counterparts and can compete for jobs with national hot spots such as Portland, Ore.
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March 20, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerThe organization last year closed 11 business expansion or attraction deals, netting 2,950 new jobs in the process.
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October 6, 2009
Indy Partnership has been chosen to receive three Excellence in Economic Development Awards today at the International Economic
Development
Council's annual conference in Reno, Nev.
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September 23, 2009
Scott OlsonAn Indy Partnership official departed for Germany yesterday on a trade mission promoting economic development opportunities
in the 10-county Indianapolis area.
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September 16, 2009
Ron GiffordIndy Partnership CEO Ron Gifford is traveling with Gov. Mitch Daniels and a delegation of Hoosier business and community
leaders on a trip to Asia through Sept. 16. Gifford is blogging about his experiences as he works to bring
new jobs and investment to the economic development group's 10-county Indianapolis region. Bookmark this
page and check back for updates.
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September 14, 2009
IBJ StaffJapanese culture will be on display at the Indiana State Fair next year. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels announced today, while
traveling on a economic development mission in Japan, that the Asian country will be featured in its own exhibit at the fair
for the first time in 2010.
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September 9, 2009
Scott OlsonDon't expect the contingent traveling with Gov. Mitch Daniels on his 10-day trade mission to China and Japan to return to
Indiana with a major commitment from an Asian company.
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August 20, 2009
IBJ StaffHarley-Davidson Inc. officials were in Shelby County yesterday assessing it as a location for a new motorcycle plant, but
it isn’t yet clear how the county stacks up to other U.S. locales that also are in the running for the economic-development
prize.
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April 6, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerCompared to most of the rest of the state and nation, Indianapolis is an occupational dynamo.
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December 18, 2006
Peter SchnitzlerThe merger of four of central Indiana's biggest business development organizations might achieve only modest cost savings,
or even be more expensive than the status quo, a confidential financial analysis obtained by IBJ shows.
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July 24, 2006
Peter SchnitzlerFor the last half-decade, Indianapolis has shown greater job gains than any other large city in the Midwest. During the same
period, the Indy Partnership has been responsible for the area's economic development.
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liek the rest of America
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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