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Johnson County
Greenwood, Whiteland try to spur, shape growth
May 18, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinTwo Johnson County communities are determined to capture—and control—the next wave of suburban growth.
MoreAerospace company plans central Indiana factory expansion
May 16, 2013
Associated PressL&E Engineering Co. officials say the company will spend $3.7 million to expand its Greenwood factory and add about 40
employees.
MoreGreenwood pet store stocked with exotic critters
April 5, 2013
Associated PressFrom tarantulas to emperor scorpions and monitor lizards, Pandemonium Exotics caters to enthusiasts looking for pets beyond
a dog or cat.
MoreWal-Mart revisits plan for Greenwood store
February 7, 2013
Associated PressA retail giant that lost its bid to build a store in Greenwood nearly a decade ago is hoping local leaders look more favorably
on a new proposal to erect a smaller store at the same site.
MoreStruggling Greenwood biotech firm finds buyer
February 7, 2013
IBJ StaffElona Biotechnologies Inc., which has been struggling to repay Greenwood for more than $8 million in economic development
incentives, says it has solution to its financial problems.
MoreTrafalgar company bringing reflective technology to consumer market
January 19, 2013
Chris O'MalleyHalo Coatings, founded in 2007, spent its early years licensing its proprietary reflective technology for powder-coating applications
to companies involved in highway infrastructure, such as guardrails. But it's now shifting its focus to the big players in
the apparel, medical and consumer-product fields.
MoreMayors organize to tackle regional issues
January 5, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe leaders of 18 central Indiana cities and towns have formed a group that intends to address regional concerns, starting
with a proposed $1.3 billion, 10-year mass transit plan.
MoreIndiana town sues in bid to take over water services
January 2, 2013
Associated PressA central Indiana town is suing Indiana American Water Co., seeking to wrest control of local water services from the utility.
MoreJohnson County officials repeal public smoking ordinance
December 13, 2012
Associated PressJohnson County commissioners voted unanimously this week to repeal a tough new public smoking ordinance less than a month
before it was scheduled to go into effect.
MoreLocal chain takes vacant Clearwater restaurant spot
November 17, 2012
Zionsville-based Oobatz! will open in building formerly occupied by Uno Chicago Grill.
MoreGift lets land trust preserve 109 acres in Johnson County
November 13, 2012
Dan HumanA $200,000 gift from the Dr. Laura Hare Charitable Trust will help the Central Indiana Land Trust acquire 109 forested acres
in southwest Johnson County.
MoreJohnson County passes tougher smoking law
November 5, 2012
Johnson County commissioners on Monday morning approved countywide public smoking restrictions that will take effect in January.
The ordinance is more restrictive than previous laws passed in Franklin and Greenwood.
MoreCommunications firm Metronet plants flag in Indy area
October 13, 2012
IBJ StaffThe Evansville company plans to install more than 200 miles of fiber-optic lines in Franklin.
MoreGOP aims to bolster legislative firepower
October 13, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinIndiana Republicans expect to rule the Statehouse again in 2013, and the only question to be answered Nov. 6 is the extent
of their majority.
MorePrecision Cutoff closing Franklin metal-tube plant
October 4, 2012
Dan HumanThe Franklin metal-tube factory with 39 employees plans to close early next year, less than five years the $2 million plant
opened.
MoreGreenwood shoots for upscale I-65 interchange
September 15, 2012
Chris O'MalleyGreenwood’s leaders plan to be discriminating about what can be built near a new Interstate 65 interchange at Worthsville
Road, slated for construction in 2014.
MoreOld concrete plant to be razed for road, nature area
September 8, 2012
Project will serve new Interstate 65 exit, serve as gateway to Greenwood.
MoreEx-concrete plant to be razed for Greenwood nature area
August 31, 2012
Associated PressA former concrete plant in Greenwood faces the wrecking ball to make room for a wider road. The city plans to raze the former
Prairie Materials concrete plant so it can turn Worthsville Road into a major boulevard that can handle traffic from a planned
Interstate 65 exit.
MoreSix banks that owe Treasury walk TARP tightrope
July 21, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinSix of the 17 Indiana banks that relied on the federal government to shore up their balance sheets in the recession have yet
to repay, and the U.S. Treasury isn’t going to wait forever.
MoreGolf courses scramble to weather lack of rain
July 14, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
PGA officials are keeping their eyes on Carmel's Crooked Stick as
the BMW Championship approaches. And groundskeepers are using some high-tech tactics to avoid the withering effects of drought.
Heartland Bancshares approves acquisition by Horizon
July 7, 2012
The deal, effective July 17, will give the Michigan City bank its first presence in Central Indiana.
MoreJohnson County flood victims still reeling 4 years later
June 7, 2012
Associated PressThe devastating 2008 flood continues to have repercussions for victims. They are still paying off the tens of thousands of
dollars they had to borrow in some cases to hang new drywall, lay down new carpeting and replace major appliances.
MoreJohnson County considers more fees for revenue boost
May 31, 2012
Associated PressA central Indiana county is looking at a wide range of new or increased fees to make up for what officials say are declines
in tax revenue.
MoreGreenwood eyes more office parks for I-65 corridor
May 29, 2012
Associated PressGreenwood Mayor Mark Myers wants to see more offices, corporate headquarters and medical facilities along Interstate 65. He's
been meeting with business owners and developers in the area to discuss ways they can team up to pursue that goal.
MoreBiz boosters embrace One Click, but it's no sure thing
May 19, 2012
Cory SchoutenHusband-and-wife entrepreneurs Randy and Angie Stocklin started Greenwood-based One Click Ventures out of their home with
$20,000 in 2005. They now own a portfolio of niche retail websites, including SunglassWarehouse.com, HandbagHeaven.com and
Scarves.net, which brought $5.3 million in revenue last year.
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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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