February 21, 2012
Jennifer Nelson / The Indiana LawyerThe Indiana Court of Appeals on Tuesday ordered a Marion County judge to reconsider whether The Indianapolis Star
must identify an online user who posted an anonymous comment that now is part of a defamation lawsuit.
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December 31, 2011
IBJ StaffThe event honors men and women who epitomize success in the business world.
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October 8, 2011
IBJ StaffA former executive vice president claimed Junior Achievement had failed to remit payments to his retirement and health-savings
accounts, a violation of the Employment Retirement Security Act.
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July 27, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinThe not-for-profit announced Wednesday morning that it has eliminated nearly $2 million in debt from six different creditors
and has launched a fundraising campaign.
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March 5, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinJunior Achievement’s attorneys paint the not-for-profit's ex-CEO as something of a renegade to bolster their defense
in an ongoing lawsuit by another former executive.
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January 13, 2011
Ceremony at Indiana Roof Ballroom on Feb. 17 will honor Michael G. Browning, David R. Frick, Stephen Russell and the late
Eli Lilly.
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August 13, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe not-for-profit hangs its hopes on efforts including more aggressive fundraising after reporting a $389,000 deficit for
its 2010 fiscal year. "It's been a rough spell," said CEO Jennifer Burk.
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June 19, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinIf the debt refinancing is completed, Junior Achievement would be nothing more than a tenant at the Gene B. Glick Junior Achievement
Education
Center.
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May 1, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe turmoil that now engulfs Junior Achievement of Central Indiana likely was spawned by questions that arose in 2008 about
the handling of a scholarship fund worth about $200,000.
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April 2, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinFormer Junior Achievement CEO Jeff Miller says Mayor Greg Ballard was about to hire him as a senior policy adviser, but comments
by Central Indiana Community Foundation President Brian Payne and current CEO Jennifer Burk ruined the offer.
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March 27, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinJennifer Burk, who took the helm in July, wishes she'd asked more questions when she was a board member.
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March 19, 2010
Victor George filed suit in federal court, alleging Junior Achievement failed to properly remit money to his retirement and
health-savings accounts.
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March 18, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Central Indiana Community Foundation has stopped payment on a $3 million grant to Junior Achievement because of accounting
questions.
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August 10, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe new CEO of Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, Jennifer Burk, said she has ideas for reinvigorating the base of corporate
supporters and reaching more students with entrepreneurship programs.
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January 19, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinWhen middle school students arrive at Junior Achievement's "Finance Park," they've been learning for weeks about
financial
institutions, taxes, and budgeting. They should be ready to take on a hypothetical life scenario, complete with assigned salary
and number of children, and go
to work on a budget.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.