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Workplace fatalities fall to record low in Indiana
August 25, 2011
In 2010, 115 workers died on the job in Indiana, a decrease of eight from 2009, according to the state Department of Labor.
MoreLocal bar ordered to pay $45,000 to fired worker
August 12, 2011
The Wild Beaver Saloon in Broad Ripple agreed to the payment as part of a settlement reached Thursday. The U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission sued the bar for allegedly firing the female employee because of her pregnancy.
MoreU.S. jobless rate dips as economy adds 117,000 jobs
August 5, 2011
Associated PressHiring picked up slightly in July and the unemployment rate dipped to 9.1 percent, an optimistic sign after the worst day
on Wall Street in nearly three years.
MoreFrontier, flight attendants reach tentative deal
August 3, 2011
Associated PressFrontier Airlines and the union representing its nearly 1,000 flight attendants have reached a tentative agreement to trim
labor costs.
MoreWife of Pacers owner testifies against nanny
August 2, 2011
Associated PressThe wife of Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon testified Tuesday that she knew nothing about violence in the past of a nanny
who worked for her and said she would not have hired her if she had known.
MoreTrial starts in nanny's suit against Pacers owner
August 1, 2011
Associated PressA nanny who worked for Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon and his wife testified in a wrongful-firing case Monday that the couple
knew of her tumultuous life, but decided to keep her on their staff.
MoreState commerce chief backs right-to-work law
July 26, 2011
Associated PressIndiana's chief economic development officer told state lawmakers Tuesday that Indiana has lost deals to attract businesses
because it lacks a right-to-work law.
MoreISTA says new teacher contract forms violate state law
July 26, 2011
Associated PressThe Indiana State Teachers Association is asking a judge to block state education officials from putting new teacher contract
forms for the 2011-2012 school year into use.
MoreUPDATE: Players vote to OK deal to end NFL lockout
July 25, 2011
Associated PressThe NFL Players Association executive board and 32 team reps have voted unanimously to approve the terms of a deal to the
end the 4½-month lockout.
MorePacers: Lockout won't sting employees, ticket holders
July 22, 2011
Anthony SchoettleThe Indiana Pacers don't plan to lay off staff, and they are promising to pay ticket holders cash, plus interest, if any NBA
games are canceled during the upcoming season due to the lockout.
MorePacers' Simon at center of NBA labor fight
July 2, 2011
Anthony SchoettleAlong with players’ salaries and contract terms, revenue sharing among the NBA's 30 team owners is becoming the wild-card
issue that could blow the lid off contract negotiations.
MorePilots OK cuts, allowing Republic to pursue restructuring plan
June 17, 2011
Bloomberg NewsFrontier Airlines pilots overwhelmingly approved concessions that will allow parent Republic Airways Holdings Inc. to pursue
a $120 million restructuring at the unprofitable unit. Indianapolis-based Republic bought Frontier out of bankruptcy in 2009.
MoreRepublic pins Frontier Airlines’ fate to pilot vote on savings
June 16, 2011
Bloomberg NewsRepublic Airways Holdings Inc. is counting on pilots approving concessions to kick-start a $120 million restructuring plan
at its Frontier Airlines unit, 20 months after buying the carrier out of bankruptcy.
MoreRepublic may cut Frontier stake as pilots offer concessions
June 13, 2011
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsRepublic Airways Holdings Inc. agreed to seek new investors for Frontier Airlines, shrinking its stake to become a minority
owner, in exchange for concessions from pilots at the unprofitable carrier.
MoreDWYER: Hiring costs can be sliced when industry cooperates
June 11, 2011
Steve DwyerManufacturers and distributors often avoid existing training programs.
MoreRoche to add 50 HR employees in Indianapolis
June 10, 2011
IBJ StaffSwiss health care giant Roche Holding AG has selected its diagnostics division in Indianapolis as the site for a new North
America human resources center, a move that will add 50 employees to its local operations.
MoreGM winding down operations at local metal-stamping plant
May 21, 2011
More than half of hourly employees have already retired or accepted transfers to other GM facilities.
MoreState’s jobless rate falls again, to 8.2 percent
May 20, 2011
Despite a decrease in private sector jobs, Indiana's unemployment rate in April dropped 0.3 percentage points, to 8.2 percent,
the lowest it's been since December 2008.
MoreLawmakers fall short in efforts to curtail private-sector unions
May 9, 2011
Associated PressOf the 14 states where "right-to-work" bills barring mandatory union fees were considered, only New Hampshire has
passed the legislation, and it is uncertain whether Republican lawmakers can overcome an expected veto by the Democratic governor.
MoreRolls-Royce, union strike deal as competition looms
April 27, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinCompetition from a new, state-of-the-art Rolls-Royce factory in Virginia drove contract talks in Indianapolis between the
company and a union representing 1,700 of its workers here.
MoreBill on teacher union rights heads to governor
April 19, 2011
Associated PressA bill to restrict Indiana teachers' collective bargaining rights has cleared its final legislative hurdle, becoming the
first part of Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels' sweeping education agenda to make it to the governor's desk.
MoreApplications for unemployment benefits rise nationally
April 14, 2011
Associated PressThe government says applications for unemployment benefits rose 27,000, to a seasonally adjusted 412,000 for the week ended
April 9. That left applications at their highest point since mid-February.
MoreHICKS: Right-to-work laws make economic sense
April 9, 2011
Mike HicksThere is abundant research on the economic effects of right-to-work laws by economists of both the right and left. The results
are pretty clear that right-to-work legislation leads to increased employment.
MoreUnions plan protest rallies across Indiana
April 4, 2011
Associated PressLabor unions are planning rallies at the Indiana Statehouse and around the state Tuesday as part of continuing protests against
Republican-backed legislation.
MoreYoung workers in Indiana still face tough job market
April 3, 2011
Associated PressThe number of Indiana teens and college students with jobs fell sharply during the recession, and their employment prospects
might not improve this year.
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My city lost population. My neighborhood lost population. I hope the trend continues. Urban/suburban/rural trends point to more affluent city centers, more Balkanized (economically) suburbs and a rural America of 'Great Camps' - retreats for the wealthy.
Irvington is up and coming much like Fountain Square. We would love to have something like this in our neighborhood!
Why do we care who has submitted proposals if we can't review the proposals? It's publicly owned land, but the public has zero say in what gets chosen to be built there. Yep, that sounds about right.
Perhaps May 21 is "Evangelical Day" over at the IBJ?
I don't know what's more depressing: that this passes for a defensible elective in a publicly funded SCIENCE class, or that more than half of the posters here are defending this charlatan. Intelligent design is creationism. Creationism is religion. Yes, we have freedom of religion, which deserves to be protected. Now someone kindly show Professor Hedin his freedom by escorting him over to the Religion department at BSU. Carry on.