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Work stops on Greenwood pharmaceutical plant
May 20, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressGreenwood officials three years ago approved $8.4 million of incentives for the Elona Biotechnologies project, including the
construction loan.
MoreReport: Roche mulls sale of blood-glucose monitor business
May 17, 2013
J.K. WallRoche Diagnostics Corp. is considering a sale of its blood-glucose meter business, a move that would cast uncertainty over
the nearly 1,000 people working for its diabetes business in Indianapolis.
MoreNew owner shutting down 520-worker Indiana plant
May 17, 2013
Associated PressAllied Specialty Vehicles announced Thursday it was buying Monaco RV and shifting production to a factory in Decatur, near
Fort Wayne. The 520 jobs lost in Wakarusa won't be replaced on a one-to-one basis.
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.
MoreBloomington manufacturer closing, laying off 72
May 15, 2013
IBJ StaffHartmann USA said Wednesday that it will move the Bloomington operations to its U.S. headquarters in Rock Hill, S.C., where
it plans an $18 million expansion.
MoreManufacturer planning expansion, 100 jobs in Boone County
May 13, 2013
IBJ StaffCNH Parts & Service, the product-support division of international manufacturing giant CNH Global NV, plans a $13.3 million
expansion in Lebanon.
MoreSlingshot is shifting aim away from SEO
May 11, 2013
Dan HumanAfter Google cracked down on some of the tools companies were using to improve their positions in search results, Indianapolis-based
Slingshot SEO opted to launch a sister brand called Digital Relevance that will focus on earning media attention.
MorenFrame data center to get new identity
May 11, 2013
The change to the Expedient moniker is not expected to affect the center's 40 employees and 300 customers.
MoreBroad Ripple telecom firm plans big growth, 183 jobs
May 10, 2013
Mason KingFounded in 2007 by Purdue University students, Weeks Communications has established a new headquarters in Broad Ripple and
plans to invest $4.1 million as it aggressively hires new employees.
MoreSubaru to invest $400M in Lafayette plant, hire 900
May 8, 2013
IBJ Staff, Associated PressThe Japanese car maker already employs about 3,600 people at the plant and builds the Legacy and Outback cars and the Tribeca
SUV. With the new investment, it will boost capacity by 100,000 cars and begin making the Impreza.
MoreSubaru planning major expansion in Indiana
May 7, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressSubaru plans to expand its Lafayette factory and add hundreds of workers to build the Impreza small car there, a source briefed
on the matter says.
MoreIndiana firms lose ground on Fortune 500 list
May 7, 2013
Mason KingFive of the six Hoosier firms that appear in the 2013 rankings slipped from their positions in last year's list of the largest
U.S. companies.
MoreEntrepreneurs vie for invites to reality TV summer camp
May 4, 2013
Dan HumanTwelve lucky entrepreneurs chosen from hundreds of applicants will spend two months this summer in a luxury facility working
on bringing new business ideas to market.
MoreRolls-Royce to produce engines for new reconnaissance copter
April 30, 2013
Mason KingIndianapolis manufacturing operations will provide cutting-edge engines for the latest generation of helicopter drones to
be used by the U.S. Navy.
MoreInternational Paper to fold local plant, laying off 91
April 30, 2013
Mason KingThe shutdown is the latest in a recent string of layoffs and closures by the global company in its Indiana operations.
MoreCummins earnings widely miss predictions
April 30, 2013
IBJ StaffThe Indiana-based engine maker announced a larger-than-expected drop in quarterly profit Tuesday morning, as revenue fell
12 percent on weak demand for its products in domestic and international markets.
MoreHostess to open bakery in Indianapolis
April 29, 2013
Associated PressHostess Brands LLC said Monday that it will open bakeries in Indiana and Illinois, following announcements last week that
it will reopen bakeries in Georgia and Kansas in its effort to bring back some of its snack brands.
MoreVenture capital favoring later-stage firms
April 27, 2013
Dan HumanGetting $50,000—often from friends and relatives—to develop a product and set up a company still is easy enough
in Indiana, small-business leaders and venture capitalists say. But once a firm needs a few million dollars to grow into a
revenue-generating operation, the area can’t compete with Silicon Valley’s magnetism for venture capital.
MoreDow AgroSciences grows sales, earnings to new heights
April 25, 2013
Mason King, Bloomberg NewsRecord sales for seeds and new crop protection products helped boost revenue 14 percent at Indianapolis-based Dow AgroSciences
LLC in its new fiscal year.
MoreBrown, Interactive Intelligence among Mira winners
April 20, 2013
IBJ StaffBidPal picked up two awards at TechPoint's annual event, which drew 1,000 to the JW Marriott downtown Saturday night.
MoreExecs at Chromcraft Revington enter talks to buy firm
April 19, 2013
IBJ StaffMembers of the management team are in negotiations to buy the West Lafayette-based furniture maker, which recently moved to
delist from the New York Stock Exchange.
MoreGrand Design RV plans 500 jobs in Elkhart County
April 18, 2013
Associated PressGrand Design RV in Middlebury on Thursday said it plans to locate its headquarters and manufacturing operations in the Elkhart
County town about 30 miles east of South Bend.
MoreLilly's $30.6M tax abatement request clears hurdle
April 18, 2013
IBJ StaffThe pharmaceutical firm has $400 million in projects in the works for its facilities south of downtown. City officials have
advanced its request for tax breaks to a public hearing and final consideration May 1.
MoreLafayette key to Subaru ending dealer shortages, exec says
April 18, 2013
Bloomberg NewsFuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the Japanese maker of Subaru cars, intends to end a shortage of its vehicles at U.S. dealerships
soon by expanding capacity at its Lafayette plant.
MoreAllison expects 50-percent drop in quarterly earnings
April 15, 2013
Associated PressThe Indianapolis-based transmissions manufacturer said its profit would be hurt by a steep drop in revenue in the first quarter.
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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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