March 30, 2013
Dan HumanIn Kokomo, Chrysler plants rise with the resurgent automaker, while a GM plant across the highway hasn't been so fortunate.
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December 1, 2012
Jerry ConoverIt’s no secret that Indiana’s factory workers took more lumps during the Great Recession than workers in other
sectors, with nearly 120,000 losing their jobs. Indeed, from the state’s manufacturing employment peak at the start
of the century, our factories had shed a quarter million jobs by the recession’s end.
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November 10, 2012
Scott OlsonPlainfield-based company provides its soaps and shampoos to world's most prestigious hotels.
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June 16, 2012
Performance varied widely as industries ebbed, flowed.
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June 16, 2012
Norm HeikensOil, grain were particularly helpful for cooperatives. An improved economy also propelled manufacturers ahead.
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June 16, 2012
Marc D. AllanThis year's list of fastest-growing private companies in the Indianapolis area is a diverse lot, operating in industries ranging
from human resources to office furnishings to construction to home health care and games.
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March 24, 2012
Associated PressA hiring boom at engine maker Cummins and the economic recovery are leaving many people in search of apartments out in the
cold in Columbus.
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March 3, 2012
Scott OlsonSupplier to begin producing door part made from kenaf, a plant similar to bamboo but related to cotton.
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January 21, 2012
Mergers and acquisitions in 2011 ranged from WellPoint's acquisition of CareMore to a trucking company merger.
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September 23, 2011
Bishop Steering Technology Inc., an Indianapolis company specializing in designing rack-and-pinion steering gear, plans to
expand, creating 25 additional jobs by 2014, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. said Friday.
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August 27, 2011
Chris Barnett / Special to IBJThe Urban Land Institute panel’s plan for the General Motors plant site ignores some realities in favor of presenting
a relatively predictable New Urbanism redevelopment plan.
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August 27, 2011
Kevin Parsons / Special to IBJWhy not look at the entire neighborhood instead of just this old site?
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July 16, 2011
Jason ShelleyImagine what could happen in Indianapolis if we adopted some of the principles Columbus has? Ensuring that every design has
meaning and purpose. Creating structures that tell stories. Allowing designers to push the limits and take risks.
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June 11, 2011
Steve DwyerManufacturers and distributors often avoid existing training programs.
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June 4, 2011
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis has one of the highest concentrations of plug-in electric vehicle drivers in the nation, an industry official
says.
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April 2, 2011
Scott OlsonFactories are adding jobs, but returning to pre-recession levels will be a long slog.
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March 5, 2011
A panel discussion includes topics ranging from green power initiatives and hybrid cars to landfill policies and environmental
regulations.
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January 22, 2011
Simon Property Group's acquisition of Prime Outlets was the largest by an Indiana company in 2010.
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October 2, 2010

Rising costs aren't the only impact of reform, say panelists taking part in a Power Breakfast sponsored
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Indianapolis Business Journal.
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July 1, 2010
Associated PressEngineered Plastic Components decision will cost 75 workers their jobs at the former Innatech plant.
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February 26, 2010
Associated PressCompany shuttering plant, moving work to Mexico.
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January 22, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerSome observers see a parallel to the state's seeking Japanese investment following recession in the early 1980s.
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December 5, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe recession decimated Indiana’s auto-parts makers, but many other manufacturers in the state survived. After a year
adrift in the recession, they see signs of land ahead.
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December 5, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinA Ford Motor Co. subsidiary will start cutting its local work force next year, but won’t close its east-side plant
for good until late 2011.
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November 28, 2009
Norm Heikens
Falling prices,
rising distrust persuade businesses and individuals to point lenses at the unsuspecting. Bonus: Our own video
surveilling the new tiny tech.
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Doug Henning!
These guy were thugs — they grew up in freaking Haughville! Smh, sigh. If the mayor needs/wants "quality" Black Hoosiers who are NOT corrupt, give me a call — I know plenty. Land bank info here - http://www.kubepharm.com/indylandbank/IndyLandBank.html
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The basic idea of nice apartments with parking and retail is a good one, but this design seems overwhelmingly big/tall for Broad Ripple. The size could be disguised a bit with lots of big trees/landscaping, but the complex is too massive to blend in easily. That section of canal between College and Westfield will also need to be upgraded on both sides. Nice apartments facing onto a nice promenade with shade trees/plantings could bring together the canal towpath/Monon recreation, the outdoor seating at existing restaurants, and this project into something that upgrades the whole area. A plan for the whole stretch makes more sense than facing nice new housing onto what looks like a ditch. Is there a plan? Does the public have input? Who pays? The apartment idea seems to be reasonable, but Whole Foods is not a good idea for appropriate retail. Besides the store being physically too big, there are already Fresh Market at 54xCollege and Whole Foods in Nora for fancy groceries. Good Earth and Kroger are within walking distance of the Shell site. There are at least 7 grocery stores within a safe bike ride. Whole Foods would add nothing but traffic congestion. This design is on the right track, but there needs to be more work done to ensure that it blends in with and enhances the existing community. A project that large will set a tone for that whole part of town. It could be a real asset, but only if done right.
I did not move to Zionsville to live in Carmel. This and the subsequent developments to follow will ensure a vanilla uniformity of strip malls and apartment buildings as we seek to bring our town down to the least common denominator. We were warned before recent elections that pro-development council members would make sure their friends (landowners and developers) would be able to make their millions off of the exploitation of Zionsville. Why in God's name would we sell out the best preserved small town in the State of Indiana?