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Manufacturing & Technology
Growth in big supply at 3-year-old Milor: Entrepreneur taps experience to land big clients
July 4, 2005
Tracy DonhardtreporterMichelle Taylor's first customer was a north-side hotel that ordered 3,000 janitorial gloves a month. She got up at 3 a.m.,
processed the order out of her garage, and delivered the gloves in her car. Less than three years later, Indianapolisbased
Milor Supply Inc. delivers 36,000 gloves a month, plus janitorial equipment and supplies and safety equipment, to universities,
city and state governments, hospitals and a host of other industries across the country. The 35-year-old black female entrepreneur
has moved...
MoreECONOMIC ANALYSIS: New data gives economists a new way to gauge state
July 4, 2005
Patrick BarkeyAsk any economic developer what he or she is expected to produce, and the answer is a single syllable: jobs. Sure, there are
a few qualifiers. We want good jobs, which generally means highpaying, secure, or even non-polluting jobs. But high-profile
announcements of business expansion or recruitment always lead with the projected effects on employment-often spelled out
to the last digit. It's hard to see anything wrong with that. Job growth is easy to grasp and even if we're not...
More'Clean' manufacturing center seeking cash to survive: General Assembly kills funding for Purdue program
June 27, 2005
Chris O\'malleyThe center created by the Legislature to help manufacturers use environmentally friendly materials and production methods
is scrambling for cash to keep stamping out solutions. The Indiana Clean Manufacturing Technology & Safe Materials Institute
lost its $475,000 annual state subsidy-a little over half its income-amid budget cutting in the last session of the General
Assembly. Industry and environmental groups are lamenting the potential scale-back or even closure of the institute if new
funding isn't found by August. "We certainly feel...
MoreVIEWPOINT: We have a lot to learn from Henry Ford
June 27, 2005
Vince CaponiWhen Henry Ford installed the world's first moving assembly line in 1913, he changed the auto industry. Little did he know
that nearly a century later, the same tools used to create the production line would pave the way for innovations in health
care delivery. First implemented at the Highland Park Ford Plant in Detroit, the assembly line allowed individual workers
to remain stationary while performing the same task repeatedly on multiple vehicles. The line proved tremendously efficient,
helping Ford...
MoreTaking the pulse of life sciences: Experts weigh in on whether Indiana is keeping up in the economic development race
June 27, 2005
IBJ: Is Indiana gaining ground against other states in the race to grow as a life sciences hub? What are some specific benchmarks
that underscore your opinion? JOHNSON: Indiana is gaining ground, but Indiana already starts on really very substantial ground.
There are a lot of outside validations of that and I think it's important for this audience to hear a couple of them because
there is nothing like having people on the outside pay attention to what we're doing...
MoreECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Until Indiana diversifies, economy will struggle
June 20, 2005
Patrick BarkeySure, General Motors Corp. is in trouble, and quite a few Indiana communities are directly in harm's way. The headlines say
it all. Plant closings-above and beyond those already planned-are on the way. GM bonds are rated as junk. Its market share
is at an historic low. And it's discounting just about everything on the lot. For a company that has been the No. 1 automaker
in the world for four generations, its recent stumbles have to be humbling. Pressed...
MoreShrinkage a growing problem: Manufacturers seek ways to stem product losses
June 13, 2005
Anthony SchoettleThe U.S. manufacturing industry has begun rebounding from its economic swoon, but some industry experts think more manufacturers
must become more efficient and eliminate waste if they are to compete in the current global climate. While the Manufacturers
Alliance, an Arlington, Va.-based business and public policy research group, projected manufacturing growth of 3.4 percent
this year and 3 percent in 2006, big challenges remain. One growing problem is the so-called shrinkage factor, defined in
manufacturing as the percentage by which...
MoreVOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Indiana must not let TDL opportunities elude its grasp
June 13, 2005
Michael SnyderUnlike some other Hoosier economic initiatives, much of the required infrastructure to rapidly advance TDL into significant
growth is already in place. More Interstate highways cross the state An economic development analyst determining the physical
advantages of Indiana might initially be challenged. Indiana has no oceans. No mountains. No temperate climate. But the Hoosier
state does possess one singular unmatched physical plus: It is the state geographically closest to the bulk of most U.S. major
markets. For more than a...
MoreState eyes inland ports to bolster TDL: 'Dry' hubs under consideration in 3 parts of the state could be boon to transportation,
distribution, logistics
June 13, 2005
Scott OlsonThe construction of intermodal hubs in Indiana could add thousands of jobs to the state's transportation/distribution/logistics
industry, an area targeted by officials as an economic pillar to pursue. The General Assembly gave the Indiana Ports Commission
the authority two years ago to build the hubs-"dry ports" where cargo is transferred between train and truck. While the projects
remain in the planning stages, supporters cite Indiana's central location as a primary factor to build the facilities. At
least three locations are...
MorePurdue student plays key role in "RFID for Dummies": Book helps businesses implement logistics technology
June 13, 2005
Peter SchnitzlerPatrick Sweeney was the book's author. Most other books on RFID consider only the highly technical aspects of the technology,
Sweeney said. "RFID for Dummies" is aimed at businesspeople charged with actually implementing the technology, or for those
who determine its ROI. "This is really the first book of its kind that walks people through the logical process to deploy
an RIFD system," Sweeney said. The cost of implementing RFID is based For an up-and-coming new technology like radio frequency...
MoreNetwork Engineering Inc.: Computer firm remains flexible Owner says diversifying keeps company nimble
June 6, 2005
Ed CallahanHe started the original version of his business back in 1984, fresh out of college. One Internet, one dot-com boom, one Y2K
and one dot-com crash later, he's still in business. Spilker is president of Network Engineering Inc., which is essentially
a spin-off of his original company, Information Engineering Inc. A lifelong Indianapolis resident, he graduated from Purdue
University with a degree in computer technology. As soon as he graduated, he started Information Engineering because he wanted
to run things...
MoreTrade zone gets bigger: Expansion should help Duke, Anderson lure tenants who export, import goods
June 6, 2005
Tammy LieberAn expansion of Indianapolis' foreign trade zone to include Duke Realty Corp.'s west-side industrial parks might not result
in a flood of new tenants for the local developer, but it's expected to help economic development officials lure firms that
ship goods by truck and rail. Officials of Duke and central Indiana economic development agencies were to announce on June
3 that the local foreign trade zone has been expanded from 5,500 acres around the Indianapolis International Airport to 7,100
acres....
MoreA 'little' oil boom: More drilling expected in state as prices stay near record
June 6, 2005
Chris O\'malley"There is increased drilling. There's a lot of broke-ass oil producers down here that are experiencing a little boom," said
Andrews, president of Vincennes-based Andrews Oil Properties. Oil producers like Andrews, "still driving the same Cadillac
I had 15 years ago," know bet- ter than to entertain fantasies of striking it rich, however. Indiana oil production has been
on the wane since a 12.6-million-barrel peak in 1956. Last year, only 1.75 million barrels were extracted from Indiana's sedimentary
rock, according...
MoreNot-for-profits affect state's bottom line: Health organizations account for more than half of state's not-for-profit workers
June 6, 2005
Tracy DonhardtreporterFrom 2000 to 2003, a period during which the state experienced an overall decline in jobs, employment in the notfor-profit
sector grew. That finding, among others, is part of a study of not-for-profit employment in the state, and an update of a
report issued two years ago, by Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy, IU's School of Public and Environmental Affairs,
and Johns Hopkins University. The 5-percent increase in not-for-profit employment, compared with a 6-percent decline in the
for-profit sector, suggests...
MoreAnderson incubator represents 'beginning': Officials hope new center will help revive economy
May 30, 2005
Scott OlsonXtreme Alternative Defense Systems LTD is the type of high-tech company Anderson officials are coveting for their new small-business
incubator, the Flagship Enterprise Center. Founded in 2002 by Pete Bitar, XADS has a contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to
develop a long-range, wireless stun gun, known as the StunStrike system. The patent-pending technology delivers a non-lethal
electrical current to disable a human target. The prototypes include a rifle that can fire up to 15 feet and a vehiclemounted
unit...
MoreECONOMIC ANALYSIS: With growth at both ends, job spectrum requires skill
May 30, 2005
Patrick BarkeyWhen you study economic statistics for a living, it's easy to lose perspective on a lot of things. Take the labor market,
for instance. In any given month, millions of American workers are hired and fired, promoted, demoted and transferred. Some
drop out of the labor force to raise children or to go to school, while others retire altogether or begin new careers. When
the smoke clears after all those changes, the statisticians in Indiana and in Washington tally it...
MoreRule changes to get scrutiny: State agencies now must consider economic impact
May 30, 2005
Scott OlsonIndiana's small-business owners will encounter a friendlier regulatory environment in July, when sweeping legislation takes
effect requiring state agencies to consider the impact of their policies on small businesses before adopting them. House Enrolled
Act 1822 should help ease the burden of what advocates consider unnecessary regulations on small businesses by requiring agencies
that intend to change or adopt a rule to provide an economic-impact statement first. The statement must include a regulatory-flexibility
analysis that evaluates alternative methods that could...
MoreDigital TV for the masses: Thomson venture to roll out alternative to HDTV sets at prices 'Middle America' should love
May 23, 2005
Chris O\'malleyPeople with cars-up-on-blocks in their front yards could afford to buy this digital television. TCL-Thomson Electronics Corp.,
the Thomson joint venture known as TTE, plans to launch ultra-inexpensive "SDTV'' digital sets this fall to aggressively court
what some say is an ignored segment of the consumer electronics market. If Bharath Rajagopalan and his colleagues are correct,
TTE could get an edge on competitors who've been too drunk on profit margins from big, $5,000 plasma screen sets to worry
about digital...
MoreHeartland Golf Cars and Equipment Co.: Golf cars have become hot commodity Local firm has ridden the trend to profitability
ram said. He credits solid financing at startup as key to the success of Heartland. To anyone interested in starting a business,
he
May 23, 2005
Jo Ellenram said. He credits solid financing at startup as key to the success of Heartland. To anyone interested in starting a business,
he advises, "Don't go into it on a shoestring. You have to have a business plan and be committed to working long hours. It's
not only working harder, it's the workmanship, too. It may sound like an old cliché, but it's very true." * Golf cars are
no longer just for sport. These electric- or gasoline-powered cars may...
MoreStutz's future includes condos: Developer envisions high-rise, nightclub as part of biz center
May 9, 2005
Tammy LieberStutz Business Center owner and visionary Turner Woodard last month rolled out a 10-year master plan for the Stutz that could
bring condominiums, retail and a high-rise tower to the former auto-manufacturing plant at 10th Street and Capitol Avenue.
Right now, Woodard concedes many of his plans are dreams. But with a blossoming life sciences corridor just to the west along
the Central Canal, Woodard said he wants the 80-year-old Stutz to continue to be a hub of activity as...
MoreDemand stokes Coke: After slump, Citizens Gas unit adds workers, expects profit
May 9, 2005
Chris O\'malleyThe bituminous-belching behemoth is as close as this city gets to 19th century industry. It is an anathema to economic strategists
who would leave smokestacks behind and recast Indianapolis as a haven for the clean rooms of high- and biotechnology. And
neighbors fear it's the source of elevated levels of benzene and other chemicals blamed for cancer. Yet the politically and
environmentally incorrect Indianapolis Coke appears to be on a comeback-at least financially. The subsidiary of Citizens Gas
& Coke...
MoreBULLS & BEARS: Sarbanes-Oxley leads to small-company delistings
May 9, 2005
Ken SkarbeckWhile many view an initial public offering of stock the mark of a fast-growing company, a stark contrast has begun to emerge.
There has been a marked increase in the number of small, publicly traded companies voluntarily opting to remove their shares
from the markets. The main reason expressed for doing this is the financial burden associated with complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002. The new regulations mean increased expense in audit and legal fees. The requirements consume company...
MoreDevelopers plan spec industrial on heels of new deals: More big leases are expected in coming months
May 2, 2005
Tammy LieberFor months, local industrial brokers have reported an uptick in activity from potential tenants in the modern bulk-industrial
market. With the start of the second quarter, tirekickers seem ready to sign on the dotted line. Three large-scale industrial
deals in Plainfield kicked off the second quarter, prompting developers to release plans for more speculative bulk-industrial
development this year across the metro area. "The activity in the first quarter is setting up the second quarter for a lot
of closings," said...
MoreIU planning logistics center: University seeks funds for facility to provide services to TDL industry
May 2, 2005
Chris O\'malleyIndiana University officials say they're shopping for a site near the airport or in Plainfield for a laboratory to help grow
the state's transportation-distribution-logistics industry-known as TDL. The IU Supply Chain Control Center would evaluate
for companies the feasibility and cost benefits of new technologies that could be used to improve sourcing, production and
product distribution. The service would be provided at no or little cost. But the center faces a logistics challenge of its
own-a delivery of cash. IU...
MoreFarming fortune from frustration: Mower mogul got tired of servicing 'crap'
April 25, 2005
Anthony SchoettleIn 1979, Art Evans busted his knuckles repairing one too many lawn mowers. As a distributor for a nationally known manufacturer,
Evans also rebuilt mowers. And refined transmissions and steering units. And spent countless hours on tedious tasks, like
adding washers and tightening bolts. Working a few weeks ago in an old milk barn adjacent to his parents' Putnam County home,
Evans was a long way from the 1973 Indiana State Fair, where he first saw a zero-turning-radius lawn mower....
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So the Mayor adds another non value added layer to having a vehicle towed? Whereby the City Government RECIEVES AN ILLEGAL KICKBACK FROM A LGOISTICS COMPANY THAT SUBS THE WORK TO LOCAL TOW COMPANIES? What is the service the City performs for receiving the "tribute"? This is RICO!!!!! What a corrupt and unnecessary layer. What a dirtbag Mayor and his cronies.
Owner occupied housing. Clear enough?
So people think I am paranoid. It's from experience in dealing with puds requested by developers who make major donations themselves to representatives, have nice fund raisers for those running for office and hide through pac's. then there are the public relation firms. You will note some pr comments below. You there Clyde Lee? My opinion. Commercial along 421, great. Multifamily housing, terrible idea that will change the town. Senior condos or zero lot line homes west, great. I suggest keeping all entries to commercial areas at 421. All entries to owner occupied on sycamore. Will keep the traffic on sycamore down some. Two other things. You can't trust what will be there in 10 years. Steve builds quality stuff, but areas change over time. Look at the changes at the wall mart center at 86th and 421 over the last 10 years. Look at the apartments and neighborhoods behind St Vincent's. Raintree properties WILL decrease in value if commercial and multifamily goes in near. It has already been happening around the bridges area. The houses that have been sold recently are way below market. Several deals not closed due to the Illinois construction and the whole unsurety of the bridges. It's pretty simple, Zionsville will approve the whole thing because the city council has been groomed over a LONG period of time for this. I might even suggest some are in their position as a result of this.
Esta, do you have a dog in this fight? You seem to really want to knock anyone against this project. No, I didn't move to Indiana for the architecture. I moved here for that red barn in the field. The horses and fields of corn. A place that is NOT overdeveloped. There are plenty of nearby places in Indianapolis that could be REDEVELOPED instead.
RKW - OK, we get it, you're paranoid. The question is, are you paranoid enough? Greg - Yes, Pittman(s) is (are) at it again. They are developers, they build things. It's what they do. So when you go to work tomorrow, Greg, you're at it again too. Cliff - Really? You moved to Indiana for its progressive architecture? That's like moving to England for the cuisine. Zionsvillain - The house you moved to was once a field or woods. I'm willing to bet folks were upset when that ground was plowed under and a house was built. But I guess now that you are in, everything should stop? "My house was OK, but the next one is sprawl." SE Guy - Please don't paint us with such a wide brush. Most reasonable Zionsville residents welcome planned, measured development.