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Appliance biz heads north: Clark to open Castleton store, compete with H.H. Gregg Fine Lines for high-end customers
January 30, 2006
Matthew KishThe high-end appliance retailer Clark Appliance Showcase will open a store practically in the back yard of its closest competitor
in early March. Does the move signal a turf battle between two local retailers that cater to homeowners willing to pay luxury
car prices for a kitchen? Not really. The local market for products such as $10,000 Viking ranges is growing so fast that
executives at Clark and H.H. Gregg think there's room for both on the northeast side. "It's...
MoreLanding ad revenue: Airport charged up over sponsorship of electrical outlets
January 30, 2006
Chris O\'malleyAdvertisements for mutual funds, watches and kolaches. Now as you wait at the gate for your flight, you'll even see ads on
electrical outlets. The Indianapolis Airport Authority on Jan. 20 was expected to approve a $65,000 marketing partnership
with Chase in what is the latest and certainly the most electrifying of all advertising schemes at Indianapolis International
Airport. These are desperate times for marketers. Too many ads are getting lost in the shuffle. And barraged consumers have
figured out...
MoreBusy year, but no record: A Wellpoint deal leads list for second year in row, but 2005 lacks blockbuster
January 30, 2006
Peter SchnitzlerFor the second year in a row, a giant Wellpoint deal led the pack. As much money was involved in Wellpoint's $6.7 billion
acquisition of WellChoice Inc. as in the rest of the list combined. It was a huge deal by most any company's standard-except
Wellpoint's. The year before, Wellpoint's $22.7 billion merger with Anthem Inc. led all deals and then some. Thanks to that
single mega-deal, 2004's $31 billion list total shattered all previous local merger and acquisition records....
MoreCHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Greetings from Florida-and the Edge
January 30, 2006
NAPLES, Fla.-After 11 days of vacation here in Naples, I'm beginning to gear up to return to work. I'll be back in the office
on the 23rd. Let me tell you what I've read since I've been down here. I started with "Memoirs of a Geisha," an engaging piece
of fiction that tells a beautiful love story while revealing the inside world of Japanese geisha. Second, I tackled "The Grail
Bird," a work of non-fiction that tells the story of...
MoreFox affiliate gets serious about news: WXIN-TV considers expanding 10 p.m. newscast to an hour, adding early-evening edition
January 30, 2006
Anthony SchoettleSay Fox Television and you're more likely to think of Bart Simpson and "American Idol" than traffic updates, weather bulletins
or breaking news. But WXIN-TV Channel 59 General Manager Jerry Martin wants viewers to know the Indianapolis Fox affiliate
has a serious side. Martin said big changes are coming, including possibly expanding WXIN's 10 p.m. news from 30 minutes to
an hour. And the national Fox network might add an evening news show, which likely would lead to a local...
MoreCHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Greetings from Florida-and the Edge
January 23, 2006
NAPLES, Fla.-After 11 days of vacation here in Naples, I'm beginning to gear up to return to work. I'll be back in the office
on the 23rd. Let me tell you what I've read since I've been down here. I started with "Memoirs of a Geisha," an engaging piece
of fiction that tells a beautiful love story while revealing the inside world of Japanese geisha. Second, I tackled "The Grail
Bird," a work of non-fiction that tells the story of...
MoreBusy year, but no record: A Wellpoint deal leads list for second year in row, but 2005 lacks blockbuster
January 23, 2006
Peter SchnitzlerFor the second year in a row, a giant Wellpoint deal led the pack. As much money was involved in Wellpoint's $6.7 billion
acquisition of WellChoice Inc. as in the rest of the list combined. It was a huge deal by most any company's standard-except
Wellpoint's. The year before, Wellpoint's $22.7 billion merger with Anthem Inc. led all deals and then some. Thanks to that
single mega-deal, 2004's $31 billion list total shattered all previous local merger and acquisition records....
MoreFox affiliate gets serious about news: WXIN-TV considers expanding 10 p.m. newscast to an hour, adding early-evening edition
January 23, 2006
Anthony SchoettleSay Fox Television and you're more likely to think of Bart Simpson and "American Idol" than traffic updates, weather bulletins
or breaking news. But WXIN-TV Channel 59 General Manager Jerry Martin wants viewers to know the Indianapolis Fox affiliate
has a serious side. Martin said big changes are coming, including possibly expanding WXIN's 10 p.m. news from 30 minutes to
an hour. And the national Fox network might add an evening news show, which likely would lead to a local...
MoreAppliance biz heads north: Clark to open Castleton store, compete with H.H. Gregg Fine Lines for high-end customers
January 23, 2006
Matthew KishThe high-end appliance retailer Clark Appliance Showcase will open a store practically in the back yard of its closest competitor
in early March. Does the move signal a turf battle between two local retailers that cater to homeowners willing to pay luxury
car prices for a kitchen? Not really. The local market for products such as $10,000 Viking ranges is growing so fast that
executives at Clark and H.H. Gregg think there's room for both on the northeast side. "It's...
MoreLanding ad revenue: Airport charged up over sponsorship of electrical outlets
January 23, 2006
Chris O\'malleyAdvertisements for mutual funds, watches and kolaches. Now as you wait at the gate for your flight, you'll even see ads on
electrical outlets. The Indianapolis Airport Authority on Jan. 20 was expected to approve a $65,000 marketing partnership
with Chase in what is the latest and certainly the most electrifying of all advertising schemes at Indianapolis International
Airport. These are desperate times for marketers. Too many ads are getting lost in the shuffle. And barraged consumers have
figured out...
MoreSPORTS: Century-old NCAA ready to flaunt its new image
January 16, 2006
Bill BennerA centennial celebration only comes around, what, every hundred years or so? Given that, the NCAA hopes to do right by its
100th anniversary, and to maximize the opportunity it brings. "This is the catalyst," says Dennis Cryder, the association's
senior vice president for branding and communications. "The foundation has been put in place. Now we want to use the centennial
to put our student-athletes out front, and represent the best of the whole process of putting sports and academics...
MoreIRSAY'S ODYSSEY: Owner learned from life in NFL to build winning team
January 16, 2006
Anthony SchoettleThe Indianapolis Colts' evolution from perennial patsy to Super Bowl favorite is a body of work with a seldom-told—and
often misunderstood—history. It's easy to see the hues all-pros Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison and Edgerrin James
painted on this masterpiece season. President Bill Polian and Coach Tony Dungy certainly colored the landscape. And Offensive
Coordinator Tom Moore added his creativity. But theirs aren't the only signatures on this canvas.
MoreTAWN PARENT Commentary: Can't get no (job) satisfaction?
January 16, 2006
-Dylan Thomas What would it take for you to love your job? For my friend Portia Graves, it's taking a major career change.
After 14 years as an insurance adjuster, she has enrolled in nursing school at age 40. She liked her job at first, but eventually
the luster wore off. "I saw this huge increase in what I would call greed. It was really starting to get to me," she said.
And as the industry became more afraid of...
MoreNOTIONS: Throwing out the book on 'remedial' education
January 9, 2006
Bruce HetrickOn the first day of school, eighth-grade history teacher George Barnes took aim at tradition. With all the arm strength of
the former Butler University football player he is, Barnes heaved a history text across his classroom. The book flew past
his students' stunned faces and crashed against the wall. Barnes asked the shocked teens: "If you were recording for history
what you just witnessed, what would you say?" "Some," said Barnes, "said, 'That Mr. Barnes, he's a crazy man....
MoreSTATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Passing 'Major Moves' initiative will mean major work
January 9, 2006
Ed FeigenbaumWhile most Hoosiers are focused on just how legislators are going to be able to cut residential property taxes again this
year, the real battle to watch will be the one over what Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels refers to as the jobs program of a
generation or more-his "Major Moves" roads initiative. What he wants boils down to this: finding a funding source for road
building and repair that will not rely upon taxes. He made it clear shortly after...
MoreState's plans for Larue Carter remain uncertain: New hosptal ideas are still under consideration
January 9, 2006
Tom MurphyA year after the administration of then-Gov. Joe Kernan proposed building a new Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, the future
of Indianapolis' lone state-owned psychiatric hospital remains murky. The Indiana State Office Building Commission bought
an 18-acre site near the IUPUI campus in December 2004, during the waning days of the Kernan administration. State officials
talked then about spending as much as $55 million to build a Larue Carter that would replace the existing hospital, which
is part of an...
MoreCash-strapped county mulls part-time cops: Merger lets combined department add more reserves
January 9, 2006
Peter SchnitzlerMarion County Sheriff Frank Anderson has long clamored for help fighting crime in the suburbs. Thanks to the police merger,
he'll soon get it-from volunteers. The City-County Council ordinance authorizing a merger between Anderson's Marion County
Sheriff's Department and the Indianapolis Police Department allows for a massive, 239-percent increase in the use of unpaid
reserve police. Anderson, a Democrat, will have leeway to use up to 657 reserves in addition to the combined department's
1,642 full-time cops. That's 463 more...
MoreSuper Bowl no longer 'right moment': Lilly shifts Cialis ads, will focus on programs aimed toward adults
January 9, 2006
Tom MurphyAs the Indianapolis Colts gear up for a run to next month's Super Bowl, Eli Lilly and Co. already has decided to watch from
the sidelines after two straight appearances during the big game. In a marketing strategy shift, the Indianapolis drugmaker
will forgo TV commercials for its erectile dysfunction drug Cialis during the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics, which begin
Feb. 10. Cialis competitors Viagra and Levitra may join it on the bench, as the pharmaceutical industry trends...
MoreABDUL-HAKIM SHABAZZ Commentary: A news event that hit close to home
January 2, 2006
I've been writing professionally for nearly 20 years and this is the hardest column I've ever had to write. Originally I planned
an end-ofthe-year piece with some snappy one-liners and tongue-incheek observations about local and state issues. Thursday,
Dec. 22 at 9:45 a.m. that changed. I was in the Capitol on my way to one of Gov. Mitch Daniels' weekly media sessions when
my cell phone rang. It was a phone call from my producer telling me that 18-year-old James...
MoreBULLS & BEARS: Start the new year with quotes on investing
January 2, 2006
Ken SkarbeckOnce again, I have selected a few quotes on the topic of business and investing to start the new year: "There is nothing like
higher prices to attract more buyers. In department stores you mark merchandise down to move it. On Wall Street you mark it
up." -Michael Metz, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. stock analyst "Speculative bubbles frequently occur during periods of financial
innovation and deregulation ... lax regulation is another common feature ... there is a tendency for business...
MoreNew governor brings business mentality to state government:
December 26, 2005
-Peter SchnitzlerAs he took office in January, Gov. Mitch Daniels' first order of business was just that: Apply a business mind-set to state
government. That meant efforts to improve the efficiency and cooperation of state agen- Envisioned by Republicans as a publicprivate
partnership, IEDC swallowed and replaced more than half a dozen boards and agencies such as the Indiana Depart cies. It also
meant key changes to economic development. The creation of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. was one of his...
MoreBULLS & BEARS: Beware mutual fund pitch touting eye-popping returns
December 19, 2005
Ken SkarbeckRemember those mutual fund performance advertisements splashed across publications in huge, bold print? During the peak of
market euphoria, some of the touted returns were unbelievable, and, it turned out, unsustainable. Those were the salad days,
as mutual fund managers achieved rock star status as they were paraded before the cameras of CNBC. In early 2000, the Munder
Internet Fund (formerly called the Munder NetNet Fund and an investor favorite during the "new era") could run giant print
ads claiming...
MoreLibrary cash crisis looming: Officials mull deep cuts, branch closings to balance books
December 12, 2005
Peter SchnitzlerAfter long delays, the city's Central Library expansion should finally be finished by 2008. But to heat the building and keep
its lights on, the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library may have to shutter half a dozen of its 22 branches. IMCPL officials
say the system faces dire financial woes. They project a $1 million shortfall in next year's $36 million budget, and even
bigger problems after that. By 2008, IMCPL expects to be short $6.3 million a year, or about...
MoreRepublic Airways buffeted by U.S. Airways pilot turbulence: Locally based carrier gets favorable ruling in one dispute, but
remains mired in separate $1.2B lawsuit
December 12, 2005
Chris O\'malleyRepublic Airways Holdings Inc. has landed a break from an arbitrator who ruled the Indianapolis regional airline is obligated
to hire no more than half the 300 pilots employed by US Airways' MidAtlantic regional airline, which Republic is acquiring.
Regional carrier Republic can avoid higher personnel costs by not having to hire as many U.S. Airways pilots with seniority.
The amount of the savings was not immediately available. But Republic remains a defendant in a complicated, $1.2 billion lawsuit
that...
MoreECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Economy is doing great, but what about next year?
December 12, 2005
Patrick BarkeyHere's a question the visually oriented news media face all the time-what does a strong economy look like? Belching smokestacks
and humming assembly lines are the clichés of yesteryear, now that we've entered an era when knowledge and services account
for more output than do physical goods. But somehow the picture of an office worker tapping on a keyboard or a group of executives
huddled around a conference table doesn't quite convey the vitality and power of the world's largest...
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The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!
Coming from her background,she should be used to those kinds of advances! Menard probably figured it was ok to tuck a buck!
I'm still waiting for the list of available, high quality apartments in the Village.
This criminal masquerading as a lawyer obviously has serious issues. He’s been proven by his own testimony to be a pathological liar and probably has a personality disorder as he seems to be constructing a reality around himself. He places no value on truth, honesty or loyalty as evidenced by what he has done to his clients and his own family. And by the demands and lies he has made in court, it is evident he feels entitled to do and say whatever suits his purpose and everyone else is expected to nod obediently and believe him because he is, after all, Bill Super Lawyer; or BS lawyer for short. This millionaire wanna-be no longer owns anything of value; he squandered it and put everything he had into foreclosure. He has no money, house, car, boat or vacation home left to show for what he earned or what he stole. He’s just another loser without morals who will be doing time. I’m certain all of his courtroom shenanigans are antagonizing his poor victims. As Lamar said, his behavior and claims in court have been outrageous. The judge needs to be more than concerned; he needs to be judicial and end this nonsense.