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Cumberland hoping to close its gap: Town seeks to unify its sides with new zoning guidelines for historic U.S. 40 corridor
November 21, 2005
Chris O\'malleyMarion County's sea of urban sprawl laps up to the town's western border; subdivisions and cornfields snooze peacefully to
the east, in Hancock County. "It's basically like a tale of two towns in one town," said Cumberland's planning and development
administrator, Cory Wilson. But Wilson and other community leaders are on the cusp of launching a plan to unify the town of
6,000 under a common, historic development theme for U.S. 40. The new guidelines will apply to a corridor...
MoreSPORTS Bill Benner: Still haunted by the video clip that won't go away
November 21, 2005
It was a year ago on a mid-November Friday night when we had settled into our easy chairs, watching on television as the Indiana
Pacers were wrapping up an impressive and statementsending early-season victory over the Detroit Pistons in Auburn Hills,
Mich. Then, of course, all hell broke loose and the franchise we had grown up with-indeed, all of the NBA-took a hit harder
than any administered in the stands. In today's mega-media world, few events in sports history have...
MoreIndy's Wright of passage?: Conrad's renowned chef could beef up city's culinary reputation
November 21, 2005
Matthew Kish"It gives [Indianapolis] a big-league chef," said John Mariani, food and travel correspondent for Esquire magazine, when asked
about Wright's arrival. "It's about time a city like Indianapolis has a restaurant of this caliber." Wright left the kitchen
at the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. He and his wife, Delia, an executive with a restaurantproducts
distributor, chose Indianapolis partly because she has business contacts here. Jonathan is accustomed to pleasing an eclectic
range of diners. He...
MoreLawrence, Crane build on base realignment: Economic developers hope to increase job count
November 21, 2005
Peter SchnitzlerNow that Indiana has survived the latest round of military base closings relatively unscathed, state leaders are turning to
their next task: spurring economic development around the state's two largest remaining military assets. After two years of
review, the military's Base Realignment and Closure process concluded Nov. 9 when Congress allowed the BRAC commission's recommendations
to become law. When the commission unveiled its recommendations this spring, state officials were relieved the Crane Naval
Surface Warfare Center in southwest Indiana would...
MoreITT Educational Services rebounds from federal probe: With stock at 52-week high, company plans growth
November 21, 2005
Scott OlsonAfter rebounding from a federal criminal probe that uncovered no wrongdoing, ITT Educational Services Inc. is proceeding with
an ambitious growth plan in hopes of building upon a bullish earnings run. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Houston, which led
the investigation into whether the Carmel-based private provider of postsecondary degree programs had falsified student records,
acknowledged in June that it did not turn up evidence justifying the charges. "It was very, very disruptive and very distracting
to the organization," ITT...
MoreWISH, WRTV look to profit from national TV ratings flip: Local news king, WTHR, deals with lagging NBC ratings
November 14, 2005
Anthony SchoettleThough television broadcasting is known to be a cyclical business, cycles that turn TV ratings upside down are unusual. With
ABC and CBS overtaking NBC nationally, it is an especially interesting-and anxious-time for local affiliates. WTHR-TV Channel
13 has been the local news rating leader the last six years, but WISH-TV Channel 8 and WRTV-TV Channel 6 see this fall and
winter as an opportune time to turn the tide. One week into the critical Nov. 2-30 ratings sweeps, ABC...
MoreNOTIONS: An interdependent interaction with Bill Clinton
November 14, 2005
Bruce HetrickA few months ago, Butler University announced that former presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush would be among the
speakers appearing on its Indianapolis campus during the school's 2005-2006 sesquicentennial celebration. Within hours of
the news breaking, my niece, a Butler junior and political science major, sent an e-mail asking if I'd like to join her for
the first of these appearances, the one by Clinton on Nov. 8. Having long ago rounded up my fellow neighborhood kids for...
MoreIce Miller experiment turns financial corner: IMSS is only area sports agency licensed by NFL, NBA
November 7, 2005
Anthony SchoettleAt a time when many sports agents are getting squeezed out by mega-agencies with Shaquille O'Neal's mass and New York Yankee-like
resources, a small Indianapolis firm is becoming a real player. A curious experiment launched in August 2001 by local law
firm Ice Miller has become a profitable venture despite long odds and a slow start. "It's fair to say that launching this
effort has been harder than we thought," said IM Sports Services LLC Chairman John R. Thornburgh. "After...
MoreCritics want IPL answers: Utility cut $10M settlement after agency suggested accounting was misleading
November 7, 2005
Chris O\'malleyGroups representing Indianapolis Power & Light Co. customers want to know if the utility has deliberately underreported income
to regulators and overcharged customers. Their concerns were sparked by a cryptic settlement IPL reached with the Indiana
Office of Utility Consumer Counselor on Oct. 28 that took IPL customer groups by surprise. IPL agreed to provide each residential
customer with a $25 credit early next year, "a time when the costs for heating their homes will be at their highest," IPL...
MoreLiquor chain looks online for growth: 21st Amendment to launch e-commerce site
November 7, 2005
Matthew KishJim James drinks scotch. Just don't pour him a tumbler from the well at the local tavern. Reach for the bottle on the top
shelf with the Blue Label. And make it neat. Connoisseurs don't waste a good single-malt on a frozen tongue. James should
know. The tall, broad-shouldered CEO of Indianapolis-based 21st Amendment Inc. has built an 18-store kingdom selling spirits
to everyone from lint-pocketed college students to Riedel-toting executives. The company, which began with a lone location
on...
MoreVOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Talent, education are keys in competitive field of design
November 7, 2005
Tony Mediate"Individuals with little or no formal education in design, as well as those who lack creativity and perseverance, will find
it very difficult to establish and maintain a career in the occupation," warns the department through its currently posted
Bureau of Labor Statistics Outlook. While I do suggest that designers of the future should take their career outlook seriously
given the current and expected competition, I certainly would not want to discourage them. Creativity and perseverance are
among those traits,...
MoreMuseum deemed Monumental: Expansion project earns two design firms top award
November 7, 2005
Staff ReportIndianapolis-based firms Fink Roberts & Petrie Inc. and Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf Architects won the Monumental Award
for their work on the Indianapolis Museum of Art expansion project. The 28th annual A Monumental Affair was set to take place
Nov. 3 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. The awards recognize excellence among those who have contributed to the enhancement and
beautification of Marion County through the built and natural environment. Local non-profit organization Keep Indianapolis
Beautiful Inc. leads the Monumental Affair...
MoreECONOMIC ANALYSIS: State's economy humming, so why do we feel gloomy?
October 31, 2005
Patrick BarkeyThe days are shorter, the temperatures are colder, and the leaves are falling off the trees. For most normal people, that
means it's time to start carving pumpkins, planning for holidays, or even watching the World Series. But for economists, it
means something else entirely. It is the beginning of forecasting season. It's a time when organizations of all kinds are
thinking about what they can expect in the coming year. For most of us, the state of the economy...
MoreCenter director ready to score: Ball State's new entrepreneurship chief has big plans for top-rated program
October 31, 2005
Scott OlsonThe 6-foot-6-inch Cox visited the Indiana University campus on Dec. 24, 1974, as a member of the Nebraska Cornhuskers basketball
team. The starting center scored 15 points and pulled down five rebounds in a 97-60 loss to the thenmighty Hoosiers. His team
took solace in a free meal from a local fast-food joint that gave each ticketholder a burger, fries and shake every time IU
won by 30 points or more. After scavenging the stands for discarded stubs, the 'Huskers...
MoreOne Call rings up regulatory ire: Carmel telecommmunications firm faces fines, legal action-and increased scrutiny from FCC
October 31, 2005
Chris O\'malleyThe Federal Communications Commission is threatening to revoke the operating authority of Carmel telecommunications firm One
Call Communications for allegedly failing to remit millions of dollars in federal fees. In its second action against the firm
since 2002, the agency also proposes a $1.1 million fine against One Call and parent OCMC Inc. The FCC complaint quietly launched
in August comes after allegations made last spring by state regulators. The state allegations involved so-called "modem hijacking"
of dial-up computer users,...
MoreWill cook, need kitchen: Bakers, caterers struggle to find space to bake-legally
October 31, 2005
Tammy LieberBoth women know they have sweettoothed fans who want to buy their goodies, but because of new state regulations, they are
finding it difficult to deliver their products to a hungry market. At the beginning of this year, a law took effect requiring
that most food for sale to the public be prepared in commercial kitchens with certified food handlers. The regulation has
effectively kicked Castillo, Johnson and dozens of other small caterers and bakers out of their production facilities-in...
MoreGuidant stock sales may fuel shareholder lawsuits: 4 insiders have cashed in more than $91M in shares
October 24, 2005
Greg AndrewsTop Guidant Corp. insiders have unloaded more than $100 million in company stock in recent months, a move that will blunt
the financial impact they'll feel if the Indianapolis company and Johnson & Johnson renegotiate the terms of their $25.4 billion
merger. The sales also will serve as grist for class-action attorneys, who filed several lawsuits this summer charging insiders
concealed from investors defects in the company's heart devices. By not promptly disclosing defects publicly, one classaction
suit filed in...
MoreOut-of-state ad agency nabs lottery: Louisville's Bandy Carroll chosen over native firms
October 24, 2005
Anthony SchoettleThe giggle will soon be gone. Hoosier Lottery officials are eliminating the tag line giggle in their ads. And, more significantly,
they're replacing the local firm that created those ads with a Louisville-based advertising agency. That decision has wiped
the smile off many faces in the local advertising community. One local industry executive said agencies here are stunned given
the state's pledge to "buy Indiana." The Louisville firm, Bandy Carroll Hellige, beat out Bloomington-based Hirons & Company
Communications Inc. and...
MoreMarsh store on hold: Grocery chain halts plan for much-ballyhooed Atlas replacement
October 24, 2005
Matthew KishFarrar broke the news to residents this month after speaking with Arthur Marsh, the store's namesake, who lives in the area.
A source inside Marsh confirmed the project is on hold, but company officials declined repeated opportunities to elaborate.
Marsh is pulling back from the project at a time it's under increasing financial strain. In its most recent quarter, the Indianapolis-based
company posted a profit of just $674,000 on revenue of $410 million. In an August statement, CEO Marsh Supermarkets...
MoreBig changes at Emmis?:
October 17, 2005
Big changes at Emmis? Analysts say sale of TV stations positions Jeff Smulyan to take media company private in leveraged buyout.
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MoreBULLS & BEARS: Past pandemics didn't deflate stock market
October 17, 2005
Dave GilreathThe fear du jour is the Avian Flu and the potential for the mother of all global pandemics. In November 2004, the World Health
Organization said an influenza pandemic was "inevitable," and in May of this year scientists predicted it could strike as
much as 20 percent of the world's population! Recently, news media have shown pictures from Asia of crates of dead birds and
reported new predictions, ranging from 5 million to 150 million human deaths. Hundreds of millions...
MoreLee, Willis prosper outside limelight: Former WRTV co-anchors run growing public relations firm
October 17, 2005
Anthony SchoettleNews defined the careers of Clyde Lee and Diane Willis for a combined five decades. And it was the nation's biggest news event
of the last decade-9/11-that served as an ominous backdrop for the duo's first entrepreneurial venture. "We incorporated in
August 2001, and less than a month later, 9/11 hit, and we thought, 'Oh my,'" Lee recalled. But more than four years later,
Lee/Willis Communications is still standing-and prospering. The fiscal swoon that followed 9/11 caused many companies to...
MoreState changes malpractice tact: Insurance department using more outside legal help
October 17, 2005
Tom MurphyThe Indiana Department of Insurance has boosted the outside help it uses to defend its medical malpractice Patients' Compensation
Fund after seeing a record payout this summer. A staff shortage, concern voiced by providers and a ruling that could lead
to huge damage sums all spurred the move, said Amy Strati, who oversees the fund as the Insurance Department's chief counsel.
"The provider community has clearly said to us, 'We want you using experienced [medical malpractice] attorneys on the complex...
MoreArt school to compete with Herron, U of I: For-profit Art Insitutue has designs on new programs
October 17, 2005
Tammy LieberThe city's newest art school has existing programs here sharpening their colored pencils and preparing for a showdown at the
easel to attract new students. The Art Institute of Indianapolis earlier this month launched a marketing campaign seeking
students for its first classes, which start Jan. 9. The for-profit school at the Pyramids is owned by a Pittsburgh firm. It
plans to offer a two-year degree in graphic design and four-year degrees in graphic design, interior design and interactive
media...
MoreCOLD PROSPECT?: New stadium may not overcome climate, lack of corporate clout as city vies for Super Bowl
October 17, 2005
Anthony SchoettleDid NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue do a snow job on Indiana legislators? Tagliabue dangled visions of Indianapolis' hosting
a Super Bowl when he made the case for a $625 million stadium before Indiana lawmakers earlier this year. Now construction
is under way, and local officials are watching 2006 host city Detroit to see if it can warm skeptics to the idea of playing
the Super Bowl in a cold-weather city. But some observers of the big game doubt Indianapolis has...
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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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