January 22, 2009
Andrea Muirragui DavisLackluster economy be darned, Indianapolis' tourism trade gained ground in 2008. And the city's new head cheerleader has even
higher hopes for this year and beyond.
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January 19, 2009
Cory SchoutenIvy Tech Community College is working with private developers on an $18 million plan to turn the old St. Vincent Hospital
on Fall Creek
Parkway into a housing complex for Ivy Tech and IUPUI students.
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January 19, 2009
Sam StallIt's the best of times and the worst of times for Indianapolis recycling firms. On the one hand, public interest and participation
in recycling programs have never been stronger. On the other, the industry's capacity to turn all that trash into treasure
rarely has been weaker.
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January 19, 2009
Chris O'MalleyThe McKinney Family Foundation has created a fund to support initiatives of Mayor Greg Ballard's 3-month-old Office of Sustainability,
an environmental initiative that promotes projects ranging from energy-efficient city buildings to bicycle paths.
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January 19, 2009
Anthony SchoettleMembers of an exclusive Noblesville golf club are worried the operation might fold under financial pressure, but The Sagamore
Club's
operators say a predicted cash infusion will keep golf balls flying this spring.
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January 19, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerCarmel startup Waterstone Pharmaceuticals Inc., which hopes to research drug components here and make them in China, has just
raised $12 million in venture
capitaldespite the recession and a deep freeze in financial markets.
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January 19, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinNew theaters have popped up in Indianapolis and around the United States in recent years, adding to communities' cultural
vitality. But a first-of-its-kind national study reveals a trend that could spell trouble: As theaters multiplied, the overall
audience shrank.
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January 19, 2009
Cory SchoutenIndianapolis Public Schools is looking for a new redevelopment strategy for its 11-acre facility on Massachusetts Avenue after
an ambitious proposal for the historic former Coca-Cola bottling plant fizzled.
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January 19, 2009
J.K. WallThe latest product to come out of Carmel-based OBS Medical may be just what the doctors ordered. The doctors working for major
pharmaceutical companies, that is.
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January 19, 2009
Chris O'MalleyA 2000 study has proven to be "remarkably prescient" in identifying information technology as a mainstay of the
local economy that would "affect
all industries and all jobs," said Michael J. Hicks, the top economist at Ball State University.
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January 19, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinSitting in gridlocked traffic along Interstate 69, Fishers residents might already think of their town as
a city. This sprawling suburb of 65,000 people certainly looks nothing like the burg of less than 1,000 it was three decades
ago.
But down at the municipal government complex, Fishers is still a town, just as it was incorporated in 1891.
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January 15, 2009
J.K. WallIndianapolis-based Lilly pleaded guilty to one violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act on Thursday and agreed to pay
$1.42 billion to settle both that criminal charge as well as civil lawsuits in which it did not admit wrongdoing.
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January 12, 2009
J.K. WallAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's growing market dominance in Indiana is sparking a backlash from doctors who plan to push
a bill this year in the Indiana General Assembly that would allow physicians to reject patients covered by massive health
insurer.
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January 12, 2009
Anthony SchoettleOne of Indianapolis' most storied advertising agency names is coming back to the local market. Longtime local ad exec Paula
MacVittie came out of retirement late last year to acquire Marc USA Indianapolis from
its Pittsburgh-based parent company, renaming the firm Caldwell VanRiper.
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January 12, 2009
Anthony SchoettleA local group headlined by the creator of the movies "Hoosiers" and "Rudy" is spearheading an effort to bring the story of
the very first Indianapolis 500 to the silver screen.
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January 12, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinAs an accounting student at Ball State University, Brandon J. Benker had a thirst for high-stakes gambling. But that didn't
keep Benker from landing a job with an Indianapolis accounting firm, or serving as treasurer of The Penrod
Society, a local not-for-profit that now alleges he took every penny of the $380,000 in its account.
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January 12, 2009
Chris O'MalleyLegislation filed in the Indiana General Assembly this year seeks renewable energy mandates, stricter building codes throughout
Indiana.
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January 12, 2009
Whitney LeeFishers chiropractor Steven Roberts had been teaching fitness classes using inflatable exercise balls for about seven years
when he had a brainstormhis adult clients might get even more out of them if the balls had handles.
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January 12, 2009
Cory SchoutenOne of central Indiana's largest condominium builders may have to exit the market because of slowing demand and problems with
financing. At peak, Chicago-based Portrait and Pasquinelli Homes was building 250 units per year in Indianapolis
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January 12, 2009
J.K. WallStudents, commerce and emerging media have moved to the forefront of Ball State's mission under President Jo Ann Gora, attracting
corporate dollars to the university.
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January 12, 2009
Scott OlsonStudents are flocking to online classes at Ivy Tech Community College faster than the burgeoning college is racking up overall
growthmirroring a national trend toward computers over classrooms.
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January 8, 2009
Scott OlsonMacy's decision to close its store at Lafayette Square could deal a devastating
blow to a mall already reeling from the loss of other major tenants.
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January 6, 2009
Lou HarryThe Indianapolis Museum of Art today announced a series of cutbacks designed to trim $1.7 million from its budget due to revenue
shortfalls and "significant losses" to its endowment.
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January 5, 2009
Chris O'MalleyA firm hatched out of the Indiana University School of
Medicine has raised $150,000 toward bringing to market yeasts that could be a cure for one of the biggest bioengineering challenges
of the day.
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January 5, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerBioCrossroads is setting the stage to create Indiana Future Fund II, an effort that would raise tens of millions of dollars
for speculation on promising Hoosier life science companies.
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RKW's comments read like a modern "Chicken Little". As a Raintree resident for many years, "Yes, I'm ready for this." Matter of fact, I welcome The Farm because it's a development that compliments our town, brings new and desirable shopping & dining closer (specialty grocer, upscale shops, micro brew pub, etc), offers upscale condos for empty nesters who want to stay in Zionsville, is being planned and constructed by local, well-reputed firms and, of course, provides desirable non property tax benefits. We all knew the Pittman's were going to develop their property sooner than later. That one of the Pittman's will continue to live on the property helps assure The Farm will be everything promised. This also sets a standard for other developers as to the quality of future developments - which should keep an ugly Walmart at bay for decades. As we've no meglomaniac mayor, I seriously doubt Zionsville would ever aspire to over-priced statues or subsidized retail rents. And we already have a very nice public theater, the Zionsville Performing Arts Center, that meets our cultural needs quite nicely.
Do we add (or subtract) these from the bounty we recieve from RTWFL, Daylight Savings Time, corporate tax giveaways, and the crack job IEDC is doing?? Or is Mike going to blame these on Mitch?
Who makes Tater Tots? They would be a good sponsor, because $3 Million for the alleged "Greatest Spectacle In Racing" is taters. Tiny, tiny taters. But at least they are making up something of the losses accumulated over the years in this dying sport. Buttock in seat is certainly not doing it, nor eyeball on TV, as evidenced by the lack of both.
We loved lakehouse and think the Arbor Village would be a great location. It is less than 2 miles from over 1000 rooftops in the 225,000 to over 1 million range. Many people could use the great fishers trail system to bike or walk there. Just an idea Scotty -- but maybe something closer to 3 Wiseman would good. The only microbrew in area is Ram (boring)
True, it's an ESPN production, but ESPN is just another name for ABC Sports, or what used to be ABC Sports since ABC Sports no longer exists as a name. ESPN=ABC Sports= ESPN. ESPN is, according to Forbes "the world's most valuable media property" worth $40 billion. Despite that, they fired 400 people this week.