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Some laid-off workers qualify for lucrative benefits
June 15, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinA little-known federal program provides support for retraining to workers whose employers were hurt by foreign trade. The
Trade Adjustment Assistance Act also offers income replacement and health insurance benefits.
MoreGrads, career-changers surge into teaching
June 8, 2009
J.K. WallFolks from all sorts of professions are trying on teaching, to survive the recession or to give back to the community. Or
both.
MoreCultural Trail spurs development plan along Virginia Avenue
June 8, 2009
Cory SchoutenA local architecture firm hopes to challenge hip Mass Ave with an arts-themed development in Fletcher Place. The $9 million
project would include apartments, retail and office space.
MoreNot-for-profits use electronic technology to raise funds
June 8, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinFund raising via video e-mailing gets attention, but the jury is still out on its return on cost.
MoreNewcomer Franklin University could create marketing mix-up for Franklin College
June 8, 2009
J.K. WallOhio-based Franklin University's move into the Indianapolis market sets up the potential for significant name confusion with
Franklin College, the liberal arts school 30 minutes south of Indianapolis.
MoreSpanish-language news program finds home after cancellation
June 8, 2009
Scott OlsonThe familiar face of a local Hispanic television newscast is back on the air, less than six months after the parent of WISH-TV
Channel 8 pulled the plug on him.
MoreState audit findings sting Westfield
June 8, 2009
Cory SchoutenWestfield's mayor says the city's rapid growth and small staff are to blame for accounting problems raised in a State Board
of Accounts audit.
MoreVacant dealerships join already rocky real estate market
June 8, 2009
Tom HartonThe owners of car dealerships slated for closure by Chrysler and General Motors face a tough environment for unloading their
real estate, but an expected onslaught of such properties has at least one company preparing to grab a slice of the business.
MoreMarketing employees open own computer-generated motion graphics business
June 8, 2009
Chris O\'malleyThe three principals of The Basement Design and Motion left another firm to set their own course in the world of Web convergence
marketing.
MoreRetirement plans changing as employers cut costs, workers crave stability
June 8, 2009
J.K. WallLast fall's Wall Street meltdown, which erased half the value of some 401(k) retirement plans, has both employers and employees
re-examining what to expect long term.
MoreUnprecedented economic forecast revision will frame special session
June 1, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerWith the help of outside economists, Indiana government undergoes an economic forecast every other yearâ??a process that's
taken on increased importance this spring, as Gov. Mitch Daniels and the Legislature attempt to craft a two-year budget amid
the deepest recession since the early 1980s.
MoreExperts doubt Indianapolis can lure huge conventions
June 1, 2009
Scott OlsonIndianapolis already hosts three of the top 200 conventions in the country. But additional meeting space coming online late
next year could help the city double the number.
MoreOutlying counties, tired of waiting for Indianapolis convention spillover, set own strategies
June 1, 2009
Anthony SchoettleSome industry insiders worry that, while Indianapolis is busy chasing bigger conventions, adjoining counties may raid the
cupboard made plentiful by investments within Marion County, particularly downtown.
MoreCarmel Community Players retools after lost grant; group facing $75,000 debt, loss of longtime venue
June 1, 2009
Kim PuckettCash-strapped theater group Carmel Community Players has nixed its summer musical, canceled its Summer Camp for Kids, and
pulled out of Carmelfest 2009 after being denied the public funding it has received for years.
MoreIrvington rolls out $1.2 million promotional campaign
June 1, 2009
Anthony SchoettleIn the midst of a $1.2 million campaign to upgrade streets, sidewalks and other neighborhood infrastructure, a coalition of
Irvington businesses and residents is launching a unique marketing campaign to tout the neighborhood's recent enhancements
and position it as an alternative to places such as Carmel, Zionsville, Geist and Noblesville.
MoreIndiana logs more complaints against collectors as pressure mounts to make debtors pay up
June 1, 2009
Sam StallA lot of people owe money these days, and some of the agencies hired to pursue them are resorting to old- school tactics to
collect. Things like calling at all hours, threatening to have debtors jailed or fired, or employing abusive language.
MoreGregg landing in prime spots abandoned by failed retailers Circuit City, Linens & Things
June 1, 2009
Cory SchoutenElectronics retailer HHGregg Inc. has snapped up at least a dozen former Circuit City and Linens & Things locations in six
states and is eyeing more of the empty big boxes in an opportunistic move toward expansion.
MoreTransit, sustainable development likely to be themes in rescue of near-north neighborhood
June 1, 2009
Chris O'MalleyLocal leaders and, soon, a national team of experts, are quietly developing a strategy to revitalize Marion County's biggest
concentration of brownfield sites and impoverished urban neighborhoods, centered at East 22nd Street and the Monon Trail.
MoreIndianapolis outpaces Cincinnati in many convention measures
June 1, 2009
In this Quick Hits look at a competing convention city, Cincinnati boasts more convention space, but Indianapolis draws more guests.
Arts Council faces grants-divvying dilemma
June 1, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Arts Council of Indianapolis faces the unenviable task of divvying up less than $1 million in city grants for the arts,
compared with $2.15 million that was awarded last year.
MoreHeartland Distillers joins mini-boom in artisan spirit-making
June 1, 2009
Kim PuckettSince January, Heartland Distillers has turned out several small batches of its first signature spirit—Indiana Vodka—available
at about 300 area retailers.
MoreExpress Scripts closer to $4.7B WellPoint deal
May 28, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressExpress Scripts Inc. has cleared an
antitrust review for its planned purchase of Indianapolis-based WellPoint
Inc.'s pharmacy benefits management business, bringing the $4.7 billion deal
closer to completion.
MoreChurches look for ways to pay off construction projects planned before recession took toll on collection plates
May 25, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinIn Indianapolis and around the country, congregations that expanded before the recession are now taking drastic measures,
including budget cuts that have resulted in layoffs, salary reductions and giving less to charities.
MoreLed by educators instead of investment specialists, state teachers fund fell into $67M hole
May 25, 2009
J.K. WallThe people overseeing the Indiana State Teachers Association Insurance Trust had no background in investments or insurance,
likely leaving them ill-equipped to grasp the ever-larger amounts of complicated investments the trust was buying.
MoreLauth granted reprieve
May 25, 2009
Cory SchoutenA judge has given Lauth Group Inc. a reprieve from an equity investor that is seeking to take control of most of the developer's
properties.
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In my opinion the estridge companies are crooks. They filed bankruptcy on their 'track housing' side of the business two weeks before they closed on one of my clients' homes. When my client first interviewed Estridge as a builder 6 months before, they specifically ASKED about the solvency of their business, knowing that some builders were struggling. Estridge truly misrepresented their financial situation at that time. I suppose I am more unhappy with the whole system than I am with the builder because what the heck==you can file bankruptcy on 'track homes' but still keep building and make money off of 'custom built' homes??? How ridiculous! They are all homes. How can a company be allowed to bilk thousands of dollars from their subcontractors but still be allowed to build houses?? they should have been made to pay back all their unpaid contractors before being allowed to profit from building any more houses! This alone makes them and the system crooks in my eyes. I would never build an estridge home and I would not recommend for my clients either. If they were truly 'bankrupt' how could they afford to keep building homes anyway??? The whole system needs fixed.
I live a couple blocks east of the Angie's campus and my house is assessed for ~$160,000. If I could get that amount, let alone $384,000 (a 140% bonus), I'd sell in a minute. Either Angie's stockholders just got fleeced, or Angie's is getting about a 58% discount on their property taxes, if these properties are actually worth what they paid Mr. Oesterle for them. Which do you think is the case?
Perhaps the IMA board is really to blame! They agreed to hire Charles. They can't seemingly find donors among themselves, or bring in new blood that will support the museums operating budget with an expanded museum and money to provide curators with something to do (ie buy art). The headlines of disarray at the museum and mass firings are hurting the reputation of the museum for some time to come. If people on the board had misgivings, perhaps they shpuld have more forcefully opposed efforts that they have seemingly been unable to fund, like expansion and the costs it has created!
See, I told u Indyman and Dipsicle....this 8 days is overkill. It's barely worth a weekend....great job Tony George! Your dream has been fulfilled....he fans want the I r l back. Thats how good it was.....and that sucked.
I have been in training for a short time now but right off I can see that safety and quality are the number one issues, my experience as of late has been a positive one, the employees along with Jeff the plant manager and the operation supervisor as well as the engineers are a highly motivated group of people, what an asset for the area to have and for company's in need of a quality metal products.