Publishing

Star union gains raises, can't stop job cuts

March 19, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
After a months long Save The Star campaign, the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild last week ratified a contract guaranteeing its members raises of between 2 percent and 4 percent. But the union lost the fight to save local design jobs.
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Local newpaper publisher rolls out Zionsville edition

March 16, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
Pushed by advertiser demand, a local company this month is launching a weekly newspaper in Zionsville. Current Publishing now will have started five newspapers in five years despite a difficult environment for newspapers.
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Local graphics firm Pratt acquired by Minnesota company

March 13, 2012
Pratt Corp., a 66-year-old Indianapolis-based retail graphics firm that saw ambitious expansion plans come up short during the recession, has been acquired by Vomela Group of St. Paul, Minn.
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Star settles age-discrimination suit with ex-columnist

March 2, 2012
J.K. Wall
Former columnist Susan Guyett, 63, sued the Star and its owner, Virginia-based Gannett Co., in April 2010, alleging that her age led to her dismissal in December 2008.
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Gannett to build online pay wall for newspaper content

February 23, 2012
Bloomberg News
Gannett Co., the owner of 82 daily newspapers including The Indianapolis Star, will adopt a paid model for online content by the end of the year, the company announced at an investment conference Wednesday.
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Longtime editorial director to leave Emmis Publishing

February 22, 2012
 IBJ Staff
Veteran Indianapolis Monthly chief Deborah Paul is easing into retirement, leaving her full-time gig as editorial director of Emmis Publishing to work as a consultant.
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Local Emmis publication announces new editor

February 9, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
Emmis Publishing has hired Amanda Heckert, senior editor at Atlanta magazine, to replace David Zivan as editor of Indianapolis Monthly, the company announced Thursday.
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Financial maneuvers give Emmis new lease on lifeRestricted Content

January 21, 2012
Greg Andrews
The company has made tremendous progress in recent weeks addressing problems that have scared off investors and pushed the price of its common stock below $1.
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Emmis mum on sudden exit of Indianapolis Monthly editor

January 11, 2012
Greg Andrews
The Indianapolis communications company confirmed it is seeking a replacement for David Zivan, who had led the magazine for six years.
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Former Star columnist’s lawsuit set for trial

January 6, 2012
Susan Guyett sued The Indianapolis Star in April 2010, alleging that her age led to her dismissal in December 2008.
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Satirical newspaper targets city for expansion

December 6, 2011
Indianapolis-based startup Allium Midwest Media LLC will begin distributing print editions of The Onion and its sister publication The A.V. Club around Indianapolis starting Feb. 2.
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Star parent plans to add 108 jobs at local media units

November 29, 2011
Scott Olson
Gannett Co. said the jobs will be added in central Indiana as part of an expansion of its media-related groups. Meanwhile, the newspaper's union continues to negotiate a new contract with the company.
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Emmis finds silver lining despite deep losses in 2Q

October 13, 2011
Anthony Schoettle
Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications Corp. announced Thursday that second-quarter revenue slipped from last year and losses nearly quadrupled. However, the sale of three radio stations for $120 million, a reduction in debt and increases in advertising give executives hope.
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Olympia Media Partners' newspapers reaching more college campusesRestricted Content

October 8, 2011
Anthony Schoettle
IU grads add employees, revenue as they prepare to expand their company's footprint to 45 schools.
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Rezoning sought for growing children’s health program

October 5, 2011
Scott Olson
The Children's Better Health Institute, a division of The Saturday Evening Post Society Inc., plans to ask the Metropolitan Development Commission to rezone a 23-acre parcel on the city's northwest side.
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Daniels outlines fix for national debt in new book

September 19, 2011
Associated Press
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels writes in his new book that massive entitlement spending reform is needed to avert a national economic disaster.
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Daniels' book latest of many governors' tomes

September 11, 2011
Associated Press
Of the nation's 50 sitting governors, almost a quarter of them are authors. Four, including Daniels, have written tomes while serving as their state's chief executive.
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Star's union plans aggressive labor fight with Gannett

September 2, 2011
Anthony Schoettle
The Indianapolis Newspaper Guild, beleaguered by round after round of layoffs, has launched a critical advertising campaign as it enters contract negotiations with Gannett Co.
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Seven Indiana companies make latest Inc. 500 list

August 23, 2011
Indianapolis-based Slingshot SEO, a search engine optimization firm, ranked 58th, tops among the Indiana companies that made the list.
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Local magazine Vype to help school sportsRestricted Content

August 20, 2011
 IBJ Staff
Ninety high-school sports programs should receive money generated by the Central Indiana VYPE Foundation.
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More changes coming to Star in wake of layoffs

June 22, 2011
Cory Schouten
A deep round of layoffs at The Indianapolis Star is only the beginning of a major restructuring of the company's news operations, Publisher Karen Crotchfelt told IBJ in an interview Wednesday.
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Indianapolis Star lays off 62 in cost-saving purge

June 21, 2011
Cory Schouten
The Indianapolis Star on Tuesday laid off 62 employees including more than 15 percent of its newsroom staff in the latest round of cost-cutting by Gannett Co. Inc., the newspaper's parent company.
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Star folding Metromix section

June 15, 2011
Anthony Schoettle
The Indianapolis Star is halting publication of its free weekly stand-alone Metromix section after the June 23 edition, but some of the content intended to appeal to young readers will be posted online.
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Emmis decision to pay CEO legal fees illegal, financier says

February 7, 2011
Scott Olson
Alden Global Capital, a firm Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan is suing for backing out of a deal to finance his efforts to take Emmis private, charges that a $200,000 loan Emmis made to pay his legal fees violates the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
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Hoosier State Press Association revamps co-op advertisingRestricted Content

January 15, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlin
The press association hired a former marketing director for Columbus-based Home News Enterprises in late 2009 to spearhead the service.
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