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Conseco reinsurance deal swaps profits for cash
July 13, 2009
IBJ StaffCarmel-based Conseco Inc., still a bit strapped for cash, brought in a reinsurance company to shoulder some of the risk
of its life insurance policies. Minnesota-based Wilton Reassurance Co. will pay $57.5 million to Conseco as a ceding
commission to co-insure and administer 104,000 policies held by Conseco subsidiaries.
MoreFranklin College sues like-named competitor over marketing push
July 6, 2009
J.K. WallFranklin College filed a lawsuit today alleging trademark infringement against Ohio-based Franklin
University, which will open a campus in Castleton this fall. The liberal arts college south of Indianapolis
said the newcomer's marketing blitz has been too close to Franklin College’s own branding.
MoreCarmel tech firm takes coupons into digital era
July 6, 2009
Chris O'MalleyCarmel-based mobile marketer Tetherball has deployed a program using
a radio frequency identification device that can measure in detail to what extent customers redeem loyalty and rewards offers.
MoreLegislature snubs casinos, but forms study committee
July 6, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerIndiana's struggling gambling industry didn't get the relief it sought during the special session of the Indiana General Assembly.
But embedded within the budget bill approved June 30 is a provision creating a gambling summer study committee. Its recommendations,
due by Dec. 1, may make or break several of Indiana's casinos.
MoreWeb site aspires to be source for all things Fishers
July 6, 2009
IBJ StaffNoblesville resident Tom Wagenhauser is revamping the Hamilton County-centric Web site FishersFind.com and hopes to double
its weekly traffic.
MoreCummins sues insurers over $381M in flood claims
June 29, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerCummins Inc. is battling its insurers in court, saying they're refusing to pay
most of the company's $381 million in claims stemming from the flood that immersed its southern Indiana
facilities a year ago.
MoreBoomtown on hold: Recession delays Honda's full impact on Greensburg
June 22, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinJobs created by the new manufacturing plant have been offset by losses elsewhere in the community, and related development
remains scarce. But local officials remain optimistic about Honda's long-term impact.
MoreAnderson's abundant water supply makes city well-suited for Nestle, other food processors
June 15, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe city of Anderson soon will tap a new well to help accommodate demand from Nestle USA, which opened a Madison County plant
in May 2008 producing bottled, flavored Nesquik and liquid Coffee-mate, a water-based creamer. The
company already has launched an expansion slated for completion in 2011.
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.
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.
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.
MoreCandy store aims for sweet success
May 25, 2009
George UmbargerA focus on old-world quality with modern services and efficiency drives the owners of Simply Sweet Shoppe & Second Story Playhouse.
MoreKroger eyes Zionsville location
May 25, 2009
Kroger Co. is looking at land in Zionsville for a new store.
MoreDINING: Cobblestone Grill offers tasty lunch until 5
May 25, 2009
Lou HarryOne of the pleasures—and there are numerous ones—of Zionsville’s Cobblestone Grill (160 S. Main St., Zionsville, 873-4745) is that its lunch menu is offered beyond the traditional midday-meal hours.
Recession slows the creation of a self-contained Boone County community
May 18, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinCreating a self-contained community on 1,700 acres of farmland could take much longer than the 15 to 20 years Duke Realty
Corp. predicted.
MoreFranklin ban snuffs out smoking
May 11, 2009
Tavern owners in Franklin will mothball their ashtrays next month following the passage of a smoking ban May 4. City councilors
voted 6-1 to make the ban one of the most restrictive in the state.
MoreIndiana wages now well below average
May 4, 2009
Morton MarcusLast week the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its estimates of county personal income and all the detail comprising
those data.
MoreWestfield mayor hopes $60M stadium project will transform city
April 27, 2009
Cory SchoutenWestfield Mayor Andy Cook is proposing a $60 million youth sports complex with a 4,000-seat multipurpose outdoor
stadium, indoor sports facilities and sports fields with the goal of establishing the Hamilton County community as the "Family
Sports Capital
of America."
MoreColts staying at Rose-Hulman for training camp
April 24, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe Indianapolis Colts are staying at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for training camp. The team has conducted its camp
at the Terre Haute school since 1999.
MoreWestfield plans $60M youth-sports complex
April 23, 2009
Cory SchoutenThe mayor of Westfield announced plans this morning to build a $60 million youth sports complex with a 4,000-seat multipurpose
outdoor stadium, indoor sports facilities, and fields for baseball, soccer, softball and lacrosse. The sports facilities would
anchor a 1,500-acre development by locally based Estridge Co. along Towne Road between 146th and 161st streets.
MoreCIB's deficit is a state problem, not a local one
April 20, 2009
Casting the CIB's deficit as an Indianapolis problem is simplistic and inaccurate because it overlooks the millions of dollars
in state tax revenue generated by those venues and an endless list of vendors that do business with them.
MoreCasino-tax controversy lit fire under residents of Fairland, a long-forgotten town
April 20, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinWith a town government behind them, Fairland-area residents hope any future growth will be to their benefit.
MoreNoblesville offered generous incentives to Simon for mall
April 20, 2009
Cory SchoutenThe old adage that retail follows rooftops is only partially true; retail also follows taxpayer-funded incentives.
MoreOmnicity seeks financial turnaround, has 28 acquisitions in mind
April 13, 2009
Chris O'MalleyDick Beltzhoover, a private investor in Omnicity Corp., a Carmel-based wireless broadband provider, has quietly taken the
company public and has lofty plans to expand nationwide.
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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.
The Prestige was a great flick.
Larry - even though the race is on ABC, ESPN does all of the work, so that is why ESPN is mentioned. Most sports on ABC are called something like "ESPN on ABC."