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Indiana lawmaker pushes Sunday sales of alcohol, cars
February 5, 2011
Associated PressIndiana shoppers would be able to buy a six-pack of beer or a new car on Sundays if state Sen. Phil Boots is successful in
rolling back two of the few remaining blue laws still in effect in Indiana.
MoreSimon Property's quarterly profit rises on improving retail sales
February 4, 2011
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsEarnings for the Indianapolis-based shopping mall owner increased to $217.9 million in the fourth quarter, up from $91.5 million
in the fourth quarter of 2009. Funds from operations, a key measurement used by real estate investment trusts, also improved.
MoreSettlement struck in HHGregg dryer lawsuit
February 2, 2011
Scott OlsonThe deal, which could become final next month, stems from a lawsuit brought by a group of consumers accusing the Indianapolis-based
appliance retailer of improperly installing dryer vents.
MoreBill advances to set 40 as Indiana's alcohol ID age
January 26, 2011
Associated PressThe bill would change a much-ridiculed law that took effect last summer requiring everyone — regardless of age —
to be carded for carryout alcohol.
MoreFamily Dollar plans 350 jobs in northeast Indiana
January 19, 2011
Scott OlsonA $70 million investment in a new distribution center by the North Carolina-based discount retailer is expected to create
up to 350 jobs. The facility should be operational by spring 2012.
MoreLego plans first Indiana store for Castleton Square
January 15, 2011
IBJ StaffThe roughly 1,200-square-foot shop is scheduled to open in late March or early April.
MoreMarion, Ind., chain balloons to 620 mobile-phone stores
January 8, 2011
Cory SchoutenThe chain’s growth got a boost last year when it landed a deal to operate 164 cellular shops inside HHGregg stores.
MoreMarsh hit with second federal labor charge
January 7, 2011
Scott OlsonNational Labor Relations Board accuses supermarket chain of intimidating employees at its Beech Grove store for supporting
an attempt to unionize. The charges follow a similar complaint NLRB made in November involving Marsh's Georgetown Road store.
MoreOfficeWorks acquires competitor’s local operations
January 7, 2011
Fishers-based furniture dealer and office space designer is purchasing the assets of Columbus, Ohio-based Continental Office
Environment's Indianapolis location on East 33rd Street. Both companies are Herman Miller dealers.
MoreHHGregg shares slide on lower earnings outlook
January 6, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer attributed its lower outlook to weak demand for new video technology
products. Sales of LED and 3-D televisions were less than expected while sales of lower-priced TVs were higher than anticipated.
MoreSpending data show strong December sales
January 5, 2011
Associated PressAmericans spent more on clothes, shoes, luxury goods and electronics in December than a year earlier, according to data released
Wednesday.
MoreMarsh in Shelbyville among latest stores to close
January 5, 2011
Scott OlsonThe supermarket chain has closed a store in Rushville and will shut others in Shelbyville and Connersville by the end of February.
The closures will leave Marsh with 97 stores, about half of which are in Indianapolis.
MoreGoodwill angles for donations during weak economy
January 1, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinThe recovering, yet-still-weak economy puts charity retailer Goodwill in a sweet position. Consumer spending is up, so more
old stuff makes its way to thrift stores. At the same time, high unemployment means the bargain hunters are still out in force.
MoreSanta feeling stays with shoppers after Christmas
December 27, 2010
Associated PressPeople hit the stores after Christmas to buy, indulging the rediscovered retail appetite that may have made 2010's holiday
shopping season the biggest ever.
MoreStrong holiday sales give Finish Line a boost
December 22, 2010
Scott OlsonThe company said on Tuesday sales at stores open more than a year rose 4.5 percent from Nov. 28 through Dec. 19 compared to
the same period a year ago.
MoreRetailers scout new Indy-area locations
December 18, 2010
IBJ StaffSeveral restaurants, including three pizza chains, and an adult-oriented retail store are planning new locations around the
city.
MoreNaysayers place big bet HHGregg will stumble
December 18, 2010
Greg AndrewsTraditional analysts are high on the electronics retailer, but short-sellers, those who profit when a stock falls instead
of rises, couldn't disagree more.
MoreHoly Cross startup sees plenty of room for more craft brewers
December 18, 2010
Cory SchoutenA startup brewery called Flat 12 Bierwerks has ignited a revival along lonely Dorman Street in Holy Cross, one of the city’s
oldest neighborhoods.
MoreTJX closing South Bend facility, cutting 725 jobs
December 14, 2010
IBJ StaffMore than 700 workers will lose their jobs when an A.J. Wright distribution center in South Bend closes next year as part
of as a national consolidation by parent TJX Cos.
MoreLongtime local Cadillac dealer loses fight to sell car
December 13, 2010
Francesca JaroszTutwiler Cadillac, which has sold Cadillacs in the Indianapolis area for almost five decades, has lost its franchise despite
a long battle with General Motors.
MoreSteak n Shake's annual profit sizzles
December 13, 2010
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis-based restaurant chain grew pretax profit in fiscal 2010 to $37.7 million, a 331-percent increase compared
with the previous fiscal year.
MoreOnline 'daily deals' coupons transform local advertising
December 11, 2010
Cory SchoutenA big-dollar offer from Google for Groupon—the undisputed king of a U.S. daily deal industry already worth $2.5 billion
a year—has emboldened an armada of coupon competitors looking to grab a piece of the fast-growing market.
MoreTJX closing A.J. Wright brand, cutting 4,400 jobs
December 10, 2010
Associated PressIndianapolis has four A.J. Wright stores that are slated for conversions rather than closures.
MoreFeds charge Marsh with unfair labor practices
December 10, 2010
IBJ StaffThe National Labor Relations Board filed a formal complaint after investigating charges that Marsh Supermarkets threatened
and intimidated employees to discourage them from forming a union. The grocery chain also allegedly fired an employee for
supporting the union.
MoreRenewed Sunday liquor fight to focus on money
November 30, 2010
Francesca JaroszBackers of the proposed legislation have begun touting a study estimating that as much as $9 million in additional tax revenue
would be generated for Indiana by the allowance of Sunday sales.
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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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