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PINCUS: State needs better life sciences startup ecosystem
May 18, 2013
Jack Pincus / Special to IBJIndiana’s life sciences sector is mostly composed of legacy companies.
MoreOesterle sells land to Angie's List, reaping millions
May 18, 2013
Chris O'MalleyAngie’s List Inc. CEO Bill Oesterle has collected millions of dollars over the years by renting to the company property
for its campus along East Washington Street. Now, the landlord and chief executive is pocketing millions more by selling Angie’s
the property, at well above its assessed value.
MoreKessler Mansion neighbors balk at business uses
May 15, 2013
Dan HumanAn Indianapolis City-County Councilor is looking into the possibility of zoning violations at the massive north-side property.
The mansion will host a camp for entrepreneurs in June.
MoreSlingshot is shifting aim away from SEO
May 11, 2013
Dan HumanAfter Google cracked down on some of the tools companies were using to improve their positions in search results, Indianapolis-based
Slingshot SEO opted to launch a sister brand called Digital Relevance that will focus on earning media attention.
MoreCo-founder's death alters Naked Monkey's growth plan
May 11, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisThe recession and then the death of a founder put the Carmel waxing spa on a new trajectory. Now co-owner Brenda Schultz is
mulling expansion plans.
MoreNew seed fund aims to make Indiana a hotbed for digital health startups
May 4, 2013
J.K. WallInfuse Accelerator hopes to make early-stage investments in 12 to 15 companies a year.
MoreEntrepreneurs vie for invites to reality TV summer camp
May 4, 2013
Dan HumanTwelve lucky entrepreneurs chosen from hundreds of applicants will spend two months this summer in a luxury facility working
on bringing new business ideas to market.
MoreZionsville's Main Street aims to boost drawing power, charm
April 27, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisZionsville’s new economic development plan calls for ramping up commercial activity in the predominantly residential
community—just not at the expense of the mom-and-pop shops that give the Boone County town its charm.
MoreVenture capital favoring later-stage firms
April 27, 2013
Dan HumanGetting $50,000—often from friends and relatives—to develop a product and set up a company still is easy enough
in Indiana, small-business leaders and venture capitalists say. But once a firm needs a few million dollars to grow into a
revenue-generating operation, the area can’t compete with Silicon Valley’s magnetism for venture capital.
MoreAngie's List posts smaller loss on soaring revenue
April 24, 2013
Associated PressThe latest results beat Wall Street estimates, driving the Indianapolis-based company's shares upward by nearly 7 percent
in after-market trading on Wednesday.
MoreAfter raid, pet store owner agrees to quit selling animals
April 23, 2013
IBJ StaffAnimal control officers found hundreds of violations in March at The Fish Bowl, 2101 East Michigan St. The owner plans to
continue operating his business as a pet-supply store.
MoreFood trucks find patchwork of rules in northern suburbs
April 13, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisAs the food truck industry heats up in Indianapolis, leaders of its fast-growing northern suburbs are starting to rewrite
the rules of the road.
MoreGreenwood's Old Town revival targets sidewalks, traffic flow
April 13, 2013
Dan HumanGreenwood city officials are in the early stages of a downtown revitalization plan that would begin with an investment of
up to $9 million designed to make Old Town more appealing to both vehicle and foot traffic.
MoreIU medical school's push to launch startups bears fruit
April 13, 2013
J.K. WallThe Indiana University School of Medicine has launched 12 companies in the past 18 months—a burst of startup activity
the school has never seen before.
More'Beer geeks' hatch plan for east-side hops farm
April 13, 2013
Scott OlsonA couple of fledgling entrepreneurs hope to tap into the increasing popularity of local microbreweries—not by starting
one but by supplying them with a key flavoring ingredient integral to making beer.
MoreDigital marketers try to cut through clutter
April 13, 2013
Chris O'MalleyElement Three is among dozens of ad/marketing firms in the city that put digital marketing—in a dizzying array of formats
and specialties—front-and-center. Often led by “millennial” types in their 20s and 30s to whom things like social media are
second nature, they’re giving ensconced agencies a run for their money.
MoreMobile boutique takes pop-up retail on the road
April 6, 2013
Jill McCarterHeather Hogan Pirowski, owner of Retro 101, is among a growing number of retailers who have chosen the nomadic lifestyle .
Looking for an alternative to the fixed overhead of a permanent location, they set up shop at a site for a few days or weeks,
then pack up and move on.
MoreGraphic designer advises marketers on nuances of reaching Latinos
March 30, 2013
Chris O'MalleyAdvertiser Carlos Sosa has designed some very recognizable work—including logos for IndyGo and the Indianapolis Indians—but
he is more focused these days on helping businesses more effectively market to the Indianapolis Latino community.
MoreCrunching the numbers on Obamacare
March 30, 2013
J.K. WallThe biggest changes from President Obama’s 2010 health reform law take effect nine months from now, so many Hoosier
employers have started crunching detailed numbers to cost out their options.
MoreCompany taps sports market with bacteria-stalking chemical
March 23, 2013
Anthony SchoettleAnderson-based Coeus Technology has invented a chemical that kills dangerous bacteria, including potentially deadly staph,
by forming a germ-killing barrier that lasts two weeks to six months.
MoreUrban biz accelerator giving leg up to startups
March 23, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisIndianapolis-based startup Dreamapolis is finalizing the details of its first Dreamapolis Accelerator class, a 12-week crash
course designed to help high-potential urban businesses get up to speed quickly.
MoreIndiana tech startups deemed seeds of promise
March 16, 2013
Chris O'MalleyThere’s the company founded by a college kid, in his dorm room. Another firm was launched by a guru from the shadowy
world of cyber security. And the other was founded by tech veterans old enough to remember IBM punch cards. Three Indiana
tech companies have surfaced among standouts in the notes of judges for TechPoint’s annual Mira Awards—the Hoosier
tech version of the Oscars.
MoreAngie's List grows bullish on e-commerce effort
March 16, 2013
Scott OlsonAngie’s List Inc. is taking a page from the Groupon playbook to build its new e-commerce initiative into a genuine revenue
generator.
MoreOnline used-car marketplace expands into Cincinnati
March 16, 2013
IBJ StaffMaxTradein, which allows dealers to bid on cars, adds former ChaCha executive to pursue roll-out to 30 markets.
MoreEx-Marcadia executive co-founds software firm
March 16, 2013
Chris O'MalleyA fixture in Indianapolis' startup community, Marcadia Biotech co-founder Kent Hawryluk is backing a project management
software firm.
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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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