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Preparation is key to surviving disasters of all kinds: Financial experts offer tips to keep your records safe in emergencies
September 25, 2006
Tracy DonhardtLast year's hurricane disasters in the Gulf Coast region brought to light how easily and quickly personal financial records
can be lost or destroyed in a catastrophe. While hurricanes aren't likely to hit Indiana, tornadoes, fires and floods are
always a possibility, as are crimes such as theft, vandalism and identity theft. Financial planners emphasize that it's important
to keep records safe from various disasters that can hit without warning. In fact, they say, it's good to have a plan...
MoreSPORTS Bill Benner: Little-noticed Horizon League prospers and grows
September 18, 2006
Bill BennerSPORTS Little-noticed Horizon League prospers and grows From his fifth-floor office in Pan Am Plaza, Horizon League Commissioner
Jon LeCrone has a view of the Indianapolis skyline. His only wish is that the city would look back. Not at him. At his nine-member
league, which will grow to 10 next July when upstate Valparaiso joins Butler in the league's Indiana contingent. Alas, it's
a prime example of good news making no news. Or of the media, local and otherwise, determining...
MoreRCA Championships secures ATP support: Local tournament working on TV, sponsorship deals
September 18, 2006
Anthony SchoettleIn the wake of rumors that a mini offseason for players could interrupt the RCA Championships' calendar slot, the ATP-the
association representing men's professionals tennis players-has come out in strong support of the local tournament. "There's
no uncertainty about the future of this tournament from the ATP's perspective," said Mark V. Young, ATP's CEO for the Americas.
Young confirmed that ATP officials, who set the men's professional calendar, have discussed shortening the schedule at the
behest of players, who claim...
MoreDIFFERENT TAKES: IS IT IMPORTANT FOR COMPANIES TO STAY LOCAL?
September 18, 2006
Mergers not only good for investors Keeping local roots is high priority DIFFERENT TAKES IS IT IMPORTANT FOR COMPANIES TO
STAY LOCAL? When entrepreneurs or investors start companies, they do so with a goal in mind. That goal might be to create
jobs, create value for investors or shareholders, develop local talent, build long-term capabilities for the company and the
state's economy, produce a profit, or all of these. Chances of success rise as we embrace the idea of an...
MoreECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Does the economy care who wins in November?
September 18, 2006
Patrick BarkeyIf you ever visit Indiana's past through the eyes of our state's excellent historians, you uncover many amazing facts. To
me, one of the most remarkable is this: In the 19th century, before the age of the automobile, mass communication and high
school basketball, the voter turnout among Hoosiers in national elections approached, and sometimes surpassed, 90 percent.
When you think about the sacrifice it took to get to a polling place in those days, that's an incredible achievement. Of...
MoreTOM HARTON Commentary: Crime takes indirect swipe at the arts
September 11, 2006
In Indianapolis, when the crime rate goes up or kids' test scores go down, it's not uncommon for people to point the finger
at publicly funded sports facilities. "Our priorities are screwed up," observers opine. "We spend too much money on these
playgrounds for the rich, and not enough on cops, courts and public education." The sports establishment here has been batting
away this criticism for years. It goes with the territory in a city where sports is an important...
MoreBEHIND THE NEWS GREG ANDREWS gandrews@ibj.com: With Finish Line stumbling, analysts weigh sale, LBO
September 11, 2006
Finish Line Inc.'s fortunes have dimmed so dramatically in recent months that analysts are raising a range of ideas that once
seemed farfetched to boost the slumping stock. Among them: taking the company private through a leveraged buyout, or selling
it to a larger retailer. The athletic-shoe industry is abuzz that an LBO for Finish Line's struggling rival, New York-based
Foot Locker Inc., is already afoot. That company last month hired a financial adviser, just weeks after Women's Wear Daily...
MoreFox Sports Midwest rebrands, unveils new plan: Local broadcasters will feel heat if strategy works
September 11, 2006
Anthony SchoettleFox Sports Midwest-which is in the process of rebranding to Fox Sports Indiana in this market-is serving notice it intends
to be the television network of choice when it comes to local sports. Shortly after wrestling part of the Indiana Pacers broadcast
rights from WTTV-TV Channel 4, officials for St. Louis-based Fox Sports Midwest unveiled a plan that entails significant upgrades
to its local sports programming, including adding professional, collegiate and high school sports of all sorts as well as...
MoreBRIAN WILLIAMS Commentary: Downtown needs a grand, artful facility
September 11, 2006
On Sept. 1, 45 competitors from nearly 20 countries arrived for the seventh quadrennial International Violin Competition of
Indianapolis. Through the middle of September at venues around the city, these talented men and women will compete for one
of the richest artistic prizes in the world. In a few short months, the American Pianists Association will undertake its biennial
competition for the Cole Porter Jazz Fellowship. Again, a cadre of some of the instrument's most accomplished American performers
will come...
MoreSPORTS: Are security searches all we retained from 9/11?
September 11, 2006
Bill BennerI pulled up the column I wrote five years ago this week. It was published five days after 9/11. This is how it began: "When
you have a tragedy of such immense proportions as the one visited on America last week, it renders the world of sport to the
status of the trivial, the trite, the absolutely, totally inconsequential." But I also expressed the belief that it would
be sport that would aid us in our recovery. "Yet as meaningless...
MoreColts plan to let sponsors decorate portions of stadium
September 4, 2006
Anthony SchoettleThe Indianapolis Colts are giving sponsors a chance to help design the interior of Lucas Oil Stadium. The newly announced
sponsorship packages, which parcel out naming and design rights for 12 parts of the stadium, are expected to generate up to
$10 million a year for the franchise.
MoreNFL Combine is likely here to stay: Organizing firm moves headquarters to Indianapolis
September 4, 2006
Anthony SchoettleLocal officials have lured another sports-related company here and taken a huge step in assuring the NFL Scouting Combine
stays in the city long term. National Football Scouting and sister company National Invitational Camp, which operates the
Combine for NFL team owners, moved its headquarters in August from Tulsa, Okla., to Indianapolis. NFS and NIC moved into the
Pan Am Plaza office building, across the street from the RCA Dome, where it has held the Combine since 1987. NFS also...
MoreSPORTS: This sports writer's open letter to Jim Irsay ...
September 4, 2006
Bill BennerWell, here we go again. Another season of high hopes for your Indianapolis Colts or, as many consider them, "our" Indianapolis
Colts. They feel we're all in this together. That includes you, the folks you've assembled there on West 56th Street, and
everybody here in the local universe who supports the product by buying tickets, leasing suites, purchasing gear, being a
sponsor, providing copious coverage, or simply being a fan in front of the TV. Yes, at the end of...
MorePepsi considering mammoth warehouse on west side: Sources say firm's been scouting sites since spring
September 4, 2006
Jennifer WhitsonA firm representing PepsiCo Inc. has been scouting sites on Indianapolis' west side for a mammoth warehouse and distribution
facility, and sources said the beverage giant is leaning toward a site near its Gatorade bottling plant. Local real estate
brokers said Chris Clayton, a broker with the Cleveland office of Dallas-based Staubach Co., visited sites and put out a request
for proposals for the project in early April, calling for 1 million square feet of industrial space with the possibility...
MoreRacing toward a new type of learning center: Decatur, Panther team up on educational facility
August 28, 2006
Scott OlsonMention a career in motorsports to most youngsters and they imagine whizzing around the track like NASCAR's Tony Stewart or
Sam Hornish Jr., points leader of the Indianapolis Racing League. But a partnership between Indianapolisbased Panther Racing
LLC and Decatur Township Schools wants to introduce students to more practical professions within the sport by providing the
resources in a hands-on learning environment. The result is the Panther Education Center, set to open next fall near the racing
team's headquarters at...
MoreSPORTS: Behind the 'rock': Confessions of an IU football fan
August 28, 2006
Bill BennerAh, it's almost that time again. For the pomp. The pageantry. The Bloody Marys and brats in the parking lot. There are few
things I look forward to more than college football season. And that would include Indiana University's season. Especially
IU's season, in fact. File it under perverse pleasure. Somehow, I find ecstasy in the continuing agony of IU football. Time
and again you get punched in the gut only to respond, "Sir, can I have another?" It's easy...
MoreSPORTS: A grim look at what the city's future could hold
August 21, 2006
Bill BennerI was having a fitful time trying to sleep. For some reason, the word "priorities" kept running through my mind. Then, suddenly,
I felt as if I were awake, standing in downtown Indianapolis. I caught site of a calendar in a storefront window. I blinked
and shook my head. It read August 2026, but the city didn't look 20 years more modern. If anything, it looked 20 years older.
It was as if time had passed by the Indy I...
MoreNew Sports Corp. boss adjusting game plan
August 14, 2006
Anthony SchoettleTom King thinks its time to run the not-for-profit Indiana Sports Corp. with a for-profit mind-set, a change that could radically
alter the organization credited with implementing the city's amateur sports strategy.
MoreSPORTS: Sports took back seat on trip to Castro's Cuba
August 14, 2006
Bill BennerIt was one of the worst from the perspective that so many of the things I take for granted here-clean water, dependable electricity,
food you could trust, communications tools and, most of all, freedom-weren't to be found there, at least not consistently.
But that perspective also made it one of the best experiences because it reminded me of all the wonderful things we have here
in America, starting with freedom. It was heartbreaking to travel around Havana and imagine how...
MoreDispute over retail at Hamilton Proper boils over: Some homeowners bucking HDG Mansur management
August 14, 2006
Jennifer WhitsonTensions between the developer of Hamilton Proper and some of its homeowners spilled into public view at the Fishers Town
Council meeting Aug. 7, with the council president becoming so agitated he broke his gavel. Another councilor, Charles White,
opened the meeting by complaining about the council's July 17 decision to reject an application by HDG Mansur, the developer
of Hamilton Proper, to build an 11-acre retail project on the periphery of the subdivision. White had been absent for that...
MoreIRL losing momentum again
August 7, 2006
Anthony SchoettleSmoke coming from the Indy Racing League's business model indicates it's leaking oil. Two IRL teams recently folded and at
least two more are in serious financial distress. Television ratings and race attendance is either flat or trailing last season.
MoreLet's throw energy into public safety: We ignore crime at our peril
August 7, 2006
When yet another media story appears about jail overcrowding, it's tempting to look away, to focus instead on rising gas prices,
out-of-control health insurance costs or other pressing problems confronting your company. But make no mistake: Crime is a
business issue. And it is escalating. Major offenses reported to the Indianapolis Police Department through April were up
22 percent over the first four months of 2005. Probably fueling that increase are the growing numbers of inmates being released
early from...
MoreSPORTS: Fervently hoping that Gatlin, Landis are innocent
August 7, 2006
Bill BennerUntil proven otherwise, I like to believe the best about people. This past May, I emceed a luncheon at which an engaging young
man named Justin Gatlin was the featured attraction. He came to Indianapolis to help promote locally based USA Track & Field's
national championships, and he arrived in our town within hours of tying the world record in the 100 meters. I couldn't have
been more impressed with Gatlin, wrote glowingly about him in this column, and encouraged...
MoreSPORTS: Twenty-five attractions for the true sports fan
July 31, 2006
Bill BennerTime to reprise the list (besides, I'm on vacation): The top 25 must-see's, must-do's to be a true, bona fide, no-doubt-aboutit
Indiana sports fan. 1. The Indianapolis 500. OK, it's not quite what it used to be. But it still is the largest single-day
sporting event in the world. And few moments in sport can match the flying start of the race. 2. A basketball game in Hinkle
Fieldhouse, either high school or the Butler Bulldogs. Hinkle remains the mecca....
MoreFarming for tourists on the rise: Wine trails find followers
July 31, 2006
Scott OlsonWhether you prefer a Chardonnay or Merlot, or you're simply trying to recall the opening lyrics to "Scenes From an Italian
Restaurant," one thing is certain: Indiana wineries are hardly withering on the vine. The Hoosier State now boasts 32 wineries
and should add two more by the end of fall, according to the Indiana Wine Grape Council at Purdue University. Moreover, the
winemakers are helping drive the state's fledgling agri-tourism efforts. "Nobody wants to tour a hog farm, but...
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.