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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Economy is doing great, but what about next year?
December 12, 2005
Patrick BarkeyHere's a question the visually oriented news media face all the time-what does a strong economy look like? Belching smokestacks
and humming assembly lines are the clichés of yesteryear, now that we've entered an era when knowledge and services account
for more output than do physical goods. But somehow the picture of an office worker tapping on a keyboard or a group of executives
huddled around a conference table doesn't quite convey the vitality and power of the world's largest...
MoreSPORTS: The season that should have silenced BCS bashers
December 12, 2005
Bill BennerOn a recent Sunday morning, the talking head on ESPN introduced NCAA Division I-AA football playoff highlights by saying,
"And now let's go to the action from where they actually decide the championship on the field." Ah, how tiresome. How unfresh.
How unoriginal. Just another shot taken at the Bowl Championship Series, another regurgitation of the media mantra aimed at
the decision-makers in Division I who refuse to enact a championship playoff. So, this year, we must settle for the...
MoreCHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Guidant scenario recalls '80s-almost
December 12, 2005
Last week, I was itching for a fight. When Boston Scientific surprised all but the deepest of insiders with its bid for Guidant,
I was suddenly transported back to the 1980s, an era of hostile takeovers so intense it spawned books and movies. Some called
it "The Decade of Greed." Every day there was news of a new hostile takeover or a bidding war or a leveraged buyout of epic
proportions. And there were names and personalities to match. Remember...
MoreUnder pressure?: Largest outside shareholder could be pushing Marsh to find buyer
December 5, 2005
Matthew KishMarsh Supermarkets Inc.'s decision to seek a buyer might not have been made within the company's Indianapolis headquarters.
It might have come from 115 miles away in Cincinnati. That's home base for the c o m p a ny 's largest outside shareholder,
A m e r i c a n Financial Group Inc., an insurer controlled by the family of billionaire tycoon Carl Lindner. A source knowledgeable
about the discussions said AFG, a Marsh shareholder for more than two...
MoreSPORTS: Eggs laid in NFL preseason usually don't hatch
December 5, 2005
Bill BennerThoughts about this, that and the other: By the time you read this, the Tennessee Titans may have sprung the biggest upset
of the NFL season, rendering some of the discussion moot. Remember, on any given Sunday. That's why I always say that, in
the NFL, every game is a big game. Therefore, that the Indianapolis Colts made it at least into December winning every one
of those big games is an amazing accomplishment, especially when you recall the hand...
MoreCHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Setting an example for Sacramento
November 28, 2005
"To improve Sacramento, learn from Indianapolis" was the headline of a column in the Nov. 18 Sacramento Business Journal.
It's always nice to get a compliment and some good PR. Turns out a delegation of nearly a hundred Sacramentonians-or is it
Sacramentites?-were here in October on a three-day study mission to learn how to become a great city. It was the seventh year
in a row for them to make a learning visit to another community. Tom Stallard, head of...
MoreIndustry races to promote itself: Statewide motorsports group hopes to thwart competition from other U.S. markets
November 28, 2005
Anthony SchoettleArea motorsports leaders are gearing up for another run at unifying the industry and assuring the region retains its status
as one of the world's leading motorsports markets. Organizers of the latest effort promise they won't spin their wheels this
time around. They're casting a wider net-going statewide with a motorsports association-to attract more members and build
more clout with the media, local and state lawmakers, and service providers, such as banks and insurance companies. The Indiana
Motorsports Association Inc....
MoreSPORTS: Final Four director takes readers on inspiring ride
November 28, 2005
Bill BennerFor six years, he was a part-time resident of our city. Believe me when I say Indianapolis was full-time better for it. Not
many folks here know this fellow named Bill Hancock, or the integral behindthe-scenes role he has played in the NCAA's staging
of its showcase event, the men's basketball tournament and the Final Four. I'll sum it up this way: The NCAA's tournament
manual is about 4 inches thick. Hancock, who served as the tournament director, could quote...
MoreSPORTS Bill Benner: Still haunted by the video clip that won't go away
November 21, 2005
It was a year ago on a mid-November Friday night when we had settled into our easy chairs, watching on television as the Indiana
Pacers were wrapping up an impressive and statementsending early-season victory over the Detroit Pistons in Auburn Hills,
Mich. Then, of course, all hell broke loose and the franchise we had grown up with-indeed, all of the NBA-took a hit harder
than any administered in the stands. In today's mega-media world, few events in sports history have...
MoreHigher stadium price looms: Hurricanes likely to blow up costs for construction projects
November 21, 2005
Anthony SchoettleThe Gulf Coast hurricanes may push construction costs sharply higher for several years, experts say, potentially adding millions
of dollars in costs to the $625 million football stadium as well as other public projects in their early stages. "Even a 1-percent
cost increase on a project like [the stadium] is significant, and the effects from these hurricanes is likely to be higher
than that," said Patrick Barkey, an economist and director of economic and policy studies at the Miller College...
MoreSPORTS: IU sneaking up on Purdue, but not on its leader
November 14, 2005
Bill BennerOne year ago, I used this column to be critical of my alma mater, Indiana University, while lauding upstate rival Purdue.
In the nearly five years I've been writing for Indianapolis Business Journal, no column of mine has received as much reaction
as that one. And while 90 percent of that piece was devoted to the athletics programs-football, in particular-the 10 percent
in which I referred to the respective images and leaderships of Indiana and Purdue received the most attention....
MoreCould race teams bridge divide without series' blessing?: Ganassi pushing for IRL-Champ Car cross-pollination
November 7, 2005
Anthony SchoettleThe pull of some Champ Car markets is so strong, it has the owner of a prominent Indy Racing League team talking about launching
a cooperative effort with a team from the rival open-wheel racing series. And he's urging other IRL teams to do the same.
Chip Ganassi last month proposed IRL and Champ Car teams partner so they can compete in both series' biggest races and perhaps
even square off for a cross-series championship. Ganassi told Speed TV that...
MoreButler construction project targeted for fall '06 finish: Student housing, rec center to join historic campus
November 7, 2005
Scott OlsonThe landscape around Butler University's historic Hinkle Fieldhouse is undergoing dramatic changes not seen on the private
campus since the early 1960s. Construction began in May on a $50 million project to build a student recreation center west
of the 77-year-old arena and student housing to the east. Both should be finished by the start of the fall semester in August.
The construction projects are the largest since Irwin Library, Clowes Memorial Hall and Lilly Hall were built in 1961,...
MoreIce Miller experiment turns financial corner: IMSS is only area sports agency licensed by NFL, NBA
November 7, 2005
Anthony SchoettleAt a time when many sports agents are getting squeezed out by mega-agencies with Shaquille O'Neal's mass and New York Yankee-like
resources, a small Indianapolis firm is becoming a real player. A curious experiment launched in August 2001 by local law
firm Ice Miller has become a profitable venture despite long odds and a slow start. "It's fair to say that launching this
effort has been harder than we thought," said IM Sports Services LLC Chairman John R. Thornburgh. "After...
MoreSPORTS Bill Benner: Peyton on paychecks and his final pass
November 7, 2005
Part II of my no X's-and-O's interview with Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning: Benner: Conseco Fieldhouse could
be called the House That Reggie Miller Built. Obviously, a great number of people have been involved in the new stadium. Yet
it could be known as the House That Peyton Built. How do you feel about your role in elevating the franchise to the point
where the stadium became a necessity? Manning: It gets me excited. That we can have a state-of-the-art...
MoreSPORTS: Q&A: Peyton Manning on priorities, life after Reggie
October 31, 2005
Bill BennerThe Indianapolis Colts' bye week has arrived, which means it's time for a casual conversation-no X's and O's or New England
Patriots talk allowed-with quarterback Peyton Manning. Not long ago, I sat down with No. 18 to talk about his place in the
community, rather than his place behind center. Here is the first of a two-part interview. Benner: Your community service
work through the PeyBack Foundation is wellknown. It's now given more than $1 million to youth programs here,...
MoreStartups offered a fast track: Motorsports-themed incubator gets green light in Brownsburg
October 31, 2005
Matthew KishHendricks County officials hope a new business incubator there revs the engines of local entrepreneurs. The motorsports-themed
facility, to be known as Fast-Start, got the green light after a year-long feasibility study concluded the project was a logical
fit for a community that already houses Prudhomme Racing, John Force Racing and Bill Simpson's Impact Racing. "It would help
achieve some of our goals in Brownsburg," said Jeanette Baker, town council president and treasurer of the Hendricks County
Economic Development Partnership,...
MoreSPORTS: My apologies to the commish; college football rules
October 24, 2005
Bill BennerIn that span, I viewed Indiana-Iowa, Purdue-Northwestern, Ohio State-Michigan State, Minnesota-Wisconsin, Notre Dame-USC,
Michigan-Penn State and UCLAWashington State. Sometimes simultaneously. That's because I also have picture-in-picture, which
I also believe to be one of the great inventions of all time. Anyway, by the time day turned into night, I again was reminded
why college football-with all due respect to the Indianapolis Colts and the NFL-remains far and above the superior form of
the game. Allow me to clarify. There is...
MoreBioStorage gets set for major expansion: Three-year-old local firm eyeing West Coast, Europe
October 24, 2005
Scott OlsonThe 60 industrial-size freezers standing in formation like soldiers at attention look unassuming from the outside, but their
contents are invaluable. Stored at temperatures of minus-80 degrees Celsius, the millions of biological samples inside the
far-west-side warehouse represent the future of disease research and drug development. The repository is operated by BioStorage
Technologies, a 3-year-old venture created by a pair of researchers who met at the local office of Princeton, N.J.-based Covance
Inc., a drug-development services firm. Oscar Moralez developed...
MoreHot mod madness: Customizer Kenny Brown enjoys performance-car revival
October 24, 2005
Chris O\'malleyIn a dark corner of the Kenny Brown Performance garage is the 2005 Mustang Ford Motor Co. should have built. Supercharger.
Disc brakes as big as the tires of some cars. All hung on a chassis that's Prince Charles stiff. And shrouding its meaty tires
are a protruding rear fender and a filled-in quarter window raked all the way back to the taillights, akin to the 1967 Mustang
fastback. "It's kind of like the marriage of heritage and technology," said...
MoreLee, Willis prosper outside limelight: Former WRTV co-anchors run growing public relations firm
October 17, 2005
Anthony SchoettleNews defined the careers of Clyde Lee and Diane Willis for a combined five decades. And it was the nation's biggest news event
of the last decade-9/11-that served as an ominous backdrop for the duo's first entrepreneurial venture. "We incorporated in
August 2001, and less than a month later, 9/11 hit, and we thought, 'Oh my,'" Lee recalled. But more than four years later,
Lee/Willis Communications is still standing-and prospering. The fiscal swoon that followed 9/11 caused many companies to...
MoreSPORTS: We've arrived as a big-time football town-for now
October 17, 2005
Bill BennerAre you ready for some football? Of course you are. That the Indianapolis Colts are making the first of not one, not two,
but three appearances on ABC's "Monday Night Football" is once again recognition of the obvious, which is that Jim Irsay's
ownership, Bill Polian's leadership and Tony Dungy's coaching have made the Horseshoes as hot a commodity nationally as they
are locally. Not that Peyton Manning, Edgerrin James, Marvin Harrison, Dwight Freeney, Gary Brackett, Cato June et al...
MoreCOLD PROSPECT?: New stadium may not overcome climate, lack of corporate clout as city vies for Super Bowl
October 17, 2005
Anthony SchoettleDid NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue do a snow job on Indiana legislators? Tagliabue dangled visions of Indianapolis' hosting
a Super Bowl when he made the case for a $625 million stadium before Indiana lawmakers earlier this year. Now construction
is under way, and local officials are watching 2006 host city Detroit to see if it can warm skeptics to the idea of playing
the Super Bowl in a cold-weather city. But some observers of the big game doubt Indianapolis has...
MoreBEHIND THE NEWS: Exec tries to rewrite baseball legacy, but boo-birds abound
October 10, 2005
Greg AndrewsEmmis Communications Corp. CEO Jeff Smulyan ended up black and blue the last time he owned a baseball team. This time around,
he's taking blows even before he finds out whether he gets the team. Smulyan wants both Emmis shareholders and residents of
the Washington, D.C., region to be excited about his group's bid to buy the Washington Nationals from Major League Baseball
for at least $450 million. But already leading an anti-Smulyan charge is Washington Post columnist Thomas Boswell,...
MorePathway to growth: Production firm's storytelling attracts national attention
October 10, 2005
Anthony SchoettleDespite a wall lined with Emmy Awards and a client list including ESPN and VH1, Pathway Productions founder Michael Husain
is as eager to talk about corporate work and Web site development as his firm's latest Peyton Manning documentary or his work
showcased in this year's Heartland Film Festival. "The new media side of our business, and that includes Web site development,
grew 100 percent in each of the last two years," Husain said. "So you can see why we're...
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While I understand the severity of their actions as well as everyones eagerness to hold them responsible for thier lost funds, these gentlemen did know how to make money. Dispite thier poor decisions over the ownership of Fair they had made several wise investments which paid them greatly. This proves they do have the potential to rebuild so they can repay. I do not feel they should live the life of luxuary but given an opportunity could they find ways of repaying the debts? They are doing nothing now but being a burden on tax payers. Just a thought!!!!!
You guys have some "interesting" comments to say the least. I hope you will call in and share those opinions starting June 1. I'm looking forward to having you on the air.