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Utilities
Hoosier Energy hit with $120M claim from John Hancock
November 10, 2008
Chris O'MalleyAn electric co-op supplying power to customers in 48 central and southern Indiana counties could face a perilous spike in
its financial load following a $120 million claim against it by insurance giant John Hancock Life Insurance Co.
MoreIndiana Municipal Power Agency buys wind power from Iowa
November 10, 2008
The Indiana Municipal Power Agency said it has agreed to buy up to 50 megawatts a year from Crystal Lake Wind Energy Center
in Hancock County, Iowa.
MorePurdue University launches Center for Energy Systems and Policy to meld research, business, public policy
November 10, 2008
Chris O'MalleyLast month, Purdue University launched the Center for Energy Systems and Policy to make sure its researchers
are working early in the process with business and public-policy experts at the university.
MoreVOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Delays to development projects cost everybody money
October 27, 2008
Brian MannHere's a common scenario: A developer gets approval on zoning and planning permits to build a business on a piece of property.
The business has signed an agreement to either lease or buy the building once it's completed. The owner of the business then
begins making plans to open the new facility. The developer, meanwhile, goes to work to prepare the property for construction,
which includes everything from figuring out the utilities, access road, curbs, sidewalks and landscaping. Working with...
MoreNo perfect fit for Main Street: Small-business owners fall on both sides of political line
October 27, 2008
Whitney LeeJoe the Plumber has been getting plenty of attention in recent weeks, but what about Kimberly the Merchant or John the Manufacturer?
For all the talk about whether this year's presidential candidates favor Wall Street or Main Street, there's little discussion
of the fact that neither Democrat Barack Obama nor Republican John McCain may be perfect for all small-business owners. Indianapolis
manufacturing firm owner John Raine is backing McCain because of his stance on taxes and labor unions. Local shop...
MoreA renewed call for renewable energy mandate: State bucks trend by not forcing utilities to diversify
October 20, 2008
Chris O\'malleyIndiana has become the lone state in the upper Midwest not requiring that utilities supply a certain percentage of their electricity
from renewable resources, such as wind turbines and landfill gas. Last month, Michigan's legislature mandated that at least
10 percent of electricity supplied in that state be generated from renewable sources by 2015. Indiana's conspicuous lack of
a standard, along with growing environmental concerns over coal, could improve prospects for passing a standard during the
2009 session of the...
MoreVOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: How to avoid horror stories by pre-planning your move
September 22, 2008
Melissa LambIf you've ever helped a friend move, you probably have horror stories to tell. About showing up to find not a single item
boxed up. About countless cross-town trips in overloaded cars. About stacks and stacks of boxes labeled "Misc." Or about unconnected
utilities, lost keys, miscommunications, out-of-service elevators...well, you get the picture. Those kinds of scenarios might
cost you years of good-natured teasing after you're moving into your first apartment, but when the move involves a workplace,
the stakes...
MoreMunicipalities battle over township: Greenwood opposes Bargersville annexation plans
September 15, 2008
Chris O\'malleyBARGERSVILLE-This town of 2,500 has raised the ire of Greenwood leaders, daring to annex land close to the city's southern
border and its sprawl of shopping centers. It's been a long time in coming-since 1905 or thereabouts. That's when the Illinois
Central Railroad came through Bargersville, a burg created 55 years earlier in honor of local resident Jefferson Barger, and
the heart of the town moved a half mile northwest to straddle the new tracks. These days, trains still rumble...
MoreEco groups divided over gasification: New power plant has many critics, but some say it's a necessary step
September 15, 2008
Chris O\'malleyOne might think a technology promising greener electric generation would please most environmentalists. Duke Energy Corp.'s
630-megawatt coal-gasification plant, scheduled to go online in Edwardsport in 2012, is expected to emit less sulfur dioxide,
nitrogen oxides and particulates than the smaller, 1940s-era plant it replaces-while generating 10 times as much electricity.
However, more than a dozen Indiana and national advocacy groups are decrying the $2.3 billion plant being footed mostly by
ratepayers, claiming it will raise emissions of greenhouse gas...
MoreCitizens' new name is a gas-in a way: Parent company of local utility adds 'energy' to its moniker to reflect diversity of
operations
August 25, 2008
Chris O\'malleyCitizens Gas & Coke Utility on Aug. 25 will announce a new name and logo that reflect the diversification of its energy businesses
and the closure last year of its 98-year-old foundry coke plant. Citizens Energy Group will be the name of the parent, a utility
founded 120 years ago. Two units-Citizens Gas and Citizens Thermal-will retain their names. But a third, Citizens By-Products,
will be renamed Citizens Resources. "We're entering a new era," said Citizens President and CEO Carey...
MoreAlternative-energy company eyes Indiana for 4 wind farms
August 11, 2008
Cory SchoutenAlternative-energy giant Horizon Wind Energy is opening an Indianapolis office focused on developing up to four new wind farms in Indiana at a cost of more than $2 billion. The Houston-based company is renovating space on the top floor of the 12-story J.F. Wild Building at 129 E. Market St., where it plans to manage development of new wind farms in Indiana and Ohio.
Reducing carbon emissions could send state power prices soaring
June 16, 2008
Chris O'MalleyA report from Purdue University suggests industrial customers in
Indiana could see disproportional rate increases in the years ahead as the state's coal-intensive electric utilities are forced
to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
MoreRevival in nuclear energy puts engineers in demand: Purdue concerned about possible shortage in field
May 26, 2008
Scott OlsonA renewed interest in nuclear energy coming at the same time aging workers are leaving the industry has created the elements
for a shortage of nuclear engineers. Nuclear energy as an electricity source is enjoying a resurgence nearly 30 years after
a reactor meltdown at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania severely tarnished the industry's image. Escalating oil prices and
stiffening environmental regulations on coal-based systems are helping to spawn the rebirth of nuclear technology. The U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission in...
MoreEnergy savings program may not be bright idea: Duke ratepayer groups question complex payment plan
April 14, 2008
Chris O\'malleyDuke Energy ratepayers have asked regulators for more time to study what they describe as an "unprecedented" way of paying
for an energy-efficiency program the utility is proposing. They are concerned it might be a better deal for shareholders than
customers. North Carolina-based Duke proposed its "save-a-watt" program last fall, arguing it will boost by more than 10 times
the energy savings over existing efficiency options for its 777,000 Indiana customers. The program would offer such things
as compact fluorescent...
MoreAcquisitions make Carmel company nation's largest underground utility locator
April 7, 2008
Chris O'MalleyA former Indianapolis Water executive who spent the last six years helping the United Nations find food for the starving has
returned and assembled the country's largest underground utility locator company.
MoreCharities are feeling pain of gas price spike: Groups scrambling for volunteers, dollars to beef up transportation
March 31, 2008
Jennifer WhitsonWith gas prices on the rise-and expected to reach $4 a gallon this summer-local not-for-profits are losing volunteers and
throwing money at skyrocketing transportation budgets. Indianapolis Meals on Wheels Inc. Executive Director Barb Morris is
used to fielding calls from reporters whenever gas prices fluctuate. In the past, she quashed their theory that high prices
at the pump drove away volunteers. Not now, though. "If you'd asked me four or five months ago, I would have said, 'Absolutely
not,'" Morris...
MoreNew utility consumer counselor is no stranger: Former Ameritech lawyer may have to reach out and touch consumer watchdogs
March 31, 2008
Chris O\'malleyConsumer groups didn't get a ponytailed zealot to head the Office of Utility Consumer Counselor. No surprise there. Gov. Mitch
Daniels has been fond of appointing ex-industry insiders to lead agencies charged with monitoring those same industries. What
the OUCC gets in former Ameritech attorney David Stippler is, at the very least, a man who already knows the utility industry
in Indiana. The Evansville native has argued before its regulatory agencies for many years. "They don't have to forge a...
MoreLegislators tackle range of business-related measures:
March 24, 2008
Property tax reform took center stage during the just-completed session of the Indiana General Assembly. But lawmakers also
grappled with a host of other measures with business implications. A roundup appears below. ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
One of the session's most divisive issues-whether to penalize companies that hire illegal immigrants-died during the waning
hours. Under the legislation, introduced by Sen. Mike Delph, R-Carmel, companies could have had their business licenses suspended,
or revoked after three instances. The Senate and House passed...
MoreVIEWPOINT: Indianapolis' utility acne syndrome
March 24, 2008
Tom HendersonIt took decades of turning a blind eye to get here: Indianapolis has draped itself in utility poles. Walk, ride, jog or drive
to any major street in Indianapolis, with the exceptions of a few designated boulevards, streets and avenues. Take a mental
picture of where you are. Now, with Photoshop in your mind, remove the web of utility poles and wires from that picture and
quickly open your eyes. We're visually strangled by them. Few streets are exempt from...
MoreCitizens drops plan to use synthetic gas: Indianapolis utility says it can tap other suppliers and pay favorable prices
March 10, 2008
Chris O\'malleyCitizens Gas has closed the valve on plans to buy synthetic natural gas from a $1.5 billion coal gasification plant slated
for southwestern Indiana, leaving two other Indiana utilities as the initial customers. The Indianapolis gas utility attributed
the pullout to the diversification of its gas supply since the Indiana Gasification LLC project was announced in October 2006.
Citizens also signaled it would look at buying more supply through a gas purchasing authority it and two other municipal utilities
created...
MoreOffice tower bounces back: Renovated National City Center recovering from loss of Simon
February 25, 2008
Scott OlsonOnce reeling from the loss of its largest tenant, National City Center now has a rising occupancy rate amid a major renovation
that is resuscitating the aging office building. Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. vacated 182,000 square feet
in National City Center by moving to its new headquarters a block away in the fall of 2006. The departure left the 16-story
tower at the southwest corner of Washington and Illinois streets 28-percent unoccupied after years of being nearly full. Owner...
MoreUphill battle ahead: State poses tough test for new enviro leader
February 11, 2008
Chris O\'malleyBy the time Jesse Kharbanda earned a Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford, the University of Chicago student already knew
he wanted to advocate environmental policies in the developing world, someday. Eight years later, some might say Kharbanda
has landed in the developing world, all right-Indiana, insofar as it's considered the backwater of environmental stewardship.
One might recall the state's 49thplace ranking in a 2007 review of "greenest" states by Forbes magazine. Only West Virginia-a
national leader in illiteracy-scored worse....
MoreVOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: The right time for climate change may finally be here
February 11, 2008
Don AltemeyerWhile the world's political climate is heating up, its economic climate is cooling down. Meanwhile, the real climate is finally
getting the attention it really deserves, as the "tipping point" has been reached. Green is everywhere these days. New York
Times For homes that no longer grow in value. If the personal consumption rates in China rose to the levels of the United
States, annual oil consumption in the world would go up more than 100 percent! Oil consumption in...
MoreBills would require utilities to reduce reliance on coal
January 21, 2008
Chris O'MalleyTwo bills in the Indiana Legislature would require utilities that operate here to supply up to 25 percent of their electricity
from renewable resources such as wind, landfill gas, and plant and animal waste. Backers say utilities need more incentive
to diversify from coal-based power generation.
MoreNew steam plant could propel Speedway revival
December 31, 2007
Chris O'MalleyA unit of Citizens Gas proposes building a natural-gas-fueled steam plant in Speedway to serve large employers in the town
of 12,800.
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See, I told u Indyman and Dipsicle....this 8 days is overkill. It's barely worth a weekend....great job Tony George! Your dream has been fulfilled....he fans want the I r l back. Thats how good it was.....and that sucked.
I have been in training for a short time now but right off I can see that safety and quality are the number one issues, my experience as of late has been a positive one, the employees along with Jeff the plant manager and the operation supervisor as well as the engineers are a highly motivated group of people, what an asset for the area to have and for company's in need of a quality metal products.
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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.