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Clowes to get $2M upgrade for 50th anniversary
October 30, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinClowes Memorial Hall at Butler University will get a $2 million makeover that will involve replacing 2,200 seats and carpeting,
Butler announced Tuesday.
MoreEarth House cites unsustainable business model for closure
August 23, 2012
Dan HumanLeaders of a church-affiliated Indianapolis arts organization are citing an unsustainable business model as the reason why
doors will close at the end of the month. Earth House Collective will host its final events on Aug. 31
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: Music promoters grow gig schedule
August 15, 2012
Mason King
In four years since begging indie acts to hit Indianapolis, MOKB Presents has become a ubiquitous name
on the city's marquees. The concert-promoting duo expects to have a hand in 150 shows this year, a 50-percent increase
from 2011.
State fair opens with attendance increase
August 7, 2012
Scott OlsonIndiana State Fair attendance is officially up so far this year thanks to a pair of opening-weekend concerts. Those concerts,
however, took place in downtown Indianapolis, so crowds at the state fairgrounds actually may be down a little.
MoreLilly Endowment gift aimed at Walker Theatre renovation
July 17, 2012
Lilly Endowment's $500,000 gift will help fund needed maintenance to the historic building on Indiana Avenue. Center directors
say the theater needs a new HVAC system, in addition to electrical wiring, lighting and sound equipment.
MoreStudy proposed on future of Anderson's Wigwam gym
June 6, 2012
Associated PressAn architect is proposing a study for finding a new use for Anderson's closed Wigwam gymnasium, possibly turning it into
a convention center.
MoreLive Nation drops beer prices at outdoor concert venues
May 26, 2012
The $2.75 drop is meant to enhance the concert experience at Klipsch Music Center and The Lawn at White River State Park.
MoreFire won't stop Shelby County fair, organizers say
May 22, 2012
Associated PressOrganizers plan to put on a central Indiana county fair as best they can despite a weekend fire that destroyed its 133-year-old
wooden grandstands.
MoreIndiana fairs, festivals await stage rigging rules
April 26, 2012
Associated PressOrganizers of some of Indiana's county fairs and small festivals are anxiously awaiting new rules governing the type of
rigging involved in last summer's deadly State Fair stage collapse.
MoreDaniels: Indiana moving to adopt outdoor stage rules
April 23, 2012
Associated PressGov. Mitch Daniels told an entertainment industry group pushing for safer outdoor events Monday that Indiana has learned from
last year's deadly State Fair stage collapse and is moving to approve emergency rules for outdoor stages.
MoreLittle Nashville Opry manager charged with arson
March 6, 2012
Associated PressThe manager of a concert hall that hosted some of country music's top acts was arrested on an arson charge Tuesday in
connection with the September 2009 blaze that destroyed the hall, authorities said.
MoreCity Gallery named finalist for national ‘placemaking’ grant
February 4, 2012
IBJ StaffThe Harrison Center's gallery for promoting urban neighborhoods was chosen from among 2,000 applicants.
MoreParty planners hope to cash in on Super Bowl
February 2, 2012
Scott OlsonLocal companies helping with game's festivities are using their home turf to showcase their talents in hopes it will lead
to more work at future Super Bowls.
MoreNeighborhoods outside downtown hoping for big crowds, too
February 1, 2012
Scott OlsonStarting Thursday, a free shuttle service will carry Super Bowl visitors to Indianapolis-area hotspots such as Massachusetts
Avenue, Fountain Square and Broad Ripple, or as far away as Carmel, Greenfield, Shelbyville or the village of Zionsville.
MoreSuper Bowl parties are boon for fledgling downtown venue
January 19, 2012
Mason King
The operators of the new Crane Bay Event Center two blocks west of Lucas Oil Stadium expect to more than recoup their
$1.2 million investment in renovating the space by hosting high-profile parties before the Super Bowl, including the Rolling
Stone events.
Indiana fair concerts going to expanded coliseum
January 12, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana State Fair Commission decided Thursday to permanently move its outdoor grandstand concerts indoors and authorized
spending $3.8 million to help prepare their new home: The Pepsi Coliseum located nearby on the north side Indianapolis fairgrounds.
MoreIndyFringe buys headquarters building
January 7, 2012
IBJ StaffThe organizer of the IndyFringe Festival bought the building it has rented for three years and is raising money to expand
it.
MoreLocal home and flower shows make Super Bowl shuffle
January 4, 2012
Scott OlsonThe company that produces both the Indianapolis Home Show and the Indianapolis Home & Flower Show said a Super Bowl-related
scheduling conflict led it to combine the shows this year.
MoreLive Nation quietly unveils downtown basement venue
December 28, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinLive Nation is quietly ramping up the schedule for a new 500-seat venue in the basement of Old National Centre. Managers are
putting off the grand opening until after Indianapolis recovers from Super Bowl fever.
MoreRolling Stone, Bacardi to host Super Bowl bash
December 13, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressRolling Stone magazine and rum maker Bacardi say they plan to throw a star-studded party the night before the Super
Bowl at a renovated factory called The Crane Bay two blocks west of Lucas Oil Stadium.
MoreFor Big Ten championship, even suites are for sale
December 1, 2011
Scott OlsonBesides individual tickets, entire suites are being offered for as much as $28,000 on various online brokerage sites for the
inaugural Big Ten championship football game.
MoreState Fair victims sue Sugarland over stage collapse
November 22, 2011
Associated PressCountry duo Sugarland was named in a lawsuit filed Tuesday by 44 survivors of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse and the
family members of four people who died, by far the largest claim yet stemming from the tragedy.
MoreFormer Colt opening downtown event venue
November 18, 2011
Anthony SchoettleFormer Indianapolis Colt Gary Padjen is turning a vacant 18,000-square-foot building near Lucas Oil Stadium into a venue he
is hopeful will host everything from Super Bowl and other corporate parties to concerts and mixed martial arts bouts.
MoreVerizon Wireless Center getting new name
October 26, 2011
IBJ StaffOutdoor amphitheater Verizon Wireless Center in Noblesville will be renamed Klipsch Music Center under a new sponsorship agreement
between speaker manufacturer Klipsch Group Inc. and venue owner Live Nation Entertainment.
MoreWalk Indianapolis debuts with downtown architectural tours
October 12, 2011
IBJ StaffThe joint effort between local architects and tourism officials allows residents and visitors to download self-guided audio
tours of the city's major monuments, sports venues and public buildings.
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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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