December 29, 2012
Reflect on the biggest business news of 2012 with IBJ's complete year-in-review coverage, including a photo gallery,
video highlights and A&E recap.
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December 28, 2012
Lou HarryWith so much to choose from, it's impossible to say what was best. Instead, here are some of my favorites of the year.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffIndiana in February became the first state in a decade to pass such a law, and it was all the more significant because of
the state’s heavy concentration of manufacturing jobs and sizable union presence.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffBraly’s five-year tenure leading the Indianapolis-based health insurer was hurt by the recession but also by repeated
missteps.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffAfter becoming a celebrity in national education reform for spearheading sweeping changes in Indiana’s schools, Tony
Bennett was bounced out of office by strong opposition from teachers, parents and their friends.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffMayor Greg Ballard charged forward on government-supported downtown development efforts after successfully shepherding an
expansion of a TIF district over Democratic opposition.
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December 28, 2012
After an aborted attempt to go public in 2007, marketing software giant ExactTarget rang the bell on the New York Stock Exchange
last March in an IPO that raised $162 million.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffAbout a year after deciding not to campaign for president of the United States, Gov. Mitch Daniels agreed to become the next
president of Purdue University.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffMayor Greg Ballard apparently was unhappy with the pace of economic development at the airport under Clark. The CEO's extensive
overseas travels also generated controversy.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffThe ouster of Randy Bernard as IndyCar CEO led to new leadership for Hulman & Co., parent of the series and the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffNegotiations over musicians’ contracts hit a crescendo in September with a month-long lockout that ended when performers
agreed to a shorter schedule to save money at the cash-strapped Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffConstruction began or was to begin soon on dozens of projects with thousands of units, most quite upscale and aimed at one
of two growing segments of the population who increasingly see no stigma in renting: aging boomers and young families.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffTim Durham, the Indianapolis businessman who used to dream of becoming the world’s richest man, ended 2012 broke and
facing a 50-year prison sentence for orchestrating a $250 million Ponzi scheme.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffMore than 1.1 million people poured into downtown Indianapolis for Super Bowl festivities in the 10 days leading up to the
big game, held Feb. 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffPence, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2001, left his strident rhetoric on abortion and other social
causes in Washington, D.C., as he toured Indiana in a red pickup truck and talked about his policy “Roadmap.”
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffPolitics and real estate helped round out 2012's news of note.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffDemocrat Glenda Ritz pulled off a David-versus-Goliath victory to unseat Republican Tony Bennett as Indiana’s superintendent
of public instruction.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffU.S. Attorney Joseph Hogsett’s openly tough-on-crime approach has some political insiders speculating whether he’s
seeking a higher office.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffCity-County Council Vice President Brian Mahern emerged as the chief foe of Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s redevelopment
agenda.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffIf there were an MVP for local CEOs, David Simon would again find himself at or near the top of the list in 2012.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffVeteran executive Mark Miles now has one of the most difficult jobs in sports—putting open-wheel racing on sound financial
footing.
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December 24, 2011
The year started with a sense that slowly—not fast enough for anyone’s liking—but steadily, Indiana’s
economy was coming back. But then a spike in gas prices and the never-ending sovereign debt crisis in Europe created a summer
of setbacks.
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December 24, 2011
Indianapolis financier Tim Durham was indicted on wire and securities fraud charges in March—the culmination of a federal
probe that began in 2009.
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December 24, 2011
A contentious battle for Indianapolis mayor culminated in a second term for Republican Mayor Greg Ballard, who won the race
with 51 percent of the vote. His Democratic challenger, Melina Kennedy, garnered 47 percent.
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December 24, 2011
The administration of Mayor Greg Ballard found its stride in the final year of its first four-year term, at least when it
comes to major publicly supported real estate projects.
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First, the Athenaeum is going to have to get past the hurdle with the Lockerbie residents and the agreement that the parcel would be residential. Second, and in my opinion, this prime piece of property should include parking, PLUS, a black box theater(s), some market rate and affordable artist housing and a plan to renovate and reconfigure the second story theater. I would negotiate to add the DeHaan property surface parking lot into the development mix, place a one story surface parking garage on the DeHaan lot on the street level (for the Dehaan tenants use during the daytime) and add a second story to the garage that would become an addition to the current second story theater and then change the direction of the theater by moving the stage across the alley and on top of the DeHaan lot parking. You can add all the stage elements that are currently missing from the Athenaeum stage to make it more attractive for use by Ballet, Opera and traveling productions. Plus, the theater changes would probably help solve some of the soundproofing issues. Alas,it does not seem to be a part of the strategic plan to conduct a study to determine best use of the property. Seems like the current plan is a quick and easy move that ignores the property best use/potential and any strategic property planning for the effect on future generations.
I recall that MSA's pilings are still in the ground and hard to remove. It’s not likely any proposal will include significant underground construction/parking because of this. Start adding 2 floors of retail, 8 floors of parking and 5-10 floors of possible hotel, and/or 10-20 floors of residential, and you are at 30 floors already with possible expansion of all the uses. But then again I could be wrong.
Accoriding to their website there is no deadline to the Do Not Call list. What is this article referring to??
On what planet are they entitled to this largesse from the stockholders? These people make multi-million dollar salaries: Pay for your own personal travel.
It matters because they're already paid enormously fat salaries: Pay for your own personal travel. Being "taxed on it" isn't a valid excuse--so what? They're still being gifted a raft of luxury perks from somebody else's money on top of an enormous, lavish salary.