May 8, 2012
IBJ StaffZionsville voters passed a referendum Tuesday night that will hike local property taxes to provide additional school funding.
Meanwhile, Johnson County taxpayers voted no Tuesday on a referendum to decide whether to help finance a $30 million library
project.
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May 7, 2012
Scott OlsonZionsville's school district is asking taxpayers to address a $2.5 million budget shortfall. Meanwhile, in Johnson County,
voters will consider whether to help finance a $30 million project that includes the construction of a 70,000-square-foot
library.
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April 28, 2012
J.K. WallSuperintendent Scott Robison informally recommended in March that the school system take a pass on the new funding because
it still does not fully cover the costs required to expand its kindergarten program from half days to full days.
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March 31, 2012
J.K. WallChanges made five years ago in state property-tax laws have strangled the school district in wealthy Zionsville, while schools
in neighboring blue-collar Lebanon are in solid financial shape.
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December 24, 2011
Anthony SchoettleDowntown will be the focal point of Super Bowl XLVI, but communities from Zionsville to Columbus are aggressively pursuing
some of the money visitors are expected to shower on the region.
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December 23, 2011
Mason King
Beth Dickerson and Patrick Mullen had one month to find a new home for their struggling restaurant and move.
A lucky break at Brick Street Inn and dozens of patrons (straight out of "It's a Wonderful Life") helped make
it happen.
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July 16, 2011
Anthony SchoettleMotorsports marketing guru Zak Brown believes selling about a fourth of his business to a London-based company will help fuel
his phenomenal growth in the sponsorship business of Europe's Formula One racing.
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June 29, 2011
Richmond, Va.-based McCann Realty Partners LLC bought the 166-unit complex with a $9.25 million loan. The sale marks the second
time Quail Run has changed ownership in the past two years.
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May 28, 2011
IBJ StaffHorse farm owner Elizabeth Johnson extended an invitation to play, and local businesspeople and volunteers have been selling
concert tickets.
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May 14, 2011
Francesca JaroszAfter property tax caps crimped local dollars in Zionsville and a school funding referendum failed, many residents have decided
it’s time to attract more commercial development. But they are tangled in a hot dispute over how to achieve that goal.
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April 9, 2011
IBJ StaffThe Zionsville marketing agency recently signed deals with Michigan-based Masco Cabinetry, North Carolina-based BASF, Indianapolis-based
Beckman Coulter and California-based HD Supply.
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February 19, 2011
Sean MorrisonThe U.S. Department of Agriculture says there are about 900 winter farmers’ markets in operation—a 17-percent
increase over the past two years. Two thrive locally, one downtown and one in Zionsville.
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February 19, 2011
IBJ StaffThe local motorsports marketing firm employs about 90 in its Zionsville office.
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January 29, 2011
IBJ StaffOwner John Pearson recently purchased the parts business of Paul Harvey Ford, which is ceasing operations after more than
44 years.
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December 11, 2010
IBJ StaffThe joint marketing effort is, in part, an effort to counter Carmel's Art & Design District.
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October 16, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinZionsville gallery owners are stepping up their collective marketing efforts as Carmel’s Arts and Design District has
landed a new wave of artists and gallery owners over the past five months.
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August 10, 2010
Tom HartonThe decision by Girl Scouts to divest the camps follows a consolidation among Girl Scouts councils nationwide in 2007 that
left the local council with a much bigger service area and more real estate.
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August 7, 2010
Chris O'MalleyThis month, Pearson Ford, 10650 N. Michigan Road, is celebrating a rare thing among car dealers: its 50th birthday.
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May 1, 2010
IBJ StaffOne art-collecting couple has opened a fine-art gallery in Zionsville, while the founder of a contemporary craft show is planning
a boutique in Irvington.
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January 27, 2010
Chris O'MalleyA Zionsville firm that manages employers' wireless devices plans expansion, new jobs. Clients
include
such Fortune 500 companies as Intel, Oracle, Ford Motor Co.
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January 23, 2010
Lou HarryFox's Pizza Den is latest to set up shop here.
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October 31, 2009
Lou HarryNew restaurant serves up pizza, pasta and more.
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October 31, 2009
Chris O'MalleyIndyGo, for all its faults, is the Cadillac of transit systems in the Indianapolis region. Service breaks at county lines
and the absence of passenger shelters are among the deficiencies facing transit systems in surrounding counties.
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May 25, 2009
Kroger Co. is looking at land in Zionsville for a new store.
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May 25, 2009
Lou HarryOne of the pleasures—and there are numerous ones—of Zionsville’s Cobblestone Grill (160 S. Main St.,
Zionsville, 873-4745) is that its lunch menu is offered beyond the traditional midday-meal hours.
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City-County Councilor Angela Mansfield and Bob Lutz have a case of wishful thinking.
They obviously don't really care about the cost.
They should.
Extending Federal Benefits to Same-Sex Couples Will Cost $898M, CBO Says
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/22/extending-federal-benefits-sex-couples-cost-m-cbo-says/
Brett, be careful what you lie about, the truth always comes out.
"IMS's George Honored: Tony George, Indianapolis Motor Speedway president and chief executive officer, received the inaugural Pioneering and Innovation Award at the Autosport Awards Dec. 5 in London for his leadership in the development of the Steel and Foam Energy Reduction (SAFER) Barrier. George received the award at the annual gala at the Grosvenor House on behalf of the creators of the SAFER Barrier from Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the leader of the Bahrain International Grand Prix circuit. This is the fourth major award that has been presented to honor George and the SAFER Barrier development team. The SAFER Barrier also received the Louis Schwitzer Award, SEMA Motorsports Engineering Award and GM Racing Pioneer Award in 2002. The SAFER Barrier was installed in all four turns of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a pioneer in safety for drivers, cars and tracks -- in time for the 86th Indianapolis 500 in 2002. It since has been installed at more than a dozen other tracks, and the latest iteration will be installed at the Speedway in the spring.(IMS PR), see more on my Indy Track News page.(12-7-2004)"
As far as the cart safety team, I cannot find anything on its date of creation. The Delphi Safety team was created in 1996. For some reason there is not much info out there on defunct racing series.
Great article Anthony. Glad IMS is finally being run like a business and not a personal check book to finance the "Vision".
Things are looking up but 15 years of scorched earth won't be fixed overnight. Unfortunately the TV ratings are still poor and that won't change anytime soon with the brilliant 10 year contract signed under the former regime.
Brett not sure why you wonder what he said in his quote. "''I would like to jump in a time machine, go back to 1995, and tell the owners and Tony George not to split,'' Franchitti said. ''As soon as my time machine is done, I know where I'm going.''"
Pretty clear, he would love to go back and tell TG and the team owners not to split.
I am not sure there is anyone who wanted the split, and I don't think there is anyone who would not like to go back and prevent the split. But, as has been discussed ad nauseum, without the split carts management by team owners would have run all of ow racing into bankruptcy. If cart had such a wonderful product, then losing IMS would not have forced it into bankruptcy. If NASCAR lost Daytona or Charlotte, it would not fail like cart did.
Truth,
So you predicted that cart would go into bankruptcy and cease to exist while Indycar would continue on? I missed that prediction.
I want to live in a city that has a garage structure to be proud of for it's innovating design!