January 19, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels will deliver the annual State of the State address Tuesday night at 7 p.m. before a joint session
of the Indiana House and Senate.
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January 18, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerCity Market's board president warns financing will challenge any of the six groups that responded to Mayor Greg Ballard's
request for business ideas.
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January 18, 2010
Scott OlsonBrenda Myers, executive director of the Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau, rounds out the appointments to a restructured
Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board.
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January 16, 2010
J.K. Wall
The
Indiana Commission for Higher Education late last month slashed college budgets based on key performance
measures.
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January 16, 2010
Chris O'MalleyDozens of Chrysler and General Motors dealers in Indiana were terminated last year. Now, a dealer trade group wants to
block automakers from preying on termination fears to wrest concessions from surviving dealers.
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January 16, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinIndiana's future as a hub for making electric and hybrid vehicles hinges on a single government loan program.
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January 16, 2010
Ed FeigenbaumAt a torrid pace, major pieces of legislation are flying
through the Indiana General Assembly, leaving lawmakers with an envious decision: Adjourn early and make Hoosier voters happy,
or stick around and devote attention to other major issues that deserve close scrutiny, but receive short shrift in sessions
bogged down by battles over high-profile partisan matters.
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January 16, 2010
Cory SchoutenTwo walkways that will connect to the new Marriott Place hotel will extend downtown's network of skywalk and underground pedestrian
paths to a total of 12 hotels with more than 4,700 rooms--the most of any downtown in the United States.
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January 15, 2010
Greg AndrewsAn Ohio congressman is upset the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Indianapolis isn’t seeking to freeze the assets of
Fair Finance Co. owners Tim Durham and Jim Cochran.
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January 15, 2010
Scott OlsonThe city of Indianapolis is seeking to consolidate management of its parking operations into a single, long-term lease that
could net it tens of millions of dollars to make street and sidewalk repairs. City leaders are expected to release a request
for proposals "soon."
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January 14, 2010
Associated PressThe proposal would allow voters to decide in November whether their township governments should be eliminated and their duties
transferred to the county level.
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January 14, 2010
Greg AndrewsThe written statement Carl Brizzi released Thursday saying he will not seek a third term as Marion County prosecutor makes
no reference to the controversy surrounding his business and personal ties with embattled Indianapolis financier Tim Durham.
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January 14, 2010
Scott OlsonIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard said the city expects to recover $5.5 million from companies that failed to meet job requirements.
The
city will use the money to fund economic development, convention, tourism and education efforts.
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January 14, 2010
IBJ StaffIllinois-based medical waste disposal firm Stericycle Inc. will expand its Indianapolis operations, creating as many as 109
jobs by 2011, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced Wednesday.
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January 13, 2010
Scott OlsonMayor Greg Ballard expected to announce at his State of the City address Wednesday evening that the Indianapolis Convention
& Visitors Association and Indianapolis Economic Development Inc. could receive about $1 million each from the city.
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January 12, 2010
Associated PressThe Senate has approved a bill delaying unemployment-tax increases on businesses for a year, but the legislation may face
hurdles in the Democrat-led House.
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January 12, 2010
Greg AndrewsOhio-based Fair Finance Co. told securities regulators this week that it is withdrawing its request for approval
to sell an additional $250 million in investment certificates.
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January 12, 2010
Scott OlsonA report from the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute says metropolitan counties pay more in state taxes than they receive
in benefits. The results, though not surprising, document the disparity for the first time in Indiana.
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January 9, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerExperts say a unique four-way partnership that includes the Pacers and Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association may
be the favorite to run the city's sports and
convention venues.
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January 9, 2010
J.K. WallDoctors are pushing again to strengthen their hands in contract negotiations with health insurers, especially market leader
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
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January 9, 2010
Anthony SchoettleMayor Greg Ballard this month rolled out the first of what he hopes will be 10 to 15 city sponsorship and advertising deals
this year, with the aim of saving taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
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January 9, 2010
IBJ StaffGreg Shaheen, NCAA senior vice president of basketball and business strategies, said the deal needs tweaking
because Lucas Oil Stadium was in the conceptual stages when Indianapolis won the bid to host the 2010
Final Four.
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January 9, 2010
IBJ StaffThe organization responsible for attracting new businesses to Marion County and helping companies already
located here with expansion secured 11,135 job commitments and $157 million in private investment from
45 companies in 2009.
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January 9, 2010
Mike HicksThere is certainly plenty of anecdotal evidence that what folks believe about a community matters for its economic fortunes.
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January 9, 2010
Ed FeigenbaumWhat changed over the last year to make House Democrats so eager to allow Hoosier voters to amend the property-tax caps
into the Indiana Constitution? The calendar.
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"And the success of the Indiana GOP to not allow an expansion of Medicaid had nothing to do with Indiana hospitals' financial woes? Fixed that for you; editorial bias rebalanced. Seriously, there are so many things wrong with Obamacare that the only way one can view it as a success is to assume that it was designed to fail our way into a government single payor healthcare system. The system is complex, creates huge regulatory burdens and overhead and yet still does not have adequate means to control escalating health care costs. But then when you elect a 10th grade math drop out with no quantitative reasoning skills to be President of one of the world's most important economies in troubled times, you can't really be surprised by blatant stupidity.
No NIMBYs here to chase off a decent development. We don't need tons of parking and we'd happily play the role of host to a downtown Whole Foods.
Whatever you do, don't change a single thing about Broad Ripple. I want it to look just like it did in the late '70s, with 30% of the north side of Broad Ripple Avenue burned out and plenty of places to park. That's right Broad Ripple, NEVER CHANGE. Let the world pass you by, don't improve your empty, abandoned lots full of weeds. Someday someone will want to film a zombie movie here.
Hollywood could step in and make a movie about the history about this forlorn series. It could be a full celebrity cast of characters. WOW. http://www.advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2013/02/indiana-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-for.html
This shouldn't come as a shock to many. Austin is a great city, and Indy needs to take some notes. Austin invests in decent transit options, has a highly educated workforce, embraces a creative class, and --despite being the state capital-- is not micromanaged by rural and suburban legislators. Want Indy to grow? Invest in the city (i.e. spend money). Raise taxes a bit, and use the money to improve education. And keep the state legislature out of Indy the other 9 months of the year.