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Questioning the CIB, Brizzi and 'The Bachelor'
March 16, 2009
Mike RedmondAll right, class, put a fresh point on those No. 2 Dixon Ticonderogas, because here it comes, the News Quiz.
MoreAnswer to stimulus formula equals inflation
March 9, 2009
Mike HicksWhen economists worry about the health of the banking system, it is primarily because we are concerned with a stable velocity
of money.
MoreA post-stimulus survival guide
March 9, 2009
Mickey MaurerInstead of waiting around for the state to save your business, plan strategically to survive.
MoreIn times of trouble, encountering a chance to let it be
March 9, 2009
Bruce HetrickI went to church Sunday night. It wasn't a religious experience â?? wasn't supposed to be, anyway.
MoreHealth care IT firms rushing to grab share of stimulus
March 9, 2009
J.K. WallThe stimulus bill has prompted Indiana businesses and not-for-profits that deal in medical records to look for partners to
help them meet the challenge of making those records electronic in five years.
MoreA few key Senators will mold most-crucial legislation
March 9, 2009
Ed FeigenbaumThe key legislative item at this point remains House Bill 1001, the budget bill.
MoreStruggling contractors hope for sale of factory
March 9, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinContractors struggling under the weight of an unfinished factory in Tipton are hoping for a quick sale to recover at least
some of the $44 million they say they're owed by Getrag Transmission Manufacturing.
MoreC.P. Morgan's demise puts 2,000 home sites on market already overwhelmed with land
March 9, 2009
Cory SchoutenThe end of C.P. Morgan, the largest
central Indiana builder for a decade, will throw 1,200 home lots and options for 800 more onto an already flooded land market.
MoreFeelings may contradict economic facts
March 9, 2009
Morton MarcusHow we feel individually about the economy is often at odds with how the economy is performing.
MoreState offices could use some fixing, too
March 9, 2009
Brian WilliamsAlthough the Kernan-Shepard report focused on local government efficiencies, it is also clear that the management of Indiana's
public resources and assets at the regional and state level has not kept pace with the technological and socioeconomic advances
of the last century.
MoreThese are leaders?
March 9, 2009
Whether it's structuring local government to fit the 21st century, financing sports stadiums, achieving property tax reform
or putting the state's unemployment fund on sound footing, our leaders consistently show their failure to lead.
MorePension merger raises questions
March 9, 2009
We're generally supportive of a plan to merge the state's two largest public pensions in an effort to save money, but it's
hard to know exactly what to think considering the lack of detailed information available about the performance of the funds.
MorePERF confusion
March 9, 2009
I am not at all sure that a merger of two public pension plans is not a good idea, possibly just not under current investment
management auspices.
MoreConsultants for PERF, TRF announce plan to merge
March 9, 2009
Whether or not the Indiana Public Employees' Retirement Fund and the Indiana State Teachers' Retirement Fund consolidate,
their primary financial consultants are merging.
MoreWells leaves as Medicaid chief with cost-cutting plan in limbo
March 9, 2009
Dr. Jeff Wells is moving on from the Indiana Medicaid program even as a $40 million cost-savings plan he spearheaded faces
a threat in the Legislature.
MoreTownship offices have to go
March 2, 2009
Leaders on both sides of the aisle have called for streamlining township government, and it's time to demand that our legislators
make those changes.
MoreFearful companies are curtailing employee insurance, retirement perks
March 2, 2009
J.K. WallExperts worry that if unemployment worsens, even more companies could be forced to cut benefits, especially health insurance.
MoreWar did not end the Great Depression
March 2, 2009
Morton MarcusIt was not World War II that moved America out of the Great Depression.
MoreBrightpoint adjusts as wireless demand finally cools off
March 2, 2009
Chris O'MalleyAfter years of torrid gains in the number of wireless phones it handles, Brightpoint has had two consecutive comparable-quarter
declines.
MoreRaising already-lofty lodging levy could cause convention planners to bypass Indianapolis
March 2, 2009
Scott OlsonRaising Indianapolis' tax on hotel rooms — already one of the highest rates in the nation — could be the tipping
point that causes conventioneers to bypass Indianapolis, some industry experts say.
MoreGeist restaurateur buffeted by financial squalls
March 2, 2009
Greg AndrewsHenri and Shelley Najem, who own The Bella Vita restaurant in Geist, represent the scores of Indiana restaurant operators
feeling financial pressure, given the severe economic slump.
MoreIndiana Public worker, teacher funds have lost $8B in 15 months
March 2, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerThe state's two biggest pension funds are poised to combine into one Indiana Public Retirement System, with a single executive
director and board.
MoreFor unemployed, searching for job is full-time endeavor
March 2, 2009
J.K. WallAs job losses accelerate in the worst recession in a generation, it's becoming tougher and tougher for even well-educated,
experienced professionals to find work �¢?? or at least to find a job in the area and at the pay they want.
MoreUnemployment taxes could break small biz
March 2, 2009
Raising the taxes to 5 percent-6 percent for a company like mine would be devastating, even though I have few employees.
MoreProperty-tax bill would hurt seniors
March 2, 2009
Retired people living on a fixed income have no way to raise extra money to pay for property taxes.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.