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British tour firms' visit may lead to transatlantic direct flights
May 1, 2010
Anthony SchoettleAn initiative to bring 10 of the biggest travel tour operators in the United Kingdom to this year's Indianapolis 500 could
be a first step in bolstering business at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, area golf courses and Indianapolis International
Airport, where city boosters hope to establish direct flights to London.
MoreGoldsmith named deputy mayor of New York City
April 30, 2010
IBJ Staff, Associated PressThe former Indianapolis mayor will become a deputy mayor and oversee the fire and police departments.
MoreState finalizes auction-rate securities settlements
April 29, 2010
Scott OlsonTwelve investment firms agree to repurchase auction rate securities from Indiana clients for a total of over $370 million
and
to pay fines totaling more than $3.5 million.
MoreProsecutor's Office missed deadline on $273K in seized OmniSource cash
April 28, 2010
Cory SchoutenThe Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department likely will have to return more than $273,000 in cash seized as part of a
racketeering investigation after the Marion County Prosecutor's Office missed a civil forfeiture deadline.
MoreState job fair part of Speedway's May festivities
April 26, 2010
Scott OlsonThe central Indiana WorkOne Center is teaming with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to present Career Day @ the Brickyard,
an event that mixes job searching with racing.
MoreFranklin residents still struggle with solution for flooded land
April 25, 2010
Associated PressCrews will begin in late April demolishing the first of 74 homes south of downtown Franklin damaged by massive flooding in
June 2008. Officials still haven't decided how to reuse the land, and residents are torn.
MoreCarmel City Center gaining momentum
April 24, 2010
Cory SchoutenThirteen years after Mayor Jim Brainard first described his vision for a new downtown along Range Line Road, Carmel City Center
is starting to look like a city.
MorePolitically connected broker's deals raise conflict questions
April 24, 2010
Cory SchoutenJohn Bales' firm earned $2.9M in commissions on leases for state agencies and $270,000 in commissions
on the sale of surplus state properties. He also acted as a developer for public-sector
tenants—putting them into buildings owned by him or his associates.
MoreNew tax credits may boost jobs at some small companies
April 24, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerTasked with boosting Indiana’s economy following the Great Recession, the 2010 General Assembly tinkered at the edges
by passing a handful of incentives meant to spur small-business growth.
MoreIndy defense accounting jobs appear safe
April 23, 2010
Chris O'MalleyDepartment of Defense concurs that Indianapolis a better location than Cleveland for about 225 Marine Corps jobs.
MoreWaterworks board wants outside review of mayor's utility plan
April 23, 2010
Chris O'MalleyThe waterworks board's plan to hire outside consultants to study the proposed sale of Indianapolis Water could delay the deal.
MoreIndiana budget chief orders another 5 percent in cuts
April 22, 2010
Associated PressState revenues are $867 million, or 9.4 percent, less than forecast through the first nine months of the current fiscal year.
MoreIndianapolis gets $10 million for clean energy
April 21, 2010
Associated PressThe grant announced Wednesday is part of $452 million in stimulus funding nationwide for projects meant to make buildings
more energy efficient.
MoreReport: Indiana far short of funding teacher pensions
April 21, 2010
Associated PressIndiana is among the nation's five most underfunded teacher pension programs, but low ranking is misleading.
MoreOhio congressmen seek to raid Indy defense accounting jobs
April 21, 2010
Chris O'MalleyU.S. Reps. Kucinich and LaTourette say about 225 Marine Corps IT jobs belong in Cleveland instead of Indianapolis.
MoreCity-County Building 'greening' project to cost $8 million
April 20, 2010
Chris O'MalleyCity expects environmentally friendly overhaul of downtown headquarters to provide net savings of $250,000 per year.
MoreCity flush with energy-saving ideas for building
April 20, 2010
Chris O'MalleyCity-County Building energy-efficiency upgrades are set to be unveiled Tuesday afternoon. The nearly 50-year old landmark
is the centerpiece of the city's greener-building initiative.
MoreSuper Bowl practice facility moving to UIndy
April 20, 2010
Scott OlsonHost committee opts to partner with University of Indianapolis and build community center at Arsenal Tech High School, the
original site of
the domed practice facility.
MoreUSA Football makes move to Indianapolis official
April 20, 2010
IBJ StaffAs expected, city officials announced Tuesday morning that USA Football will relocate its headquarters to Indianapolis from
Vienna, Va. The move should be complete by August.
MoreHealth care tech firm Gemms adding 69 jobs
April 20, 2010
IBJ StaffCarmel-based electronic medical records developer Gemms Inc. plans to invest $2.1 million to expand its headquarters and software
development operations here, more than doubling its staff in the next five years.
MoreUSA Football expected to announce relocation to city
April 19, 2010
Scott OlsonMayor Greg Ballard's office has an announcement scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday to reveal a "major sport's national
governing body" that is moving to the city. IBJ reported in February that USA Football was seriously considering
moving here.
MoreVolcano's ash postpones Indiana trade mission
April 19, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerOfficials hope to reschedule flight to Italy for Tuesday to salvage the remainder of planned job attraction and creation trip.
MoreIndiana near bottom of heap for 2010 earmarks
April 18, 2010
Associated PressIndiana received just over $14 per capita and ranked 48th among all states, down from 43rd in 2009.
MoreHendricks County scales back hospitality plan
April 17, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe convention bureau has shelved its plan to attract a full-service hotel and instead will boost spending on tourism marketing.
MoreCarbon Motors' prototype cop car is crammed with technology
April 17, 2010
Norm Heikens
The specialized vehicle can read license plates, sniff for weapons of mass destruction and see people and animals in
the dark.
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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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