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AHLRICHS: Turn health reform into pragmatic answers
November 27, 2010
Health reform entrepreneurship could brand Indiana as productive, healthy place for employers to operate.
MoreRaidious aims to feed online marketing beast
November 27, 2010
Chris O'MalleyUpstart firm helps its clients meet onerous content demands of social media, other online marketing channels.
MorePhase 10 inventor folds in dispute over top-selling card game
November 22, 2010
Cory SchoutenThe inventor of the world's second-best-selling card game has settled a lawsuit with Fundex Games, the Plainfield company
that markets and distributes Phase 10.
MoreCompany thinks it can make college textbooks obsolete
November 20, 2010
J.K. WallAn Indianapolis company has developed Web-based software that allows college students to read and electronically mark up textbooks,
articles, chapters of books, etc. It also has a business model that its owners think will make more money for publishers and
slash students’ textbook costs—which average $1,200 a year—in half.
MoreRunning store chain changes name, opens new shop
November 20, 2010
Anthony SchoettleThe Running Co., now BlueMile, expands into Louisville, looks to add more stores in and outside Indiana
MorePromotus Advertising wins state tobacco cessation account
November 20, 2010
IBJ StaffThe Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation account is worth $1.6 million to the minority owned agency.
MoreINSIDE DISH: Santorini to return in short order
November 19, 2010
Mason King
Owner Taki Sawi received a crash course in getting a restaurant back on its feet after a catastrophic
fire on Oct. 11. The Greek eatery is slated to reopen in mid-December.
Small-business lending rises 30 percent in Indiana
November 13, 2010
Francesca JaroszThe amount of money banks loaned through U.S. Small Business Administration programs shot up close to 30 percent in Indiana
this year, a sign that the state’s small businesses—including Pat Wolfred’s CCA Inc.—have started
coming back to life.
MoreRetail sales at Indianapolis International Airport edge up
November 13, 2010
Sam BrattainRevenue is uneven between the two concourses in the new midfield terminal, but overall sales nevertheless are outpacing growth
in passenger traffic.
MoreAngie’s List attracts $2.5M infusion
November 11, 2010
The investment is from a San Francisco-based firm and follows a $22.5 million investment the company received in October from
multiple investors.
MoreLatest Startup Weekend offers twist for entrepreneurs
November 9, 2010
Scott OlsonUnlike past events in Indianapolis, this one features a panel of judges who will select a winning business idea, enabling
a team to compete in a global online contest against other winners from cities worldwide.
MoreIndiana life sciences upstarts tap health reform booty
November 6, 2010
IBJ StaffThe federal legislation is roundly criticized at a BioCrossroads meeting, but some firms have found a silver lining.
MoreOld-school costume shop survives new competition
October 23, 2010
Sam BrattainCostumes by Margie isn’t a strip mall box store full of packaged—and disposable—costumes for sale. The shop
has a variety of clothing and accessories for rent and a staff, including owner Cheryl Harmon, ready to help put together
whatever disguise a customer can dream up.
MoreINSIDE DISH: Entrepreneur eschews MBA, opens French cafe
October 22, 2010
Mason King
Emilie Myers is getting all the practical experience she can handle as she and her mother (owner of Zionsville's late
The Pie Safe) try to push La Mie Emilie into the black.
USA Track & Field hit with wrongful termination suit
October 20, 2010
Associated PressFormer USA Track and Field CEO Doug Logan filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the governing body Wednesday, seeking
payment after suddenly being fired last month following a 26-month tenure.
MoreEntrepreneurs give sales pitches high-tech twist
October 16, 2010
Francesca JaroszThe site allows users to create and save sales proposals online. Those sending the proposals then can track who is viewing
the documents, which parts they’re examining and for how long.
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: CPA Sponsel takes calculated risk
October 13, 2010
Mason King
With a family history rich with entrepreneurs, Tom Sponsel decided late
in his accounting career to strike out on his own.
Creating smart-phone apps becomes big business for IUPUI students
October 9, 2010
Chris O'MalleyUsed to be a college student would work in the dining hall to make ends meet. For IUPUI students Gagan Dhillon, 18, and Sarb
“S.J.” Singh, 21, the future is now.
MoreINSIDE DISH: Cajun couple plays to strengths
October 8, 2010
Mason King
Deb and Carter Hutchinson, owners of Mooresville's unlikely Creole
hotspot Zydeco's, have made a living through their gifts for shifting gears. Created on little more than a whim, the eatery
thrives on its out-of-left-field approach.
Angie's List investors not ready to cash in yet
October 2, 2010
Greg AndrewsThe 15-year-old company now has raised nearly $100 million in debt and equity financing and backing from individuals.
MoreDesignated driver service coming to Indianapolis
October 2, 2010
IBJ StaffLeave it to a couple of recent college grads to make money off of driving home the liquored-up.
MoreFortune Industries reports higher profit, lower revenue
September 29, 2010
Indianapolis-based professional employer organization reported fiscal-year profit of $828,000, an 85-percent increase from
fiscal 2009. Revenue, however, fell 20 percent, to $60.7 million.
MoreColts may look to sell souvenirs through vending machines
September 28, 2010
Anthony SchoettleLocally based MainGate is testing the new NFL merchandise sales technique in Minnesota. Indianapolis could be next.
MoreIndiana slow to accept federal stimulus help
September 25, 2010
Mary DieterUnder political pressure, Gov. Mitch Daniels' administration has come late to the federal stimulus funds game. At best, the
state will recover $24 million in reimbursements for money spent by not-for-profit agencies on services to the poor.
MoreSurveillance trailblazer Exacq Technologies touts big clients, rapid growth
September 25, 2010
Chris O'MalleyClever adaptation of new technology has helped propel Exacq Technologies’ dizzying 1,624-percent growth rate in the
last three years.
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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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