APRIL 18-24, 2011
This week, see why a growing crop of local firms are helping startups get rolling and read about how efforts to consolidate township government are faring. In Focus, find out what retailers are doing to take advantage of vacant storefronts. And in A&E, Style columnist Gabrielle Poshadlo explores local consignment shops.
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Fairgrounds officials consider Pepsi Coliseum overhaul
Indiana State Fairgrounds officials are laying the groundwork for a massive Pepsi Coliseum renovation that could cost tens of millions of dollars and transform the inside of the 72-year-old landmark.
Read MoreUnusual North of South deal leaves taxpayers vulnerable
The $156 million North of South project is a complicated, risky and potentially transformative bet on downtown.
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Aggressive bills aimed at consolidating township governments fail
With two weeks left in the legislative session, only two statewide local-government-reform bills remain. Both fail to accomplish reformers’ key aim: removing layers of township government they say have outlived their use.
Read MoreIndiana Live owners using big-buck firms in Chapter 11 case
Indianapolis Downs LLC, owner of Indiana Live racetrack and casino, has hired top-tier national investment banking and law firms to represent it in Chapter 11 proceedings in U.S. bankruptcy court in Delaware.
Read MoreCompanies seek equity in return for services to startups
A crop of Indianapolis companies is embracing the practice of developing and marketing products for startups in exchange for an ownership stake.
Read MoreShares of embattled ITT may not have hit bottom
Some analysts believe the thrashing ITT investors have taken since the federal government unveiled a tougher regulatory scheme for for-profit schools a year ago is only the start.
Read MoreShelbyville uses new incubator to lure tech firm Tyros
A company that will soon become Shelbyville’s newest corporate resident has a nifty, high-tech idea to help schools, leagues and sports associations connect with sports referees and officials.
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Pop-up retailers emerging in Indianapolis
With the retail vacancy rate hovering around 13 percent locally and nationally, temporary retailers are becoming a fact of life in malls, strip malls and downtowns around the country.
Read MoreInsurance agency revives plans for downtown building
McGowan Insurance Group plans to build a $2.75 million, 19,000-square-foot building at 355 Indiana Avenue.
Read MoreFirst-quarter commercial real estate stats for Indianapolis
IBJ's Commercial Real Estate Focus sections include statistical snapshots of Indianapolis' multi-tenant office vacancy rates and the local industrial market.
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EDITORIAL: Redistricting disappoints again
If anything is clear from the latest round of drawing new lines for legislative and congressional districts, it’s that the system is still broken.
Read MoreMARCUS: What is it worth? TV has the answer
Discovering value emerged as a TV staple long before the recent economic tsunami.
Read MoreKHARBANDA: The case for a diverse energy policy
Key utility executives and state legislators argue that Indiana’s power should come predominantly from coal and nuclear power.
Read MoreFEIGENBAUM: New legislative maps matter over the long term
District lines largely will guide the partisan composition of the Indiana House of Representatives and the delegation we send to Congress for the next decade.
Read MoreHICKS: Economic activity stalls when taxes rise
We know from long experience that, if you raise taxes, you get less economic activity, even if higher tax rates make some people work harder.
Read MoreSKARBECK: Inflation worries growing, and for good reasons
As much as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would like to think he can pull in the reins at the right moment, the beast of inflation is difficult to control.
Read MoreWhere are stories about Bobby Fong?
The individual who seemed to get lost in all the hype leading up to the NCAA men’s national championship basketball game is Bobby Fong, president of Butler University.
Read MoreBulldogs made entire city proud
Kudos to Bill Benner for his fine [April 4] column about a fine team, the Butler Bulldogs. Despite the outcome, our city has reason to be proud.
Read MoreChurch network helps homeless
I appreciated your comments in [the April 4] IBJ about the Horizon House and the general efforts of the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention to help the many experiencing homelessness in our community.
Read MoreLet’s find ways to house the homeless
I read [Mickey Maurer’s] column in the April 4 issue. There is not one way to describe “the homeless.”
Read MoreIndianapolis loses a quiet giant
Ken Thompson passed away on March 25. Ken was a quiet giant in the real estate development field in Indianapolis, Carmel and Fishers.
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Software firm seeks to reorganize as holding company
Interactive Intelligence Inc. will ask shareholders at its next annual meeting to vote on a proposal to reorganize the software firm under a new holding company called Interactive Intelligence Group Inc.
Read MoreIndianapolis Power & Light announces environmental grants
Projects involving youth received the biggest chunk of money this year from the Golden Eagle Environmental Grants program.
Read MoreCity Market upgrades on track for June completion
The main hall is being improved as the east wing is converted to a hub for bicyclists.
Read MoreExecutive compensation surges at CNO Financial Group
The Carmel-based life and health insurer more than doubled CEO Jim Prieur’s compensation, and also gave increases ranging from 44 percent to 89 percent to other top executives.
Read MoreMZD Advertising office returns to downtown
Central location cited in reversal of 2007 move to north suburbs.
Read MorePROXY CORNER: Kite Realty Group Trust
Indianapolis-based Kite Realty Group Trust engages in the development, construction, acquisition, ownership and operation of shopping centers in the United States.
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