JANUARY 17-23, 2011
This week, read about what Rolls-Royce is considering as it weighs a move downtown and find out the prospects for a citywide curbside recycling program. In Focus, see the methods companies are using to deliver get-healthy messages to teenagers. And in A&E, check out how a local firm benefited from the popularity of ugly Christmas sweaters.
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Brizzi filed for OmniSource forfeiture
Former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi blasted metal-recycling giant OmniSource in a court filing in his last week in office, asking a judge to force the company to forfeit all five of its Indianapolis scrap yards and a foundry facility in Hendricks County.
Read MoreTight supply of used vehicles drives up values
Used-car prices are on the rise. Last month, the average used-car transaction was for $19,345 vs. $16,586 a year earlier, according to Edmunds.com. Last year, used-vehicle prices generally were 10 percent to 15 percent higher than in 2009.
Read MoreLender tries to sell note for Legacy at big loss
The lead bank on the massive Legacy development along 146th Street in Carmel has put the note up for sale with an asking price of about $15 million—less than half what lenders have sunk into the project.
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Parking key issue in Rolls-Royce’s possible downtown move
Rolls-Royce Corp.’s decision whether to move about 2,500 office employees to a former Eli Lilly and Co. downtown campus could hinge on three critical factors—parking, incentives and lease terms for the space.
Read MoreNew IU football coach Wilson is focus of marketing blitz
Indiana University has undertaken a multi-pronged media initiative to make Kevin Wilson, its new head football coach, a household name statewide.
Read MoreWellPoint headquarters snags $42M
Massachusetts-based Franklin Street Properties acquired the Monument Circle headquarters of insurance giant WellPoint Inc. late in 2010 for $42 million—a rich $196 per square foot—from an affiliate of locally based HDG Mansur.
Read MoreFedEx fights to overturn jury’s $66M award to ATA
ATA charged in the two-year-old breach-of-contract suit that FedEx’s unexpected decision in January 2008 to drop it as a military-charter partner forced it into bankruptcy liquidation that spring.
Read MoreUniversal curbside recycling program looks iffy
Finding a way to cover the cost of expanding the program with revenue from sales of recycled goods such as aluminum, plastic and glass has proved tough, even as commodities prices rise with the improving economy.
Read MoreHoosier State Press Association revamps co-op advertising
The press association hired a former marketing director for Columbus-based Home News Enterprises in late 2009 to spearhead the service.
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Can video games be good for your health?
Local companies are embedding stealthy video messages for high school and college students.
Read MoreBy wide margin, Anthem still city’s largest insurer
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s share of the Indianapolis area has leveled off, even though it still insures more than half the commercial market—or three times as much as its nearest competitor.
Read MoreDeal could give Lilly full diabetes deck
Eli Lilly and Co.’s diabetes partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH represents a new kind of disease-focused strategy that some consultants think is key to pharma companies’ futures.
Read MoreLAMKIN: Health care reform is opportunity to reorganize services
Indiana should take advantage of the opportunity to build a comprehensive exchange.
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EDITORIAL: Daniels on target on township reform
Government reform is an important topic, especially at a time tax caps have forced many units of local government to cut back on essential services.
Read MoreMORRIS: Mentor a child … you’ll be glad you did
Research shows mentors can play a powerful role in a young person’s life. A mentoring relationship helps reduce the potential for bad behavior and gives a boost to academic achievement.
Read MoreMARCUS: Daniels ignores deficit of neglect
In the long run, a city or state will attract households and businesses through the services it offers, not the taxes it does not collect. Our political leadership knows this, but ignores it.
Read MoreGUY: Let’s motivate – not threaten – teachers
Evaluating teachers cannot improve results. Human nature does not allow it.
Read MoreFEIGENBAUM: Right-to-work debate could create sparks in Legislature
The bulk of legislative Democrats, allied with organized labor, are vehemently opposed to having Indiana join almost two dozen other states with right-to-work laws, labeling them as discriminatory against minorities and women, and contending that such laws will do little more than reduce wages and lower the living standards of many Hoosiers.
Read MoreALTOM: How to measure seemingly ‘incalculable’ risks
My goal in life isn’t pushing technology, but applying appropriate technology to workplaces. Every decision about replacing or updating equipment or software has both a cost and risk component.
Read MoreHICKS: Civility matters, but don’t blame murder on words
In the wake of the shooting, the loudest debate centers on the heated level of political discourse and its presumed effect on a shooter.
Read MoreHAUKE: After decade-long run, gold continues to glitter
Obviously, I am not the only human to have an interest in gold, as it has been the obsession of entire cultures during certain historical periods.
Read MoreSome new ideas on education reform
We spend too much on brick and mortar and administration and too little on the classroom experience.
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Newspaper chain expanding in Fishers
Current Publications is exhibiting growth seldom seen in the newspaper industry these days. Four years after launching, the company is preparing to debut its fourth weekly newspaper in Hamilton County on Jan. 25.
Read MoreDean of I.U.’s Maurer School of Law named to head national group
Lauren K. Robel was elected the next president of the American Association of Law Schools on Jan. 7.
Read MoreHonda’s Civic becomes ‘athletic’
Honda unveiled the concept design for its 2012 Civic at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit last week.
Read MoreLego plans first Indiana store for Castleton Square
The roughly 1,200-square-foot shop is scheduled to open in late March or early April.
Read MoreIndyCar Series, Speedway open California office to build buzz
The office in Santa Monica is meant to make inroads into the media and entertainment industries.
Read MoreInteractive Intelligence shares jump on fourth-quarter earnings forecast
The maker of contact center software said it expects to report fourth-quarter revenue of $49 million to $51 million, compared with $35.9 million for the same quarter last year.
Read MoreNFP of NOTE: Camptown Inc.
Camptown challenges, mentors and teaches youth about life through outdoor adventure and nature programs that help build confidence, character and hope.
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