JANUARY 21-27, 2013
This week, read about how Hamilton Town Center has transformed a once-sleepy highway interchange and find out what a downtown soccer stadium could mean for Indianapolis. In Focus, learn about a potent new tool that could help employers control health care costs. And Greg Andrews explores HHGregg's response to falling television sales.
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Bill would give green light to live table games at racinos
A wide-ranging gambling bill designed to protect Indiana casinos from border-state competition would allow live table games at two central Indiana racinos.
Read MoreEli Lilly and Co.’s rebound bolsters endowment
The value of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s principal holding—Eli Lilly and Co. stock—has increased nearly $2 billion over the past two years, bolstering the private foundation’s philanthropic firepower after a decade of declining or stagnant assets.
Read MoreNew Celadon CEO sharpening management
New Celadon Group CEO Paul Will wants to increase productivity at the trucking firm, not just through more sophisticated customer-relationship and tracking software, but also by improving the acumen of the company’s nearly 4,000 employees.
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Soccer stadium could be development springboard
Landing a North American Soccer League franchise might be the easiest part of Indianapolis developer Ersal Ozdemir’s grand plan, which includes building a downtown soccer stadium and surrounding it with retail and residential space.
Read MoreLifestyle mall triggers wave of development at Interstate 69 exit
Five years after the Hamilton Town Center lifestyle mall opened at a sleepy interchange on Interstate 69 in Noblesville, the neighborhood is one of the hottest growth markets in the state for retail, residential and medical development.
Read MoreTrafalgar company bringing reflective technology to consumer market
Halo Coatings, founded in 2007, spent its early years licensing its proprietary reflective technology for powder-coating applications to companies involved in highway infrastructure, such as guardrails. But it’s now shifting its focus to the big players in the apparel, medical and consumer-product fields.
Read MoreHHGregg ratchets back, but analysts still uneasy
HHGregg now has 228 stores in 20 states. So it has grown a great deal. But the “exceptional store economics” it used to promote are gone, thanks largely to a breathtaking collapse in sales of flat-screen televisions.
Read MoreAdvocacy group waging war against welfare ‘cliff effect’
Reform advocates say it’s common for parents to get a new job with a meager pay raise that is just enough to push them out of the eligibility limits. Ultimately, the families have less money.
Read More$1.5M plan to salvage Di Rimini nears finish line
The bank that owns the hulking pile of code violations known as Di Rimini at the southeast corner of Capitol Avenue and St. Clair Street is poised to invest more than $1.5 million to finish the ill-fated project.
Read MoreAnthem pulling out of Quality Health First
Since 2009, Indianapolis-based Anthem has doled out $14.5 million in bonuses to physicians based on their scores in quality reports generated by Quality Health First.
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New tool could drive down employers’ health care costs
Ten of Indiana’s largest employers—including the state of Indiana; Cummins Inc.; CNO Financial Group Inc.; Indiana, Purdue and Butler universities; and Indiana University Health—think they have hit upon a solution.
Read MoreHealth insurance changes daunting for Indiana employers
A portion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requiring companies in 2014 to begin offering health insurance to more workers is causing a lot of anxiety.
Read MoreSHORT: Obsolete laws, regulations stifle advance of ‘telehealth’
You might remember seeing Elroy Jetson sitting in front of a television in the Jetson home, with Astro, his trusty dog, and Jane, his mother, at his side, while the doctor appeared on the screen providing medical care to Elroy. This scene is no longer so futuristic.
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EDITORIAL: IPS chief leaves mixed legacy
Eugene White is a towering man with an outsized personality to match. When he took the helm of the troubled Indianapolis Public Schools seven years ago, he seemed to have the confidence and determination to steamroll through the changes the district badly needed.
Read MoreMAURER: New life for classic lines from big screen
Guys love to quote “The Godfather.” It’s no wonder, with lines like “I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse” and “Leave the gun—take the cannolis.” These and other memorable movie quips are relevant today, just with new voices.
Read MoreRUSTHOVEN: Double standards on Israel
Like many conservatives, I am struck by the liberal media double standard on issues involving Israel. Two recent events bring this to the forefront.
Read MoreLANGELLIER: Pounce on this tech opportunity
For several years, the national media and venture capital investment community have focused myopically on consumer Web and social Web companies like Facebook, Zynga, Groupon and others.
Read MoreFEIGENBAUM: Range of non-fiscal issues may take center stage
While taxes and spending (and related work-force and economic development matters) will consume the bulk of legislative attention in coming months, several other major issues will dot—or blot—the agenda, and should bear your attention.
Read MoreHICKS: Leaders steer us toward government shutdown
We appear to be headed for a government shutdown as our leaders in Washington, D.C., find themselves at an impasse on the largest question facing the nation: how to cut spending.
Read MoreKIM: Look for ways to invest without following the herd
We don’t waste time trying to anticipate events that are uncontrollable. Still, some highly experienced and skilled investors make unconventional predictions I think are worth noting.
Read MoreAnother side of the income debate
I read [in the Dec. 31 IBJ], with great dismay, that a millionaire lawyer is not able to charge his clients as much as an attorney in another state.
Read MoreRespect emotions in gun debate
Commentaries by Peter Rusthoven as well as others in Forefront [Jan. 7] do not treat two sides of fear.
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Lids and MainGate gear up for Super Bowl
The companies, newly appointed to handle merchandise sale for the mega-event, are bringing in talent from across the country to staff the game in New Orleans.
Read MoreArea home sales rise for 20th straight month
Home-sale agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area jumped 12.2 percent in December, marking a 20th straight month of gains and capping off a strong year for residential real estate.
Read MoreFounder returning to lead city’s environmental office
Anna Jetmore-Vargas, who started the office in 2008, had most recently worked at the environmental consulting firm Kerameda Inc.
Read MorePacers voice recognized in sportscasters Hall of Fame
Twice named Indiana’s Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association, Boyle also has been recognized as the top talk show host in Indianapolis by Indianapolis Monthly magazine.
Read MoreZoo group introduces smaller counterpart to Zoobilation
The Indianapolis Zoo Associate Council—a recently formed collection of about 50 “young professionals” who support the Indianapolis Zoo—is hosting the inaugural Zoolala formal affair on Feb. 2.
Read MorePROXY CORNER: Cardinal Ethanol LLC
Cardinal Ethanol LLC is based in Union City and operates an ethanol plant near that eastern Indiana city.
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