NOVEMBER 8-14, 2010
This week, read what the beneficiary of a $15 million life insurance policy has to say about allegations that he duped Stephen Hilbert's 74-year-old mother-in-law and see why sports teams are spending millions on digital signage. In Focus, find out if it's as hard to fire a teacher as people think. And discover what tech expert Tim Altom has to say about connecting with clients on LinkedIn.
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ITT Educational Services fears recruitment rules
New recruiter compensation rules adopted by the U.S. Department of Education could be one more thing that slows or even reverses the torrid growth of Carmel-based ITT Educational Services Inc.
Read MoreExactTarget aims to deliver ads through new channels
E-mail is merely one component of e-mail marketer ExactTarget’s explosive growth of late, which included last month’s announcement of 500 new jobs by 2015. ExactTarget’s software-as-a-service platform has expanded to include mobile devices, Facebook and Twitter.
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Drama builds in suit over Hilbert mother-in-law’s life policy
Businessman J.B. Carlson is in debt for $5.9 million, and he may have been the last person to see 74-year-old Suzy Tomlinson alive. Her $15 million life-insurance policy named him as the beneficiary.
Read MoreSports teams spend millions on latest in digital signage
The omnipresence of electronic devices in today’s society has changed the rules of the game for operators of sports stadiums, triggering an arms race to see who can have the biggest jumbotron, the longest ribbon board and the most eye-popping digital displays.
Read MoreInterpretive naturalist helps park visitors commune with nature
Angie Manuel is an interpretive naturalist at Mounds State Park in Anderson. Many make the mistake of calling her a park ranger, but she is quick to correct them.
Read MoreFinish Line cash hoard could draw out suitors
Citigroup Capital Markets retail analyst Kate McShane has Finish Line near the top of her list of potential leveraged-buyout candidates.
Read MoreCity’s Conrad hotel investment starts to pay off for taxpayers
The city put up $25 million for the hotel, restaurant and condo development at the corner of Washington and Illinois streets, including $3.75 million in exchange for the economic equivalent of an 8-percent stake.
Read MoreIndiana health exchange may take page from Utah playbook
In Utah, employers can give each of their workers a specific amount of money to apply toward health insurance. The worker then can use that money to choose from the 66 plans in the health insurance exchange.
Read MoreSpeedway bolsters staff as Indy 500 centennial nears
IMS hires former Goldsmith aid Doug Boles to drum up interest, ticket sales in tough environment for motor racing.
Read MoreAnderson makes headway in disposing of former GM sites
The city of Anderson is nearing a milestone in its effort to find new uses for numerous former General Motors sites that have been in its possession since 2006.
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How hard is it to fire a teacher, really?
Red tape involved in firing teachers is thick. But risk-averse administrators may be the bigger problem.
Read MoreIt may be do or die for Indianapolis charter school
Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) College Preparatory School faces its seventh—and final—review this year, one that could determine its survival.
Read MoreWHITE: Small organizations should help finance minority scholarships
Unless more businesses step up and support our region's most underserved students, the local work force will suffer.
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EDITORIAL: Building safety requires oversight
The saga of the Di Rimini apartments is a cautionary tale, and one Indianapolis officials would do well to heed.
Read MoreMORRIS: Confessions of a political junkie
I enjoy trying to peel away the outer covering of the business of politics, like an onion, to see what’s underneath. It’s hard to find the truth sometimes, but it has to be buried there somewhere among all the exaggerations and misleading information—or not.
Read MoreMARCUS: ‘Self-employment gap’ endangers state
The average earnings of a Hoosier worker was about $44,100 two years ago, compared to the U.S. average of $50,300.
Read MoreSHOBERT: Pursuing China is wise move for Indiana
Last year, for the first time ever, outbound investment by Chinese business into American industry exceeded outbound investment into Chinese firms by American companies.
Read MoreALTOM: When is it OK to connect with someone on LinkedIn?
I never thought of online business networking site LinkedIn as having an ethical dilemma attached to it, until one day when I received an invitation from a client to connect to him.
Read MoreHICKS: Fed ‘easing’ into another stimulus plan
Federal legislation dating from the Truman administration compels the Fed to try to achieve the lowest possible levels of unemployment and inflation. Unfortunately, minimizing both is not possible.
Read MoreHAUKE: Stock market, as usual, gets it right again
I’ve noticed a growing number of experts who are confused and confounded by the rising stock market. They refuse to believe what their eyes are telling them…
Read MoreTownship government has a purpose
Our townships are not business competitors; they are governing for the people—not for greed, not for profit.
Read MoreLung cancer strikes nonsmokers
Last November I was hospitalized with H1N1 and pneumonia. In January I had a biopsy that confirmed non-small-cell lung cancer, stage IV.
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Rock Bottom Brewery tries to hang onto downtown lease
Downtown landlord John Goodman has rejected Rock Bottom Brewery’s attempt to renew its lease for five more years. The restaurant has occupied 14,600 square feet at 10 W. Washington St. since June 1, 1996.
Read MoreFishers Arts Council cranks up effort to support creative community
The Fishers Arts Council, which merged this year with the Fishers Cultural Alliance, is looking to become the suburb’s foremost arts advocate.
Read MoreSeeking growth, Lilly dumps Singapore for China
After recently deciding to close a research center in Singapore, Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. has decided to open a diabetes research center in China in the second half of 2011, further ramping up the drugmaker’s presence in the world’s fastest-growing pharmaceutical market.
Read MoreElection Board agrees to lease former Marsh store
The Marion County Election Board has agreed to lease about 41,000 square feet in a former Marsh store along East Washington Street for an election services center.
Read MoreSam Schmidt Motorsports moves into Tony George’s former shop
Old Vision Racing HQ gives Schmidt team room to expand.
Read MoreIndiana life sciences upstarts tap health reform booty
The federal legislation is roundly criticized at a BioCrossroads meeting, but some firms have found a silver lining.
Read MoreNFP of NOTE: Flanner House of Indianapolis
Flanner House of Indianapolis supports, advocates for and empowers individuals, children and families by applying educational, social and economic resources that move the community toward self-sufficiency.
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