Why the colonel rules China
In 1987, KFC became the first fast-food chain to enter mainland China, and it’s never looked back.
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CIB awards contracts for stadium, convention security
The Capital Improvement Board voted Monday to retain the services of three firms that currently provide security at Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center, at an annual savings of $300,000.
Tourney would have been different in Knight, Keady era
Though Big Ten tournament attendance in Indianapolis is up this year, it would be exponentially higher if IU and Purdue were rival powerhouses.
China makes unprecedented English-language push
China has made educating its population in English a big priority. And when this Communist government decides something is important, it goes all out.
Players’ union decertifies as talks break down
NFL labor talks broke down just hours before the latest contract extension expired Friday, putting America’s most popular sport on a path to its first work stoppage since 1987, and raising questions about Indianapolis’ hosting of the 2012 Super Bowl.
Super Bowl Host Committee lays out winter weather plans
Jim Schellinger, chairman and CEO of CSO Architects, has been appointed to handle weather preparedness for the Super Bowl to be hosted in Indianapolis in February.
Indiana University to offer workers buyout plan
Indiana University is drafting plans to offer thousands of university employees a voluntary retirement buyout.
Retail chain Family Leisure finding new identity
Recreational product superstore Family Leisure changed its name from Watson’s two years ago, but it could take years before the company led by Kevin Prefontaine builds the kind of brand equity tied up in the old name.
Purdue case highlights costs of defending intellectual property
A complicated legal case about trade secrets points up a down side to the success Indiana’s research universities have had turning their research into revenue: Large legal bills can eat much of the money.
LOU’S VIEWS: Youth appeal at the Phoenix and Butler U. theaters
Is theater dead? Three different productions from three different companies over the past few weeks point to some ways to counter—or at least hold off—the decline.
BENNER: Who might be this year’s Butler? Maybe Butler
A year ago this week, the Butler men’s basketball team was preparing to play the University of Texas-El Paso in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Who knew what was about to unfold?
Peru immigrant built career on helping local Hispanics
Aida McCammon has spent 20 years helping Hispanics improve their lives and succeed in the United States.
FEIGENBAUM: Will Democrats hold out until some warm April day?
Indiana House Democrats largely remain bunkered en masse in Urbana, Ill., save occasional individual appearances back at town hall events in their respective districts.
MARCUS: Fewer Hoosier children means less retail
Indiana added 369,400 adults, compared with just 33,900 children, a ratio of nearly 11 to 1. This imbalance was hardly uniform, but its consequences are important for all of us.
Players’ union proclamation shows Polian got it wrong
NFLPA boss says 18-game schedule "off the table." Players suggest pulling games off NFL Network and creating Thursday night football package to raise cash.
HEIN: Sports more than a game in Green Bay, Indy
Both cities consider sports to be a reflection of not only their spirit but also their character.
Virginia not-for-profit suing Duke Realty for $30M
Military think tank CNA claims Duke Realty breached its obligations as landlord by selling land in Alexandria to the Department of Defense, which plans to build a bomb-inspection facility on the site.
Also this week
On March 11-12, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is joined by violinist Karen Gomyo for a program including Dvorak’s “Symphony No. 8.” Details here.
Camerata Ireland performs in concert March 11 at the Palladium. Tango Buenos Aires gets the Palladium dance series started on March 16. Details here.
The 200-seat Studio Theatre gets its first full production with Carmel Repertory Theatre’s “The Fantasticks,” March 11-27. Details here.
On March 10, Indy Fringe Theatre hosts “An Evening with Kevin Thornton,” featuring the comic who may be familiar to Fringe audiences for his “Sex, Dreams & Self Control” show. Details here.
Gamers interested in everything from Apples to Apples to Dungeons and Dragons gather for the free Who’s Yer Con, March 11-13 at the Holiday Inn North. Details here.
Q&A: Tony Lennen
Tony Lennen became president of Community Hospital South in 2009, overseeing a 50-bed expansion that was completed last summer, giving the hospital 150 private rooms. The facility, located along the line between Marion and Johnson counties, competes against nearby facilities run by Franciscan St. Francis Health, Indiana University Health and Johnson Memorial Hospital.