HICKS: Courage will be necessary to curb inflation
Inflation causes lenders to raise interest rates. Businesses slow their borrowing, produce less and require fewer workers. Within a year or so, inflation becomes everyoneâ??s problem.
Inflation causes lenders to raise interest rates. Businesses slow their borrowing, produce less and require fewer workers. Within a year or so, inflation becomes everyoneâ??s problem.
A few weeks back, I wrote about the two collections of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia on display at the Indiana
State Museum. Over the past week, two additional encounters with Abe reminded me that there is no shortage of material to be mined from
the life of the 16th president.
The majority
of the top advisers work for Merrill Lynch, and all but two live in Indianapolis.
Westfield’s Sports Commission is evaluating proposals from three firms interested in helping the town become “The
Family Sports Capital of America.”
Economic development mission targets clean technology and motorsports business-development opportunities.
The 21-year-old son of Indy 500 champ Bobby Rahal has scoffed at a two-year offer from Dale Coyne Racing, and by doing so
may be endangering the future of open-wheel racing.
Ratings for the Feb. 20 NASCAR Nationwide Series Race, Danica Patrick's second, were down nationally and in the Indianapolis
market compared to the season opener Feb. 13. But Danica has another chance to shine Saturday in Las Vegas.
While insurers get the blame for rising health-care costs for consumers, surging fees from hospitals and the growing dominance
of such providers may be just as responsible for driving up expenses, according to a new study examining California's
market.
The Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana plans to acquire the Romanesque Revival former church and is considering moving
its headquarters there.
Race car driver Paul Tracy said IndyCar fans need to stand up and let series officials know what they want. Meanwhile, Derek Daly said the open-wheel series has turned its back on a generation of new American drivers.
Norwood Promotional Products is departing Indianapolis for Clearwater, Fla., as part of a larger consolidation undertaken
by the company’s parent, Bic Graphic USA.
In the 1970s and 1980s tobacco sponsorship cash was auto racing's life blood. Reliance on the money helped kill CART,
and the IndyCar Series is still trying to figure out how to survive without it.
-Quinlan Marketing Inc. leased 11,477 square feet of office space at 550 Congressional Blvd., Carmel. The tenant was represented by Pete Anderson of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker. The landlord, 550 Congressional Blvd. LLC, was represented by David A. Moore, Darrin L. Boyd and Mary Beth Kohart, also of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker.
-Empire Beauty leased 10,000 square feet at Speedway Super Center, 6020 Crawfordsville Road. The tenant was represented by Cindy Hoskinson, Herb Feldmann and Ron Mannon of Grubb & Ellis Harding Dahm & Co. The landlord, Centro Properties Group, represented itself in the transaction.
-McGuire Sponsel subleased 4,200 square feet of office space at Capital Center, 201 N. Illinois St. The tenant was represented by Michael R. Semler of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker. The lessor, Huntington Bank, was represented by Jon R. Owens and Russell VanTil, also of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker.
-Kilroy’s subleased the 8,533-square-foot former Smokey Bones Restaurant at 201 S. Meridian St. Steve Delaney of Sitehawk Retail Real Estate represented both the tenant, Paul Murzyn, and the lessor, Darden Restaurants, in the transaction.
-Sun Tan City leased 2,747 square feet at Scatterfield Pavilion, 4739 Scatterfield Road, Anderson. The tenant was represented by Ed Bonnacker of The Swiss Group. The landlord, Scatterfield Pavilion LLC, was represented by Scot Courtney and Bart Jackson of Grubb & Ellis Harding Dahm & Co.
-Asset Management Specialists leased 3,000 square feet at the Seastrom Building, 2351 Kentucky Ave. The tenant was represented by Evert Hauser of Grubb & Ellis Harding Dahm & Co. The landlord, Seastrom & Co., represented itself in the transaction.
-Cherokee Tire leased 2,400 square feet at 5316 W. Minnesota St. The landlord, Blue Real Estate, was represented by Brian Buschuk and Jake Sturman of Jones Lang LaSalle. The tenant represented itself in the transaction.
-Seccion Amarilla USA LLC leased 2,300 square feet at Lake Plaza, 6801 Lake Plaza Drive. The tenant was represented by Miami-based CresaPartners. The landlord, Lake Plaza LLC and LeBarron Investments, was represented by Debbie Shumate of Grubb & Ellis Harding Dahm & Co.
-Kays CPA Group PC leased 2,047 square feet of office space at 3021 E. 98th St. The tenant was represented by Bryan Miller of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker. The landlord, Brookfield Real Estate Opportunity Group, was represented by David A. Moore and Darrin L. Boyd, also of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker.
-eImagine Technology Group leased 1,924 square feet of office space at 6081 E. 82nd St. The tenant was represented by Jenna Barnett of Halakar Real Estate. The landlord, Brookfield Real Estate Opportunity Group, was represented by David A. Moore and Darrin L. Boyd of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker.
-Little Caesars leased 1,467 square feet at 809 S. Harrison St., Shelbyville. The tenant was represented by Ron Mannon of Grubb & Ellis Harding Dahm & Co. The landlord, Family Video Movie Club Inc., represented itself in the transaction.
-Ronald Blue & Co. LLC leased 1,714 square feet at the Indiana American Office Building, 555 E. County Line Road, Greenwood. The tenant was represented by Mark Dietel of Royal Companies Inc. The landlord, County Line Holdings LLC, was represented by Ed Troha of CB Richard Ellis.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is expected to name Paul Ciesielski as the city’s new chief of police,
sources say. Ciesielski, commander of the Northwest District, was the department’s public information officer.
Spears has been chief for nearly five years. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
Claims by Toyota in internal documents that it saved money by obtaining a limited recall from regulators in 2007 create an
even bigger challenge for the automaker's president when he testifies before U.S. lawmakers this week over quality and
safety lapses.
Indianapolis’ largest ad agency has achieved a rare coup in the advertising world, winning back one of its biggest former
clients: flooring and upholstery cleaning firm Stanley Steemer.
This week, I empty the notebook with thoughts on Indiana Ballet Com.’s “From Shakespeare with Love,” the ISO Pops concert with Tony DeSare, Beef & Boards’ “Footloose” and Indianapolis Civic Theatre’s “My Fair Lady.”
State environmental regulators now must consider leaving contamination in the ground so long as it doesn’t threaten health