You are green: Now what?
IBJ Daily readers are keenly interested in environmental issues, if a poll conducted by IBJ in conjunction with Walker Information
is any indication.
IBJ Daily readers are keenly interested in environmental issues, if a poll conducted by IBJ in conjunction with Walker Information
is any indication.
There are no nuclear power plants in Indiana, but lawmakers are expected to wrestle next year with whether to offer an incentive
that could boost prospects for building reactors in the state.
The Indianapolis Museum of Art announced this week that it has hired a veteran of the New York City arts community to fill
its chief operating officer position.
The mammoth facility near Indianapolis International Airport now employs as many people as it did when United Airlines abandoned it
six years ago, but its new tenants are contending with struggles of their own.
August Mack Environmental Inc. renovated the historic Lexington building in downtown Indianapolis with recycled components
and energy-efficient lighting.
A solid majority of subscribers to IBJ Daily believes climate change is a serious problem, thinks carbon emissions
should be regulated, and wants Indianapolis to pursue mass transit on a broad scale, according to a poll conducted in July
by IBJ.
Detailed results of a July poll of IBJ Daily readers on their sentiment on environmental issues.
Indy Partnership CEO Ron Gifford is traveling with Gov. Mitch Daniels and a delegation of Hoosier business and community
leaders on a trip to Asia through Sept. 16. Gifford is blogging about his experiences as he works to bring
new jobs and investment to the economic development group’s 10-county Indianapolis region. Bookmark this
page and check back for updates.
The Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether engineering subcontractors should be held liable for millions of dollars in
cost overruns in a recent renovation of Indianapolis’ central public library.
Purdue University says it will increase financial aid to certain students to offset this year’s tuition increase.
An Indiana judge today declined to reduce the $1.5 million cash bonds for a former pastor and his sons charged with bilking
church members nationwide out of millions of dollars.
Merger talks that began last year between local legal heavyweight Ice Miller LLP and a Louisville-based law firm reportedly
have broken down, putting an end to a deal that was expected to close by the end of the year.
The unemployment rate jumped almost a half-point, to 9.7 percent, in August, the highest since 1983, reflecting a poor job
market that will make it hard for the economy to begin a sustained recovery.
Indiana officials are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider hearing their objections to the Chrysler bankruptcy proceedings
that resulted in its takeover by Italian automaker Fiat.
The developer of The Waverley apartments downtown has filed plans to expand the complex because of high demand for one-bedroom
units.
The Carmel Performing Arts Foundation has appointed its first independent board members, Rollin Dick and Rosemary Waters.
In downtown Indianapolis, two local artists will receive free studio space in the Stutz Building
for the next year.
Downtown Indianapolis has a housing problem. I am not referring to the abandoned and foreclosed homes that blight many of
our neighborhoods. This is a problem of new, prominent construction projects that are out of place in our built environment.
Our many national concerns are manifest in the widespread transportation industry. The level of
economic activity determines the demand for transportation services and equipment.
A consumer group says health insurers UnitedHealth and WellPoint pressured their employees to contact members of Congress
and lobby against health care reform proposals that the companies disagreed with.
Architects, engineers, contractors and others in the design-build industry hope building information modeling will cut waste.
The technology allows more detailed viewing of projects before they move to construction.