Telcos eye possible competition from electric utilities Others say ‘smart grids’ might generate business A trade group for the state’s telephone companies is wringing its hands over budding efforts of electric companies to offer so-called smart grids to better monitor and manage electric distribution. The Indiana Telecommunications Association, in filings with the Indiana Utility Regulatory […]
A vibrant Indianapolis powers a dynamic Indiana and the governor, the mayor and the members of the General Assembly should all recognize that.
Assigning responsibility for what stuck us with a special session is a political post-session must, but playing the blame
game usually isn’t a productive exercise.
HALO Capital injects $8 million into startups in first year of operation despite recession and membership turnover.
A trade group for the state’s telephone companies is wringing its hands over budding efforts of electric companies to offer
so-called smart grids to better monitor and manage electric distribution.
Embracing risk key to revival Executives shouldn’t become timid Risk has a bad name these days, for understandable reasons. In recent years, many corporate executives managed as if the boom times never would end, along the way ratcheting up debt to unfathomable levels. Many bankers, meanwhile, doled out loans to the lowliest of borrowers, and […]
A reasonable and workable solution to the financial challenges confronting Marion County its Capital Improvement Board should include the following:
Indiana University basketball coach Tom Crean—and his connection to the Harbaugh family—will be the focus of a documentary
produced by NFL Films.
Angel investment group off to flying start HALO Capital injects $8 million into startups in first year of operation despite recession and membership turnover Founders of HALO Capital Group would have been satisfied in their first year to invest $2 million in promising Indiana companies. They instead quadrupled the amount-even while dealing in a sour […]
STATEHOUSE DISPATCH Legislators, governor disagree about special session Assigning responsibility for what stuck us with a special session is a political post-session must, but playing the blame game usually isn’t a productive exercise. This time, however, may be different, and what both of the principal sides in the dispute over the failure to enact a […]
The Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana has added four structures and an architectural feature to its annual list of
the 10 Most Endangered Hoosier landmarks.
Risk has a bad name these days, for understandable reasons. In recent years, many corporate executives managed as if the boom times never would end, along the way ratcheting up debt to unfathomable levels. Many bankers, meanwhile, doled out loans to the lowliest of borrowers, and traded complex securities few truly understood. Yet a strong […]
With the Indianapolis 500 fast approaching, speed is the name of the game. It appears Indy Racing League drivers—some of them anyway—are gaining speed with corporate America.
If you haven’t seen Marco Andretti’s Gillette…
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Shopping mall giant Simon Property Group Inc. plans to sell another 14 million shares of common stock to raise money for “general corporate purposes” in a new attempt to shore up its balance sheet, the company said yesterday. The Indianapolis-based real estate investment trust did […]
Blackboard Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based education-technology firm, has agreed to acquire Indianapolis-based software developer Angel Learning Inc. for about $95 million, the companies announced yesterday. The transaction, composed of $80 million in cash and $15 million in stock, has been approved by both companies’ boards of directors and Angel Learning’s shareholders. It is expected to […]
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 A Bloomington company that provided limestone for Yankee Stadium, the White House and the new Indianapolis International Airport has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Victor Oolitic Stone Co., which has 85 full-time employees and 2,400 acres in Bloomington, listed assets worth up to $50 million and liabilities between […]
A Bloomington company that provided limestone for Yankee Stadium, the White House and the new Indianapolis International Airport has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Victor Oolitic Stone Co., which has 85 full-time employees and 2,400 acres in Bloomington, listed assets worth up to $50 million and liabilities between $50 million and $100 million in […]
Here’s more from the looking-ahead file:
–Indianapolis Opera, which has its “Das Rheingold” collaboration with the ISO coming up on the 15th, has just anounced its 2009/2010 season.
It kicks off October 2 with Indianapolis native Angela Brown in her first…
The Franklin City Council voted 6-1 last night to make the city’s smoking ban one of the most restrictive in Indiana. Franklin, located south of Indianapolis in Johnson County, previously passed a workplace smoking ban in 2006, but excluded some areas, including 21-and-over bars and private clubs. The new ordinance, set to take effect in […]
Republicans and Democrats in the Indiana House had plenty to disagree about before they voted down a proposed state budget, forcing a special legislative session. But in the thick of talks over state spending, a heated debate emerged about whether the growth of charter schools should be limited. That discussion will likely continue as lawmakers […]
