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Rehab specialists learn value of flexibility: Historic building projects require contractors who can adjust on the fly

November 7, 2005

For the ideal construction project, building owners and architects carefully develop a budget and a set of plans, then hire contractors to follow the plans to the letter, the budget to the dollar, and the schedule to the day. But when the building is old-old enough to have been through several owners and multiple uses-throw the ideal out the window, owners and contractors say. Yes, the budget constraints are still there. And the result-new housing, hotel or offices-is the same,…

Rental businesses enjoy heavy equipment demand: Volvo Rents sees big opportunity in local market

November 7, 2005

As central Indiana’s construction market continues to gain momentum, Volvo Construction Equipment Rents Inc. hopes to get up to speed by opening as many as three franchised Volvo Rents stores by the end of 2006. The stores rent small to medium-size equipment from Volvo Construction Equipment and other manufacturers to a range of customers-from professionals to do-it-yourselfers. And Indianapolis has it all. “Between 2005 and 2008, Indianapolis [construction spending] is projected to grow 5 percent,” said Nick Mavrick, Volvo Rents’…

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Putting construction, engineering into laymen’s terms

November 7, 2005

Sometimes those of us in the construction industry-like many other professions-forget we have our own technical vocabulary that many laymen simply don’t understand. Like some of my colleagues, I have occasionally started tossing around the lingo of our industry before business and civic leaders from other fields and have seen the confused look that comes over their faces. I have to stop and define my terms. With that situation in mind, I thought it might be helpful to put together…

HVAC specialists see rise in energy-saving interest: Anticipated price spikes spur demand for revamps

November 7, 2005

Many plant managers consider it a lost cause to combat thermostat wars, factoring it in as a normal cost of doing business. Or they just don’t think about it all. Even before hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused natural gas prices to soar, an energy price problem was already in full swing. Engineering, construction and energy management firms were already addressing concerns from clients over how to combat rising energy bills. While soaring prices are expected to wreak havoc on residential…

Construction materials costs set to soar: Hurricanes, other factors lead to current or predicted shortages, price jumps in PVC pipe, copper wiring, cement

November 7, 2005

A building boom in China and India is exacerbating the crisis, and further squeezing the profits of contractors and developers, including those in Indianapolis. The situation could become worse when rebuilding efforts begin. “I’ve talked to big commercial developers and we’ve all seen our margins shrinking,” said Greg Small, chairman and CEO of Indianapolis-based developer Equicor Cos. LLC. “As a businessperson, you’re going to have to be sharper at dotting your i’s and crossing your t’s.” Because the majority of…

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: It’s high time for us to seek alternative energy sources

November 7, 2005

The Ghawar oil field is the jewel of the Saudi treasure chest. Sometimes called “The King” because of its oil production, this field has yielded more than 55 billion barrels of oil since the early 1950s-more than half of all Saudi oil exports. Today, it still produces about 5 million barrels of oil each day, or about 6 percent of the world’s daily supply of petroleum. But all’s not well at Ghawar. In August, The New York Times Magazine featured…

Museum deemed Monumental: Expansion project earns two design firms top award

November 7, 2005

Indianapolis-based firms Fink Roberts & Petrie Inc. and Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf Architects won the Monumental Award for their work on the Indianapolis Museum of Art expansion project. The 28th annual A Monumental Affair was set to take place Nov. 3 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. The awards recognize excellence among those who have contributed to the enhancement and beautification of Marion County through the built and natural environment. Local non-profit organization Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Inc. leads the Monumental Affair…

Startups offered a fast track: Motorsports-themed incubator gets green light in Brownsburg

October 31, 2005

Hendricks County officials hope a new business incubator there revs the engines of local entrepreneurs. The motorsports-themed facility, to be known as Fast-Start, got the green light after a year-long feasibility study concluded the project was a logical fit for a community that already houses Prudhomme Racing, John Force Racing and Bill Simpson’s Impact Racing. “It would help achieve some of our goals in Brownsburg,” said Jeanette Baker, town council president and treasurer of the Hendricks County Economic Development Partnership,…

Health construction beat marches on in Hendricks: Population growth spurs health care development

October 31, 2005

A growing population is breeding more multimillion-dollar health care projects in Hendricks County. Danville-based Hendricks Regional Health will begin work next month on a $16 million medical office building more than a year after completing a $24.5 million hospital expansion, and St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers is staking its claim with a $4.7 million medical office under construction in Plainfield. Meanwhile, Clarian Health Partners plans to bulk up parts of the 76-bed hospital it opened just last year in…

Somerset enjoying freedom: Firm grew under First Indiana, but independence brings control, president says

October 31, 2005

Leaders of Somerset CPAs PC are soaking in the single life, one year after they split from First Indiana Corp. Twenty-one Somerset partners bought the assets of the accounting firm from the locally based public company on Oct. 25, 2004, ending a four-year relationship in which bad timing contributed more to the breakup than bad karma. The corporation is the holding company of First Indiana Bank. At a time when the Sarbanes-Oxley Act mandates auditor independence, Somerset President Patrick Early,…

Industry: Let’s build minority business: Construction consortium working on diversity

October 31, 2005

A consortium of some of central Indiana’s biggest players in construction has set its sights on improving minority involvement in the $8-billion-a-year industry. The Indiana Construction Roundtable, an organization made up of some of the biggest users and providers of construction services, on Oct. 12 approved a diversity outreach initiative. The ambitious plan aims to increase minority participation in the construction industry by rewarding contractors who support education and training, employ minorities and women, and mentor small minority- and women-owned…

Theater rehab project symbolic of city’s makeover:

October 31, 2005

While Anderson officials have focused much energy on Interstate 69 access points and former General Motors Corp. sites and business parks outside the city’s center, they’ve also been carefully rebuilding downtown. In 2002, Anderson Indiana Main Street was formed, and has become active in the last two years recruiting business there and hosting a number of festivals and other events. In recent years, many of the streets have been repaved-some with brick pavers as part of a massive beautification project…

BioStorage gets set for major expansion: Three-year-old local firm eyeing West Coast, Europe

October 24, 2005

The 60 industrial-size freezers standing in formation like soldiers at attention look unassuming from the outside, but their contents are invaluable. Stored at temperatures of minus-80 degrees Celsius, the millions of biological samples inside the far-west-side warehouse represent the future of disease research and drug development. The repository is operated by BioStorage Technologies, a 3-year-old venture created by a pair of researchers who met at the local office of Princeton, N.J.-based Covance Inc., a drug-development services firm. Oscar Moralez developed…

Affordable housing gets $2.3 million:

October 24, 2005

The City-County Council on Oct. 10 voted to allocate $1.5 million in federal grant money and $800,000 from the Indianapolis Housing Trust Fund toward affordable-housing efforts. One project that will benefit from the federal money is the Rink-Savoy redevelopment at Illinois and Vermont streets, which will create 62 rental units and five condominiums for low-income households. That project will receive $235,000. Westside Community Development Corp. will receive $248,000 to support the construction of 23 homes, all of which will be…

Cop merger might have just enough: Backers make concessions in effort to build majority

October 24, 2005

It’ll be close. But Mayor Bart Peterson may have just enough support to make his proposed police merger a reality. The City-County Council is expected to vote on the issue Oct. 31. Advocates are hurriedly negotiating with key players, hoping lastminute concessions will pull a handful of councilors off the fence. “I don’t think it’s going to be a wide margin either way,” said Peterson, a Democrat. “But I do believe it will pass. Because at the end of the…

RETURN ON TECHNOLOGY: What are your workers hiding from you?

October 17, 2005

Many years ago, when I worked for a machine-tool dealership, I learned a lesson about technology and employees. As I was watching an employee run a part, I noticed he was doing something I knew hadn’t been in the engineering setup requirements. When I asked about it, he replied that he knew his decision hadn’t been sanctioned by the “idiots with slide rules,” but if he had done it the approved way, it wouldn’t work. Further, if he had notified…

COLD PROSPECT?: New stadium may not overcome climate, lack of corporate clout as city vies for Super Bowl

October 17, 2005

Did NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue do a snow job on Indiana legislators? Tagliabue dangled visions of Indianapolis’ hosting a Super Bowl when he made the case for a $625 million stadium before Indiana lawmakers earlier this year. Now construction is under way, and local officials are watching 2006 host city Detroit to see if it can warm skeptics to the idea of playing the Super Bowl in a cold-weather city. But some observers of the big game doubt Indianapolis has…

CHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: LaSalle economist holds court

October 17, 2005

Now that President Bush has named both his candidates for Supreme Court vacancies and one has been confirmed, we can expect news soon of an appointment that is more important to businesspeople and markets. That would be the replacement for Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, who retires Jan. 31. Greenspan has been in his seat 18 years and has presided over a period of strong economic growth, low inflation and interest rates, and a tremendous stock market….

‘Big gun’ rides into Irving case: Prominent attorney Susman won $900M from Microsoft

October 17, 2005

Irving Materials Inc. may appreciate that folksy quip after sparring with Houston attorney Stephen D. Susman. The broad-shouldered Texan who once prosecuted Hamlet in a mock trial for charity (Hamlet was convicted) has been named co-lead counsel for construction firms suing Greenfield-based IMI in federal court here over concrete price-fixing. In 1989, Susman defended U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright against ethics charges in a flamboyant style that ruffled the Volvo-driving sensibilities of Beltway Yankees. Susman, 64, called his dapper opponent…

Putting spotlight on art for new midfield terminal:

October 10, 2005

Alpha Blackburn, president and CEO of Indianapolis-based Blackburn Architects Inc., has been involved with the midfield terminal project from the very beginning. As one of the owner’s technical representatives, Blackburn Architects serves as a sounding board for the general aesthetics of the building. Blackburn, who has a master’s degree in fine arts, is now focused on something near and dear to her heart-overseeing the integration of artwork into the facility. “I feel especially appreciative of the fact that my background…

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Rehab specialists learn value of flexibility: Historic building projects require contractors who can adjust on the fly

Rental businesses enjoy heavy equipment demand: Volvo Rents sees big opportunity in local market

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Putting construction, engineering into laymen’s terms

HVAC specialists see rise in energy-saving interest: Anticipated price spikes spur demand for revamps

Construction materials costs set to soar: Hurricanes, other factors lead to current or predicted shortages, price jumps in PVC pipe, copper wiring, cement

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: It’s high time for us to seek alternative energy sources

Museum deemed Monumental: Expansion project earns two design firms top award

Startups offered a fast track: Motorsports-themed incubator gets green light in Brownsburg

Health construction beat marches on in Hendricks: Population growth spurs health care development

Somerset enjoying freedom: Firm grew under First Indiana, but independence brings control, president says

Industry: Let’s build minority business: Construction consortium working on diversity

Theater rehab project symbolic of city’s makeover:

BioStorage gets set for major expansion: Three-year-old local firm eyeing West Coast, Europe

Affordable housing gets $2.3 million:

Cop merger might have just enough: Backers make concessions in effort to build majority

RETURN ON TECHNOLOGY: What are your workers hiding from you?

COLD PROSPECT?: New stadium may not overcome climate, lack of corporate clout as city vies for Super Bowl

CHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: LaSalle economist holds court

‘Big gun’ rides into Irving case: Prominent attorney Susman won $900M from Microsoft

Putting spotlight on art for new midfield terminal: