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VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Determining inventorship can present a challenge

July 10, 2006

When you think of inventors, images of Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin might pop to mind. In most cases, however, patentable innovations aren’t produced by gray-haired men in their workshops. The reality in the business world is that most inventions are produced by large mia wherein the authors of an article can sometimes all end up as inventors. Performing shop work or running tests to obtain data might be sufficient to qualify as an author of a journal article. Inventorship,…

Animated startup foresees big growth in life sciences: Company produces 3-D graphics with young talent

July 10, 2006

Harlon Wilson and Kurtis Rush originally intended their Indianapolis-based upstart business to provide 3-D animation for use in court cases. But if they had stuck to that business plan, Medical Animatics Inc. could not have produced the video to the hilarious “Urine Stream,” a song parody of Abba’s “Dancing Queen.” Here’s a sample of the chorus: So when you get the chance, undo your pants … And make a urine stream, gold and clean, oh it’s such a dream. Urine…

New owner turns failed-firm’s assets into racing-parts business

July 10, 2006

Eagle Creek Golf Course owner Jerry Hayslett has acquired assets of Kenny Brown Performance and teamed with Brown’s former sales manager to launch a racing-parts business.

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: State’s ‘circuit breaker’ law worsens flawed tax system

July 10, 2006

Fifty years ago, economist Charles Tiebout expressed a vision of how freeing local governments to pursue their own unique strategies for setting taxes and providing services could produce an efficient outcome much like the private marketplace. He called it “voting with your feet.” The idea was simple-by moving, people could sort themselves out and live in communities that came closest to providing the tax and expenditure combinations they valued most. Reality is quite a bit more complicated. When people move…

Williams Creek Consulting Inc.: Consultants engineer ‘green’ solutions After years of taking any work it could find, company specializes in stormwater issues

July 3, 2006

In development circles, the color green is often associated with money. But it has a different connotation for Indianapolis-based Williams Creek Consulting-an environmental one. Launched in 2002, the firm aims to help developers minimize disruptions to the natural features of a construction site, co-founder Neil Myers said. It specializes in strategies to manage stormwater runoff. “We improve a project by integrating the building into the natural environment,” Myers said. That means doing more than digging a series of retention ponds…

Billing survey puts WellPoint in last: Insurer calls ‘pain in the butt’ index flawed, but some doctors say findings aren’t surprising

June 26, 2006

A physician-billing service recently gave WellPoint Inc. a virtual spanking over its sometimesstrained relationship with doctors. M a s s a c h u s e t t s – b a s e d Athenahealth Inc. rated the Indianapolis insurer last out of seven national payers in its so-called “pain in the butt” index posted online late last month. The unusual index aims to tell doctors how easy-or difficult-it is to work with each insurer by using data the…

Indianapolis marketing firm plays ‘game’ to win: Fun environment helps CIK Enterprises earn reputation as a ‘best’ place to work, inspires employees to give their all

June 26, 2006

Business is often compared to a game. There are winners and losers, MVPs and benchwarmers, touchdowns and penalties. Only the strong survive. The leaders at Indianapolis-based CIK Enterprises LLC take the competition seriously. But they don’t see why it can’t be fun, too. CIK’s 30,000-square-foot Georgetown Road office, known as “the stadium,” features green, blue and orange walls, some of which are rounded. Huge puzzle pieces listing company goals decorate the spacious atrium. A life-size Monopoly board displays monumental moments…

SMALL BUSINESS PROFILE: A-1 VACUUM CLEANERS AND JANITORIAL SUPPLIES: Vacuum dealer on his own Franchise dissolution gave owner freedom and more responsibility

June 26, 2006

SMALL BUSINESS PROFILE A-1 VACUUM CLEANERS AND JANITORIAL SUPPLIES Vacuum dealer on his own Franchise dissolution gave owner freedom and more responsibility For his entire adult life, Tony Stahl has been helping other people clean up their messes. From the time he graduated from John Marshall High School, Stahl has had A-1 Vacuum Cleaners as part of his work life, first as an employee and, most recently, as an owner. In fact, Stahl’s work with vacuums and customers was so…

BIZ BASICS: Legal help doesn’t have to cost a fortune

June 26, 2006

We’re a start-Q: up and constantly need answers to basic legal questions about business structures, the hiring process, contracts, wages, safety, trademarks and more, but can’t afford expensive lawyers. What are some options? Legal issues often present a dilem-A:ma for cost-conscious small businesses, especially startups. You want the best information but paying legal professionals for every little thing gets expensive. The range of legal issues facing entrepreneurs is immense, from naming a business and obtaining licenses to complying with tax…

Car event ‘astonishing’: In 4th year, local show already one of nation’s largest

June 19, 2006

Economic development leaders and corporate executives thought Roger Brummett was spinning his wheels when he launched a classic car show in Indianapolis four years ago. But Brummett and partner Tim Durham find themselves at the wheel of such a fastgrowing enterprise that they hope to expand it into a multiday event, with an auction and classic-car race, that they believe would draw 100,000 attendees. The pair also plans to replicate the show in other markets, starting in Naples, Fla., in…

Ex-Chamber chief buys Daleville testing firm: Deal gives LaMothe one-third ownership, CEO post

June 19, 2006

Now, he’s an owner himself. This month, he teamed with two prominent executives to buy Dalevillebased Sherry Laboratories, a 180-employee company that does product testing for firms in such fields as aerospace and automotive. “I’ve been interested in Sherry for about 10 years,” LaMothe said. “I had approached them two or three different times … . I was intrigued with the company because I believed it was needed and necessary and adds value to society.” LaMothe will serve as chairman…

SPORTS: High school hoops border war reduced to a scuffle

June 19, 2006

Often, when I’m asked to give talks reflecting on the success of the sports initiative in Indianapolis, I use summertime as an illustration. Back in the old days-and you know you’re getting old when “old days” refer to anything pre-1970-Indy’s June-July-August sports menu could pretty much be written on a single page and in large type. Once the Indianapolis 500 came and went on Memorial Day, about the only thing to do was wait for the start of college and…

Gladish strengthening his ties to Indianapolis: Ex-YMCA president joins IU’s Center on Philanthropy

June 19, 2006

Kenneth Gladish first laced up his sneakers as a YMCA kid in Northbrook, Ill. Decades later, he tightened his tie as president of the national organization. In between, Gladish was a central figure in the Indianapolis charitable sector. Now his time at the YMCA of the USA has come to an end, and Gladish’s next step is up in the air. But one thing’s for sure-he’ll be maintaining his ties to Indianapolis. Gladish, 53, has accepted a three-year appointment as…

EYE ON THE PIE: Too many studies spoil the broth

June 19, 2006

Want to build a stadium? Maybe you have a highway in mind? Maybe your highway has a different route from that of another group of enthusiasts? Is your concern a new zoo or an existing art museum? How about that boysenberry festival? The venerable college in town? That remodeled convention facility? That autoassembly plant? That new wing on the hospital? That new housing development? Or are you looking at something unquestionably noble? A church, a school, a senior center, a…

NOTIONS: A tale of two kings and one fortunate kingdom

June 12, 2006

For the fifth year, some colleagues and I have penned comedy for a cause. The Indiana Repertory Theatre, which usually chooses its playwrights more carefully, erred again by soliciting our scriptwriting “talent” for its faux-radioshow fund-raiser. So on June 3, a cast of Indianapolis celebrities-from the media, not-for-profits, government and business-donned makeshift 17th-century garb, mounted the Indiana Roof Ballroom stage, and hammed up “Shakespeared: A Midsummer Night’s Scheme.” Our tall tale featured two kings-Mitchard and Bartholomie-trying to outdo each other…

CHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Having a big time in Little Rock

June 12, 2006

The guy from the Little Rock convention and visitors bureau said it himself: “That first airline ticket to Little Rock is the toughest one.” Maybe so, but I certainly wasn’t a member of the why-in-the-world-arewe-meeting-in-Little-Rock crowd. I was eager to check it out. I must confess, however, the extent of my knowledge about the capital of Arkansas was limited before the meeting I attended there June 1-3. I knew the city was home to many things Bill Clinton and to…

Firing blamed on bug: Wrongful-termination lawsuit by St. Francis employee says software installed porn links

June 12, 2006

Respiratory therapist David Farr claims he lost his job with St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers last year over an infection that never harmed a patient. Hundreds of pornography links found in a computer Farr shared with six other therapists prompted the hospital to fire him. However, Farr said he never knew the links existed, according to a lawsuit he filed in federal court over his dismissal. The therapist blames poor computer security for allowing malicious porn-promoting software from Russia…

BULLS & BEARS: Big investors have clout to drive stock prices up

June 12, 2006

I have said before in this space that in the long run the only thing that propels a stock’s price is earnings. As Ben Graham said: In the long run, the stock market is a weighing machine, but in the short run, it’s a voting machine. He meant that, over a period of years, a company’s stock is valued-or weighed-quite efficiently, but between now and Labor Day the value is subject to the whims of fickle traders who vote with…

Golf club member tees off investors: Lawsuit over $7.4M in losses casts light on little-regulated world of penny-stock promotion

June 12, 2006

By the time he graduated in 1985, Tony Altavilla ranked third in career touchdown receptions at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, an all-male institution that likens itself to the best conservative liberal arts colleges of New England. His star rose again recently, when the member of Carmel’s Crooked Stick Country Club led a committee that helped the Pete Dye-designed course score the 2009 U.S. Senior Open Championship. But the Wabash man and golfing buddy of the affluent now finds himself in…

Firm finds direct approach pays off: Marketing Informatics, part of hot industry, sees revenue rise by $28 million in 3 years

June 5, 2006

Bob Massie came to Indianapolis in 1985 to preach the Word of God. Twenty-one years later, he’s spreading the messages of Indiana businesses, not from a pulpit, but through direct-mail advertising. Massie is shepherding a fastgrowing flock of clients. His company’s revenue has grown from $1.86 million in 2003 to a projected $30 million this year. The growth of Massie’s firm, Marketing Informatics, reflects the growth of the industry. Directmail advertising is growing more than 15 percent annually, according to…

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VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Determining inventorship can present a challenge

Animated startup foresees big growth in life sciences: Company produces 3-D graphics with young talent

New owner turns failed-firm’s assets into racing-parts business

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: State’s ‘circuit breaker’ law worsens flawed tax system

Williams Creek Consulting Inc.: Consultants engineer ‘green’ solutions After years of taking any work it could find, company specializes in stormwater issues

Billing survey puts WellPoint in last: Insurer calls ‘pain in the butt’ index flawed, but some doctors say findings aren’t surprising

Indianapolis marketing firm plays ‘game’ to win: Fun environment helps CIK Enterprises earn reputation as a ‘best’ place to work, inspires employees to give their all

SMALL BUSINESS PROFILE: A-1 VACUUM CLEANERS AND JANITORIAL SUPPLIES: Vacuum dealer on his own Franchise dissolution gave owner freedom and more responsibility

BIZ BASICS: Legal help doesn’t have to cost a fortune

Car event ‘astonishing’: In 4th year, local show already one of nation’s largest

Ex-Chamber chief buys Daleville testing firm: Deal gives LaMothe one-third ownership, CEO post

SPORTS: High school hoops border war reduced to a scuffle

Gladish strengthening his ties to Indianapolis: Ex-YMCA president joins IU’s Center on Philanthropy

EYE ON THE PIE: Too many studies spoil the broth

NOTIONS: A tale of two kings and one fortunate kingdom

CHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Having a big time in Little Rock

Firing blamed on bug: Wrongful-termination lawsuit by St. Francis employee says software installed porn links

BULLS & BEARS: Big investors have clout to drive stock prices up

Golf club member tees off investors: Lawsuit over $7.4M in losses casts light on little-regulated world of penny-stock promotion

Firm finds direct approach pays off: Marketing Informatics, part of hot industry, sees revenue rise by $28 million in 3 years