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…
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 […]
A strong economy requires risk-takers, and it is the bold and brash who will seize opportunities as the economy rebounds.
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.
A group of eighth grade girls from a local charter school spent all day Friday learning about real estate and developing plans for reuse of…
Ener1 Inc., the New York parent of fledgling Indianapolis-based advanced battery developer EnerDel, yesterday reported higher revenue and a lower loss in the first quarter compared with the same period a year ago. The company lost $7.2 million, or 6 cents a share, down from $13.1 million, or 15 cents a share, the previous year. […]
With more people out of work and without health insurance, you’d expect that the county-owned Wishard Health Services, whose mission is to treat the poor and indigent, would be flooded. Well, it is, but not any more than usual. Occupancy at its hospital in downtown Indianapolis was 98 percent before the recession and is still […]
Indianapolis still looks like a city with momentum, despite the dismal economy. But appearances can be deceiving. A quick tour reveals what would seem to be progress. One wouldn’t expect to see construction cranes swinging over downtown, not with bank credit frozen and the commercial real estate sector bracing for a wave of foreclosures later […]
Without traveling, there aren’t many ways that fans of marching music can see performances by the best drum lines, brass ensembles and color guards in the country. That”s why they’ll easily shell out twice the price of a regular movie ticket e to o gather at a local theater and watch the satellite feed from […]
Imagining Indianapolis without The Indianapolis Star used to be unthinkable. The city’s daily newspaper has been landing on front porches for 106 years, telling readers how their government is performing or whether to expect rain or snow. Today, life without a daily newspaper isn’t so far-fetched. Many people, especially younger readers, abandoned it long ago […]
