Home » Search

Search Results

14206 results for 'articles'

To refine your search through our archives use our Advanced Search

EDITORIAL: Find a long-term fix

Mayor Ballard’s support for the $6 million World Sports Park on the far-east side has become a rallying point for critics of his spending priorities. They say the money would be better spent chipping away at the city’s huge infrastructure needs. We think they’re missing the point on a couple of fronts.

Kim: Steer clear of leveraged exchange-traded funds

If you are confident the S&P 500 will be 20 percent higher a year from now, you might think an exchange-traded fund (ETF) whose objective is to provide two times or even three times the return of the S&P 500 would be just the ticket to earn 40 percent (two times) or 60 percent (three times). You couldn’t be more wrong.

Hicks: Blame labor’s collapse on its own successes

The decline of the American labor movement is startling. In only 50 years, membership has dropped 80 percent. No mainstream American institution of note has dissipated at this pace before. Today, more Americans receive disability payments than belong to private-sector unions.

Police raid local strip club

Indiana State Excise Police and local officers raided Patty’s Showclub in the 2000 block of West Washington Street as part of a narcotics investigation Wednesday night at about 10:30. Michael Willoughby, 33, of Indianapolis was arrested for marijuana possession. Police said they served other warrants, which could result in more arrests.
 

Hoosier documentary maker turns attention to Leonard

Award-winning filmmaker Ted Green, whose previous documentaries profiled John Wooden, Roger Brown and Indiana war veterans, found Bobby “Slick” Leonard has done basically everything there is to do in basketball.

Man shot in bus stop robbery

Indianapolis police have detained two juveniles after a man was shot and robbed at a bus stop Wednesday night near 26th and Dr. Martin Luther King streets. The 19-year-old victim said he was waiting for a bus when two males shot him in the leg and stole his backpack. The victim was hospitalized in good condition.
 

Indy joins national protest over fast-food wages

Fast-food workers in 50 U.S. cities, including Indianapolis, plan to walk off the job Thursday in an attempt to ratchet up pressure on McDonald’s Corp., Wendy’s Co. and others to raise wages.

Developer picks unusual spot for new hotel

A former office and warehouse is being converted into a modestly priced hotel along West 16th Street, about a block east of the Stadium Lofts project.

Indiana chooses new test to replace GED

The state plans to hire the company that struggled to administer this year’s ISTEP test to provide a high school equivalency exam that will replace the one in use for decades.

Panel questions cuts to Indiana recycling programs

Legislators and recycling advocates asked the state environmental chief Wednesday why millions of dollars had been shifted out of recycling programs since the recession, saying the initiatives could have created thousands of jobs.

Bif Ward leads real estate teams list yet again

Count ’em. Five years in a row that Bif Ward has led the All-Star Teams. In 2011 and 2012, the F.C. Tucker Co. team raked in $104.5 million, up from $94.5 million in 2010 and 2011.

CIB prepared to give Pacers another $11 million

The Capital Improvement Board of Marion County is prepared to give the Pacers another $11 million to offset losses from operating Bakers Life Fieldhouse as it continues to negotiate a long-term contract with the team.

City to pay $15K to fix wells at new World Sports Park

The city of will replace one home water well and lower pumps in three others because they're being sucked dry by an irrigation system at a park where crews are building international sports fields.