GUY: Ethical collapses offer many lessons
“The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse,” by Marianne M. Jennings, caused me to wonder whether investors
could have avoided various corporate disasters in Indiana.
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“The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse,” by Marianne M. Jennings, caused me to wonder whether investors
could have avoided various corporate disasters in Indiana.
In my fantasy world, the country singer asks, “Are you ready for some data, some labor market data, for the nation,
for the states, and for Indiana counties?” Now those are words that stir the blood and stimulate the imagination.
Remember Cousin Eddie? He is the obstetrician/gynecologist in Houston I wrote about who tried to cut the mustard
in the hot dog business (“There ain’t no hog in the Yoso Dog”). He dreamed of having his own restaurant
and, against the advice of friends, he went to the dogs.
It’s hard to fathom how Indianapolis lost the Indianapolis Tennis Championships—an event with 90 years of history—without
anyone in the city sounding an alarm.
One might hope that we could accept a simple seasonal greeting for its thoughtful intent.
Thirty years ago, the first so-called “sports commission” came into being. The rest is Indianapolis history.
Chris Burd still unsure why husband, Rich Burd, owner of Burd Ford, committed suicide. Burd was an auto dealer in Lawrence.
Hoosier Energy, which supplies electricity to customers in 48 counties in central and southern Indiana, has settled a dispute
that had threatened to plunge the utility into bankruptcy.
The show held in Indianapolis Dec. 3-4 is picking up speed much faster than event organizers and local
convention and tourism officials expected. But the nation’s biggest motorsports trade show, Performance
Racing Industry Show, is considering competing with the local show head-on in 2010.
Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP processes crude oil into lubricating oils, solvents and waxes, as well as into gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
Two semi-trailers of the medication were stolen in 2007 from a back lot at Daum Trucking, which isn’t named in the lawsuit.
Bristol-Myers charges MD Logistics with negligence in the $10.7 million suit.
A southern Indiana mother and her boyfriend are under arrest, accused of beating a little boy. Shalaina Henson, 21, and Sean
Chalfant, 29, both face battery charges. Investigators say Henson’s 18-month-old son had several injuries when he was removed
from his home. He and his brother are now staying with family members.
The Carmel-based auctioneer had expected to raise $340.9 million through its IPO, but the company said it would sell 25 million common shares at $12 each for total proceeds of $300 million.
A nationwide manhunt for an accused murderer is over. In Nevada, police have apprehended the Indiana man accused of killing
his fianc�©e on their wedding day. Steven Farrell allegedly shot and killed Christine Craig on Nov. 27 as she sat in her car
with her daughter and has been on the run ever since, according to police. Family members say Farrell was verbally and mentally
abusive. State police are still investigating the murder; anyone with information on Farrell’s activities in the last two
weeks is urged to call Lafayette’s state police post.
A Henry County sheriff’s deputy now faces charges for driving while intoxicated, after he crashed his truck into a New Castle
home. Wally Trevino was off duty when the crash occurred in September. According to the police report, he had a blood-alcohol
level of .2 percent. That’s more than double the legal level of .08 percent. He’s been suspended with pay since the accident.
Trevino was convicted of driving drunk in 1996. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
The number of newly laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose more than expected last week, after falling for five straight
weeks.
There’s more than free shots of whiskey at the annual winter baseball meetings held this week at the Indiana Convention Center.
There’s a song and dance man wearing nerd glasses and another who does amazing things with a saw and sander.
The Bay Area has zillions of the tiny dogs. But Indianapolis isn’t part of the airlift strategy.
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker predicts strong profits through 2011, but its forecast for 2012 suggests bottom-line results
could fall precipitously.
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s goal is annual statewide energy savings of 2 percent within a decade.