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FedEx must maintain flexibility

Like many businesses and local commerce, the FedEx Express hub at Indianapolis International Airport is trying to thrive during a decline in shipping and an increase in fuel prices.

LIPPERT: GM woes strike close to home

As someone who grew up in Michigan during the 1960s and 1970s, watching General Motors Corp. self-destruct was like seeing a loved one make bad decisions then watching him suffer the consequences.

IBJ Movie Night: ‘(500) Days…’

Want to join me at a sneak preview of the new romantic comedy “(500) Days of Summer” starring Zooey Deschanel? (More info on the film here)

I’ve got passes for the Wednesday, July 22 7:30 screening at AMC Castleton Square…

MARCUS: Men, women use time differently

On an average day, nearly 83 percent of women, but only 64 percent of men, spend time engaged in household activities, according to a recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Plus, when women engage in household activities, they average two hours and 35 minutes per day while men average two hours and one minute.

Weigh in on the new Wishard

Check out this early rendering of a proposed replacement for Wishard Hospital. The $754-million project calls for 11 stories and about 1.2 million square feet of space. It would be built just west of the current hospital, next to the…

Why ailing Emmis could bounce back

Let’s play the contrarian. For Emmis, that means arguing that the battered company is poised for resurgence, rather than sliding
deeper into the abyss.

A taste of summer: CPA spends summers as ice cream man

Certified public accountant Dave Norris bought a 1976 Good Humor truck and started his family-owned U Want Ice Cream mobile
route in 2007, aiming to make a personal connection with people—along with
a little extra money.

Lauth’s lawyers raking in big fees in bankruptcy reorganization

Developer Lauth Group Inc. is sparing no expense on attorneys in the Chapter 11 reorganization of key subsidiaries. The company has hired two of the nation’s most prominent bankruptcy and restructuring specialists to handle the cases, and the bill for the first month easily will exceed $1 million.

Long-term-care business to help Wishard cover construction debt

To pay for a shiny new downtown hospital, the parent corporation of Wishard Health Services will commit itself to yearly
debt payments 10 times as high as they are now. But Wishard officials have no doubt they can bear the extra load
because of places like Rosewalk Village, a nursing home that sits on the eastern side of Indianapolis.

The latest fads in business names

Nobody familiar with the intricacies of naming a business thinks the process is easy. Not if the messages
words send to potential customers are grasped.

So itâ??s easy to understand why the Indianapolis area is filling up with companies one way…

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Stimulus plan must work now … or it never will

The postmortem and dissection of the federal economic stimulus plan have begun in earnest. The president has added to his woes by saying the stimulus will take years, not months, to work, and his chief economist managed to squeak out the headline or two that the worst is ahead of us.

INVESTING: Looming debt problems present an opportunity

Whenever this bear market bottoms—and there is a growing possibility that we will see new lows in coming months—millions of investors will be throwing all kinds of assets away for pennies on the dollar. The discounts so far could pale in comparison. So, be patient, be prudent and be ready.

BENNER: Mom and Lance Armstrong had cancer in common

A few years ago, when cyclist extraordinaire Lance Armstrong was in the midst of his phenomenal seven
straight Tour de France titles, those yellow Livestrong bands seemed ubiquitous. But when Armstrong left
competitive cycling, gradually those rubber yellow bands faded from view. I kept wearing mine, however, to remind me of the
courage of my mother, Emma.

ALTOM: Technology moves too fast for law to keep up

Technologists don’t usually give the law a basketful of respect. From our point of view, the law is struggling frantically to stay within a hundred yards of our bleeding edge. By the time the law gets around to speaking on a technical subject, the subject may not even exist anymore.

Indiana casino fined over Timberlake no-show-WEB ONLY

A central Indiana casino has admitted that its staff knew pop singer Justin Timberlake wasn’t coming to its grand opening a day before the event, but didn’t say anything to alert the public. The Indiana Gaming Commission fined Indiana Live Casino near Shelbyville $40,000 for its promotion of Timberlake’s supposed appearance at its March 13 […]

Doctors group files complaint against Anthem-WEB ONLY

The Indiana State Medical Association has filed a formal complaint against Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana for ongoing claims-payment issues. The doctors group, in an announcement today, contends that computer problems at Anthem have yet to be resolved, breaching a 2005 court settlement reached by doctors and Anthem’s parent company, Indianapolis-based WellPoint […]

Get ready for Operapalooza

IBJ reporter Kathleen McLaughlin guest blogs today.

The Indianapolis Opera is adding another event to the busy fall festival scene, but it’s definitely striving to carve out a distinct niche. Operapalooza, planned for Sept. 11 and 12, will mix sets by…

Indiana University, Ivy Tech adopt tuition hikes-WEB ONLY

Students at Indiana University and Ivy Tech Community College will pay at least 4 percent more in tuition and fees over the next two years. IU Trustees voted today to increase tuition and fees by 4.6 percent this coming school year and 4.8 percent next year at the main campus in Bloomington and at IUPUI. […]