ABEL: End in sight for ‘pig in a poke’ hourly billing by law firms
Fed up with excessive fees, some clients have started demanding alternatives to the tried-and-true methods, such as “value-based
legal services.”
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MARCUS: Grouch finds good in the economy
To use a gardening metaphor, have the courage to prune back in a tough economy, and plant new seeds before the weather improves.
BANKRUPTCIES
BANKRUPTCIES Aircraft & Electronics Specialties Inc., dba AES Interconnects, 340 Transfer Drive, Suite A, 46214. Chapter 7 liquidation. Assets: $766,864; liabilities: $870,517.
Despite what you might think, lawyers are compartatively scarce in Indiana
Only North and South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin have smaller proportions of lawyers within their working populations.
Experts point to the state’s shrinking base of corporate HQs, the exodus of law school graduates, and a less litigious climate
overall.
Zoo attendance holding up amid rough economy
Zoo attendance holding up amid rough economy Zoos typically count on special exhibits and attractions to boost traffic. This year, they’re also getting help from an unlikely source – the recession. More than half of 120 members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums responding to a survey reported year-over-year attendance increases. Consumers, it seems, […]
WTHR lays off 20-year vet, plus chopper pilot
Channel 13 eliminates two positions to trim costs, and hopes for a revenue increase in the second half of the year.
King Tut crowds not necessarily bonanza for Children’s Museum
The gilded exhibit, a happy byproduct of the museum’s close relationship with an Egyptian institution, is more of a gift than
a major moneymaker.
SBA loan approvals for May 2009
Small Business Administration loan guarantees in May. These businesses have received loans from financial institutions with a guarantee from the SBA.
Basketball business shoots for custom market
After graduating from Indiana University with a business marketing degree, J.D. Allen saw every reason to combine his education
and his passion for basketball in a home business.
BENNER: July events rely on big names to draw a crowd
For all the heat and sunshine, July can be a cold, dark hole in the Indianapolis
sports calendar. Other than the ever-beloved Indianapolis Indians, sometimes there’s not much going on.
Who’s in charge?
Who’s in charge? Columnist CJ McClanahan tells how to gain control over your workday. 22A
Star newsroom braces for pay cuts, possible layoffs
he next two weeks could be critical in determining the level and quality of staffing in the newsroom of The Indianapolis Star, the state’s largest daily newspaper. The paper’s union—which represents about 160 news staffers—and management have been at an impasse since employees’ union contract expired Dec. 31.
Indianapolis loses two Bally fitness centers
The closures come as the parent company reorganizes and competitors pump up their local presence.
HICKS: Certain unemployment causes worse than others
Unemployment often is a necessary and natural part of a healthy economy. But job losses that come when workers or even entire
industries become redundant are especially painful.
National cycling event pulled from Velodrome
An 11th-hour deal to keep this year’s USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships at the Major Taylor Velodrome has fallen
flat, and the event has been moved to Colorado Springs.
BASILE: Following in the footsteps of Darwin in the Galapagos
There’s nothing like following the wildly influential thinker Charles Darwin’s own footsteps, which I had the pleasure of doing by visiting the beautiful, mysterious, isolated and enchanted Galapagos Islands.
Clean air strategy: Some nightspots opt to tighten smoking rules
Coaches Tavern, MacNiven’s Restaurant and Bar, and The Jazz Kitchen are among Indianapolis bars that recently limited or banned
smoking. Those establishments join a short list of bars that already buck the trend in Indianapolis. Smoking in public places,
including restaurants, has been banned in Marion County since 2006, but it’s still OK to puff away in places that don’t admit
minors.
Businesses discover dangers of relying too heavily on a single client or industry
In this deep recession, many local small-business owners suffer a harsh dilemma: Heavily tied to a single supplier,
customer or industry, they must diversify or die.
You-review-it Monday
Were you first in line to see the boy king at the Children’s Museum? Check out more Rickeys at the Indianapolis
Art Center? Or take advantage of the no-cover Friday night performance at the now-smoke-free Jazz Kitchen?
I caught up with…