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Expanded FedEx cargo hub not meeting expectations

Indianapolis International Airport, already suffering from a 10-percent drop in passenger traffic and a projected $15 million
revenue shortfall this year, is also feeling financial drag from its single most important tenant. FedEx Express cargo shipments,
which amount to about half of the $25 million in airfield fees generated at the airport, fell
16 percent in the first three months of this year vs. the same period last year.

MARCUS: Urban entryways deserve attention

We need not have an arch to rival St. Louis, but more communities could copy work done on the north side of Bloomington and
the west side of Columbus to welcome visitors and bolster the pride of residents.

You-review-it Monday

This week, for me, included Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre’s “India Ever After” and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s tribute to Irving Berlin. More on both in the upcoming IBJ print edition.

I also enjoyed strolling through White River State Park for the…

Democrats revive Indiana bridge authority plan-WEB ONLY

Democrats in the Indiana House have revived the idea of creating an Indiana bridge authority that would negotiate with Kentucky for major Ohio River bridge projects linking the two states. Democrats included language creating the bridge authority in their one-year spending plan introduced Thursday that’s being considered in the General Assembly’s special session. Gov. Mitch […]

IU to offer degree in fund raising-WEB ONLY

Most fund-raisers stumble into the profession, but within a decade the field could be populated by recent college graduates who hold degrees in philanthropic studies. The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University soon will roll out a bachelor’s degree that would be among the first of its kind. If all goes as planned, IUPUI would […]

Red carpet treatment-WEB ONLY

Jim Kinman knew foreign competition was draining the U.S. furniture industry, but he hoped the trend that was shutting down factories would somehow spare the salesmen. “I’d hoped that I could sneak out a retirement,” said Kinman, a 58-year-old Greenwood resident. Kinman was regional sales manager for ATC Panels, a particle-board maker based in North […]

EDITORIAL: Failed appeal merits respect-WEB ONLY

State Treasurer Richard Mourdock’s attempt to stand up for the rule of law in the Chrysler bankruptcy appears to have been futile, but we applaud the treasurer for trying. Mourdock went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve the rights of secured creditors in bankruptcy cases. Unfortunately, many national news accounts of […]

Ivy Tech needs profs-WEB ONLY

The tag line says it all: “Faculty Needed Now.” That’s the message Ivy Tech Community College is taking throughout the state to try to find 300 to 400 professors to teach its rapidly expanding student body. The school launched an online advertising campaign focused on the 75 cities and towns in which it operates. The […]

Carmel neighborhood sold-WEB ONLY

Residents of North Meridian Heights in Carmel watched for years as development inched closer to their neighborhood of 1950s ranch-style homes on spacious lots. St. Vincent Carmel Hospital opened to the north, upscale condos sprouted to the east, and a $100 million office, hotel and retail project called Meridian & Main began taking shape to […]

EYE ON THE PIE: Urban entryways deserve attention-WEB ONLY

This is my hometown, which I am visiting for a few days. I love it, but can afford it for only a few days. We’ll see some relatives and some sights; some of our relatives are sights. One joy of New York is entering the city from the north via the Palisades Parkway on the […]

Judge slams Bose over ‘misrepresentations’-WEB ONLY

Bose McKinney & Evans’ defense of an Evansville company in a highstakes environmental-contamination lawsuit has degenerated into a fiasco, with a federal judge sanctioning both the client and law firm and ordering each to pay half the plaintiff’s legal bills. In a stinging 65-page order June 5, Indianapolis Judge Larry McKinney found Red Spot Paint […]

LOU’S VIEWS: Up, up and … ‘Up’-WEB ONLY

This week, balloons take visitors into Conner Prairie airspace, a wizard to and from Oz, and a grieving curmudgeon to animated adventures. The journey from here to there (wherever there may be) has inspired many an artist and adventurer. And flight-the soaring kind, not the running away kind-is often a key component. Over the course […]

Pacers coach does more than lend his name to cause-WEB ONLY

It’s two weeks before the June 25 National Basketball Association draft, and Indiana Pacers head coach Jim O’Brien is leaving the house early. But the third-year Pacers coach isn’t off to watch video, conduct player tryouts, or meet with scouts in preparation for the upcoming draft. That will have to wait. Instead, O’Brien is off […]

A Quik refill?-WEB ONLY

ANDERSON-Tom Brewer has a recipe for reviving this city abandoned by the U.S. auto industry. Study satellite photography, groundwater flow and historic well records. Build wells to increase pumping capacity by millions of gallons daily. Then position that bounty in front of food processors-one of the thirstiest industries out there. “Food processors are notorious for […]