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ChaCha Search Inc. co-founder Brad Bostic has stepped down as president of the human-assisted Internet search company, which is struggling to turn a profit in a dismal advertising climate, but he hasn’t left. “Brad is still engaged with the company as a director, co-founder and consultant,” said co-founder and CEO Scott Jones. There are no […]
Like a true “Hoosiers”-loving Hoosier, I always pick a No. 16 seed to upset a No. 1 seed in the NCAA basketball tournament. I root for the underdog. So when I heard local owners were taking over a shuttered Steak & Ale restaurant, I was cheering them on. And when we decided to review eateries […]
Trying to rein in spending when so many Hoosiers are hurting has put some hard choices before the General Assembly this year. But Indiana needs lawmakers to hang tough as they head toward the session’s finale April 29. At the top of their list of priorities should be building a solid two-year budget and salvaging […]
Scott Whitsitt puts so much effort into his recordings for the Indiana Reading and Information Service that they have a professional quality. He’ll record, edit and re-record his weekly rendition of Time magazine for two to three hours, far exceeding most volunteers’ booth time. “I’ve been a wannabe radio announcer for years,” Whitsitt said. Since […]
He went back and forth, but ultimately the mayor of Westfield decided to go with his gut. Mayor Andy Cook, the first to hold that title in the fast-growing Hamilton County suburb, settled on “Family Sports Capital of America.” He and his advisers had weighed “Family Sports Capital of the Midwest,” but eventually opted to […]
Like a true “Hoosiers”-loving Hoosier, I always pick a No. 16 seed to upset a No. 1 seed in the NCAA basketball tournament. I root for the underdog. So when I heard local owners were taking over a shuttered Steak & Ale restaurant, I was cheering them on. And when we decided to review eateries […]
Hoosiers identify many factors contributing to our state’s long-term economic difficulties. It is fashionable to blame our workers. It is easy to decry a lack of natural amenities: no mountains, no coral reefs. Our public schools are inferior and perhaps our higher education is overrated. Our taxes are too high but we have substandard government […]
This week, lessons in “hattitude” are taught at the IRT. Plus, some thoughts on “Spotlight 2009.” Generat ing more warmth than heat, “Crowns” (running on the Indiana Repertory Theatre main stage through June 2), shows what a good idea, a talented cast, uncluttered direction, and some pick-and-choose gospel classics can make out of underdeveloped material. […]
Indianapolis is in the running to host Word Cup soccer games in 2018 and 2022. It’s a long, long way from a done deal, but two things are certain. First, Indianapolis…
From the beginning of time, engineering and the hard sciences have been held to account by laws of nature
because results of faulty reasoning are obvious. Heavy airplanes wonâ??t leave the ground, patients given the
wrong drug die.
In recent decades…
Dreyer and Reinbold Racing announced yesterday afternoon that Milka Duno will be returning to the team’s Indy Racing League effort for 2009. The Venezuelan driver will be competing in a limited schedule starting…
General Motors Corp. said today it will temporarily close 13 assembly plants in the U.S. and Mexico, some for more than two months, laying off nearly 24,000 workers to pare back a bloated inventory. The closures, which will start in May, vary by factory from as short as three weeks to a long as 11, […]
Rankings of Indiana and Purdue universities’ MBA programs moved only slightly from last year, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of graduate programs released today. Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business dropped two slots into a four-way tie for 22nd, while Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management improved one position to 32nd. […]
Rankings of Indiana and Purdue universities’ MBA programs moved only slightly from last year, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of graduate programs released today. Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business dropped two slots into a four-way tie for 22nd, while Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management improved one position to 32nd. […]
A troubled Indiana money manager accused of trying to fake his death by parachuting from his plane to escape financial ruin has been found competent for a June trial. A federal judge in Pensacola, Fla., ruled today that Marcus Schrenker should face trial on charges of intentionally crashing the plane and placing false distress calls. […]
