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To its 19th century founders, the town of Fairland must have appeared poised to become a booming metropolis. The Cincinnati-St. Louis rail line ran diagonally through the center of town, laid out in a perfect rectangle. And, title researcher Rick Daily was amused to find, the original maps show street rights-of-way that are 66 feet […]
Indiana exports eked out a gain in 2008 despite the imploding world economy-rising 2 percent to $26.5 billion, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Commerce. All things considered, “exports held up pretty well last year. The last 60 days of the year is really the first time we saw deterioration on the […]
Most of the 150 men and women who sit in the Indiana General Assembly are fine people. This column, however, is too short to detail how they become a collective disgrace. They continue to vote along strict party lines. Virtually every Democrat and Republican is in lock step with the caucus leadership. Even their Web […]
He’s called The Peanut King, but these days Richard Green, president of the Indianapolis-based Richard Green Co., offers a lot more than just goobers. His company, founded in 1957, is a mini-conglomerate of sorts, selling pretty much anything necessary for work in the food-concessions business. From a nondescript cluster of buildings on South Meridian Street, […]
This week, three ambitious shows-a new musical at Beef & Boards, magic realism at the Phoenix and a lesser-known classic at IU Opera. Beef & Boards has a history of doing the Tried & True. And there’s a very good reason for that. As a for-profit theater-a rarity-it relies on audiences and little else to […]
City officials want to raise money by selling sponsorships, advertising and possibly even naming-rights deals for city-owned properties as they attempt to chip away at a projected $23 million deficit in the municipal budget. Mayor Greg Ballard is reaching out to ad agencies and marketing firms to help direct the effort. He wants to strike […]
Certainly, a season-ending victory over a last-place team isn’t all that much to shout about. Neither is a 36-46 record and a third straight year on the outside looking in at the NBA playoffs. That said, the Indiana Pacers-who closed their campaign April 15 with a stirring come-from-behind win over the Milwaukee Bucks-left me wanting […]
The old adage that retail follows rooftops is only partially true; retail also follows taxpayer-funded incentives. Simon Property Group Inc. built central Indiana’s newest mall, Hamilton Town Center, along a major thoroughfare in one of the state’s most appealing spots for retail. Yet both Simon and Noblesville officials say the $126 million project would not […]
Helio Castroneves will be on the track this weekend in Long Beach, Calif. Penske officials had a contingency plan in place to put him on the track—even as far back as two weeks…
The Nature Conservancy broke ground Thursday for its new Indiana headquarters. The organization still needs to raise most of the $4.4 million cost of the building, but…
At first glance the Indianapolis Colts schedule looks pretty good for all concerned. Forrest Lucas, founder of the oil company that put its name on the Colts one-year-old stadium, called the team’s 2009…
The 2012 governor’s race is a long way off, but it isn’t too early to start asking about the kind of governor Hoosiers will be looking for. More than one politico is certainly discussing the question.
By then, the state will…
Summer’s coming, so why not start the film season with a big popcorn movie?
I’ve got passes to the April 30 midnight screening of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” at Regal Village Park and Galaxy 14.
Want to go?
Just leave a note here stating…
A mystery is unfolding in the world of college fundraising: During the past few weeks, at least eight universities have received gifts totaling nearly $45 million, and the schools had to promise not to try to find out the giver’s identity. One school went so far as to check with the IRS and the Department […]
Officials for Oval Vodka, producer and importer of the new super-premium vodka from Austria, announced today that they will be participating in the Indy Light Series with Alliance Motorsports, in a one-year sponsorship…
Officials of the union that represents about 200 Indianapolis Star employees have negotiated a contract that seeks to avoid further layoffs at the struggling newspaper in exchange for a 12-percent pay cut for the workers. The Indianapolis Newspaper Guild bargaining committee last night passed the plan from Star parent Gannett Co. Inc. on to its […]
The Nature Conservancy’s Indiana chapter is set to break ground on its new, $4.4 million headquarters in downtown Indianapolis, even though a large amount of the money still needs to be raised from donors. A “significant” contribution from the Efroymson Family Fund is enough to begin construction of the building, which will be called the […]
A developer is working on plans to install up to 75 turbines on several small wind farms in northern Indiana’s LaGrange County. Fort Wayne-based Pioneer Wind Energy LLC says it has rented more than 4,000 acres, enough to build two of the wind farms with 10 to 15 turbines each. The company’s plans for LaGrange […]
Indiana is extending the state tax-filing deadline for those trying to use its clogged online system. A technology glitch slowed the state’s I-File system, and last-minute tax filers created a bottleneck yesterday. The Indiana Department of Revenue has extended the I-File state tax deadline until midnight Sunday. Revenue Commissioner John Eckart said today he regrets […]
