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Employers have the upper hand these days. Workers who endure pay cuts, elimination of 401(k) contributions, and other benefit reductions are keeping any grousing to themselves. Often, they’re just thankful they still have a job during the worst economic slump since the Great Depression. It’s an environment that brings out the worst in some stressed-out […]
From the department of no good deed goes unpunished, I present to you Herb and Mel Simon. You know, those “greedy billionaires” who have done so little for this city over the years. Except to keep their business here and grow it into the largest of its kind in the country. Except to personally employ […]
When it comes to niche marketing, few companies are more specialized than Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids. The Indianapolis-based firm, with seven stores in central Indiana and a total of 39 across the United States and Canada, makes its living selling haircuts for children-specifically those between the ages of 2 and 12. “The average age […]
Whether or not Conseco Inc. gets a clean bill of health from its auditor on March 17, analysts predict the life insurer will need to raise more than $400 million to cover looming investment losses. And it needs the cash when raising any money is nearly impossible. Without fresh capital-or loosened debt obligations-Carmel-based Conseco could […]
Pathway Productions, purveyors of some of the highest-profile documentaries to come out of the Indianapolis area in the last decade, is on the brink of extinction. Not even a rescue plan forwarded by Mays Chemical Co. President William Mays last year could save the company. Mays blames former Pathway owner Michael Husain for driving the […]
Today, with our national economic crisis, it is easy to focus on getting jobs. Under such dire conditions as those facing some workers, homeowners and retirees, we can forget that getting back to where we were before all this economic distress may not be an appropriate goal. Imagine with me that Hershel Hoosier was born […]
At a time when the field of journalism is shedding thousands of jobs, Indiana University’s journalism department is seeing record growth. The growth is so strong, IU officials said the journalism school will have to abandon its home of the last 65 years for a facility twice its size. What appears to be an anomaly […]
The trio of attorneys who practice in the local office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s life sciences group is a self-deprecating, peculiar bunch. Not only are the three the punch line of an occasional lawyer joke, but they’re also the target of lighthearted ribbing about their scholarly credentials. “We’re the geeky group,” patent attorney Kevin […]
The $200-million Indiana Live! casino opened Friday night in Shelbyville. If the free-money giveaways around town, faux Obama commercials and the buzz around a promised ribbon-cutting appearance…
The remains of the Cosmopolitan on the Canal project continued to smolder today as a small crew of firefighters worked to put out remaining hot spots. They were using a crane to demolish a portion of the building’s remaining facade…
It’s old news that men earn more than women and that more women than men graduate from college. What it means is another matter.
To that end, the Indiana Business Research Center has published a study showing that men…
UPDATE: Still working to confirm that Timberlake and company were actually there. Anyone with information, please e-mail [email protected].
Justin Timberlake is on the guest list for the opening of the Indian Live casino tonight. But so far, the new…
Now that IU is out of the Big Ten basketball tournament, local organizers and tourism officials have to hope that Ohio State can make a run. A successful run by Purdue probably wouldn’t hurt either, but history has shown that…
Indiana is getting more than $200 million in federal stimulus funding to weatherize the homes of low-income residents and develop renewable energy projects. The $200.4 million is part of nearly $8 billion in stimulus funding set aside nationwide for energy efficiency and related efforts. About $132 million will help low-income Indiana residents insulate their homes, […]
St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers will halt construction this summer on a new inpatient bed facility at its hospital in southern Indianapolis. The facility only is 40 percent finished. The hospital plans to resume work once the economy improves, according to an update posted on its Web site yesterday. St. Francis’ announced its new […]
St. Elmo Steak House is a downtown dinner destination that typically has little trouble attracting patrons tempted by its signature shrimp cocktail. The next four days will be no different. But this weekend’s reservation list is heavy on out-of-town guests hungry for both filet mignon and Big Ten basketball. All told, visitors in town for […]
Shares of Steel Dynamics plunged more than 20 percent this morning, to $6.80, after the company announced late yesterday that it expects to report a first-quarter loss of 40 cents to 45 cents a share due to shrinking demand. The nation’s fifth-largest steelmaker by market value had projected first-quarter profit of 5 cents to 10 […]
