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A frequent reader of these columns protests my persistent attention to Indiana’s long-term economic problems. He wants to hear about my recommended solutions. His will be done in Crothersville and Chesterton, as in Portland and Princeton. To start, I confess my faith in infrastructure. Build Interstate 69. Convert interstates to toll roads. Upgrade water and […]
For sure, I’m not to the point where I’m setting my DVR to record Northwestern-Minnesota field hockey. In fact, I’ll never be to that point. But increasingly, my itchy remote control finger is punching up the Big Ten Network. Less than two years after its audacious launch, the Chicagobased BTN has expanded into more than […]
The developers of a new convention hotel complex plan to brand the four new hotels and existing Marriott Indianapolis as Marriott Place Indianapolis. The 2,200-room complex will be anchored by the 1,005-room, 34-story JW Marriott. All the hotels are slated…
Louisville is probably getting a lot more mileage out of Indianapolis’ turning down its plan to flash promotional images on buildings than it would have had the media never latched onto the story.
That how Ron Gifford sees it…
Bill York, who has worked in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway press room since 1958, is no longer with the Brickyard. IMS spokesman Ron Green confirmed that York and the Speedway parted ways, but…
Students were notified this week that John Green, the visionary head of Butler University’s theater program has accepted the position of Chair of Theatre at Columbia College in Chicago.
Green has been a frequent guest director at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, most recently working on…
Normally, I would wait until the next print edition of IBJ to review an A&E offering. But sometimes, that’s too late and I’m thankful for this forum to share what I’ve seen.
Having experienced Dance Kaleidoscope’s “America, the Modern” last night,…
State lawmakers are looking for ways to bail out the financially struggling group that runs professional sports stadiums in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board is facing a $35 million deficit in its operation of Lucas Oil Stadium, Conseco Fieldhouse, Victory Field and the Indiana Convention Center. The board is already $20 million short this […]
A 22-year-old homeless man is being held tonight after prosecutors said he set a fire that gutted a $28 million six-story apartment complex under construction in downtown Indianapolis earlier this month. Brandon L. Burns faces preliminary felony charges of arson and intimidation in the March 12 blaze, Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi said at a […]
The Democratic-led Indiana House has approved legislation that would prevent the Republican state schools superintendent from changing the statewide snow day policy. Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett wants school districts to make up a day of school for each day they miss starting next year, ending a practice that allowed exceptions. Bennett said half-days […]
New headquarters and museum planned: Workers are renovating space in Claypool Court for a new Drum Corps International headquarters and a museum for the Percussive Arts Society. The not-for-profit DCI plans to take…
The NCAA tournament is expected to pump more than $7 million into the local economy, and some downtown business owners are counting on that cash to help them through the recession. Downtown officials say Indianapolis caught a big break in the way the tournament has shaped up. With a shorter travel time, fans of teams […]
The Purdue men’s basketball team is in Glendale, Ariz., getting ready for its Sweet 16 showdown with Connecticut. The fifth-seeded Boilermakers have won five straight games, but they’ll have to play their best to knock off the top-seeded Huskies. UConn has beaten its first two opponents by a combined 82 points. Tonight’s game tips off […]
A Marion County Corrections Officer has been accused of molesting a teenage girl for nearly two years. Richard Alsup, 39, faces charges of child molestation, incest and sexual misconduct with a minor. The 14-year-old victim says she was raped twice in early March at Alsup’s west-side apartment. When questioned, investigators say Alsup wasn’t sure if […]
The National Weather Service is sponsoring a storm spotters’ class tonight in Fishers. An instructor will describe cloud and wind patterns associated with severe weather, and how to interpret weather radar data. The class is free and open to the public. It begins at 7 p.m. at Fishers Town Hall Auditorium, 1 Municipal Drive.
Abigail Kuzma, the longtime executive director of the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, is leaving the Indianapolis not-for-profit to lead the state’s consumer-protection efforts. Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller made the announcement this morning, lauding Kuzma as a proven consumer advocate. She’ll begin her new job as section chief of the Consumer Protection Division on April […]
Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, the city’s fifth-largest law firm, announced this morning that it is cutting 25 employees, including 10 lawyers, two paralegals and 13 staff people. The cuts represent 7 percent of the firm’s attorneys and 13 percent of its support personnel. Managing Partner Kendall Crook said the sour economy continues to affect […]
Few Indianapolis-area General Motors Corp. workers are accepting a $20,000 cash buyout offer to leave the company, but participation nationwide could be high enough to help the ailing automaker. GM spokesman Fred Cox said today just 44 people at the metal-stamping plant on White River Parkway signed up by Tuesday’s deadline. They have until next […]
One visitor to this weekend’s Sweet 16 basketball tournament in Indianapolis won’t be as welcome as other guests and, in fact, may be considered a downright intruder. The University of Louisville Cardinals play the University of Arizona Wildcats tomorrow evening at Lucas Oil Stadium in the NCAA men’s basketball tourney. Louisville tourism leaders are taking […]
Today starts a big four-day weekend for Indianapolis. Given the sports-business strategy this city is built on and the soft economy, this weekend dotted with NCAA and high school state championship basketball events…
