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Convention center, please go green

Wouldn’t it be great to offer the new addition to the Convention Center as an example of green-building practices?

Worst auto market in 30 years might force consolidation

New car dealers, usually among the most resilient of all small businesses in weathering economic downturns, are hanging on
for dear life this time around, portending a shakeout among Indiana’s 520 dealers.

Sign Craft experiences record growth

While many central Indiana manufacturers are feeling the pinch of the downturned economy, locally based Sign Craft Industries
Inc. is posting record growth this year and projecting another robust year in 2009.

Universities need to rein in tuition

Unfortunately, there’s a major stumbling block to education beyond high school — too many people in the state simply
can’t afford it.

IRL’s Danica Patrick tops most-searched list on Web

Indy Racing League driver Danica Patrick topped golfer Tiger Woods, quarterback Tom Brady and Super Bowl champion Eli Manning
as the most searched-for athlete in 2008, according to America Online’s annual list of top Web, mobile and video searches.

Indianapolis Star arts coverage

In Sunday’s Indianapolis Star, editor Dennis Ryerson commented on staff departures, announcing that “Talk of the Town,” Susan Guyett’s former column, will continue with another TBA writer. And that Jay Harvey will take over arts reviewing. See the story

You-review-it Monday

So did you get to one of the many Nutcrackers? Catch the first weekend of the ISO’s “Yuletide Celebration”? Experience “This Wonderful Life” at the IRT? Or go to Storytelling Arts’ presentation of Bill Harley and Carrie Newcomer?

(I did all…

Clarian plans to slash salaried staff positions

Losses in Clarian Health’s investment portfolio will force cutting 5 percent from next year’s operating expenses, a spokesman for Indianapolis’ largest hospital system said today. The cuts will involve salaried employees, but it’s too early in the 2009 budgeting process to project the number of lay-offs or which positions will be targeted, said spokesman James […]

Herff Jones’ acquisition of Texas firm aborted

An acquisition in the works between Herff Jones Inc., the Indianapolis-based giant that makes class rings and other educational products, and an Austin, Texas, competitor has been ended by mutual agreement, the parties said Friday. The acquisition target, American Achievement Corp., is owned by Austin-based AAC Group Holding Corp. Herff Jones offered no further comment […]

Quick-notes Friday

–Let the movie awards season begin. “Slumdog Millionaire”–which IBJ A&E readers got a chance to see earlier this week (see your comments here)–was just named 2008’s Best Film by the National Board of Review. See story here.

–Another potential…

Ontario Systems axes 126 employees

Muncie-based Ontario Systems LLC laid off 126 of its roughly 500 workers yesterday, The Star Press reported. Most of the affected employees were at its home office, but a few were in the Columbus, Ohio, suburb of Berlin. The developer of debt-collection software said the action was necessary to align costs with revenue. Ontario was […]

Glass, Swarbrick in same boat

Fred Glass, IU’s soon-to-be athletic director, and Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick have something in common. And I’m not talking about their roots as law partners at Baker & Daniels. Neither one of them has…

Kite Realty chairman retires, son takes over

John A. Kite has replaced his father, Alvin E. Kite, as chairman of Kite Realty Group Trust, the Indianapolis-based developer. John Kite had been president, CEO and a board member.  He has dropped the title of president, and the position has been taken up by Thomas K. McGowan, who had been senior executive vice president […]