Denver wants cash to take Tinsley
While the Indiana Pacers today have reportedly traded Shawne Williams to the Dallas Mavericks for two second round picks and $1.8 million in cash, a deal to trade emabattled guard Jamal Tinsley to…
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Bush: Give rescue plan time
President Bush said today that the government’s financial rescue plan was aggressive enough and big enough to work, but would take time to fully kick in. “We are a prosperous nation with immense resources and a wide range of tools at our disposal … We can solve this crisis and we will,” Bush said in […]
Rodgers & Hammerstein thoughts
The well-sung but nondescript production of “The Sound of Music” currently running at Beef & Boards got me thinking about the musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein. Some random thoughts:
–The R&H reputation pretty much rests on “Oklahoma!,” “Carousel,” “South Pacific,” “The King…
Wall Street’s bumpy ride continues
Wall Street extended its devastating losses this morning, but prices swung sharply as investors scooped up shares decimated by more than a week of intense and panicked selling. The Dow Jones industrials, down nearly 700 points in the opening minutes of trading, soon recovered to a loss of just over 200, and the other major […]
Colts goods flying off shelves
While the economic swoon is crunching professional sports teams the way Dwight Freeney smashes quarterbacks, it hasn’t yet put a dent in Indianapolis Colts merchandise sales. With a new team-owned retail store opened…
Emmis ekes out 2Q profit, beats expectations
Revenue from its overseas radio stations helped Emmis Communications Corp. post a $1.2 million profit in its second quarter following three consecutive quarterly losses.The Indianapolis radio and magazine publishing company this morning reported financial results for the period ended Aug. 31, beating analysts’ estimates but down significantly from the $11.8 million reported for the same quarter last […]
Roman, some staff, exit advertising firm
Indianapolis advertising executive Dan Roman and several other employees have departed Roman Brand Group in the wake of a merger with Akron, Ohio-based Malone Advertising. Both Roman Brand Group and Malone Advertising are part of New York advertising heavyweight JWT. Under a plan that went into effect Oct. 1, Roman will have two general managers, […]
Wings at last
The new Buffalo Wild Wings is on schedule to open on Oct. 19. They’re still waiting on “window boxes” that will feature artwork in the three windows on the left. Otherwise, do you like the new, toned-down look? (IBJ photo/Robin…
Honda kicks off Civic production at Greensburg
The new Honda assembly plant at Greensburg has started mass production of the company’s Civic compact after several weeks of ramping up various components of the sprawling site. Honda Manufacturing of Indiana said today that the first Civic, a black sedan, rolled off the sole assembly line at 7:50 this morning. It won’t be shipped […]
New Versus boss revving up IRL
The new president of Philadelphia-based cable channel Versus said he is not out to mimic ESPN. That might be good news for many Indy Racing League fans who complained bitterly about ESPN’s coverage…
Linens ‘N Things may be liquidated
Bankrupt specialty retailer Linens ‘N Things said yesterday that it will be auctioned Tuesday, and that an anticipated “stalking horse” bidder is likely to liquidate the company, according to an Associated Press report. Linens ‘N Things earlier said it would close a store in Avon but keep locations in Castleton, Noblesville and the far south […]
Chrysler suit could threaten Getrag project
Chrysler LLC has sued Getrag, the German transmission maker that’s building a $530 million plant north of Indianapolis, claiming Getrag breached its contract by failing to obtain financing for the project. Chrysler also said that it is not obligated to reimburse Getrag for Getrag’s costs for the project, according to The Kokomo Tribune. The suit, […]
New Castle development chief arrested
Bryan Coats, who leads economic development in New Castle and Henry County east of Indianapolis, has been arrested and preliminarily charged with burglary and stalking after his ex-wife called police, according to The Star Press of Muncie. Coats told the newspaper that he was trying to “keep my family together.” “Love is a tough thing,” […]
A historian previews the election
Jerry Handfield hasnâ??t lived in Indiana since 2001, when he moved to Washington to take a similar job overseeing
that stateâ??s archives.
But Handfield still keeps tabs on Indiana. So much so that he checks the Weather Channel when tornadoes
rip…
Review: IO’s “Il Trovatore”
“Show, don’t tell” is a mantra of dramatic writing. And it’s a mantra pretty much ignored by Gueseppi Verdi in his opera “Il Trovatore.”
In its early scenes, exposition nearly overwhelms, and even when it looks like there’s going to be…
Bird settles French Lick lawsuit
Larry Bird has settled a lawsuit against a bed-and-breakfast that operates from his boyhood home in the southern Indiana town of French Lick. Attorneys for the basketball icon and Legend of French Lick LLC would not discuss the settlement, saying the parties had signed a confidentiality agreement. The Web site of Legend of French Lick […]
Endowment giving $2.8M to BioCrossroads
Lilly Endowment will donate $2.8 million in its latest gift to BioCrossroads Inc., the development group that promotes life sciences business in central Indiana. The money will fund BioCrossroads’ educational and scientific initiatives through 2010. To date, the endowment has given $16 million to fund such BioCrossroads projects as the Indiana Health Information Exchange, the […]
State jobless funds dwindle as economy sours
Rising unemployment rates are making it harder for more states, including Indiana, to pay jobless benefits, according to Stateline.org. The non-partisan organization, which reports on trends in state policy, says unemployment insurance trust funds are in danger of insolvency in California, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, South Carolina and Wisconsin. It cites a study by […]
Wind turbine maker moving offices to Yorktown
An Italian manufacturer of wind turbine transmissions and other types of transmissions plans to move its U.S. headquarters to Yorktown and create 455 jobs, according to Energize-ECI Inc., an economic development group that promotes the Muncie area. Brevini Co.’s $60 million project will be formally announced this afternoon. The relocation of the U.S. offices from […]