A vote for sidewalks
The city next week will consider an ordinance making sidewalks a requirement for any new project in Marion County. When the ordinance was initially heard last October, officials from several…
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Failed merger causes huge Finish Line loss
Indianapolis-based Finish Line Inc. late this afternoon reported a fourth-quarter loss of $38.6 million, thanks in large part to an $81.5-million charge related to its escape from an ill-fated merger agreement with Tennessee-based Genesco. Even without the charge, the quarter was tough for the athletic retailer. Comparable-store sales dropped 6 percent, keeping alive a two-year […]
Know your pros
Today I noticed in another publication that a fully-professional arts organization in town was referred to as a “community theater.”
I brought this up at lunch and an arts professional dining with me said something to the effect of “Yes, a…
Symmetry Medical expansion to create 60 jobs
Warsaw-based Symmetry Medical Inc., which makes implants, surgical devices and medical cases for the orthopedics industry, plans to add 60 workers as part of a $6.2 million expansion, the Indiana company said today. Symmetry will receive $127,000 in incentives for training in supplemental math, second languages, equipment maintenance and manufacturing processes. About 400 of the […]
IRL a step closer to title sponsor
The Indy Racing League late yesterday finalized a deal worth $3 million annually over the next few years that will essentially make DirecTV the series’ presenting sponsor. The California-based satellite television service provider…
Death ponds
It hardly seems like a week goes by anymore without another story about someone sliding into a suburban
retention pond and losing their life or at least coming uncomfortably close.
Some ponds have become dumping grounds for cars, and now Plainfield…
Judge: Banks must fund Clear Channel buyout
A Texas judge has sided with Clear Channel Communications Inc. in ordering several banks to fund the proposed $19 billion buyout of the San Antonio media company. In Indianapolis, Clear Channel owns rock powerhouse WFBQ-FM 94.7, alternative rock station WRZX-FM 103.3 and WNDE-AM 1260, which broadcasts a sports format. Clear Channel announced the ruling this […]
Labor costs drove Wabash National to Kentucky
Wabash National Corp. is building a $25 million semi-trailer manufacturing plant in Franklin, Ky., rather than in its headquarters city of Lafayette because a persistently low unemployment rate drove up wages and complicated efforts to hire workers. Wabash CEO Dick Giromini told analysts in a recent meeting that the lower costs in Kentucky would help […]
Anderson theater, furniture store closing
Applewood Cinema, an Anderson theater that shows second-run movies, is closing because of the weak economy, according to The Herald Bulletin of Anderson. The rise of home entertainment also is thought to have hurt the theater. Owned by Michigan-based Goodrich Quality Theatre, Applewood had switched in 2004 to showing films that had appeared six to […]
House manufacturer closing LaGrange plant
Dutch Housing Inc. will close a manufactured housing plant it operates in LaGrange, the LaGrange-based company disclosed in a filing with the state. The closing will throw 250 employees out of work. Company officials were not immediately available for comment. Dutch Housing is owned by publicly traded Champion Enterprises of Troy, Mich.
Methodist condemns racist graffiti
Racial drawings and messages were found in a public men’s restroom at Methodist Hospital, according to a statement from Clarian Health, Methodist’s parent organization. Clarian Health’s top officials sent a letter to employees Tuesday to condemn the drawings, threaten disciplinary action and ask for information about their origin. The letter said that “steps were immediately […]
Colts ask fans to design team logo
The Indianapolis Colts are inviting fans to create a logo of a horse that is “unique, versatile and fun” for the team’s Design a Horse contest. The Colts will use the winning design…
Indy dodges worst of Regions bank layoffs
Only a few Hoosiers are among the 585 people Regions Financial Corp. laid off yesterday after absorbing rival bank AmSouth. Regions, based in Birmingham, Ala., employed about 33,000 people in 16 states before the cuts. The bank has about 250 employees in Indianapolis, and about 680 statewide. AmSouth also is headquartered in Birmingham. Three positions […]
An IMA bridge too far?
IBJ reporter Jennifer Whitson has a scoop on developments at the in-the-works IMA Art and Nature Park. I temporarily turn the blog over to her:
The proposed 1,200-foot walkway and bridge by artist Mary Miss slated to swoop down from IMA’s…
State approves Marion County reassessment
The state of Indiana is satisfied with the results of Marion County’s property reassessment. This morning, the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance approved the new assessment of local residential, commercial and industrial property values via a letter to Marion County Assessor Greg Bowes. IBJ obtained a copy through a public records request. Gov. Mitch […]
Schellinger rolls out economic development plan
Democratic candidate for governor Jim Schellinger wants to base economic development on a bottom-up style that includes work-force training, small-business advancement and pushing green jobs and buildings. Schellinger, president of CSO Architects in Indianapolis, is scheduled to unveil his plans at an early afternoon news conference at the Statehouse. IBJ obtained an advance copy of […]
L’explorateur eyes downtown
More fuel for the local v. chain restaurant discussion: Chef Neal Brown is looking to move his popular L’explorateur restaurant from Ferguson Street in Broad Ripple to a new location near Monument Circle….
North-side ReMax offices merge
ReMax Real Estate Groups and ReMax Legends have merged to form ReMax Legends Group. With 88 agents, ReMax Legends Group is the largest ReMax office in the state. Half the new company is owned by ReMax Real Estate Groups owners John Demos and Logan Blackburn. The other half is owned by Judy Cohen, who owned […]
Artwork in front/drop box in back
Yesterday I had my first encounter with the new Central Library’s conveyor-belted drive-up drop-off box. And in its own small way, it made me like the library even more — especially when I received a courtesy call saying that we…
Nanoelectronics academy to open in South Bend
The University of Notre Dame will lead a new research consortium that will launch the Midwest Academy of Nanoelectronics and Architectures in South Bend, reports the South Bend Tribune. The academy will attempt to develop the next nanoscale logic device, which is a basic building block of smaller, faster computers. The consortium includes Purdue University […]