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As someone who writes and pontificates about the events of the day, summer is usually my slow season. I have to work hard to find things to write and talk about for public consumption. However, this summer has been a whole different matter. We have all been taken aback by the tax protests and subsequent government actions to mitigate the damage. But that wasn’t the big story that caught my attention. The story that stuck in my craw was the…
The cranes and contractors have been gone from the site of the Conrad Indianapolis for about 18 months. But wrangling over the project continues in court. The private owners of the $100 million project are quarreling with prominent local architects Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf and New York-based engineering firm Cosentini Associates over how much they’re owed for their work. Both Browning and Cosentini have filed liens: Browning says it is owed $764,000; Cosentini claims $91,000. The owners say in a…
I recall being on the football field at Ball State University in November of 1996, moments after the Cardinals had clinched the Mid-American Conference championship. The head coach, Bill Lynch, was exceedingly thrilled, as you might expect. But he also was exceedingly humble, deflecting the credit and making sure the spotlight was focused not on him, but on his players. Fast forward to 1999, when Ball State was in the throes of a losing streak that was to reach 21…
Riverside Manufacturing was a sleepy New Castle firm with $5 million in sales when Fred Merritt bought it to try his hand
at running a company. Five years later, Riverside’s sales have grown a whopping 800 percent, it dominates its industry, and
Merritt, 39, is ready to work his magic on an Indianapolis company.
Sooner or later, in the life of almost every building owner, there comes a time when a structure has outlived its usefulness in its current condition. A choice between two options must be made. Do we renovate or do we demolish and build something totally new? The answer is by no means easy or automatic. Confronted with these options, an owner must grapple with a host of issues. The following sample is not exhaustive but may prove helpful as a…
A growing percentage of men and women nationwide are reaching a career crossroads at a time when most would hope to have it
made. Almost a quarter of the 3.8 million Americans displaced from their jobs from 2003-2005 were 55 or older, according to
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 21 percent in the prior three years.
The Finish Line Inc.’s $1.5 billion agreement to buy Genesco Inc. gives the Indianapolis-based retailer the right to back out if the Tennessee company’s business suffers a “material adverse” change. The Indianapolis company appears poised to seize on the language. In a press release late this morning, it said it was “disappointed” with the $4.2 […]
The new SMC Corp. of America facility in Noblesville will encompass 825,000 square feet, more than three times the space that the maker of pneumatic automation equipment occupies now at 3011 N. Franklin Road on the east side of Indianapolis. Mike Jones, who directs national distribution for the company, said today that all details of […]
A distribution center operated by Next Day Gourmet at 1740 Stout Field Drive near Indianapolis International Airport is being closed, and the work sent to other warehouses, the company said today. Next Day Gourmet, which distributed restaurant equipment and supplies from the location, is owned by U.S. Food Service Inc. of Columbia, Md.
It’s been quite an ordeal, but the Central Library expansion is almost complete. The Interim Central Library, which opened in Old City Hall after construction began on the expanded…
The Finish Line Inc. late this morning cast doubt on whether it will move forward with its $1.5 billion acquisition of Genesco Inc. after the Tennessee company reported a steep second-quarter loss. In a written statement, Finish Line said it is “disappointed” with Genesco’s $4.2 million loss. “Consistent with its responsibilities to The Finish Line’s […]
The Brown County Convention and Visitors Bureau is without a permanent leader after its longtime president and CEO resigned amid a budgeting conflict. Teresa Anderson quit Aug. 24 after the county Tourism Commission ordered the CVB to cut its personnel expenses, as well as split part of the Innkeepers Tax income with other organizations promoting […]
SMC Corp. of America, which makes pneumatic automation equipment for a variety of industries, plans to announce tomorrow that it will move its North American headquarters to Noblesville and add 275 jobs, according to a source familiar with the announcement. The company’s North American headquarters is currently on the eastside at 3011 N. Franklin Road. […]
New York-based Insight Communications reportedly signed a deal with the Big Ten Network today-the day before the network is set to launch, Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal and other outlets are reporting. Insight, which has 1.4 million customers in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio, has agreed to carry the Big Ten Network on its […]
One of Indy’s most unique houses is up for sale, with an asking price of $449,900. The Wedding Cake House, built in 1873, has been home to the central regional office…
Stock in Elkhart-based Coachmen Industries Inc. is sliding as the subprime mortgage implosion erodes opportunities for the Elkhart company to make money selling the houses it manufactures. Coachmen shares are trading at $6.86, down from $9.58 as recently as July 19 and $12.90 last October. On Aug. 27, Coachmen suspended its quarterly dividend of 3 […]
The average sale price of houses in the 13-county metro area fell 3 percent in July from the same month last year-to $163,612, the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors said today. The number of sales slid 6.7 percent, to 2,765. Pending sales-signed but not closed-fell 5 percent. Inventories held steady at 22,270, a sign that […]
A group tied to the United Auto Workers union is calling on Toyota Motor Corp. to rehire two workers it says were fired from the Japanese automaker’s Georgetown, Ky., assembly plant for trying to organize a union. Kentucky Jobs With Justice also said Toyota should improve safety and treatment of temporary workers at the plant, […]
A 5-foot wall of water pouring through a broken levee would have wreaked havoc on the nearly completed Cabela’s store in Hammond had a newly built berm not stopped it, according to the Post-Tribune of Merrillville. Also saved from the floodwaters were more than 1,000 homes. Nebraska-based Cabela’s was within six weeks of opening the […]
The Renaissance Flats project is taking shape along St. Joseph Street between Delaware and Alabama streets just north of downtown. The 19-unit project, by Britton Buildings Design Inc., is just north…
