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In a March 13 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, publicly traded White River revealed it’s postponed its merger with First Chicago Bancorp, and now is negotiating new terms.
The city is just beginning to digest the news that came out of left field regarding Indianapolis Water Co.’s bond transaction gone wild.
The two principal matters that all agree must be resolved are the biennial budget and a plan to return the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund to solvency.
When we read that all the Democrats in the House voted against all the Republicans in the House on a given issue, we know independence has been cruelly killed by the leadership of each party. The same applies to the Senate.
Cap and trade could lead us to a much cleaner, more prosperous future or it could devastate our economy.
Richard Green Co., founded in 1957, is a mini-conglomerate of sorts, selling pretty much anything necessary for work in the food-concessions business.
Monday is/was (depending on when you are reading this) the Indy Culture Matters Rally on Monument Circle. Music starts/started at 11:30. Speakers at noon. I will be/was there. And I suspect many of you will/were be, too.
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Click here to see a map of the project. If the latest estimates to build two sections of Interstate 69 downstate are any indication, what was once predicted to be a $1.8 billion extension from Evansville to Indianapolis is now headed north of $3 billion. The higher estimated costs for two sections totaling 54 miles […]
During one of the worst markets for real estate in decades, at a time when developers of all sizes are shedding employees, officials with Simon Property Group Inc. continue to insist they have had zero layoffs. That assertion is puzzling to local market observers, who say the mall giant has quietly dropped dozens of employees […]
This week, three ambitious shows-a new musical at Beef & Boards, magic realism at the Phoenix and a lesser-known classic at IU Opera. Beef & Boards has a history of doing the Tried & True. And there’s a very good reason for that. As a for-profit theater-a rarity-it relies on audiences and little else to […]
Tony Bennett, Indiana’s new superintendent of public instruction, speaks like a coach in the locker room at halftime. During an interview with IBJ, he got up from his chair, went to the man-size white board a few paces from his desk, and vigorously drew arrows and Venn diagrams to drive home his points. Just 100 […]
Layoffs could put Simon in violation of HQ incentive agreement. Noblesville put up big bucks to spur Hamilton Town Center development. It’s hard to imagine Indianapolis without the Simon family. The mall owner Simon Property Group Inc. is one of the city’s most prominent corporate citizens, the company-developed Circle Centre mall acts as downtown’s heart, […]
Struggling developer Lauth Group Inc. has cut about 90 percent of its staff and lost control of part of its portfolio to a major equity partner-developments that raise doubts about whether the locally based company can survive the recession. The firm started 2008 with about 450 employees but after several rounds of layoffs, it now […]
To its 19th century founders, the town of Fairland must have appeared poised to become a booming metropolis. The Cincinnati-St. Louis rail line ran diagonally through the center of town, laid out in a perfect rectangle. And, title researcher Rick Daily was amused to find, the original maps show street rights-of-way that are 66 feet […]
Indiana exports eked out a gain in 2008 despite the imploding world economy-rising 2 percent to $26.5 billion, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Commerce. All things considered, “exports held up pretty well last year. The last 60 days of the year is really the first time we saw deterioration on the […]
