HICKS: Town squares reflect forefathers’ optimism
In my line of work, I travel to many small towns. One eccentricity I indulge in on these trips is to drive around town
squares.
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In my line of work, I travel to many small towns. One eccentricity I indulge in on these trips is to drive around town
squares.
It is counterproductive to have Hoosier children stay in Indiana as young adults. Let them come
back when they have something to offer.
The First Amendment is the cornerstone of democracy and truly guarantees
freedom for all.
When glaring, outcome—or history-altering—gaffes can be almost immediately rectified, why wouldn’t anyone want to
get it right?
Businesses no longer can prohibit their employees from
bringing firearms to work, and everyone buying alcohol must show ID. Say what?
E-mail is a great communication tool. But sometimes, it sim-ply falls flat on its face. It doesn’t convey emotion well without riddling your messages with little smiley faces to connote a joke, or sarcasm. (As a side note, I feel compelled to tell you that if you’re considering using sarcasm in e-mail, don’t. Sarcasm and […]
IBJ won eight awards at the Alliance of Area Business Publications’ summer conference June 26 in Indianapolis.
It didn’t occur to me on the drive down Interstate 65 for a Brown County getaway that I’d be returning with praise
for an Elvis impersonator.
The CEO of the parent company of Steak n Shake spent $40.8 million to acquire more than 134,000 shares in May and June. He
now controls about 202,000 shares, or 14 percent of the 1.4 million shares outstanding.
The future of electric-powered automotive transportation is already sitting in the showroom of the Indianapolis Smart car
dealership at 4000 E. 96th St. It’s a European version of the plug-in Smart.
Central Indiana might be in line to tap hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants and loan guarantees to energize
the rollout of plug-in electric cars and trucks. Both chambers of Congress are considering measures that would require the
Department of Energy to select up to 15 cities nationwide to participate in a national electric vehicle deployment program.
Finding the golden ticket of a liquor license in Indianapolis can be tricky—and costly. All 321 permits allowed in Marion
County under a state quota have been allotted. Unless a restaurant is opening in an “off-quota” district, the
owner has to find someone willing to transfer an existing license.
The WTLC-AM 1310 personality’s penchant for asking tough questions has made him one of Indianapolis’ most influential
community activists
and made his daily radio show—“Afternoons with Amos”—one of the city’s most popular talk shows.
Wall Street bankers for decades sold municipalities like Indianapolis on debt instruments called swaps as a safe way to reduce
borrowing costs and hedge against rising interest rates. In reality, the swaps were complicated bets that relied
on misguided assumptions, and taxpayers paid.
The company's total employment is 1,345, down 43 percent from 2007.
The 28-year-old company reported profit in its latest fiscal year of $43.2 million on $288.9 million in sales.
The ACLU of Indiana promotes, protects and defends the rights, liberties and freedom guaranteed to all people in our state
by the U.S. and Indiana constitutions.
Engineered Plastic Components decision will cost 75 workers their jobs at the former Innatech plant.
Former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities among IU appointments.