MARCUS: Grouch finds good in the economy
To use a gardening metaphor, have the courage to prune back in a tough economy, and plant new seeds before the weather improves.
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FEAR and HOPING in health care-WEB ONLY
Former Mayor Bart Peterson outlines the pitch Eli Lilly will make in D.C. For the first time in 15 years, lawmakers in Washington have plunged into a debate about overhauling the nation’s health care system. New proposals come out every week, with bills filed in Congress running longer than 600 pages and 10-year cost estimates […]
EYE ON THE PIE: Grouch finds good in economy-WEB ONLY
My neighbor, Fred Fetid, was out weeding his garden. “Howdy,” I said. No answer from Fred. “Another fine day,” I offered. “Don’t you read the newspapers?” Fred demanded. “Nothing is fine at all.” “Blasted Indiana Legislature is playing games,” he said. “Still voting along strict party lines, which means individual members have either no brains […]
Cummins sues insurers over $381M in flood claims
Cummins Inc. is battling its insurers in court, saying they’re refusing to pay
most of the company’s $381 million in claims stemming from the flood that immersed its southern Indiana
facilities a year ago.Is Lilly under-appreciated?
Indianapolis has always had Eli Lilly and Co., it seems, and Lilly always seems to care for Indianapolis
like a rich uncle.People employed directly by Lilly and by companies doing business with Lilly account for about one of every
30…EYE ON THE PIE: Watch your pocket; someone may pick it
The unexpected move of NCR Corp. from Ohio to Georgia illustrates how even the best corporate citizens can show a fickle streak.
ALTOM: Go above and beyond Google for Web searches
It’s getting so you have to use a search engine on the Internet to find a search engine. There are now dozens, perhaps hundreds,
many of them highly specialized.Boomtown on hold-WEB ONLY
This small town between Indianapolis and Cincinnati was hardly ailing when it landed the economic development prize of the decade-a new Honda plant. Back in June 2006, Decatur County’s unemployment rate was a healthy 4.2 percent, lower than the state’s as a whole. With Honda’s promise of 2,000 jobs by 2010, a boom seemed just […]
Health reform draws mixed reviews-WEB ONLY
Hope and fear mix in Paul Nysewander when he considers President Barack Obama’s controversial idea to set up a new governmentrun health insurance plan. The owner of a three-person accounting firm, Nysewander says there’s significant appeal in having a public plan as a new option for health insurance. “As long as it remains an option,” […]
EYE ON THE PIE: Watch your pocket; someone may pick it-WEB ONLY
This is a cautionary tale. Beware of your best commercial friends, your most trusted business allies, your most generous corporate supporters. They may abandon you when you need them most. Let’s fill in the details. NCR Corp. (formerly National Cash Register) was founded in Dayton, Ohio, in 1884. It became one of the great innovative […]
MARCUS: Urban entryways deserve attention
We need not have an arch to rival St. Louis, but more communities could copy work done on the north side of Bloomington and
the west side of Columbus to welcome visitors and bolster the pride of residents.IU to offer degree in fund raising-WEB ONLY
Most fund-raisers stumble into the profession, but within a decade the field could be populated by recent college graduates who hold degrees in philanthropic studies. The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University soon will roll out a bachelor’s degree that would be among the first of its kind. If all goes as planned, IUPUI would […]
EYE ON THE PIE: Urban entryways deserve attention-WEB ONLY
This is my hometown, which I am visiting for a few days. I love it, but can afford it for only a few days. We’ll see some relatives and some sights; some of our relatives are sights. One joy of New York is entering the city from the north via the Palisades Parkway on the […]
Pacers coach does more than lend his name to cause-WEB ONLY
It’s two weeks before the June 25 National Basketball Association draft, and Indiana Pacers head coach Jim O’Brien is leaving the house early. But the third-year Pacers coach isn’t off to watch video, conduct player tryouts, or meet with scouts in preparation for the upcoming draft. That will have to wait. Instead, O’Brien is off […]
BioCrossroads chairman Watanabe dies-WEB ONLY
Gus Watanabe, the chairman of BioCrossroads Inc., died Tuesday night. The life sciences development group confirmed his death this morning. “We’re incredibly saddened by the loss of our friend and colleague,” said BioCrossroads spokeswoman Lori Leroy. Watanabe, 67, the former president of the research arm of Eli Lilly and Co., joined BioCrossroads as chairman in […]
MARCUS: We all helped kill the auto industry
There are nearly no innocent parties to the conspiracy that brought the Big Three low, from greedy executives to combative
labor unions to elderly uninformed stockholders.ALTOM: Want tech product advice? Here’s where to look
Grabbers do little research before buying gadgetry. Investigators like to know in advance what they’re getting. It’s to the
investigators I speak.HETRICK: Keep the civil in our disobedience and our discourse
If you believe passionately in some cause, if you’re certain grave injustice has occurred or will continue, if you know your
way is correct and all others are wrong, how far will you go to make your point? What will you sacrifice to get attention?Same names, different schools-WEB ONLY
It could get expensive. Ohio-based Franklin University’s decision to open a campus in Castleton sets up the potential for significant name confusion with Franklin College, the liberal arts school 30 minutes south of Indianapolis. One marketing expert predicts both schools will be forced to pump up their advertising budgets to make sure their audiences understand […]
EYE ON THE PIE: We all helped kill the auto industry-WEB ONLY
The congressional committee opened its hearings with this question: Who killed the American auto industry? A long line of people waited to answer. “I did,” said the consumer who continued to buy from the Big Three, “by accepting an inferior product out of loyalty to the flag, by assuming that poor quality was the best […]