Now that smokers are mostly banished to the outdoors, thereâ??s a new work place pariah â?? those who show up
coughing, sneezing and otherwise obviously sick.
In the not-so-recent past, failing to make it to work while under the weather could be…
A Florida firm is suing to overturn Indiana’s resident-ownership law regarding liquor.
The nation’s largest liquor distributor is suing the state in hopes of overturning an arcane law that requires distributors doing business here to be owned by Indiana residents. Southern Wine & Spirits of Indiana Inc., part of a Miami-based company that does business in 30 states and distributes about 20 percent of the country’s booze, […]
A new report by one of the nation’s leading economists finds that getting the stimulus package through Congress—
and fast—
has huge implications for Hoosiers.
The National Basketball Association got an assist from an Indianapolis sponsorship consultancy, who oddly, works solely in the motorsports realm.
NBA officials recently decided to loosen its rules on hard liquor sponsorships, to allow…
On my bookshelf, there’s an old copy of Richard Yates’ “Revolutionary Road.” The cover illustration shows a pristine countryside with puffy white clouds on an azure sky. Above the hills fl oats a stoppered glass jar. Inside, a woman stands before a house and church, her arms crossed, impatient. Outside, a man climbs toward her […]
The year-old Rockstar Pizza (19 N. Green St., Brownsburg, 858-1188) earns its name honestly. The gold-record-covered walls (Britney Spears, Lenny Kravitz, etc.) and photos-with-celebs under the clear tabletops are testament to the rock and roll connections of its co-owner, former promotions rep Colby Matthews. The positive spirit of the place-I love places that proudly sponsor […]
The year-old Rockstar Pizza (19 N. Green St., Brownsburg, 858-1188) earns its name honestly. The gold-record-covered walls (Britney Spears, Lenny Kravitz, etc.) and photos-with-celebs under the clear tabletops are testament to the rock and roll connections of its co-owner, former promotions rep Colby Matthews. The positive spirit of the place-I love places that proudly sponsor […]
Lackluster economy be darned, Indianapolis’ tourism trade gained ground in 2008. And the city’s new head cheerleader has even
higher hopes for this year and beyond.
Lafayette-based Radian Research Inc. is the first participant in a state initiative that helps companies become employee-owned. Radian received $3.6 million in financing yesterday from the state to make the transition. State Treasurer Richard Mourdock created a program that has $50 million available to companies. The goal is to encourage Indiana companies to embrace employee […]
Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasped the reins of power as America’s first black president today, declaring the nation must choose “hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord” to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. In frigid temperatures, an exuberant crowd of more than a million packed the […]
A Carmel startup that hopes to research drug components here and make them in China has just raised $12 million in venture capital-despite the recession and a deep freeze in financial markets. The founder of 2-year-old Waterstone Pharmaceuticals Inc. is Chinese native Faming Zhang, 44, a former Eli Lilly and Co. executive and Indiana University […]
Traditionally, as the year winds down, critics’ thoughts tend toward "best of the year" lists. But I’m feeling the need for
a more accurate label.
Talk to anyone about Kristin Kohn and her "In the City" ventures and you hear the same thing, over and over: Smart. Enthusiastic.
Fun. Entrepreneurial. And hardworking, especially when it comes to Massachusetts Avenue.
I think about the economic crisis, the housing crisis, the climate crisis, the energy crisis, the automotive crisis, the Middle
East crisis, the education crisis, the college affordability crisis and all the other crises — real, imagined and manufactured
— and I wonder whether they’ll drive us to the precipice, or even the apocalypse, and whether we’ll change at the last
minute, and, should we survive, whether we’ll remember what we want to forget or forget what we want to remember.
It’s holiday time, and nothing gets you into the spirit like songs and carols.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s Yuletide Celebration features jazz/cabaret great Ann Hampton Callaway, but the show
doesn’t seem to have been adjusted to fit her talents.
With both the NBA and college basketball seasons under way, Indiana’s two namesake programs are coming back to life in a big
way.
DIRECTORS R. David Hoover, 62 Occupation: Chairman, president and CEO of Ball Corp. Other directorships: Energizer Holdings Inc., Qwest Communications International Inc. Number of common shares: 37,739 Previous year: 18,252 William I. Miller, 51 Occupation: Chairman and CEO of the company Other directorships: Cummins Inc. Number of common shares: 11,376,366 Previous year: 11,275,295 Dayton Molendorp, […]
This week, a return visit is made to review “The Lion King” and a Sendak-ed “Hansel and Gretel.”
