Southwest swoops in to benefit from ATA Airlines’ bankruptcy
Southwest is striking a deal to acquire ATA’s valuable landing slots at LaGuardia
and most of the dying airlines’ remaining assets for $7.5 million.
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Lou’s arts thank-you list
A few things I’m thankful for:
–I’m thankful that there’s plenty of material to write about in this blog. And that it has found a loyal readership (between 350 and 900 hits a day).
–I’m thankful for the smart, insightful, fun responses…
Despite recession, small businesses support charity
In the Indianapolis area, small-business owners told IBJ that they give in whatever
way they can, and would like to continue as long as their finances allow. But a Chronicle
of Philanthropy survey indicates that giving is already on the decline.Indy Park Ride & Fly offers amenities to biz travelers
Hendricks County approved the zoning for a $9 million, 2,312-space parking lot for the Indianapolis International Airport
earlier this year. Indy Park & Ride offers extra services to travelers.Some tarmac task force members dissatisfied with airline guidelines
A federal task force approved voluntary guidelines Nov. 12 for airlines and airports dealing with passengers stranded for
hours on the tarmac, but it produced no fixed limit on how long they can be delayed before being allowed to leave planes.ICVA embarking on new direction with new CEO Welsh
Don Welsh is quickly making a name for himself as a change agent. Though few knew what to think when Welsh announced he was
leaving Seattle to become Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association CEO, he’s shown he didn’t come here to simply
wind
down his career.Downtown development great for citizens, visitors
The development of shopping, restaurants, museums, public arts and hotels downtown in the past 25 years has made Indianapolis
a vibrant, more interesting place to live—and to visit.Let’s use old terminal for distribution hub
The city should organize a public-private partnership to create a multi-modal distribution community at the site of the former
Indianapolis Airport terminal.Architects and business leaders must work together to prudently maintain, build quality buildings
Especially during a recession, architects need to build strategies to reach new and existing clients and provide them cost-effective design and construction
options.DePauw, Ball State, Purdue buildings among top AIA design winners
Three university projects, two of which contain green-building elements, dominated the most recent design awards presented
by the American Institute of Architects Indiana chapter. Of the four award winners, three involved college buildings: the
Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University, the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering at Purdue University, and
the Straw Bale Eco Center at Ball State University.Pacers reforms, new Lucas Oil Stadium, NCAA 2010 tournament boost Indy’s sports reputation
The Pacers opening victory, new game innovations at Conseco Fieldhouse and retaining Danny Granger are bright spots in the
city’s vast sports scene.United Way thanks early fund-raisers
United Way of Central Indiana has raised $22.9 million, or 57 percent, of the $40 million goal announced for this fall’s annual
campaign. Helping the agency out of the gate were 100 companies that started "Pacesetter" campaigns before the official
Sept.
12 kickoff.Reader suggests IBJ journalists probe officials’ assertions
The airport authority should not assume a 3-percent growth rate because of the new airport, and the FFA Convention was not
as wildly successful as reported. Mayor Peterson shouldn’t be held out as a good example of a mayor who supports public transportation.Indianapolis ad agency signs Hillbillies deal
Baton Rouge, La.-based Beverly Hillbillies Brands has hired MZD Advertising as its advertising and promotional agency of record. In addition to public relations, the Indianapolis agency will be responsible for marketing the Beverly Hillbillies brand in a number of ventures. “The great thing about the Beverly Hillbillies brand is that it’s recognizable around the world,” […]
Glass uses humor during IU intro
Indianapolis attorney Fred Glass demonstrated a keen sense of humor during a press conference held this morning to introduce him as the next Indiana University athletic director. Given the expected sanctions on the…
New rail route connects Hendricks to West Coast: Line should bolster county’s distribution industry
A new rail route launched last month between Los Angeles and CSX’s Avon rail yard could give a further boost to Hendricks County’s booming warehousing-and-distribution industry. The county already hosts some 29 million square feet of warehouse space. However, it lacked a direct connection to the teeming Port of Long Beach in Los Angeles, a major gateway for U.S./ Asian trade. Anyone in the Hendricks County area wishing to send or receive goods from that port by rail had to…
RETURN ON TECHNOLOGY: Web conferences have come a long way, baby
I can change my mind. It’s painful, like yanking off my right arm for a slightly upgraded replacement. But it happens. For a long time, I resisted holding Web conferences. As the name implies, Web conferences are held over the Web, rather than in person. For years, most of the ones I’d been in were videoconferences with grainy, slowly updated images of talking heads where it was difficult even to know who was speaking. I didn’t like the document-centric online…
Flat passenger counts not seen as threat to paying debt on midfield terminal
The big debt payments on the $1.1 billion midfield terminal at Indianapolis International Airport start coming due in January–just
as a recession hits and the battered airline industry cuts capacity. Despite the likely prospect of fewer passengers than
projected in the next year or two, airport managers say they don’t anticipate problems shouldering the roughly $40 million
a year in debt burden over the next 30 years for the new facility.A&E: This year’s Heartland highlights
This year, IBJ previewed every available Crystal Heart award-winning film competing at this year’s Heartland Film Festival (running Oct. 16-24). Here are our thoughts, with priority picks noted with stars. Look for more reviews of some of the not-in-competition festival films in upcoming IBJ A&E blogs (www.ibj.com/arts). For a full festival schedule, visit www.heartlandfilmfestival.org. “Amal,” dramatic feature A New Delhi rickshaw driver doesn’t realize he’s impressed a billionaire in a film where the richly detailed background is more interesting than…
IU makes plans to hatch more businesses: Incubator in Bloomington hopes to duplicate success of local Emerging Technologies Center
Ground should be broken late this month or in early November, with completion expected by summer. Cost of the 40,000-square-foot facility-4,000 square feet smaller than the one here-is estimated in the $8 million to $10 million range. While it may be a bit smaller in size, the scope is broader. The new incubator will promote both life sciences companies and information technology firms. That goal differs from the mission of the existing IU Emerging Technologies Center on 10th Street, which…