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SPORTS: Crazy-with-grief Colts fans, you’re now on the air

January 30, 2006

Welcome to WIBJ Radio. I’m Beebee, your host of “Sports Geeks.” Our first caller is Fred from Franklin. Fred? Beebs, man, here’s how we handle those low-life, stomp-onour-hearts, marshmallow-soft Indianapolis Colts. We take their new stadium away. I mean, they are not worthy. So until they reach the Super Bowl, I say keep ’em in the Dome. Fred, what do we do with that big hole? Fill it in with water so the bean company can have beachfront property. Let’s…

Landing ad revenue: Airport charged up over sponsorship of electrical outlets

January 30, 2006

Advertisements for mutual funds, watches and kolaches. Now as you wait at the gate for your flight, you’ll even see ads on electrical outlets. The Indianapolis Airport Authority on Jan. 20 was expected to approve a $65,000 marketing partnership with Chase in what is the latest and certainly the most electrifying of all advertising schemes at Indianapolis International Airport. These are desperate times for marketers. Too many ads are getting lost in the shuffle. And barraged consumers have figured out…

Bedroom community awakens to growth nightmare: McCordsville land use, design standards put to test

January 30, 2006

This town is grateful just to have had a dentist hang out a shingle along its main drag the other day. McCordsville even held a ribbon cutting for a gas station-that remodeled. It’s hard to figure the locals would be uptight about much in the way of development. But, recently, the folks at Mc-Cordsville’s veterinary-clinic-turnedtown-hall took a long look a couple of miles north, to Fishers-the poster-child for explosive residential development-and they winced. So McCordsville recently adopted a land use…

INVESTING: Confused by Guidant? Here’s the CliffsNotes version

January 30, 2006

I’ve developed whiplash trying to follow the Guidant story. This situation has it all: drama, suspense, confusion, even death. I am going to offer a quick rehash of what has happened, what it can mean locally and what, if any, profit opportunities remain. To get the entire story straight would take a new series called “CSI Indianapolis,” but here is a CliffsNotes version instead. Guidant was a division of Eli Lilly until 1995. Lilly spun Guidant off at around $5…

Busy year, but no record: A Wellpoint deal leads list for second year in row, but 2005 lacks blockbuster

January 30, 2006

For the second year in a row, a giant Wellpoint deal led the pack. As much money was involved in Wellpoint’s $6.7 billion acquisition of WellChoice Inc. as in the rest of the list combined. It was a huge deal by most any company’s standard-except Wellpoint’s. The year before, Wellpoint’s $22.7 billion merger with Anthem Inc. led all deals and then some. Thanks to that single mega-deal, 2004’s $31 billion list total shattered all previous local merger and acquisition records….

Bills push for health incentives: Measures dangle carrots to quit smoking, shape up

January 30, 2006

A couple of state senators want to tame rising health care costs by delivering extra motivation to help government workers get in shape and other employees quit smoking. Sen. Vi Simpson, DEllettsville, has introduced a bill that would knock $100 off the annual health insurance premiums of state employees who complete a yet-to-be-designed wellness program. Sen. Beverly Gard, RGreenfield, is pitching legislation making it easier for employers to dangle incentives to curb smoking. That could lead to cash rewards for…

CHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Greetings from Florida-and the Edge

January 30, 2006

NAPLES, Fla.-After 11 days of vacation here in Naples, I’m beginning to gear up to return to work. I’ll be back in the office on the 23rd. Let me tell you what I’ve read since I’ve been down here. I started with “Memoirs of a Geisha,” an engaging piece of fiction that tells a beautiful love story while revealing the inside world of Japanese geisha. Second, I tackled “The Grail Bird,” a work of non-fiction that tells the story of…

Clarian finds room for luxury: Hospital one of a handful to feature spa treatment

January 30, 2006

Women giving birth at Clarian North Medical Center now can enjoy a massage, manicure or pedicure before they return home to the sleep-deprived life of caring for a newborn. These are a few of the services Indianapolis-based Ology will offer when it launches its second hospital spa Jan. 23 at the new Carmel medical center. Ology opened its first more than a year ago inside Avon’s Clarian West Medical Center. Spa Director AndrÃ©a Bradley-Stutz expects the latest location to top…

EYE ON THE PIE: Let’s revisit the State of the State

January 30, 2006

Quite appropriately, Gov. Mitch Daniels did not make any claims about “a revitalized Indiana economy” in his recent State of the State speech. He stuck to the theme that we are on track to turning the economy around rather than proclaiming any victory. This restraint was well-warranted. Indiana ranked 45th among the 50 states in its rate of employment growth for the past year (November-to-November figures). The nation added jobs at a 1.5-percent rate. Our 0.3-percent increase beat out only…

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Lawmakers will get serious when the dancing ends

January 30, 2006

Indianapolis may still be waiting for its first significant snowfall of 2006, but the legislative session zips along at breakneck speed. Jan. 23-27 marks the final week in which committees may consider legislation in their respective chambers of origin. We’ve warned you this session would consider matters of substance despite its short fuse-lawmakers will adjourn no later than March 14. So how do things shape up so far? If someone from another planet were to peer in underneath the Statehouse…

Bills clash over video regulation: Phone giants, cable firms fight about franchising rules

February 6, 2006

In fact, some say the franchising clash has overshadowed the real implications of deregulation: Cable operators will get their first real competition since satellite TV mushroomed in the mid-1990s. Municipalities, which grant franchise agreements to cable TV companies and collect millions in fees in return, hyperventilated when Sen. Brandt Hershman, R-Wheatfield, introduced Senate Bill 245 last month. It would give the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission the job of doling out statewide video franchises. Cities would lose that authority, but would…

Boston Scientific’s offer not as sweet as it seems:

February 6, 2006

BEHIND THE NEWS Boston Scientific’s offer not as sweet as it seems Now that Guidant Corp. has agreed to be acquired by Boston Scientific Corp. for $27 billion, or $80 a share, investors in the Indianapolis company can rest easy, right? Not really, a close reading of the medical-device companies’ merger agreement shows. It turns out Guidant shareholders are entitled to $80 a share in cash and stock only if the average closing price of Boston Scientific’s stock in the…

Mr. Buick makes bid to dethrone Carson: Automobile dealer Dickerson takes grass-roots approach

February 6, 2006

Eric Dickerson held his hands out, palms facing each other, as if playing an accordion. He moved them closer to illustrate the narrowing margin of victory by which 7th District congresswoman Julia Carson has won re-election since 2000. A couple of tables away in the Starbucks near Broad Ripple, the founder of a private Indianapolis company sat listening to the political polka. Suddenly, he was up and talking to Dickerson, who wants to be Carson’s Republican challenger. “I want to…

IRL traveling bumpy road: Despite successes, sponsors are walking, teams are folding and top drivers lack rides

February 6, 2006

The Feb. 4-7 auction of locally based Panther Racing hangs over the open-wheel series like a dark cloud at a time when IRL officials have been crowing about its 2005 successes. Television ratings soared 53 percent from 2004 to 2005, attendance increased 9 percent, merchandise sales were up 75 percent, and Web traffic on the series’ site rose 162 percent. According to Joyce Julius and Associates, an independent Ann Arbor, Mich.-based media research firm, sponsors got 57 percent more exposures…

EYE ON THE PIE Who says Indiana isn’t progressive?:

February 6, 2006

You probably don’t know Gary Price and never even heard of him, but he is at the center of important changes in the construction industry. Don’t get me wrong; Price is not doing this by himself. He is part of a remarkably progressive set of activities that are demonstrating how social objectives and private interests can be integrated. Price has an association management company; as such, he is the executive director of several organizations. He specializes in construction-related associations. The…

SPORTS Count your blessings, depressed Colts fans:

February 6, 2006

OK, as you read this, the Super Bowl is about to occur, or has just taken place, depending on when you get your IBJ. And you are, perhaps, gloomy. Depressed. Still nursing that emotional hangover. You’re blue … Colts blue in hue and psyche. The Horseshoes didn’t make it, and that brings to mind another expression beginning with “horse”. So, as a public service to all those still suffering an extended case of dejection and despair-to be compounded by hours…

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Major Moves displays short-session political mastery

February 6, 2006

A combination of arm-twisting, dealmaking and the sheer brute force of the Office of the Governor came together the last week of January in a way Hoosiers seldom see. All the pressure was enough to keep Republican House members in line at just the right time in the legislative process to keep the governor’s Major Moves transportation plan moving. There was a lot of deep exhaling at week’s end, some from those in the Governor’s Office doing the heavy lifting…

City’s cultural districts take artful approach: Five areas use $250,000 in grants on original public art projects

February 13, 2006

Two wall-size murals now welcome people to Massachusetts Avenue. An abstract sculpture that looks like an Alexander Calder tribute sits on a bridge in the Canal District. A towering blue and green obelisk marks the north end of Broad Ripple on College Avenue. The works aren’t part of an elaborate conspiracy by a renegade public artist. They’re the result of two years of careful planning by the city’s Cultural Development Commission. In 2003, the commission designated five areas of the…

Arts group gets serious: Harrison Center mounts its first-ever capital campaign

February 13, 2006

Perhaps you’d find a live “elf” directing visitors from inside an inflatable lawn Christmas decoration. Maybe young women dressed in wedding gowns would be playing basketball in the gym. Or possibly, one of the featured works of art would be a 3-foot-tall crocheted cigar in a display case, made with yarn, wood, screws and “six cans of cheap beer,” according to its creator, Paul Baumgarten. But behind the scenes of controlled mayhem, Harrison Center Executive Director Joanna Taft and the…

‘Lighting’ the way for women in the trades: Pair overcomes obstacles with tenacity, hard work and attention to the smallest detail

February 13, 2006

If women have a tough time breaking into the construction trades, then Melanie Goldman, president of Goldman Electrical Contracting Inc., and Carla Partin, a union journeyman electrician, have managed to beat the odds. Both women have encountered obstacles in this mostly male field, but both were determined to succeed. Goldman, 32, runs the electrical company she owns with her husband, Bill. She has heard men say many times “Just have your husband call me,” but she doesn’t let that pass….

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SPORTS: Crazy-with-grief Colts fans, you’re now on the air

Landing ad revenue: Airport charged up over sponsorship of electrical outlets

Bedroom community awakens to growth nightmare: McCordsville land use, design standards put to test

INVESTING: Confused by Guidant? Here’s the CliffsNotes version

Busy year, but no record: A Wellpoint deal leads list for second year in row, but 2005 lacks blockbuster

Bills push for health incentives: Measures dangle carrots to quit smoking, shape up

CHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Greetings from Florida-and the Edge

Clarian finds room for luxury: Hospital one of a handful to feature spa treatment

EYE ON THE PIE: Let’s revisit the State of the State

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Lawmakers will get serious when the dancing ends

Bills clash over video regulation: Phone giants, cable firms fight about franchising rules

Boston Scientific’s offer not as sweet as it seems:

Mr. Buick makes bid to dethrone Carson: Automobile dealer Dickerson takes grass-roots approach

IRL traveling bumpy road: Despite successes, sponsors are walking, teams are folding and top drivers lack rides

EYE ON THE PIE Who says Indiana isn’t progressive?:

SPORTS Count your blessings, depressed Colts fans:

STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Major Moves displays short-session political mastery

City’s cultural districts take artful approach: Five areas use $250,000 in grants on original public art projects

Arts group gets serious: Harrison Center mounts its first-ever capital campaign

‘Lighting’ the way for women in the trades: Pair overcomes obstacles with tenacity, hard work and attention to the smallest detail