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Sourwine planning to sweeten its local office offerings: Second-generation real estate firm has two new buildings in the works that could nearly double its holdings

August 15, 2005

When Jim Sourwine was 4 years old, he would sit outside the closed door to his father’s home office and play with his toy cars. Barred from entering the adult-only world, sounds of paper shuffling and adding machine clacking piqued his interest in his family’s real estate business. “I wanted in,” Sourwine recalls. By the time he was old enough to file and wash windows for the firm, his father had moved Sourwine Real Estate Services out of his home…

Soldiers confront insurance obstacles: Health providers reluctant to accept Tricare coverage due to low reimbursement

August 22, 2005

Karen Welch had plenty of reasons to break out the worry beads last year, even before she dealt with Tricare, her new health insurance provider. The Zionsville resident was a month pregnant with her first child when she watched her husband, Travis, leave for Afghanistan with his Indiana National Guard unit. Then she learned she had to find a new primary care physician who would accept Tricare. She also needed an obstetrician/ gynecologist and a pediatrician in the netwowrk for…

Trio use experience to start consultancy: State-government veterans met while at FSSA

August 29, 2005

Three veterans of state government have pooled their years of management experience to launch the women-owned business consultancy Engaging Solutions LLC. Led by Venita Moore and Debra Simmons Wilson, the company set up shop in the Indiana Black Expo building on North Meridian Street this spring to provide fiscal management, strategic planning, outreach, training and economic development services. They and part-time principal Tammy Butler Robinson say the firm’s focus on serving government agencies, not-forprofits and faith-based organizations fits their backgrounds….

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Proper stormwater management saves money in long run Property owners should consider alternative methods for site development

September 5, 2005

To save themselves from unforeseen trouble down the road, buyers of site-development and buildingdesign services would be wise to consider the joint efforts of an experienced architectural firm working in tandem with an environmental consultant. The reason is fairly simple: Architects are trained to have knowledge in so many diverse and ever-changing subjects that the singular expertise of an environmental consultant can provide significant support in an area still quite new to many designers. While working with restrictive rules and…

CHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Connections compel volunteerism

September 5, 2005

A kind of convergence overwhelmed me this week. It peaked when I received an e-mail Aug. 30 from my counterpart at New Orleans CitiBusiness. The publisher of the business journal serving the Big Easy was facing the Big Difficult: He was trying to put out his next issue from Baltimore because he and his employees couldn’t get to their offices, courtesy of Hurricane Katrina. Turns out that was the lesser of two evils. He also wrote: “My home is near…

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Many aren’t prepared for jobs of the future

September 19, 2005

To be illiterate in our society is more than an inconvenience, or an obstacle to making a living. It is also a badge of shame. That’s why we should all be concerned about the results of a January study that told us almost a million Indiana workers-one-third of the work force-failed to meet the minimum literacy standards for knowledge-based jobs. Many of us in the fields of research and policymaking have responded to this disturbing finding the same way we…

Libraries book on Plainfield duo’s automation software:

September 19, 2005

Rob Cullin and Rodd Cutler thought there must be a way to adapt their knowledge of factory-automation technology to libraries, even though the two industries appeared worlds apart. Turns out, automation is automation, Cullin says. By developing the right software, just about anything can be automated and made more efficient. Cullin, who had worked with Cutler for years, was downsized by the company they worked for about five years ago, but wanted to keep his hands in technology. “I had…

Database saves needy folks shoe leather: Salvation Army, Goodwill among groups joining Central Indiana Community Network

September 26, 2005

Central Indiana boasts hundreds of altruistic churches, agencies and not-forprofits. On their own, they each manage to lend needy folks a helping hand. But advocates for the disadvantaged know service providers could do much more working together. That’s why four years ago they began planning the Central Indiana Community Network, an online system that allows human service and work-force development organizations to securely share information. CICN launched in 2003 and recently added two not-for-profit heavyweights-the Salvation Army and Goodwill Industries…

Speaking of health care: Local experts weigh in on rising costs, the uninsured and whether our current system needs an overhaul Public health priorities, executive salaries and the “gold rush” of health care construction were among the topics tackled Sept

October 3, 2005

Public health priorities, executive salaries and the “gold rush” of health care construction were among the topics tackled Sept. 21 in the latest installment of Indianapolis Business Journal’s Power Breakfast Series. IBJ reporter Tom Murphy moderated the panel discussion, attended by some of the area’s foremost health care experts. Following is an edited transcript of the often-spirited discussion, which included a brief interruption by protestors seeking medical insurance coverage for janitorial staff who clean Anthem Inc. buildings. IBJ: Can you…

EYE ON THE PIE: Is our child care ‘industry’ up to snuff?

October 3, 2005

Recently, I have been part of a study for the Indiana Child Care Fund. It has been a learning experience. The first thing I learned is that virtually nothing is known about child care. We do not really know how many child care facilities exist in Indiana. Data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census suggest there are more than 16,000. However, fewer than 5,800 are licensed or recognized by the state. In addition, there are informal child care arrangements…

Free market is best hope for health care:

October 10, 2005

Clearly, the U.S. health care system has its share of problems. Costs are rising rapidly, some 45 million Americans are without health insurance, and both doctors and patients decry their loss of options and control. But, would a government-run health care system be any better? Single-payer health care systems have been proposed in a handful of states as the solution to the problem of access for the uninsured. While single-payer plans can offer all citizens some type of health insurance…

Web service hungry for business: 46 local restaurants sign up for online takeout ordering

October 10, 2005

When pharmaceutical rep Andy Knopfmeier needed lunch for a 29-person obstetrics office he was calling on recently, he made it happen without picking up a phone or idling in a drivethrough lane. Instead, Knopfmeier-who provides lunch to doctors as a way to get in the door-went online two days before the meeting and ordered sandwiches, chicken nuggets and waffle fries from a Noblesville Chick-Fil-A. He prepaid the bill with a credit card and entered instructions on when he’d pick up…

Bob Wilson & Associates Inc.: Consultant helps companies predict workers’ potential Personality test provides key information to guide businesses’ personnel decisions

October 10, 2005

Personality test provides key information to guide businesses’ personnel decisions It may not be fortunetelling, but the Predictive Index gives important clues about an individual’s success or failure in certain jobs. In Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, the trademarked personality test is licensed to Bob Wilson & Associates Inc., a Carmel consulting firm that works with more than 200 companies, helping with hiring, retaining, managing and motivating employees. The firm also works with corporations on strategy and other management services. Wilson,…

Bruce R. Frank & Associates LLC: Business, basketball give adviser a leg up International perspective useful for Indianapolis consulting firm

October 17, 2005

At 6 feet 8 inches, consultant Bruce R. Frank is an imposing figure. But it’s the 30 years of business experience the former professional basketball player has accumulated that he says helps him tower over his competition. Frank, 51, is the founder of Bruce R. Frank & Associates, an Indianapolis-based consulting group that helps life-sciences companies develop business strategies. So far, he has found most of his clients outside Indianapolis: Frank spent seven months on the road last year. The…

Winona troubles spread: Ex-owner of closed hospital seeks bankruptcy protection, dampening creditors’ hopes

November 7, 2005

Winona Memorial Hospital’s former owner filed for bankruptcy last month, a move that’s likely to hinder efforts to recover millions of dollars for the defunct Indianapolis hospital’s creditors. Texas-based Leland Medical Centers Inc. filed Oct. 14, three days after its CEO, Charles Simons, filed for personal bankruptcy, according to bankruptcy court records. The privately held company, which was created in 1992, once owned a small chain of Texas hospitals with physicians. But Simons acknowledged in a deposition last spring that…

Auto firms steer clear of a trial: Automotive Finance Corp., Dealer Services settle suits, sidelining 12 employees

November 14, 2005

Vehicle auction giant Adesa Inc. and a firm founded by ex-employees have halted a demolition derby in which each alleged the other tried to wreck its competing vehicle finance business. Prominent in the settlement reached last week in Hamilton Superior Court between Adesa’s Automotive Finance Corp. and newcomer Dealer Services Corp.-both based in Carmel-is a requirement that a dozen DSC employees take paid leaves of absence ranging from two to six months. A u t o m o t ive…

Ovation still standing: Electronics retailer faces tough decisions after Chapter 11

November 14, 2005

Best Buy now sells television sets that cost almost $10,000. Circuit City shoppers can pull a $400 DVD player off the shelves. Wal-Mart hawks “home-theaters-in-a-box.” Add it all up and it equates to a static-filled picture for Ovation Audio Video Specialists, the retailer of pricey electronic gizmos that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month. “We’re starting to see a diluting effect” as box retailers sell more highend merchandise, said Andy Willcox, president of the Custom Electronic Design &…

Cable firms call foe a phony: Group touting itself as consumer group funded by biz giants

November 21, 2005

At first glance, Consumers for Cable Choice appears to be one of those grass-roots organizations likely to have a framed picture of Ralph Nader on its wall. You know, the kind of activist group whose religion is social justice, whose bible is Mother Jones, and to whom eternal damnation would be to accept a penny from greedy and manipulative Big Business. Not so with Consumers for Cable Choice. The Indianapolis group that advocates more competition in cable and relaxed regulation…

Incentives no help if hard to use, developers say: Program used on northwest side can be too much of a good thing

November 21, 2005

A year and a half ago, Indianapolis officials announced an incentive program designed to lure businesses to the vacancy-plagued commercial area surrounding Lafayette Square Mall on the northwest side. To date, just one developer has taken advantage of the community revitalization and enhancement district, or CRED, and its project was in the works before the program began. The developer built a movie theater and grocery store in a former Cub Foods near 38th Street and Lafayette Road. Smaller developers may…

ITT Educational Services rebounds from federal probe: With stock at 52-week high, company plans growth

November 21, 2005

After rebounding from a federal criminal probe that uncovered no wrongdoing, ITT Educational Services Inc. is proceeding with an ambitious growth plan in hopes of building upon a bullish earnings run. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Houston, which led the investigation into whether the Carmel-based private provider of postsecondary degree programs had falsified student records, acknowledged in June that it did not turn up evidence justifying the charges. “It was very, very disruptive and very distracting to the organization,” ITT…

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Sourwine planning to sweeten its local office offerings: Second-generation real estate firm has two new buildings in the works that could nearly double its holdings

Soldiers confront insurance obstacles: Health providers reluctant to accept Tricare coverage due to low reimbursement

Trio use experience to start consultancy: State-government veterans met while at FSSA

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Proper stormwater management saves money in long run Property owners should consider alternative methods for site development

CHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Connections compel volunteerism

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Many aren’t prepared for jobs of the future

Libraries book on Plainfield duo’s automation software:

Database saves needy folks shoe leather: Salvation Army, Goodwill among groups joining Central Indiana Community Network

Speaking of health care: Local experts weigh in on rising costs, the uninsured and whether our current system needs an overhaul Public health priorities, executive salaries and the “gold rush” of health care construction were among the topics tackled Sept

EYE ON THE PIE: Is our child care ‘industry’ up to snuff?

Free market is best hope for health care:

Web service hungry for business: 46 local restaurants sign up for online takeout ordering

Bob Wilson & Associates Inc.: Consultant helps companies predict workers’ potential Personality test provides key information to guide businesses’ personnel decisions

Bruce R. Frank & Associates LLC: Business, basketball give adviser a leg up International perspective useful for Indianapolis consulting firm

Winona troubles spread: Ex-owner of closed hospital seeks bankruptcy protection, dampening creditors’ hopes

Auto firms steer clear of a trial: Automotive Finance Corp., Dealer Services settle suits, sidelining 12 employees

Ovation still standing: Electronics retailer faces tough decisions after Chapter 11

Cable firms call foe a phony: Group touting itself as consumer group funded by biz giants

Incentives no help if hard to use, developers say: Program used on northwest side can be too much of a good thing

ITT Educational Services rebounds from federal probe: With stock at 52-week high, company plans growth