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“No habla ingles”: Immigrants who want to advance find many programs to help them learn English

June 5, 2006

No habla inglesImmigrants who want to advance find many programs to help them learn English Osvaldo Escobedo was hungry to learn English. It was bad enough when he couldn’t advance at the Nissan Motor Co. plant in Aguascalientes, in central Mexico, because he couldn’t converse in the business language of English. Later, when he came to the United States, he couldn’t eat much more than what he could pronounce. “When I go to restaurant, I ask [for] ‘coffee and doughnuts….

School founder traveled challenging road: Before starting Montessori Academy, Cain overcame loss of parents, dyslexia to earn engineering degree, MBA

June 5, 2006

Vivian Cain founded the Montessori Academy of Indianapolis five years ago, but for most of her life, she’s been a walking billboard for people striving to overcome obstacles. Cain, 36, operates the private school on the northwest side of Indianapolis. The academy, which Cain started with $40,000 of her personal savings, has grown to 100 students and could expand to include a second location. “When we first started, I opened and closed, and cleaned and cooked,” said Cain, who serves…

NOTIONS: Fighting mountains, oceans with human connections

June 5, 2006

During the 1992 presidential campaign, H. Ross Perot used the phrase “that giant sucking sound” to describe what he feared would be a rush of American jobs into Mexico should the U.S. approve the North American Free Trade Agreement. In Indiana’s 2006 economy, “that giant sucking sound” describes the rush of Indiana talent across the state line to anywhere but here. In a phenomenon known as the “brain drain,” Indiana exports more young talent than it imports. But suppose we…

Enron might be resolved, but don’t forget its lessons BULLS & BEARS:

June 5, 2006

Last week brought news of both triumph and despair from the field of corporate governance. In the win column: Justice was served in the Enron trial, with convictions of two leaders who presided over one of the largest corporate frauds in history. The trial exposed a company where arrogance guided a series of reckless business judgments. Enron marked an era when the focus was on marketing a company’s image and turning executives into stars who were rewarded with lavish pay…

SPORTS: Two Sams make most of their day at the Brickyard

June 5, 2006

We often hear the sad refrain that the Indianapolis 500 “isn’t what it used to be.” I would concede the point, although, after last week’s scintillating victory by Sam Hornish Jr., the pendulum unquestionably is swinging back in a positive direction. And while there may be fewer people in the seats and, certainly, fewer drunks in the infield, it remains the largest single-day sporting event in the world, which is a fact and not a marketing slogan. Sometimes you have…

Marsh merger muddied: Federal filings show grocer wants to ponder richer offer, but legalities might prevent it

June 5, 2006

A new federal filing suggests Marsh Supermarkets Inc.’s board wants to negotiate with a second potential buyer, even though it’s already agreed to be sold to a Florida private equity firm. The original buyer, Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sun Capital Partners, says merger talks with the new suitor, a partnership between Dallasbased Cardinal Paragon Inc. and New Yorkbased Drawbridge Special Opportunities Advisors LLC, would violate the agreement already in place unless Sun Capital grants Marsh permission to enter the discussions. And…

NOTIONS: A tale of two kings and one fortunate kingdom

June 12, 2006

For the fifth year, some colleagues and I have penned comedy for a cause. The Indiana Repertory Theatre, which usually chooses its playwrights more carefully, erred again by soliciting our scriptwriting “talent” for its faux-radioshow fund-raiser. So on June 3, a cast of Indianapolis celebrities-from the media, not-for-profits, government and business-donned makeshift 17th-century garb, mounted the Indiana Roof Ballroom stage, and hammed up “Shakespeared: A Midsummer Night’s Scheme.” Our tall tale featured two kings-Mitchard and Bartholomie-trying to outdo each other…

Kroger shops for land: Grocer gathering property for full-size downtown store

June 12, 2006

Downtown residents might finally get their second full-service grocery store. Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. has purchased an acre of land immediately west of its store near the intersection of 16th Street and Central Avenue in hopes of razing the existing store and replacing it with a new, and much larger, grocery. “We would like to build a brand new store that incorporates all of the amenities that [we] have at our newer stores,” said Jeff Golc, a Kroger spokesman. Neighbors are…

Regional partnerships called key to making it: Purdue urges state manufacturers to join supply chain

June 12, 2006

Growing global competition is bringing local manufacturers together. And the definition of local is changing from around the corner to within 500 miles. Officials from Purdue University have conducted a series of manufacturing summits encouraging Indiana plants to tear down their separatist walls and become an integrated part of regional supply chains. “Supplier-based manufacturing is based on long-term relationships in a 500-mile radius, so we need to think about Indiana manufacturing regionally,” said John Sullivan, director of Purdue’s Center for…

BEHIND THE NEWS: Blame game rages on: What killed Paul Harris?

June 12, 2006

It’s been five years since the o n c e – m i g h t y women’s apparel chain Paul Harris Stores liquidated in bankruptcy court. To this day, an army of attorneys continues to battle over who’s to blame. On one side are attorneys for the Indianapolis company, which four years ago sued outside auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, charging it with “gross negligence” for failing to detect a $7.5 million inventory overstatement and other accounting breakdowns. As the lawyers…

Firing blamed on bug: Wrongful-termination lawsuit by St. Francis employee says software installed porn links

June 12, 2006

Respiratory therapist David Farr claims he lost his job with St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers last year over an infection that never harmed a patient. Hundreds of pornography links found in a computer Farr shared with six other therapists prompted the hospital to fire him. However, Farr said he never knew the links existed, according to a lawsuit he filed in federal court over his dismissal. The therapist blames poor computer security for allowing malicious porn-promoting software from Russia…

Women MD numbers soar: Title IX passage in 1970 credited with spurring educational opportunities

June 12, 2006

When Colleen Brown graduated from the Indiana University School of Medicine in May, she was part of a class making history. For the first time, the medical school was graduating more women physicians than men-131 and 128, respectively. Since 1970, there has been a 10-fold increase in the number of women physicians, according to a February 2006 study by the American Medical Association. In 1970, only 25,404 women graduated in the United States in all medical specialties. By 2004, the…

IUPUI again running in the fast lane: Track facility emerges nationally after long absence

June 12, 2006

For its first 15 years after opening in 1982, the Michael A. Carroll Track & Field Stadium on the IUPUI campus hosted a major national or international trackand-field event almost annually. For the last decade, it’s been primarily relegated to charity events and local grade-school championships. But with the first high-profile competition at the track since 1997 scheduled for this month, the venue is poised for rebirth. From June 21-25, it will host the U.S. National Championships-an event organizers hope…

Distributor hits 2nd century in growth mode: Indiana Oxygen uses Ohio outlet, Internet to expand

June 12, 2006

The Indiana Oxygen Co. building is highly visible to motorists traveling Interstate 465 on the northwest side, but the company’s forte isn’t as widely known. Founded in 1915, Indiana Oxygen is the oldest gas and welding supplier in the United States. But to the surprise of many, the medical relationship the name implies hardly exists. Despite the confusion, the company’s flame burns bright, as annual revenue this year will top $30 million. Part of Indiana Oxygen’s recent growth stems from…

SPORTS: City’s full-court press pays off with tourney victory

June 12, 2006

Before the press conference announcing the Big Ten’s decision about the future of its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, I pleaded-to no avail-with Conseco Fieldhouse Executive Director Rick Fuson to post a score on the fieldhouse board. Indy 5, Windy 0. He was right in refusing to play along. It’s always good to take the high road. No sense rubbing Chicago’s nose in the news that the Big Ten had awarded the tournaments to our burg for five successive years…

SPORTS: High school hoops border war reduced to a scuffle

June 19, 2006

Often, when I’m asked to give talks reflecting on the success of the sports initiative in Indianapolis, I use summertime as an illustration. Back in the old days-and you know you’re getting old when “old days” refer to anything pre-1970-Indy’s June-July-August sports menu could pretty much be written on a single page and in large type. Once the Indianapolis 500 came and went on Memorial Day, about the only thing to do was wait for the start of college and…

Giving lifted by disasters: Donors generous to victims of catastrophies but didn’t forget usual causes, IU study finds

June 19, 2006

All told, individuals, corporations and foundations gave $260.3 billion to charity in 2005, 2.7 percent more than the year before even after adjusting for inflation, according to data compiled by researchers at Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy for the annual “Giving USA” report. The report, set to be released June 19 by the Illinois-based Giving USA Foundation, answers a question that has been lingering for more than a year: Would the nation’s outpouring of support for victims of an Asian…

Gladish strengthening his ties to Indianapolis: Ex-YMCA president joins IU’s Center on Philanthropy

June 19, 2006

Kenneth Gladish first laced up his sneakers as a YMCA kid in Northbrook, Ill. Decades later, he tightened his tie as president of the national organization. In between, Gladish was a central figure in the Indianapolis charitable sector. Now his time at the YMCA of the USA has come to an end, and Gladish’s next step is up in the air. But one thing’s for sure-he’ll be maintaining his ties to Indianapolis. Gladish, 53, has accepted a three-year appointment as…

Making a splash: Delta Faucet aims for hip and handy with unique rebranding campaigns

June 19, 2006

Delta Faucet Co. has succeeded in luring fashionistas to its high-end line. Now the company wants to coax weekend wrench wielders into buying its most-affordable faucets. The Indianapolis subsidiary of Michigan-based Masco Corp. is launching its second major branding overhaul in two years. And Delta is again taking the account from a big-city ad agency and handing it over to locally based Young & Laramore. Young & Laramore, one of the few local agencies focusing almost exclusively on national brands,…

Market Square project in doubt: Two months before deadline, condo developer won’t talk, scales back its sales effort

June 26, 2006

The city of Indianapolis already has twice pushed back the deadline for closing a deal with the developer of a high-rise condo project slated for the former Market Square Arena site. Now, with the latest deadline of Aug. 31 looming, officials with developer Market Square Partners LP are incommunicado amid signs they’re struggling to find enough buyers to get the project off the ground. The sales office, once staffed daily, now apparently operates on an appointment-only basis. The developer hasn’t…

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“No habla ingles”: Immigrants who want to advance find many programs to help them learn English

School founder traveled challenging road: Before starting Montessori Academy, Cain overcame loss of parents, dyslexia to earn engineering degree, MBA

NOTIONS: Fighting mountains, oceans with human connections

Enron might be resolved, but don’t forget its lessons BULLS & BEARS:

SPORTS: Two Sams make most of their day at the Brickyard

Marsh merger muddied: Federal filings show grocer wants to ponder richer offer, but legalities might prevent it

NOTIONS: A tale of two kings and one fortunate kingdom

Kroger shops for land: Grocer gathering property for full-size downtown store

Regional partnerships called key to making it: Purdue urges state manufacturers to join supply chain

BEHIND THE NEWS: Blame game rages on: What killed Paul Harris?

Firing blamed on bug: Wrongful-termination lawsuit by St. Francis employee says software installed porn links

Women MD numbers soar: Title IX passage in 1970 credited with spurring educational opportunities

IUPUI again running in the fast lane: Track facility emerges nationally after long absence

Distributor hits 2nd century in growth mode: Indiana Oxygen uses Ohio outlet, Internet to expand

SPORTS: City’s full-court press pays off with tourney victory

SPORTS: High school hoops border war reduced to a scuffle

Giving lifted by disasters: Donors generous to victims of catastrophies but didn’t forget usual causes, IU study finds

Gladish strengthening his ties to Indianapolis: Ex-YMCA president joins IU’s Center on Philanthropy

Making a splash: Delta Faucet aims for hip and handy with unique rebranding campaigns

Market Square project in doubt: Two months before deadline, condo developer won’t talk, scales back its sales effort