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Local law firm fills entertaining niche: Lawyer’s music background helps land creative clients

June 30, 2008

In the late 1980s, Lafayette native Robert Meitus set off for Los Angeles with his band East of Eden in an attempt to make it in the music business. The group that shared management with Guns N’ Roses [singer Axl Rose grew up in Lafayette] never reached a sliver of its fame, however fleeting. But the experience did give Meitus an introduction to what ultimately would lead to a burgeoning career as an intellectual property lawyer. Capital Records came calling,…

Community dips toe into social networking: Hospital encourages patients to create blogs

June 30, 2008

Facebook and MySpace have harnessed the Internet to revolutionize how Americans keep in touch. Could providers of health care do the same? Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is trying to find out. It has opened its Web site to allow its patients to create their own MySpace-like pages to keep their family and friends informed about their treatment or about their new baby. Community’s Web site also hosts discussion forums for various groups of patients, such as new moms, cancer patients,…

United Way tries to make the grade with literacy program: Education initiatives showing early success

June 23, 2008

Last summer, the United Way of Central Indiana decided it needed to go to school. The not-for-profit concluded that to achieve its goal of building stronger communities, it needed to supplement its human-service initiatives with a comprehensive focus on early childhood development and elementary education. “Our board decided we needed to elevate what we’re doing with schools and focus on root causes of why students don’t succeed,” said Ellen Annala, CEO of United Way. “If we don’t invest now when…

Biotech database gives G&S high hopes: Firm sees more demand for grant-award research

June 23, 2008

By conducting market research for some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, locally based G&S Research Inc. has grown into a $10 million firm. But founders have even higher expectations for their G&S Discovery division, which was formed two years ago. Its flagship product, Navigrant, provides a database of government grant awards for national biomedical research. The total market worldwide for life sciences research is estimated at $45 billion. Navigrant has compiled information on 450,000 awards from 60…

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Why economists focus on increasing the size of the pie

June 23, 2008

I recently was invited to attend a t ow n – h a l l – s t y l e debate between members of a local fire department and an a n t i – p r o p e r t y – t a x group. For those of you who are sporadic readers of this column, it is important for me to clarify that I have recently angered both groups. It seems my research on government…

At most Indiana public firms, CEO pay hasn’t fallen with stock

June 23, 2008

Most public companies say they tie executive compensation to performance, but an IBJ review of pay data from 65 Indiana-based
firms shows otherwise. Last year, more than two-thirds of Indiana-based public companies saw their share prices decline, yet
many continued to award eye-popping compensation to their executives.

Butler’s pharmacy addition just what the doctor ordered: New $14M building will help college meet increasing demand for graduates

June 23, 2008

Mary Andritz, dean of Butler University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, bursts into laughter when asked how long her department’s been short on space. “I’ve only been here for two years, but I think it’s been for some considerable amount of time,” she guessed. “Probably for 10 years.” Lilly Endowment Inc., however, is filling the prescription in the form of a grant to fund a 40,000-square-foot addition under construction and scheduled to open by the fall 2009 semester. The…

St. Francis buries hatchet with Cigna, Sagamore

June 16, 2008

St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers settled a contract dispute with Cigna HealthCare and its Sagamore Health Network last week, days before their old contract expired June 15. The new reimbursement contract will run through 2011. Indianapolis’ fourth-largest hospital system made public its feud with the Philadelphia-based health insurer in early May. The agreement allows […]

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Remember the consumer in ‘consumer-driven’ plans

June 9, 2008

While many businesses have made the phrase “consumerdirected health care” a standard part of benefits conversations, too many have failed to do the one thing that will make this approach successful: treat employees like consumers. Instead, employers have “communicat ed” this new benefit trend the same old way, with jargon-laced handouts, uninformative brochures and dry presentations. No wonder all employees aren’t embracing consumer-directed health care. Researchers wouldn’t be surprised by employees’ slow adoption. Studies show that employees typically are more…

IPIC’s BioWorksU virtual effort wins acclaim:

June 9, 2008

A new Web site developed locally and designed to attract youngsters to careers in the life sciences sector now shares something in common with the wildly popular Club Penguin site. The Indianapolis Private Industry Council, with assistance from locally based Creative Street Media Group, created BioWorksU.com. And while more educational and likely more appealing to a larger age group than Club Penguin, the two were among recent Webby Awards finalists. Called the “Oscars of the Internet” by The New York…

Corley reflects on career as he prepares to retire

June 6, 2008

Bill Corley, who announced today that he will retire after 25 years as CEO of Community Health Network, says doctors nearly ran him out of the hospital within months of his arrival in 1984. Doctors mutinied because they tied Corley’s appearance to a new approach by the federal government to limit reimbursements for certain services. […]

Benicorp cleanup praised: Customers, employees ease through liquidation

June 2, 2008

When cash ran dry last summer at Indianapolis-based Benicorp Insurance Co., it could have created a major mess. But 10 months later, Indiana insurance regulators have kept all of Benicorp’s customers covered by health insurance and given its employees a soft landing as they make the transition to new jobs. The last of a backlog of claims has been paid off. “No family in Indiana will have an uncovered claim,” said Jim Atterholt, the Indiana commissioner of insurance. “That’s a…

IU, Purdue land prestigious research grant

May 29, 2008

Indiana and Purdue universities will create a new medical research program after receiving a $25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, the universities announced today. IU and Purdue will launch the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute to turn scientific and medical discoveries more quickly into better care for patients and into new […]

Construction behemoth Skanska sees potential in Indy: U.S. division of Swedish-based company sets sights on health care, education, pharmaceutical building sectors

May 26, 2008

New Jersey-based Skanska USA Building Inc., a division of the $23 billion Swedish construction powerhouse Skanska AB, arrived in Indianapolis in April. Named last year as the top green contractor in the nation by Engineering News-Record magazine, Skanska USA is recognized in particular for its projects in the health care, higher education and pharmaceutical sectors. Its largest project, however, is the $998 million Meadowlands football stadium under construction in New Jersey. Locally, Terry Parrott, 50, is in charge of operations….

Electronic record system results from frustration: Doctor, partner hawking technology they developed

May 26, 2008

For Dr. Tim Story, frustration was the mother of invention. The Carmel internist didn’t like the cost or complexity of the electronic medical record systems he had seen. So he created his own. And now he’s trying to sell it to other doctors. “I wanted an EMR that I could use, that I could understand,” said Story, 55, who also chairs the largest group of physicians at Clarian North Medical Center. Story is by no means alone. Hundreds of doctors…

Builders relying on medical projects: Amid general slowdown, health care sector busy

May 26, 2008

There’s no shortage of research pointing to the growth in the health care industry. For example, health care expenditures will account for nearly a quarter of the gross domestic product by 2020. Consumers are increasing the number of times they visit the doctor, and the increase is even greater for baby boomers. The number of medical procedures being performed on an outpatient basis rises yearly. And jobs in the industry will grow 20 percent by 2016. To meet those demands,…

Protestors show up for WellPoint meeting

May 21, 2008

A depressed stock price and a protest brought a bigger-than-usual crowd to WellPoint Inc.’s annual shareholder meeting this morning. About 80 people filled a conference room at WellPoint’s headquarters on Indianapolis’ Monument Circle. After the meeting, WellPoint CEO Angela Braly answered questions from five shareholders, many of whom cited the 30-percent drop in share price […]

Small Towns, Big Business

May 12, 2008

Small Towns, Big Business Hospitals mixed bag for rural economies WILLIAMSPORT-To see the economic impact hospitals have on Indiana, this town of 1,900-which boasts its county’s only stoplight-provides a good view. The 16-bed St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital is the fourthlargest employer in Warren County, where Williamsport is the seat, and pays wages that are 60 […]

Hospitals are mixed bag for rural economies

May 12, 2008

Around Indiana, hospitals continue to grow and add workers, increasing their role as an economic driver to the state’s economy.
But health care reformers say hospital growth has a double edge, as higher health care costs dampen growth prospects for other
Indiana employers and their workers.

Sommer Barnard merger pumps up attorney pay: Arrival of Cincy firm may lift starting salaries citywide

May 12, 2008

This month’s merger of the law firm Sommer Barnard PC into Cincinnatibased Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP likely will cause salaries for starting lawyers to escalate citywide. That’s because, starting June 1, Taft plans to pay its first-year associates here $107,500-more than the $100,000 firstyear associates currently make at the highest-paying Indianapolis firms. If history is any indication, the topthree Indianapolis firms of Ice Miller LLP, Baker & Daniels LLP and Barnes & Thornburg LLP, and likely a few others,…

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Local law firm fills entertaining niche: Lawyer’s music background helps land creative clients

Community dips toe into social networking: Hospital encourages patients to create blogs

United Way tries to make the grade with literacy program: Education initiatives showing early success

Biotech database gives G&S high hopes: Firm sees more demand for grant-award research

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Why economists focus on increasing the size of the pie

Butler’s pharmacy addition just what the doctor ordered: New $14M building will help college meet increasing demand for graduates

St. Francis buries hatchet with Cigna, Sagamore

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Remember the consumer in ‘consumer-driven’ plans

IPIC’s BioWorksU virtual effort wins acclaim:

Corley reflects on career as he prepares to retire

Benicorp cleanup praised: Customers, employees ease through liquidation

IU, Purdue land prestigious research grant

Construction behemoth Skanska sees potential in Indy: U.S. division of Swedish-based company sets sights on health care, education, pharmaceutical building sectors

Electronic record system results from frustration: Doctor, partner hawking technology they developed

Builders relying on medical projects: Amid general slowdown, health care sector busy

Protestors show up for WellPoint meeting

Small Towns, Big Business

Hospitals are mixed bag for rural economies

Sommer Barnard merger pumps up attorney pay: Arrival of Cincy firm may lift starting salaries citywide