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Speedway’s first cycling race draws national attention: Lance Armstrong-backed event could go annual

July 31, 2006

The Race 2 Replace bicycle race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at first appeared to be just another local fund-raiser. Now, the Lance Armstrong-backed event put on by the professional cycling team he co-owns appears to be rolling up enough momentum to have a significant economic impact on Indianapolis. IMS President Joie Chitwood is calling the Aug. 12 race a “historic day at the track.” Race 2 Replace promoters said the IMS’ first-ever bicycle race is poised to become an…

NOTIONS: A taste of political cynicism served at minimum wage

August 7, 2006

I eat out a lot. Heck, I eat out more than I eat in. So I’m something of a restaurant whiz. From locals to chains, fast food to fancy fare, I can tell you who serves what, how well and for how much. But until my friend Cheri read a book called “Nickel and Dimed,” in which author Barbara Ehrenreich recounts a first-person social experiment working low-wage jobs, I never asked a waiter or waitress about the going rate for…

IRL losing momentum again

August 7, 2006

Smoke coming from the Indy Racing League’s business model indicates it’s leaking oil. Two IRL teams recently folded and at least two more are in serious financial distress. Television ratings and race attendance is either flat or trailing last season.

Sheriff contemplating jail privatization

August 7, 2006

In the overcrowded Marion County Jail, early release of dangerous inmates has become an unpleasant fact of life. To slow the tide, Sheriff Frank Anderson is considering a radical new solution: full privatization.

Let’s throw energy into public safety: We ignore crime at our peril

August 7, 2006

When yet another media story appears about jail overcrowding, it’s tempting to look away, to focus instead on rising gas prices, out-of-control health insurance costs or other pressing problems confronting your company. But make no mistake: Crime is a business issue. And it is escalating. Major offenses reported to the Indianapolis Police Department through April were up 22 percent over the first four months of 2005. Probably fueling that increase are the growing numbers of inmates being released early from…

School races past capital campaign goal: University of Indianapolis raised $76 million in first-ever comprehensive funding drive

August 7, 2006

When Michael Ferin took over the University of Indianapolis’ fundraising operations in 1997, he inherited a limp effort ill-equipped to support exponential enrollment growth “The institution did not have a very strong record of reaching out to the community or keeping in touch with their alumni,” Ferin said. “This place was behind by a number of years.” No one could say that now. The private college affiliated with the United Methodist Church has just wrapped up a six-year capital campaign…

SPORTS: Fervently hoping that Gatlin, Landis are innocent

August 7, 2006

Until proven otherwise, I like to believe the best about people. This past May, I emceed a luncheon at which an engaging young man named Justin Gatlin was the featured attraction. He came to Indianapolis to help promote locally based USA Track & Field’s national championships, and he arrived in our town within hours of tying the world record in the 100 meters. I couldn’t have been more impressed with Gatlin, wrote glowingly about him in this column, and encouraged…

New state rule changes annuity landscape: Indiana regulators place burden on the seller to decide what’s right for the buyer

August 7, 2006

No 75-year-old retiree should drop his or her life savings into an annuity that imposes a 10-year wait before the first payment. Indiana regulators understand this basic investment rule, and they want to ensure that the people who sell annuities follow it as well. The state Department of Insurance now places the burden of deciding whether an annuity is right for a consumer over age 65 on the seller, thanks to a new rule that started July 1. It requires…

IU to seek $80M from state for massive life sciences push

August 14, 2006

Indiana University leaders believe their researchers can spawn 100 new companies, pump $2.4 billion into the state's economy, help create 14,000 jobs, and generate a $2.25 return for every dollar spends if the General Assembly will invest in their bold life sciences strategy.

Jones’ ChaCha IT firm to have human touch

August 14, 2006

For the last eight months, Indiana’s resident high-tech guru has been quietly developing a new IT firm. Few details have been leaked to the public. But in September, a national media blitz will announce the launch of ChaCha Search Inc., Jones’ new human-assisted Internet search engine.

EYE ON THE PIE: Novel ideas from Pat and Beurt

August 14, 2006

Pat Bauer is a longterm member of the Indiana House of Representatives from South Bend. A Democratic majority in the lower house will make him again the speaker of the House, one of the few powerful voices in the state’s governing structure. Some do not view Bauer as the progressive sort of leader the state needs today. Yet his ideas are based on an experienced and solid reading of public sentiment. Beurt SerVaas is retired from a productive career in…

New Sports Corp. boss adjusting game plan

August 14, 2006

Tom King thinks its time to run the not-for-profit Indiana Sports Corp. with a for-profit mind-set, a change that could radically alter the organization credited with implementing the city’s amateur sports strategy.

Fountain Square district shoring up its Corners: Group turns old buildings into residential/work spaces

August 14, 2006

If State and English avenues in the Fountain Square district were on a Monopoly board, they would probably be the ones available immediately after passing “Go.” But after the Southeast Neighborhood Development Inc. is finished there, the intersection will move several spaces closer to Park Place. The not-for-profit is investing $1 million to renovate three dilapidated buildings it bought to convert them to residential/work spaces as part of its Fountain Square Corners development. A local photographer who will live in…

SPORTS: Sports took back seat on trip to Castro’s Cuba

August 14, 2006

It was one of the worst from the perspective that so many of the things I take for granted here-clean water, dependable electricity, food you could trust, communications tools and, most of all, freedom-weren’t to be found there, at least not consistently. But that perspective also made it one of the best experiences because it reminded me of all the wonderful things we have here in America, starting with freedom. It was heartbreaking to travel around Havana and imagine how…

TV stations offering video content on Web

August 14, 2006

Local stations have had video news content on their Web sites for a while now. But broadcasters are now devising plans to develop original content that essentially could allow a station to broadcast multiple channels through the Web.

NOTIONS: Mailbox of plenty could yield empty pockets

August 21, 2006

Bruce Hetrick is on vacation this week. In his absence, this column, which appeared on Aug.19, 2002, is being reprinted. Dear Reader: In our nation’s capital, at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and North Capitol Street, the Smithsonian Institution has converted a former post office into the National Postal Museum. Carved into the white granite wall is an inscription called “The Letter.” Written by former Harvard University President Charles W. Eliot and edited by former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, it…

Modernized Dunkin’ Donuts plans 10-plus area stores

August 21, 2006

Boston-based Dunkin’ Donuts is salivating over the prospect of ringing up big sales in Indianapolis and wants to franchise at least 10 stores here within the next year as part of a national expansion.

IU professor gains human insight from android studies: Robots might someday train students

August 21, 2006

Androids are creatures of science fiction to most people, but to Karl MacDorman, robots made to resemble humans are more like colleagues. MacDorman, 40, is an associate professor at the Indiana University School of Informatics in Indianapolis who uses the mechanical subjects in his studies of human-computer interaction. “The android is a very interesting device in studying human communication,” he said. “If you use a robot, people expect it to act like a robot. But if you use a robot…

IU hires consultant for business plan overhaul

August 21, 2006

Taking a page from Purdue University’s playbook, Indiana University has quietly put its economic-development efforts under review. IU hired Chicago-based Huron Consulting Group this month to examine its process of economic development and evaluate whether it matches Gov. Mitch Daniels' business-first agenda.

SPORTS: A grim look at what the city’s future could hold

August 21, 2006

I was having a fitful time trying to sleep. For some reason, the word “priorities” kept running through my mind. Then, suddenly, I felt as if I were awake, standing in downtown Indianapolis. I caught site of a calendar in a storefront window. I blinked and shook my head. It read August 2026, but the city didn’t look 20 years more modern. If anything, it looked 20 years older. It was as if time had passed by the Indy I…

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Speedway’s first cycling race draws national attention: Lance Armstrong-backed event could go annual

NOTIONS: A taste of political cynicism served at minimum wage

IRL losing momentum again

Sheriff contemplating jail privatization

Let’s throw energy into public safety: We ignore crime at our peril

School races past capital campaign goal: University of Indianapolis raised $76 million in first-ever comprehensive funding drive

SPORTS: Fervently hoping that Gatlin, Landis are innocent

New state rule changes annuity landscape: Indiana regulators place burden on the seller to decide what’s right for the buyer

IU to seek $80M from state for massive life sciences push

Jones’ ChaCha IT firm to have human touch

EYE ON THE PIE: Novel ideas from Pat and Beurt

New Sports Corp. boss adjusting game plan

Fountain Square district shoring up its Corners: Group turns old buildings into residential/work spaces

SPORTS: Sports took back seat on trip to Castro’s Cuba

TV stations offering video content on Web

NOTIONS: Mailbox of plenty could yield empty pockets

Modernized Dunkin’ Donuts plans 10-plus area stores

IU professor gains human insight from android studies: Robots might someday train students

IU hires consultant for business plan overhaul

SPORTS: A grim look at what the city’s future could hold