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Tough road to the top: 77 percent of university presidents are men. Will new hires at IU and Purdue change that?

February 12, 2007

After decades of Affirmative Action, women occupy fewer than one-fourth of U.S. university presidents’ offices-this despite females making up 58 percent of undergraduates, according to the U.S. Education Department. Women made decent strides between 1986, when 10 percent of college presidents’ offices were occupied by women, and 2001, when 21 percent had women. However, between 2001 and 2006, the number barely changed. In the most recent survey by the Washington, D.C.-based American Council on Education, a public-policy advocacy group, preliminary…

SPORTS: 2006 was a year of sports highs-and lows

January 1, 2007

What a mixed bag 2006 was. For every yin, there was yang. Yin: The Indianapolis Colts claimed home-field advantage in the NFL playoffs. Yang: They then lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers when mouthy M i ke Va n d e r j a g t gagged on the gametyin kick. Yin: The city hosted a simply extraordinary Final Four at the RCA Dome and welcomed to town a genuine Cinderella, George Mason. Yang: The games were one-sided, and, speaking of…

‘Old fashioned’ values manufacture Motionwear’s growth: Acquisition should fuel leotard-maker’s expansion

December 18, 2006

It might seem as though the low cost of labor overseas has shifted the entire U.S. textile industry to Asia, never to return. Indianapolis-based leotard-maker Motionwear Inc. proves otherwise. The 120-employee company was acquired this month by the Italian sportswear firm FILA for an undisclosed sum and, as a result, it’s poised to expand locally. Tom Wilson started the company in his attic in 1988 because his daughter Erin, an aspiring dancer, couldn’t find performance apparel she liked in retail…

Church reborn as art gallery: Restoration turns rundown, 112-year-old building into stunning ‘Sanctuary’ for popular local artist

September 4, 2006

Most people who hire Everett Barnard are looking for him to make something new look old. Barnard, as his clients tell others, is a genius at remodeling a modern kitchen or an entire home into a throwback from the Neo-Greco era. But one of his most recent projects involved remodeling a 112-year-old former Methodist church into a new art gallery while restoring and retaining as much of the structure’s late-19th-century look and feel as possible. Barnard doesn’t just make things…

High-profile, high-dollar gifts put Fairbanks Foundation among philanthropic elite

August 21, 2006

The charitable organization awarded 84 grants totaling nearly $22 million in 2005. Already this year, it has announced another
$24.5 million in high-profile, high-dollar gifts that will ensure the Fairbanks name isn't forgotten.

BULLS & BEARS: Commodities are passÃ©; time to invest in laggards

May 29, 2006

As you may recall from my column a fortnight ago, Bill Miller is the manager of the Legg Mason Value Trust. It’s the mutual fund with the longest winning streak vs. the S&P 500-16 years. In the last column, I shared why Miller believes commodity prices are close to their peak and why he feels commodity stocks, especially oil and metals stocks, are too risky for their potential return. The rest of this column quotes Bill’s quarterly letter to his…

BULLS & BEARS: Sage investor: Time to buy commodities has passed

May 15, 2006

In February, I mentioned the Legg Mason Value Trust, managed by Bill Miller, as the fund with the longest-running winning streak vs. the S&P 500. The streak runs 16 years. A couple of weeks ago, Miller put out his quarterly market letter. I’m beginning to think I’m profound because I agree with his thinking. Below is a paraphrased summary of what he wrote: The Financial Times” headline on April 10 read, “Commodity Prices Set to Soar.” Then Miller thought back…

EYE ON THE PIE: Let’s open the doors wide to opportunity

April 24, 2006

Recently, the U.S. Census Bureau released 2004 data showing that Indiana had 264,936 persons of Hispanic origin among its 6,058,930 population. That would mean 4.37 percent of Hoosiers, themselves or their ancestors, came from Mexico, Cuba, Columbia, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Panama, Chile and other Spanish-speaking nations. Don’t you just love that precision? 264,936 and 6,058,930 are merely estimates, not census counts. Anyone who has worked with numbers should be embarrassed to be more specific than 265,000 and 6,060,000. The…

City gives cultural trail green light: Long-anticipated project could cost $35M to $42M

April 3, 2006

The long-discussed trail will loop through downtown and cost $35 million to $42 million. All the money will come from federal transportation dollars and private contributions. “The trail has been officially approved,” said Brian Payne, president of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, the project’s lead managing partner. “It’s definitely a project that’s going to happen now.” Tourism officials greeted the news with enthusiasm. It’s a “huge win for White River State Park as well as the city,” said Bob Whitt,…

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Green building trend should be here to stay

March 27, 2006

Trends come and go all the time in the architecture and construction fields. But one movement that is proving to be steadfast and is gaining momentum is called “green architecture.” Simply stated, it is the effort to minimize the effect of new and refurbished buildings on their environment. The green approach to building design is often seen by many as merely focusing on the recycling of building materials, but in fact addresses multiple aspects of the construction process. Green design…

Stilwell Architectural Design & Custom Remodeling: Second time the charm for remodeling company Owner polished business skills after his first firm folded

February 13, 2006

Joe Stilwell knows how stressful homeimprovement projects can be. So when his remodeling and design firm is on the job, he can find himself tackling more than his supervisory duties-sometime acting as marriage counselor, pastor and even dog walker. “We become part of this family for four to 10 months,” he said. “We need to know if we should let the pets out.” Client Paula Ruppert can attest to his expertise. She and husband Michael hired Stilwell Architectural Design &…

Prominent technology executive steps down: Wortman resigns from Mezzia after just one year

December 5, 2005

Details are scant. But after only a year on the job, one of the city’s best-known IT leaders is moving on. Mezzia Inc. CEO David Wortman has resigned. “It was just time for a change,” Wortman said. “I was with the company for a year, accomplished a lot, and was ready for a change.” Best known as the longtime CEO of locally based manufacturing softwaremaker Made2Manage Systems, Wortman, 54, led his former company through an initial public offering. But he…

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Putting construction, engineering into laymen’s terms

November 7, 2005

Sometimes those of us in the construction industry-like many other professions-forget we have our own technical vocabulary that many laymen simply don’t understand. Like some of my colleagues, I have occasionally started tossing around the lingo of our industry before business and civic leaders from other fields and have seen the confused look that comes over their faces. I have to stop and define my terms. With that situation in mind, I thought it might be helpful to put together…

Contractors work to resurrect historic church: Buggs Temple being rebuilt from inside out into entertainment venue

September 5, 2005

When a team of developers took on the renovation of downtown’s Buggs Temple in fall 2003, most windows in the historic church were missing, the roof was riddled with holes, and much of the sanctuary floor was in the basement. Almost two years later, it’s difficult to gauge the progress of the project by sight. The floor is entirely gone, as are the balcony, the doors and the few windows that remained. In that time, however, the building on West…

BEHIND THE NEWS: Here’s a Blues performance that won’t get you down

September 5, 2005

Anthem Inc.’s $1.9 billion initial public offering in late 2001 set all kinds of records. It was the biggest IPO for a U.S. health care company ever, and the biggest IPO for a Hoosier company of any kind. But that company, now known as WellPoint Inc., was puny compared with its size today. Then, it had a market value of $3.9 billion; now, thanks to acquisitions and a surging stock price, it’s worth $45 billion. WellPoint shares were trading last…

Festival prepares to kick off with help from friends: Groups met in the middle to make theater on the Fringe

August 15, 2005

The plays are hardly household names: “A Midsummer Night of Fairies and Asses.” “Fresh Meat.” “Hooray for Speech Therapy.” Ditto for the performers: Ganas Theatre Productions. Master of Trades. Too Much Free Time Productions. That’s the point of Indianapolis Fringe Theatre Festival, a 10-day, 30-troupe, 150-show whirlwind of plays that people may never see again performed by groups from around the world. The inaugural festival kicks off downtown Aug. 19, the culmination of a twoyear effort that brought together myriad…

Humane Society makes progress, but has room to improve: Lilly Endowment grant to boost shelter’s fund-raising

August 15, 2005

Revenue continues to rise. Expenses are holding steady. And the shelter hasn’t borrowed as much money as expected. The road ahead may be littered with potential pitfalls, but those leading the charge believe they’re on the right path. “It’s been a good year, learning what we can do and how far we can stretch ourselves …,” Executive Director Martha Boden said. I have a tremendous amount of confidence we’ll get there.” Others agree. Local philanthropic heavyweight Lilly Endowment Inc., for…

Bias claimed at Citizens Gas: Black workers: Test limited advancement

August 1, 2005

Citizens Gas & Coke Utility is battling allegations that a test used to screen employees and outside job applicants was biased against blacks, hindering their chances of getting hired or advancing. The city-owned utility last year reached a confidential settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of applicants who weren’t hired because the test “has an adverse impact on black employees and applicants for promotion, transfers and hire,” according to EEOC documents. Now, that settlement-which included cash payouts…

How well does your firm communicate with clients? MARKETING Kay Millar: Businesses that serve customers effectively offer a welcome reminder of how things ought to be handled

July 25, 2005

How well does your firm communicate with clients? MARKETING Kay Millar Businesses that serve customers effectively offer a welcome reminder of how things ought to be handled Having spent four months with my husband preparing one house to sell and another to move into, I’m sharing our observations on the behaviors of small businesses – using as examples our contractor, carpenter, electrician, painter, roofer and mason. Hopefully, this will help managers of other businesses review their own practices. Communication with…

Scammer targets local trust: E-mail scheme seeks data from Pulliam grant recipients

July 18, 2005

An Internet scammer borrowed the identity of a high-profile local foundation this month, blasting out an error-riddled e-mail message that solicited personal information from former grant recipients. Leaders of the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust responded by sending its own e-mail to all 2,400 individuals on its electronic contact list, instructing them to disregard the fake missive that promised a $2.5 million grant. Fallout from the so-called phishing attack appears to be minimal so far, trust CEO Harriet M. Ivey…

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