As both House Speaker Pat Bauer, D-South Bend, and House Republican Leader Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, see it, this is definitely a "Republican-flavored" budget. Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels laid the framework, and legislators from both sides of the aisle largely abided by his bottom lines of spending, state agency cuts and surplus.
Clad in iguana-patterned medical scrubs, Angela Lennox moves quickly around the clinic laboratory, administering barium to
a ferret and ordering a guinea pig X-ray. From there, she moves to an exam room, taking blood from an unruly bird and diagnosing
an injured pet duck—all in the span of about 30 minutes.
The Indiana Minority Supplier Development Council has made life sciences companies its latest target—part of an even larger effort to attract minorities to the burgeoning life sciences industry under
way on a national scale.
Last week’s column about the wide array of events on our July sports calendar in Indy was glaringly lacking in one aspect: The Indiana Fever. As of this writing, they are the hottest team in the WNBA, reversing an 0-2 start and racing to six straight victories. The streak put the Fever in first place […]
As one of the city’s most prominent minority business owners, Bill Mays built his chemical distributorship largely on the backs of domestic automakers. In 1980,when he founded Mays Chemical Co. Inc., the Big Three accounted for nearly 75 percent of all new-car sales. But that number has dwindled to less than half of all new […]
Most of the companies that agreed to help underwrite the 2012 Super Bowl are standing by their commitments even as the recession wreaks havoc on their businesses. Of $25 million pledged by more than 80 companies before last year’s bid process, only about $1 million is at risk, said host committee head Mark Miles. And […]
Plenty of stories have been published and aired in recent days about migration…
Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels and Democratic House Speaker Patrick Bauer don’t agree on much, but both said yesterday they were tired of trying to find ways to help the cash-strapped agency that runs Indianapolis’ sports stadiums and convention center. Daniels said he doesn’t want to see any more legislation to help the Capital Improvement Board […]
Mayor Greg Ballard’s administration will be confronting “very difficult decisions” as it attempts to close the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board’s projected $47 million deficit. “Until I have the cash-flow analysis completed, I can’t fully articulate what those decisions are going to be, but I don’t see any of them being good,” Paul Okeson, chief […]
Mayor Greg Ballard’s administration will be confronting “very difficult decisions” as it attempts to close the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board’s projected $47 million deficit. “Until I have the cash-flow analysis completed, I can’t fully articulate what those decisions are going to be, but I don’t see any of them being good,” Paul Okeson, chief of […]
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has revised his plan to help the city’s struggling stadium agency out of a projected $47 million deficit for next year. The new proposal to rescue the Capital Improvement Board is similar to others brought to the Indiana Legislature, only this one does not include an additional $13 million in spending […]
The sniping over the state budget follows the time-honored script of partisan politics. Fear not: A timely climax and resolution
are all but guaranteed.
Only North and South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin have smaller proportions of lawyers within their working populations.
Experts point to the state’s shrinking base of corporate HQs, the exodus of law school graduates, and a less litigious climate
overall.
Zoo attendance holding up amid rough economy Zoos typically count on special exhibits and attractions to boost traffic. This year, they’re also getting help from an unlikely source – the recession. More than half of 120 members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums responding to a survey reported year-over-year attendance increases. Consumers, it seems, […]
Small Business Administration loan guarantees in May. These businesses have received loans from financial institutions with a guarantee from the SBA.
For all the heat and sunshine, July can be a cold, dark hole in the Indianapolis
sports calendar. Other than the ever-beloved Indianapolis Indians, sometimes there’s not much going on.
he next two weeks could be critical in determining the level and quality of staffing in the newsroom of The Indianapolis Star, the state’s largest daily newspaper. The paper’s union—which represents about 160 news staffers—and management have been at an impasse since employees’ union contract expired Dec. 31.
In this deep recession, many local small-business owners suffer a harsh dilemma: Heavily tied to a single supplier,
customer or industry, they must diversify or die.
Former Mayor Bart Peterson outlines the pitch Eli Lilly will make in D.C. For the first time in 15 years, lawmakers in Washington have plunged into a debate about overhauling the nation’s health care system. New proposals come out every week, with bills filed in Congress running longer than 600 pages and 10-year cost estimates […]
For decades, Indianapolis-based Indiana Supply Corp. successfully distributed Trane brand furnaces and air conditioners across Indiana. At its peak, the company had $40 million in annual sales, 105 employees and three warehouses. Then, out of the blue in October 2006, a letter arrived from Trane’s corporate headquarters in New Jersey. In 60 days, it warned, […]
