Connersville has more problems than Visteon Corp.’s announcement yesterday that it will close its 890-worker automotive heating and air-conditioning components plant in September. The small city east of Indianapolis also no longer has an economic development director. Charlie Dibble, who led the Connersville-Fayette County Economic Development Group, left just one week ago by mutual agreement […]
Delta Faucet, which is headquartered in Carmel, laid off 70 full-time and temporary workers at its sprawling Greensburg plant due to anticipated softness in house construction. The action followed a December layoff of 59 Delta temp workers in the city between Indianapolis and Cincinnati. The company, owned by Masco Corp. of Taylor, Mich., attempted to tamp […]
Delta Faucet, which is headquartered in Carmel, laid off 70 full-time and temporary workers at its sprawling Greensburg plant due to anticipated softness in house construction. The action followed a December layoff of 59 temp workers. The company, owned by Masco Corp. of Taylor, Mich., attempted to tamp down festering fears of an outright closure […]
Commercial and residential development near the Honda Motor Co. car assembly plant at Greensburg has been thrown into limbo because of a dispute over who will control water lines in the development area. Decatur County Rural Water Corp., the water district that serves the development area, relies on water supplied by the city of […]
Folks in central Indiana who were watching probably took advantage of the section of President Bush’s State of the Union address on energy independence Jan. 23 to grab a drink or check in on the Indiana University post-game show. While the president’s energy proposals probably didn’t generate a lot of attention in urban areas of the state, the mere mention of ethanol in Indiana outside the collar counties makes lots of Hoosier ears perk up-both ears of corn and human…
After the Indianapolis Colts beat the New England Patriots to win a trip to Super Bowl XLI, my fiancée and I jumped up and down in the living room and pumped our fists in the air. The cat, who was scared out of his wits, escaped up the stairs. After a celebratory phone call from my son Zach in Fort Wayne, we threw on our coats and jogged the six blocks from our downtown home to the RCA Dome, where…
Ladies, listen up. Mickey’s Camp for Women will hold its inaugural event Aug. 13-15, 2007. You are invited. The Mickey’s Camp concept grew out of a frustrating evening of 8-ball at a friend’s house more than six years ago. I started thinking that pool was just one of a number of skills and activities I hadn’t had time to sharpen and enjoy during the course of my life. Occupied with business and family, like most of us, I had relegated…
The Indiana National Guard wants to build a downtown monument to commemorate its centuries of history. But concerns over design
threaten to derail the $2.5 million proposal before it gets off the drawing board.
Steel Dynamics Inc. has bought a 4,458-acre mine in northeastern Minnesota’s iron range, renewing hopes of local officials that the Fort Wayne steelmaker will build a plant to make nearly pure iron nuggets for use in electric arc steel furnaces. On Nov. 30, Steel Dynamics pulled out of a partnership with four other parties […]
The ethanol industry, which is mushrooming in Indiana, could get a massive push from President Bush in his State of the Union speech tonight, according to The New York Times. Bush might call for increasing ethanol to as much as 10 percent of total gasoline consumption by 2012. Such a ramp-up could require producing 15 […]
Five years ago, when the BioCrossroads initiative debuted, pundits compared its challenge to a foot race on a track crowded with competitors. And they noted a handful of traditional biotech hub cities like San Diego or Boston enjoyed a huge head start. Today, a better analogy might be a rising tide that lifts all boats. “The pie is getting bigger. It’s not a zero-sum game,” said Walt Plosila, vice president and leader of the technology partnership practice for Columbus, Ohio-based…
At least five companies are scouting locations for dozens of new health clubs in a blitz that could help the city shed its
reputation for high rates of obesity. The fitness club business is booming nationwide, and several chains are betting Hoosiers
are among those looking for more convenient opportunities to get in shape.
World War II could have been fought seven times over since Ralph Reed and sons first tried to build Mallard Lake Landfill
outside of Anderson. The Reeds’ dream of big cash from trash has
upset hundreds of residents in subdivision-dotted fields since the family asked Madison County to rezone their 254-acre farm
in the 1970s.
When Rod Webb moved to the United States from Mexico in 1982, his plan was to make a career as a salesman for an Indianapolis industrial chain manufacturer. But a short stint volunteering for a group that aided migrant workers planted another seed that’s now bearing fruit. After eight years running a temporary employment firm that specializes in offering Hispanic employees alternatives to field work, Webb is embarking on an ambitious plan to transform a dilapidated east-side warehouse complex into…
With demand for welders outstripping supply, manufacturers, road and bridge builders, and other construction company owners
are all hurting. Despite a willingness to increase hourly wages and even offer signing bonuses, the search for welders is
getting more desperate.
To be competitive in a global economy, city leaders must embrace change and look for innovative ways to attract jobs and private investment. In Fort Wayne, we are working to save energy and improve air and water quality to build a better city. We must decrease our dependence on imported oil for many reasons, including national security, cost of living and the need to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Energy and environmental concerns are directly related to economic development and quality of…
The city of Indianapolis has agreed to kick in as much as $48.5 million toward the construction of a new 1,000-room convention hotel near White River State Park. In a letter of intent, the Indianapolis Bond Bank agreed to an investment package that could include a 10-year tax abatement and a new tax increment […]
Government reports on housing, consumer prices and jobs today show the national economy has hit a sweet spot of strong growth and minimal inflation in December. Housing starts climbed 4.5 percent, jobless claims dipped to the lowest in 11 months, and consumer prices excluding volatile food and energy rose 0.2 percent, according to Bloomberg. […]
The city of Indianapolis has agreed to kick in as much as $48.5 million toward the construction of a new 1,000-room convention hotel near White River State Park. In a letter of intent, the Indianapolis Bond Bank agreed to an investment package that could include a10-year tax abatement, a new tax increment financing district […]
Panattoni Development Co. LLC is considering building an industrial park near the Honda Motor Co. plant at Greensburg, according to the Daily News. The Sacramento, Calif.-based developer asked Greensburg officials this week to extend utilities to the 425-acre site in the hope of attracting warehouses and light manufacturing. To aid its entry into Greensburg, Panattoni […]
