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EDITORIAL: Arts, parks need city investment: Amenities keep talent flowing here

September 15, 2008

Arts, parks need city investment Amenities keep talent flowing here Young, well-educated, married people seem to like Indianapolis. That’s one of the pieces of good news that came out of a new IUPUI study that was the subject of a frontpage story in last week’s IBJ. When it comes to young, well-educated singles, we still have a way to go. Indianapolis lags the national average 17 percent. Cities are chasing such young people to keep their communities and economies strong….

Green building movement picking up steam in Indiana: More than 100 LEED projects in pipeline statewide

September 15, 2008

The portfolios of local architectural firms are beginning to boast more ecofriendly projects. But it hasn’t been that way for long. The trend to seek Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification is a recent phenomenon that appeals not only to the tree-hugging crowd but corporations and government entities, too. “We’re definitely getting to the point where clients are asking us about the LEED process,” said Eric Anderson, a project architect at Axis Architecture + Interiors. “Whereas before, even [as…

SPORTS: Venue menu could be as limitless as the sky above it

September 15, 2008

Of this, that and the other while pondering the fact that the Indianapolis Colts have not yet been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs: So I’m sitting in Lucas Oil Stadium before that seasonopening loss to the Bears and my mind wanders, not to the present, but to the future. Yes, the stadium already is home to the Colts as well as upcoming NCAA basketball, including a men’s regional next spring, the men’s Final Four in 2010, and the Women’s Final…

Expectations high as Economic Club opens season: Group sees turnaround in sponsorships, attendance

September 15, 2008

Organizers of the Economic Club of Indiana believe they’ll hit a home run when their first speaker of the season, Eli Lilly and Co.’s new CEO, John Lechleiter, steps to the podium Sept. 24. “I believe John Lechleiter will blow the socks off the place,” predicted Steve Walker, who serves as club president and also is CEO of WalkerInformation. Just a few years ago, club organizers weren’t in a position to be so upbeat. Early this decade, the club witnessed…

Commentary: Can we Bank on Indianapolis?

September 15, 2008

Whoa. Those figures, based on national averages from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., don’t paint a pretty picture. People without bank accounts tend to keep cash at home or in their pockets, which increases the likelihood of crime. They create a market in which predatory lenders can thrive. They fail to reach their full potential, and so do the cities where they live. We have a problem. Now what can we do about it? We could take a cue from…

Lilly Endowment crawls toward diversification goal: Bear market, low Lilly stock price slow selloff

September 15, 2008

Lilly Endowment Inc. is still on its journey to sell off $2 billion of its Eli Lilly and Co. shares. But after a slow start and a few stops for rest, it may take a little longer to get there than originally thought. The endowment, the single largest holder of Lilly stock, announced its plan to diversify its holdings back in July 2006. For nearly 70 years, the not-for-profit held its wealth almost exclusively in the pharmaceutical company’s stock. So…

RCA Dome to be deflated Sept. 24

September 12, 2008

Within just 45 minutes later this month, the RCA Dome will disappear from Indianapolis’ skyline, the Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority said today. The deflation, scheduled for Sept. 24, will be accomplished by turning off the fans that have kept the roof inflated since the dome was built in 1984. The Indianapolis Colts’ home, […]

Colts climb NFL valuation ladder

September 11, 2008

Lucas Oil Stadium has pushed the Indianapolis Colts into the upper echelon of the National Football League in terms of team value. The team jumped from 21st most valuable team last year to…

First Merchants to carve $8M from Lincoln

September 10, 2008

The Muncie bank that last week announced plans to buy Lincoln Bancorp anticipates slashing $8 million in expenses from the Plainfield institution. First Merchants Corp. disclosed the figure in a regulatory filing yesterday. The savings would amount to roughly one-third of the $25 million in expenses Lincoln reported last year. About 75 percent of the […]

Marketing Informatics sells print operation

September 8, 2008

Marketing Informatics LLC, an Indianapolis direct-marketing firm, has sold its printing unit to Indianapolis-based Printing Partners Inc. Marketing Informatics acquired the print operation, then called RPS Printing Inc., from Tom Bius three years ago. However, the print arm needed a big investment to bring capacity in line with Marketing Informatics’ needs, said founder and CEO […]

NBC doesn’t honor Lucas’ request

September 8, 2008

Apparently NBC’s Andrea Kremer didn’t get the memo. At least she didn’t get the one from Lucas Oil Products Inc. founder Forrest Lucas. During a sideline segment during last night’s Indianapolis Colts-Chicago Bears…

SPORTS: There’s more than one new football field in town

September 8, 2008

Just a few miles north of Lucas Oil Stadium, where the Colts are to meet the Chicago Bears in their NFL opener, another new football field was seeing its first official action over the weekend. And yes, there is a direct link between the two, as well as the same sense of profound satisfaction that this new field, like LOS, will make a positive and long-lasting difference in our community. Tabernacle Presbyterian Church’s youth sports ministry-our own little Miracle on…

EDITORIAL: Off the streets and on the payroll: Make a hire that helps the city

September 8, 2008

Off the streets and on the payroll Make a hire that helps the city Crime fighters unite! If you’re a business owner and don’t think that call to action applies to you, think again. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police aren’t the only ones who have a role to play in public safety. Employers can do their part to fight crime by supporting a new city initiative to find jobs for ex-offenders. As reporter Scott Olson detailed in last week’s IBJ, local…

City shows up peers in luring, keeping young, educated, married couples

September 8, 2008

Regional economic development experts say cities must woo talented people while they’re young–in
their 20s or early 30s–because, after that age, people tend to hunker down. The Indianapolis area apparently appeals to at
least two key groups of young people–particularly those already married, according to a new study by researchers at IUPUI.

Benefits brokers dive deeper into wellness: Employers look to prevention to lower health costs

September 8, 2008

Gibson Insurance Group is the latest benefits broker to get more serious about wellness. The South Bend-based firm, which has an office in Indianapolis, has hired a dedicated wellness director to help its clients refine and assess their wellness programs for workers. Nicole Fallowfield, the former vice president of sales for Principal Wellness Co. in Indianapolis, will work out of Gibson’s downtown Indianapolis office but serve Gibson’s clients throughout Indiana. By hiring Fallowfield, Gibson joins a budding trend among brokers…

NOTIONS: A pregnant GOP primer on civil liberties: Who decides?

September 8, 2008

Years ago, I wrote an article about Sheila Suess Kennedy, an Indianapolis author who’d written a book called “What’s a Nice Republican Girl Like Me Doing in the ACLU?” I didn’t know Sheila. I didn’t know much about the American Civil Liberties Union, either. So I stopped by her office (she directed the organization’s Indiana chapter back then) for an education. Sheila, now a faculty member at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI, explained to…

BEHIND THE NEWS: Limp economy could slow increase in attorneys’ fees

September 8, 2008

Attorney pay at top-tier firms is like compensation for executives of public companies. Amid hand-wringing, the numbers keep going up and up. The reasons are understandable. Law firm managers feel pressure to raise compensation to attract and retain the best attorneys-and to keep up with what other firms are doling out. The people running those competing firms feel the same pressures, accelerating the upward spiral. Hence, top attorneys in Indianapolis in the most complex practice areas now have hourly rates…

‘Rollcrete’ might provide alternative to pricey asphalt

September 8, 2008

Cities and counties are looking for alternatives to asphalt as the price soars for the oil-based material and threatens
to bring paving projects and contractors skidding to a halt. The city of Indianapolis may have just found
one viable alternative that goes down like asphalt: roller-compacted concrete, or "rollcrete."

Experts: Building boom not over: Big projects wind down, but new ones fill pipeline

September 8, 2008

The completion of $2 billion in city construction projects has left a gaping hole in contractor job schedules-as wide as when the roof opens at Lucas Oil Stadium. Even so, industry leaders remain optimistic about staying busy despite the combination of a tepid economy and the end of a local boom that stretched the limits of the labor pool. The $1.1 billion airport midfield terminal project, the $715 million stadium and $150 million Central Library expansion helped to create so…

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EDITORIAL: Arts, parks need city investment: Amenities keep talent flowing here

Green building movement picking up steam in Indiana: More than 100 LEED projects in pipeline statewide

SPORTS: Venue menu could be as limitless as the sky above it

Expectations high as Economic Club opens season: Group sees turnaround in sponsorships, attendance

Commentary: Can we Bank on Indianapolis?

Lilly Endowment crawls toward diversification goal: Bear market, low Lilly stock price slow selloff

RCA Dome to be deflated Sept. 24

Colts climb NFL valuation ladder

First Merchants to carve $8M from Lincoln

Marketing Informatics sells print operation

NBC doesn’t honor Lucas’ request

SPORTS: There’s more than one new football field in town

EDITORIAL: Off the streets and on the payroll: Make a hire that helps the city

City shows up peers in luring, keeping young, educated, married couples

Benefits brokers dive deeper into wellness: Employers look to prevention to lower health costs

NOTIONS: A pregnant GOP primer on civil liberties: Who decides?

BEHIND THE NEWS: Limp economy could slow increase in attorneys’ fees

‘Rollcrete’ might provide alternative to pricey asphalt

Experts: Building boom not over: Big projects wind down, but new ones fill pipeline