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RETURN ON TECHNOLOGY

September 1, 2008

RETURN ON TECHNOLOGY Laptop hell: Air travel can bounce, bungle data Travel may broaden the mind, but it’s hell on laptops. If your laptop suffers some kind of death-dealing blow, it’ll probably be on the road. Air travel is the worst. You’re required during security screening to pull your laptop out of its snug little protective cover and submit it to the tender mercies of the Transportation Security Administration’s conveyors, X-ray machines and employees. Then there’s the jostling scramble to…

Airlines say airport’s deal with FedEx over expansion is likely to raise landing fees

September 1, 2008

Five airlines at Indianapolis International Airport–all of them paying higher fees and rents to help
pay for the $1.1 billion midfield terminal–complain they may be stuck footing the bill for part of the
$214 million FedEx cargo-hub expansion.

RETURN ON TECHNOLOGY: Laptop hell: Air travel can bounce, bungle data

September 1, 2008

Travel may broaden the mind, but it’s hell on laptops. If your laptop suffers some kind of death-dealing blow, it’ll probably be on the road. Air travel is the worst. You’re required during security screening to pull your laptop out of its snug little protective cover and submit it to the tender mercies of the Transportation Security Administration’s conveyors, X-ray machines and employees. Then there’s the jostling scramble to put it back in on the far side of the screening…

Indiana auto insurance rates show uptick, report says: Despite rise, state still among cheapest in nation

August 25, 2008

Auto insurance rates are climbing nationally, led by increases in Indiana that topped all other states, according to a report released last month by Insurance.com. The online auto insurance agency said the lowest car insurance quotes, on average, jumped 3.4 percent, to $1,893 per year, from the first quarter to the second. Rate increases in Indiana nearly doubled the national average, rising 6.7 percent, or $94, to $1,501. Arkansas and Rhode Island followed, with 6.1-percent and 5-percent spikes, respectively. Sam…

Murky motive adds intrigue to Old National loan saga

August 18, 2008

In the buttoned-down world of banking, it doesn't get much stranger than this: An Indianapolis loan officer with a strong reputation is suddenly dismissed after his employer charges he falsified lending documents. The bank says the fraud exposes it to potential losses approaching $20 million. And here's the kicker: The employer hasn't accused the banker of committing the wrongdoing for personal gain.

BEHIND THE NEWS: Murky motive adds intrigue to Old National loan saga

August 18, 2008

In the buttoneddown world of banking, it doesn’t get much stranger than this: An Indianapolis loan officer with a strong reputation is suddenly dismissed after his employer charges he falsified lending documents. The bank says the fraud exposes it to potential losses approaching $20 million. And here’s the kicker: The employer hasn’t accused the banker of committing the wrongdoing for personal gain. There are no allegations, for instance, of setting up fictitious borrowers to scoop up bank cash on his…

EYE ON THE PIE: This railroad deal is a good deal

August 11, 2008

Let’s get burritogate out of the way and proceed to more substantive, if less spicy, matters. Yes, a guy who works for the Canadian National Railroad paid for a burrito and a beer that I consumed. He did not know then that I wrote this column and hence commanded a vast, influential audience. I did not know then that he had a project to represent. But CN (as the rail line is called) has a most significant project going. It…

Republic Airways profit leaps

August 7, 2008

Second-quarter net profit soared 49.3 percent for Republic Airways Inc., the Indianapolis-based carrier said late yesterday. Republic’s $28.4 million in profit was bolstered by a one-time gain of $6 million resulting from an interest-rate swap. Without the swap, Republic still turned a profit of $22.4 million, up nearly 18 percent from the same quarter last […]

Strip-mall developer scales back as housing slump hurts small retail centers

August 4, 2008

A local developer known for its strip centers has stopped building new projects, scaled back its staff, and is trying to
unload several of its properties in an apparent bid to survive. Williams Realty Group earlier this year
shuttered its custom-home-building operation, DayMarc Homes, and now observers are wondering if owners Dave
Crockett and Marc Freije can keep the rest of Williams afloat.

Republic speeds elimination of small jets

July 30, 2008

By Norm Heikens Republic Airways Holdings, the Indianapolis-based parent of Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America, said yesterday it will accelerate its schedule to do away with a small, 37-seat jet used to carry passengers for Delta Air Lines. The 11 remaining Embraer E135 aircraft will be removed from service by Sept. 30 instead […]

FedEx pursues lawsuit against bankrupt ATA

July 21, 2008

FedEx Corp. has asked a bankruptcy judge to allow it to sue ATA Airlines Inc. for breaching a contract to carry military personnel. The filing comes a month after ATA sued FedEx, claiming that it was forced into bankruptcy when FedEx notified ATA that the contract would end this fall. ATA was obligated to continue […]

Smaller jets take toll on Republic Airways: Half of fleet out of favor with big airline customers

July 21, 2008

It’s not just the beat-up airline industry that’s troubling locally based Republic Airways Holdings, it’s the aircraft itself. About half the regional jets flown by Republic for major airlines are of a type quickly falling into disfavor with the majors as they buckle under high fuel prices. About 118 of Republic’s 226 aircraft have fewer than 50 seats-too few passengers over which to spread the higher cost of jet fuel to make many of the routes they fly profitable. That’s…

Empty seats plague in-state commuter flights

July 17, 2008

Cape Air plans to end commuter flights between South Bend and Indianapolis just eight months after they began, and flights between Evansville and Indianapolis are under a cloud, too. The Massachusetts company will stop flying from South Bend in September because St. Joseph County Airport is cutting off a subsidy, according to the Evansville Courier […]

Brightpoint strikes Verizon distribution pact

June 25, 2008

Locally based Brightpoint Inc. today said that it has reached an agreement with New Jersey-based Verizon Wireless to distribute wireless devices to the carrier’s authorized agents and national retailers. Brightpoint spokesman Anurag Gupta called the pact “a significant deal for us.” Verizon is one of the nation’s largest wireless networks.

ATA assets headed toward auction

June 24, 2008

Bankrupt ATA Airlines aims to land court approval Friday to conduct a massive auction of assets next month in Indianapolis and Chicago. “This will be one of the biggest auction events in Indy this year,” states the Web site of Key Auctioneers. ATA wants the Avon firm to conduct the auction July 22 at ATA’s […]

ATA sues FedEx over canceled military contract

June 11, 2008

ATA Airlines Inc. on Wednesday sued FedEx Corp., charging it wrongfully canceled a military-charter contract that generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for ATA. The suit charges that FedEx had been legally obligated to keep ATA on its military-charter team at least until September 2009. Even so, FedEx in January notified ATA that […]

Rising fuel costs may mean comeback for freight trains

June 9, 2008

Spiking diesel fuel prices have deflated trucking stocks and made road kill out of many a small motor carrier. It’s sweet
irony for anyone who’s worn a pinstriped cotton cap to work. The rising price of diesel is poised to invigorate a mode of
transportation that trucks nearly annihilated–the 40 freight railroads crisscrossing the state.

Benicorp cleanup praised: Customers, employees ease through liquidation

June 2, 2008

When cash ran dry last summer at Indianapolis-based Benicorp Insurance Co., it could have created a major mess. But 10 months later, Indiana insurance regulators have kept all of Benicorp’s customers covered by health insurance and given its employees a soft landing as they make the transition to new jobs. The last of a backlog of claims has been paid off. “No family in Indiana will have an uncovered claim,” said Jim Atterholt, the Indiana commissioner of insurance. “That’s a…

Evolving mobile phones indispensable for on-the-go technology ‘addicts’

June 2, 2008

Mitch Roob oversees a state agency with a $6.5 billion budget and thousands of employees who deliver a range of services to
more than a million Hoosiers. And he’d be lost without his BlackBerry. He is just one of the many Indianapolis professionals
who use enhanced mobile devices, or smartphones, to keep tabs on their work and increase their productivity away from the
office.

Move over ‘Super 70’-this one is really big: Department of Transportation hoping for summer launch of study to add truck lanes to 800 miles of I-70

May 26, 2008

Imagine driving the car down an interstate highway devoid of tractor trailers. It could dramatically improve traffic flow and safety, but it would sever supply chains and bring manufacturing to a halt-to say nothing of the state’s logistics industry. But how about putting those trucks in their own lanes, separated from cars and light trucks? What seemed merely a fanciful concept for Interstate 70 when highway planners tossed it out about a year ago is gaining momentum. The Indiana Department…

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RETURN ON TECHNOLOGY

Airlines say airport’s deal with FedEx over expansion is likely to raise landing fees

RETURN ON TECHNOLOGY: Laptop hell: Air travel can bounce, bungle data

Indiana auto insurance rates show uptick, report says: Despite rise, state still among cheapest in nation

Murky motive adds intrigue to Old National loan saga

BEHIND THE NEWS: Murky motive adds intrigue to Old National loan saga

EYE ON THE PIE: This railroad deal is a good deal

Republic Airways profit leaps

Strip-mall developer scales back as housing slump hurts small retail centers

Republic speeds elimination of small jets

FedEx pursues lawsuit against bankrupt ATA

Smaller jets take toll on Republic Airways: Half of fleet out of favor with big airline customers

Empty seats plague in-state commuter flights

Brightpoint strikes Verizon distribution pact

ATA assets headed toward auction

ATA sues FedEx over canceled military contract

Rising fuel costs may mean comeback for freight trains

Benicorp cleanup praised: Customers, employees ease through liquidation

Evolving mobile phones indispensable for on-the-go technology ‘addicts’

Move over ‘Super 70’-this one is really big: Department of Transportation hoping for summer launch of study to add truck lanes to 800 miles of I-70