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SPORTS: Sadly, loyalists come to the aid of a Patriot cheater

September 24, 2007

Undoubtedly, he was caught up in his “Win-One-For-The-Gipper” moment when New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said of Bill Belichick, “We play for probably the best coach in the history of the NFL.” We’ll set aside for a moment whether Belichick can be placed above the likes of Vince Lombardi, George Halas, Tom Landry, Chuck Noll, Joe Gibbs or Don Shula, just to name several. And we’ll forget that Belichick wasn’t so great a coach in Cleveland, where he was…

Fiercely private developer built strip-center empire

September 24, 2007

Sid Eskenazi fell in love with the board game Monopoly as a child. Buying and developing make-believe properties with make-believe money inspired the grade-schooler. And he was good at it. So several years later, Eskenazi began playing what he likes to call “adult Monopoly.” He bought one property at a time with real money.

NOTIONS: It’s no rant; we need to have a conversation

September 24, 2007

If you’re reading this column in ink on newsprint, thanks. It’s the medium that inspired me to be a journalist, the one that still lands on my driveway each morning and the one I recycle each Friday afternoon. If you’re reading this column on a Web site, thanks. It’s the medium that’s revolutionized communications, the one drawing droves of ad dollars and the one I can turn to any time to learn what I want to learn as it happens-long…

PROFILE HEAVENLY SWEETS INC.: Noblesville bakery still rising Heavenly Sweets to grow in move to ‘new’ location

September 24, 2007

PROFILE HEAVENLY SWEETS INC. Noblesville bakery still rising Heavenly Sweets to grow in move to ‘new’ location Tanya Marshall grew up in a kitchen, where she baked from scratch, tested recipes and shared a love of food with her family. A former 4-H participant, Marshall’s childhood was spent toiling over an Easy-Bake Oven, spinning cotton candy, freezing homemade ice cream and dispensing soft drinks with her other favorite toys. She’s still in the kitchen, this time as owner of Heavenly…

Wishard considers new hospital

September 17, 2007

Matt Gutwein and Lisa Harris drive into work each morning knowing their hospital, Wishard Health Services, will lose half
a million dollars that day. But they’re OK with that. In fact, they’re laying a plan to keep it up for the next 20 years.
Looming large on their to-do list: building a new hospital.

IPALCO may face challenge over old retirement plan: Utility accused of continuing to collect plan money from ratepayers despite spinning it off years earlier

September 17, 2007

Six years after its $2.2 billion sale to AES Corp.-a deal that generated at least three shareholder lawsuits-IPALCO Enterprises has signaled that more sparks might fly from the long-done deal. An attorney claiming to represent participants in a retirement insurance plan IPALCO spun off and stopped funding six years ago alleges the utility continues to recover from its 468,000 ratepayers millions of dollars a year toward the plan. The letter asserts that Indianapolis Power & Light “is recovering in rates…

AT&T’s stealth over U-verse drawes fire

September 17, 2007

Some in the telecom industry think AT&T had the Indiana General Assembly twirled around its finger like a coil of phone cord
last year. It lobbied legislators to rewrite the state’s telecommunications laws so it could more easily deploy its “U-verse”
video product.

Township wrestles with incorporation: As Greenwood, Bargersville annex commercial corridors, rest of township declines

September 17, 2007

White River Township in northwest Johnson County is dotted with an increasing number of high-priced homes and anchored by one of the area’s strongest school districts. But the area, known as Center Grove, also is marked by crumbling roads, poor drainage and an anemic parks system. To preserve its strengths and shore up its growing weaknesses, some in the area think White River Township needs to incorporate into its own city. The township of more than 40,000 residents faces the…

ExactTarget accurately predicts its fast growth

September 17, 2007

ExactTarget Inc.’s 2005 announcement that it would be moving into 30,000 square feet on Monument Circle and hiring 100 people over seven years seemed ambitious. Indianapolis was littered with the ashes of once-high-flying technology startups that had flamed out. But ExactTarget is fast becoming one of the city’s biggest technology success stories.

PROFILE: Lumasis.com: Finding its niche Focus on small business pays off for Web design firm

September 17, 2007

Lumasis.comFinding its niche Focus on small business pays off for Web design firm When Zionsville native Jamie Brown graduated from Purdue in 1995, most consumers were still in the dark about the possibilities the Internet could offer. Having been immersed in the Web while studying electrical engineering technology at Purdue, Brown linked up with a local Internet provider and started his first company, Computer Specialists. In 1997, the business morphed into Lumasis, a full-service Web site design and hosting company…

Local House Sales Tumble In August

September 13, 2007

Pended home sales in the Indianapolis area fell 14.2 percent in August compared to a year earlier, according to residential real estate brokerage F.C. Tucker Co. The nine-county region generated 2,419 pending sales of single-family homes and condominiums. Such sales are signed but not closed. Tucker, which receives the information from the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board […]

24-year-old developer tackles $30M deal

September 10, 2007

Jaron Garrett hasn’t developed anything like the 25-story tower he’s proposing. And he doesn’t come close to having the financial
muscle to pull off the $30 million project on his own. But Garrett is determined to sell his vision of transforming a downtown
eyesore at Washington and Pennsylvania streets into a twisting glass-and-steel apartment tower.

Weak dollar boosting state manufacturers

September 10, 2007

The sliding value of the U.S. dollar is boosting financial results for some of Indiana’s big exporters. The dollar recently
hit its lowest point in 15 years against an index of other major currencies, such as the euro, the Chinese yuan and Canadian
dollar.

EYE ON THE PIE: Here’s where Hoosiers get it right

September 10, 2007

We don’t have to be obsessed with property taxes. All is not dreadful despite the clamor of some disaffected taxpayers. For example, La-Porte has two operating barbershops on the same street downtown. This warms the heart. Equally positive is finding an excellent housing stock in LaPorte, with many beautiful homes painted in a joyous, imaginative fashion. Can you believe the McDonald’s in Winamac opens at 4:30 a.m. and keeps its drive-through open 24 hours a day? That alone suggests a…

Hot topics:

September 10, 2007

Hanging out at the art world’s water cooler, but don’t know how to break the ice? Here are several topics IBJ has identified that will be on the tips of the tongues wagging in the local arts scene. Read and discuss amongst yourselves. What do you think of Max Anderson’s leadership at the Indianapolis Museum of Art? Since taking over in mid-2006, staff say Anderson is constantly beating this drum: The IMA is a top-10 encyclopedic museum; it’s time we…

Post-bankruptcy turnaround not taking off for ATA

September 10, 2007

More than 18 months after flying out of a bankruptcy reorganization that unloaded $1 billion of debt and costly aircraft leases,
the parent of ATA Airlines still finds landing a profit elusive. Indianapolis-based Global Aero Logistics posted a loss of
$46.1 million in the first half of 2007, according to documents it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Chakaia Booker tire art might replace Opie’s

September 10, 2007

As Julian Opie’s pop art sculptures get carted away this week, officials are in talks with New York City artist Chakaia Booker
about featuring her work in next year’s public art blowout. Booker’s shtick-sculptures created entirely from used tires.

Help in form of guaranty funds: Local women work to cover insurance claims-when your insurance company can’t

September 10, 2007

You have an auto accident, but you have insurance. You’ve religiously paid your premiums, so when you arrive to pick up your repaired vehicle at the auto body shop, you are shocked to discover that your auto insurance company has gone under, the shop hasn’t been paid, and it won’t release your car. At this point, despair sets in, but is soon replaced with hope in the form of the guaranty fund systems in place to cover claims of insolvent…

AuthorHouse parent buying self-publishing rival

September 6, 2007

Bloomington-based Author Solutions Inc. is purchasing a big rival-a move that reflects consolidation in the self-publishing industry as firms like Amazon.com take a bigger share of the business. Author Solutions, which operates as AuthorHouse, agreed to buy Nebraska-based iUniverse. Terms were not disclosed. Since its founding in 1997, Authorhouse has produced more than 45,000 books. […]

Steam plant ups reliance on coal

September 3, 2007

Citizens Gas & Coke Utility shuttered its coke manufacturing plant earlier this summer, much to the relief of neighbors and
health officials who warned that its benzene emissions were a cancer threat. But regulatory filings show closing the plant
at Keystone Avenue and Prospect Street could result in more pollution downtown.

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SPORTS: Sadly, loyalists come to the aid of a Patriot cheater

Fiercely private developer built strip-center empire

NOTIONS: It’s no rant; we need to have a conversation

PROFILE HEAVENLY SWEETS INC.: Noblesville bakery still rising Heavenly Sweets to grow in move to ‘new’ location

Wishard considers new hospital

IPALCO may face challenge over old retirement plan: Utility accused of continuing to collect plan money from ratepayers despite spinning it off years earlier

AT&T’s stealth over U-verse drawes fire

Township wrestles with incorporation: As Greenwood, Bargersville annex commercial corridors, rest of township declines

ExactTarget accurately predicts its fast growth

PROFILE: Lumasis.com: Finding its niche Focus on small business pays off for Web design firm

Local House Sales Tumble In August

24-year-old developer tackles $30M deal

Weak dollar boosting state manufacturers

EYE ON THE PIE: Here’s where Hoosiers get it right

Hot topics:

Post-bankruptcy turnaround not taking off for ATA

Chakaia Booker tire art might replace Opie’s

Help in form of guaranty funds: Local women work to cover insurance claims-when your insurance company can’t

AuthorHouse parent buying self-publishing rival

Steam plant ups reliance on coal