APRIL 7-13, 2014
In this week’s issue, Anthony Schoettle examines how private colleges like Notre Dame could feel the impact of a groundbreaking labor ruling that classifies student athletes as employees. Also in IBJ, J.K. Wall explains how IU Health has been able to spread its in-house surgical talent outside the state. And in A&E Etc., Lou Harry explores how Eskenazi Hospital has made contemporary art a hallmark of its interior design.
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Small biz lending starting to thaw
More small businesses in Indiana are securing loans as owners learn to present their companies better and banks warm to small-business lending after years of hesitation.
Read MorePrivate colleges may be among first to see fallout from NLRB ruling
A March 26 decision by the National Labor Relations Board to let football players at Northwestern University unionize could trigger a tidal wave of changes across college athletics, including in Indiana, and for the NCAA itself.
Read MoreStations take news wars into wee hours
WTHR-TV Channel 13 recently stole a page from WXIN-TV Channel 59’s winning playbook by adding a 4 a.m. newscast. WXIN pioneered the ultra-early trend locally in 2009. But with a second station now on at 4 a.m., who is watching television at that hour?
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Bank merger that looked conflict-free goes off the rails
Carmel-based Merchants Bancorp announced in May 2013 that it would merge into Mooresville-based CITBA Financial Corp.—a deal initially so warmly received by CITBA shareholders that the company’s stock shot up 87 percent.
Read MoreHospitals might chip in to expand Medicaid
If Indiana hospitals want an expansion of insurance coverage for low-income Hoosiers, Gov. Mike Pence thinks they should contribute toward the hundreds of millions of dollars it would cost.
Read MoreIU Health doctors to do surgeries in Wisconsin
Indiana University Health was chosen by a hospital system in Wisconsin to provide heart, lung, esophagus and aorta surgeries there after the surgeons the hospital system had been using became employed by a competing provider.
Read MoreCharitable giving firm sees surge
An increasingly popular philanthropic tool is driving growth at locally based Renaissance Administration LLC, almost tripling its business over the last five years.
Read MoreBeck’s plans $60M expansion, 100 more workers
Indiana-based Beck’s, the country’s largest family-owned seed company, said the expansion will include research labs, greenhouses, office space, and seed-processing facilities and equipment.
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CarDon trying to adjust nursing homes to hospitals, insurers, patients
Family-run company is building nursing homes it thinks will be more attractive to residents and staff.
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EDITORIAL: Find the money to attack crime
By all accounts, Nathan Trapuzzano was the kind of citizen Indianapolis is trying to recruit.
Read MoreMORRIS: Welcome to a clean and walkable city
I love this time of year, when downtown streets get busy and crowded with happy visitors enjoying themselves. And, of course, they’re happy when they spend money—which is good for business! It’s great for the city and a welcome relief for local businesses looking to make the cash register ring after struggling through a brutal winter
Read MoreKENNEDY: Hobby Lobby’s unintended consequences
All eyes are on the Hobby Lobby lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court. Most of the commentary revolves around whether a for-profit corporation should be able to disregard a law of general application if that law offends its shareholder/owners’ “sincerely held” religious beliefs.
Read MoreFULGHAM: Beyond the public school culture wars
It’s time to begin engaging public schools in ways that help ensure all children reach their God-given potential.
Read MoreGreat public architecture is worth the price
Public architecture represents a community’s confidence and aspirations. Public buildings are landmarks that welcome and connect us. They celebrate our arrival, become intersections for culture, symbolize our commitment to democracy and justice, and sometimes they heal us.
Read MoreSkarbeck: Being a company director can be a lucrative gig
As another annual report season arrives, the compensation tables in proxy statements clearly show that it pays to be a director of a public company.
Read MoreHicks: Economics lessons for today are simple, hard
Far too much worry is placed in the short-run ups and downs of the economy, but I am not worried about business where errors are ultimately punished. The real worry is that public policy will extend its embrace of short-run fixes, which are chimerical.
Read MoreBusiness model, schools don’t mix
I have long said the business model cannot work in schools, especially when the current reform format is in place [March 17 Guy Viewpoint].
Read MoreKudos for Morris
I was really pleased to see Greg Morris’ [March 24] comments on Jim Irsay’s situation. Morris put in proper perspective a person’s worth and contribution versus one’s behavior.
Read MoreSupport for Irsay
Thank you so much for a caring [Morris column, March 24] showing, and indeed seeking, support for Jim Irsay, the man.
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WISH assessing impact of parent’s acquisition
WISH-TV Channel 8 appears to be on solid ground going into a merger of its parent, LIN Media, with Media General Inc.
Read MoreWomen’s fund launches incubator
A new incubator program intends to start not-for-profits that will serve women between the ages of 18 to 24—a group organizers say has few services specifically tailored to it.
Read MoreAutism magazine to stage fundraiser
Noblesville-based Autism Companion Magazine will bring television actress Holly Robinson Peete to give the main speech at the first Have A Heart for Autism dinner on April 23 at the Indianapolis Colts Pavilion, 7001 W. 56th St.
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