OCTOBER 9-15, 2017
The Finish Line Inc. is highly vulnerable to being acquired, thanks to a succession of challenges hitting all at once. Scott Olson explains why the athletic-wear retailer is ripe for takeover. Also in this week’s issue, Anthony Schoettle explores how the latest scandal to hit college basketball is fueling arguments for compensating players. And in A&E Etc., Lou Harry presents his top 10 picks for audiences at the Heartland Film Festival.
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Latest scandal rocking college basketball fuels debate over compensating players
Some say the simple solution to the dilemma that has given rise to the most recent scandal in big-time college athletics is to let college athletes profit from their name, image and likeness.
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Battered Finish Line ripe for takeover
The Finish Line Inc. is highly vulnerable to being acquired, retail analysts say, thanks to a succession of challenges hitting it all at once.
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City hush-hush about Amazon HQ2 bid
Central Indiana is facing crunch time in its push to bid for the Amazon HQ2 project, with pitches to the Seattle-based company due Oct. 19, less than two weeks away.
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Zionsville pharmacist who put himself in feds’ sights admits to felonies
Harry Zhang pleaded guilty to two felonies this month after charged with illegally obtaining prescriptions from Canada and Germany and reselling them in China.
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Microloans make the difference for small businesses
Dozens of small businesses have been helped by microloans—smaller than $50,000—from the Indy Chamber’s Business Ownership Initiative.
Read MoreIndy GDP keeps up with most peer cities
Indianapolis’ economic performance in recent years has been as good or better than that of most of its peer cities around the Midwest, new government data show.
Read MoreTrendy high-deductible health insurance plans lead patients to skip care
High-deductible health plans are booming in popularity, but, in an effort to save money, too many people are skipping preventive care even though such visits are covered 100 percent.
Read MoreKAR to pay up to $125M to gain full control of software firm
After buying a 50 percent stake in TradeRev for $30 million in 2014, Carmel-based KAR Auction Services said Tuesday that it has acquired the remaining shares in the company for a sum that could balloon to $125 million.
Read MoreStruggling Endocyte spending millions for rights to prostate-cancer drug
After struggling for more than 20 years to develop cancer drugs without success, West Lafayette-based Endocyte Inc. is pausing it own R&D efforts to concentrate on a potential blockbuster drug from a German chemical company.
Read MoreMidtown office building undergoes massive interior makeover
The building, once fully occupied by State Auto Insurance, has been revitalized under new ownership and attracted a couple of key tenants.
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After overcoming abundance of obstacles, 360 Market Square nears completion
The $120 million building will become yet another signature structure in the new Market East district, a section of downtown that until recently featured a sea of parking lots and ramshackle buildings.
Read MoreUIndy partnering to develop taproom near its campus
The university will help convert the former Shelby Bowl building into a Books & Brews taproom as part of the school’s efforts to attract more development to the area surrounding the south-side campus.
Read MoreNoblesville board denies request for downtown bed-and-breakfast
Noblesville resident Mona Whitfield had planned to operate a B&B out of the 95-year-old house at 1135 Conner St. In addition Monday, the Noblesville Board of Zoning Appeals approved a request for an events venue at 206th Street and State Road 19.
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EDITORIAL: Tax provision benefits Hoosiers
A provision of the Trump tax plan would shift some federal tax burden away from lower-tax states to higher ones but the larger plan needs evaluation before we know whether it’s good for Hoosiers overall.
Read MoreMAURER: Will Bezos ignore state’s social record?
We have a lot to offer Amazon, but our legislature hasn’t done us any favors.
Read MoreKENNEDY: The America in the mirror
If we are honest, if we look at our recent and not-so-recent history, we’ll see that our democratic institutions have been malfunctioning, and our democratic norms eroding, for a long time.
Read MoreMcVerry: Capital needs challenge growth companies
Capital can be a game changer in growth-stage companies’ ability to innovate, tap unrealized growth potential, retain and attract talent, and even survive the next economic downturn.
Read MoreKIM: Review timeless truths before next market ‘crisis’
Reviews Ben Carlson’s “obvious truths” about investing in times of relative calm
Read MoreBOHANON & STYRING: Index funds aren’t going to destroy capitalism
One commentator goes so far as to claim index funds are “worse than Marxism.”
Read MoreLETTER: Lucas estate decision leaves victims
At the very least, events already booked should be able to go forward.
Read MoreLETTER: Housing concept isn’t new
The community might not be aware that Partners in Housing has been using Housing First as its guiding principle for well over a decade.
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Southwest Airlines to ditch nonstop Indianapolis-D.C. flights
The airline says the route, established in 2014, doesn’t have enough “sustained traffic” to keep it flying.
Read MoreFuzic planning to add more than 250 jobs in Fishers by 2020
The company, which sells software for on-site audio marketing, intends to spend $3.7 million to triple its office footprint in Fishers’ Nickel Plate District.
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Developer sets upscale rents for 27-story apartment tower downtown
Although the largest units in 360 Market Square will top out at more than $2,000 a month, the rates compare favorably with other new downtown projects, according to one apartment expert.
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