Officials of the union that represents about 200 Indianapolis Star employees have negotiated a contract that seeks to avoid further layoffs at the struggling newspaper in exchange for a 12-percent pay cut for the workers. The Indianapolis Newspaper Guild bargaining committee last night passed the plan from Star parent Gannett Co. Inc. on to its […]
Officials of the union that represents about 200 Indianapolis Star employees have negotiated a contract that seeks to avoid further layoffs at the struggling newspaper in exchange for a 12-percent pay cut for the workers. The Indianapolis Newspaper Guild bargaining committee last night passed the plan from Star parent Gannett Co. Inc. on to its […]
Entering the fourth day of deliberations in the tax evasion case of Indy Racing League driver Helio Castroneves, series officials now have to be seriously wondering what will become of the month of…
It may seem absurd. No, scratch that, it does seem absurd. But there’s a simple solution to solve the Capital Improvement Board’s $47 million budget shortfall. Legalized sports gambling.
That proposal won’t see the…
Emmis Communications Corp. said today that the “advertising environment remains incredibly weak” and that it has hired a financial adviser to explore restructuring some of its debts. The Indianapolis-based company, which has more than $400 million in debt, borrowed another $71 million April 10, according to a regulatory filing this morning. Emmis said in the […]
Emmis Communications Corp. said today that the “advertising environment remains incredibly weak” and that it has hired a financial adviser to explore restructuring some of its debts. The Indianapolis-based company, which has more than $400 million in debt, borrowed another $71 million April 10, according to a regulatory filing this morning. Emmis said in the […]
This past week I reported on Steak n Shake’s troubles with their advertising agency. That’s not the restaurant chain’s only concern. The company’s chairman, Sardar Biglari, isn’t so talkative these days….
Indiana golf course operators are nervous about how the recession might lead to fewer golfers and lost revenue.
Less than three months after hiring a new advertising agency, Steak n Shake has jettisoned and is now suing Georgia-based The Varnson Group.
Sen. Luke Kenley’s CIB bailout plan counts on the Indianapolis Colts to keep up their sellout streak, and assumes the Indiana Pacers and Indianapolis Indians will maintain at least their current popularity.
Less than three months after hiring a new advertising agency, Steak n Shake has jettisoned and is now suing the Georgia-based firm. The hasty firing of The Varnson Group and subsequent lawsuit has industry analysts wondering if the tumult will become a distraction in the effort to turn the restaurant chain around. “It’s really difficult […]
A warm March gave Indiana golf course operators something to smile about as many of them saw business increase tenfold over the same month last year. But that didn’t quell their economic fears. Local course operators are still as nervous as a long-ball driver facing a stout crosswind. “I don’t think anybody knows exactly what […]
Former U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is apparently an Indianapolis Colts fan. At least it appears that way in the latest edition of Esquire magazine. In a story primarily about her husband,…
The Cleveland Cavaliers are two games away from equaling the 1985-86 Boston Celtics’ best-ever NBA home record. The Cavs are 38-1 playing on the banks of Lake Erie. They only have San Antonio…
The Nielsen ratings for the first Indy Racing League race Sunday in St. Petersburg were down 60 percent from the same race a year ago. The 2009 St. Petersburg race was the season…
Basketball coach turned radio talk show host Dan Dakich isn’t sure about his future. While the former Indiana University and Bowling Green State University basketball coach said he’s focused 100 percent on hosting…
Gen Con, one of city’s biggest annual conventions, has signed a five-year extension with the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association for 2011 through 2015. The four-day event held each August attracts almost 30,000 visitors who account for 25,000 hotel room nights and $26.9 million in annual visitor spending. It was the third largest convention in […]
Gen Con, one of city’s biggest annual conventions, has signed a five-year extension with the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association for 2011 through 2015. The four-day event held each August attracts almost 30,000 visitors who account for 25,000 hotel room nights and $26.9 million in annual visitor spending. It was the third largest convention in […]
Open-wheel racing has long been bigger with the wine-and-cheese crowd than with the blue-collar bunch that made NASCAR the biggest racing circuit in North America. That’s been OK for Formula One, with its…
It was an odd site before the Indy Racing League race in St. Petersburg Sunday. There was Danica Patrick talking about her new approach to racing. She was telling Versus’ Jack Arute that…
