Underrated entrepreneurs
The Indianapolis area is home to myriad unsung entrepreneurs who run interesting companies, make money and create good jobs.
Here are some of them.
Norm Heikens
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Mayor Ballard, snow fighter?
Rating Ballard on his promises to master basics including snow removal and fixing potholes.
Covered bridge project draws special attention
A plethora of experts like
Dan Collom are restoring the Moscow bridge, built in 1886 and destroyed by a tornado in 2008.
Indy without Lilly, the 500?
An Indiana University prof thinks Indianapolis should anticipate a future without Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and a potentially
reduced Eli Lilly and Co.
Thoughts on the Tebow ad
From the perspective of return on investment, the Super Bowl ad might be considered a failure.
Vetting your sweetheart
With Valentine’s Day approaching, a Purdue prof calls for sober due diligence before engagement rings find their
way onto fingers.
Two recipes to improve Indy
City father and Indiana Pacers chief Jim Morris says Indianapolis will rise or fall depending on how well the city nurtures
children and connects with the world. So, how are we doing?
Indiana and climate change
A report by an influential Republican pollster could send a disruptive ripple through Indiana.
Indianapolis deals in 2009 ranged from $4.6 billion to $70
WellPoint’s sale of its NextRx unit was the largest deal in the Indianapolis area in 2009.
Merger-and-acquisition activity expected to warm in the Indianapolis area
Pent-up demand, anticipated thaw in financing might cause business valuations to rise modestly
Comparing Coakley, Bayh
Evan Bayh is no Martha Coakley. But on the outside chance Bayh could be beat in this year’s senate race, an opponent might
do best to paint him as an elitist.
Indianapolis resentment
Jealousy toward Indianapolis in the Statehouse shows no sign of letting up, one legislator says.
Osteopathy and Indiana Wesleyan
The Indiana Osteopathic Association passed over a virtually certain $75 million in startup funding from Indiana Wesleyan University
to choose Marian University for its new osteopathic college.
The other two elite colleges
Debating why Earlham and Taylor grads don’t take their places alongside peers from DePauw and Wabash.
‘Black’ rifles in the woods
Hunters are adopting rifles that look jarringly similar to versions soldiers carry in Afghanistan.
Immigration redux at the Statehouse
Are Republicans shooting themselves in the foot with another bill targeting illegals?