Notaries headed toward endangered list
The number of notary publics, a group that proudly dates its services back a couple of thousand years or more, is in free
fall.
Norm Heikens
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Auer: Dow 20,000 by 2020
Fund manager says rational thinking suggests the future is actually quite bright.
Hotel operator says Indy hospitality growth spotty
Convention center is sparking optimism, Schahet says, but overall market is still soft.
Is Baron Hill high and dry?
The congressman was the only one from the Indiana delegation to vote for cap and trade. Now, with the Senate having gotten
cold feet on the legislation, Hill might have been left to twist in the wind.
Driving hard bargains at a big antique mall
Shoppers are demanding price cuts on already-discounted merchandise. And young adults are showing up in droves.
Legislative showdown unavoidable?
With just about all the meat gnawed off the bones, lawmakers might turn on each other in the upcoming General Assembly.
Small banks botched public relations, outsider charges
Bank reform wouldn’t have been so heavy-handed had small- and medium-sized banks gotten their act together, Mark Hills
says.
Financial upheaval produced war stories galore
The foreclosure epidemic has left a wake of carnage in the Indianapolis area.
High-end home market hits foreclosure lull
Until this year, Indiana’s foreclosure epidemic knew no demographic boundaries. But suddenly that’s changed. Since March,
not a single foreclosure on a house priced at $1 million or more has been filed in the Indianapolis area—a possible
sign of better times for uber-expensive homes.
Indiana economy is cooling off
An Indiana University index suggests growth will slow in coming months, but stops short of predicting another recession.
Will Indy homeowners abandon their mortgages?
In other markets, homeowners who can afford their payments are making the ethical and financial calculus to hand the keys
back.
Root causes of the Black Expo shootings
Taking the debate beyond curfews and other Band-Aids.
Momentum builds to delay Social Security
Politicians are beginning to tepidly make the case to head off disaster.
Health care reform means changes for Indiana employers
Nearly four months after President Barack Obama signed a health reform bill into law, businesses are still grappling with its
impact on the health benefits they offer their employees.
Why the recovery seems so lackluster
Indiana doesn't come out so badly in a new Federal Reserve study.
An ode to utility workers
They're some of the most stable people in the state, a new study shows.
Sue Shields’ faves for state supreme court
Legendary former judge would prefer that three women—and a man—go to Daniels for a final choice.
Is alternative energy sustainable in Indiana?
An economic development observer questions what will happen after the feds turn off the tap.
ArcelorMittal throws down gauntlet on gun law
Steelmaker’s decision to forbid guns at work despite Indiana’s new statute will likely spark a lawsuit.
Was Daniels right about the Court of Appeals?
The state Supreme Court rammed an appeals court decision on Indiana’s voter ID bill down its throat. Was the appellate
decision “judicial arrogance?”