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Kim and Todd Saxton: Go for the gold! But maybe not every time.
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Q&A: What you need to know about the CDC’s new mask guidance
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Carmel distiller turns hand sanitizer pivot into a community fundraising platform
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Lebanon considering creating $13.7M in trails, green space for business park
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Local senior-living complex more than doubles assisted-living units in $5M expansion
Lottery vs. local ad firms
The Hoosier Lottery has rejected all bids for the creative part of its advertising account. Most of the
bidders were local, and the agencies involved are miffed that they were passed over.
In this weekendâ??s IBJ, reporter Anthony Schoettle…
Is Jones a political football?
Carmel tech entrepreneur Scott Jones is finding himself in the middle of a political debate he didnâ??t ask
for and doesnâ??t want.
The spokeswoman for the Indiana Democratic Party is questioning whether Jones needed the $4 million in grants
that two…
Lottery vs. local ad firms
The Hoosier Lottery has rejected all bids for the creative part of its advertising account. Most of the bidders were local, and the agencies involved are miffed that they were passed over.
In this weekend’s IBJ, reporter Anthony Schoettle quotes…
Anthem loses disclosure fight
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan that Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. operates in Connecticut has backed
out of managing part of an insurance program rather than disclose the rates it pays doctors and its approach
to denying prescription drug payments….
Unions gaining, losing ground
Unions are experiencing mixed results.
The United Auto Workers lost clout during negotiations with Detroit car companies this year.
Yet, the Service Employees International Union is forcing janitorial firms to the table in Indianapolis, Cincinnati
and other cities. And workers at Casino…
Does WellPoint’s Braly show trend?
Angela Braly, WellPointâ??s CEO, has not only made The Wall Street Journal â??s list of â??50 Women to Watchâ??
but she hit the top spot.
Not so long ago Braly was largely unknown right here in WellPointâ??s headquarters city.
Does Bralyâ??s rise…
Finish Line throws down gauntlet
Finish Line has played the â??material adverse effectâ?? card in its battle to break off its acquisition of
Genesco.
The Indianapolis company didnâ??t elaborate in yesterdayâ??s SEC filing, but Finish Line has repeatedly made clear
that encountering problems with long-term implications…
Is Lilly friendly to minorities?
The National Urban League gave Eli Lilly and Co. its highest corporate honor today for helping with a health
outreach program to African-Americans.
Just two weeks ago another venerable civil rights group, the NAACP, backed a lawsuit filed for current and…
Janitors, charges and Islamic law
Itâ??s been a busy day for the movement in Indianapolis to organize janitors under the Service Employees International
Union.
The union announced that it plans to begin negotiating with several janitorial firms operating in the Indianapolis
areaâ??a huge victory for the…
Solving the tax debate
Gov. Mitch Daniels has proposed capping residential property taxes at 1 percent of a homeâ??s assessed value,
rental properties at 2 percent and businesses at 3 percent.
Now state Sen. Luke Kenley says the bipartisan commission on taxes he heads will…
Saving Steak n Shake
Lots of Hoosiers have warm-and-fuzzy feelings for Steak n Shake. Wall Street’s feelings are an entirely different
matter.
As the company readies to announce fiscal fourth quarter financial results this Thursday, investors are exasperated.
The company has reported eight straight quarters…
Will ATA leave Indy entirely?
IBJ reporter Chris Oâ??Malley reported last weekend that ATA Airlinesâ?? parent company has quietly moved its
headquarters to Peachtree City, Ga. Global Aero Logistics no longer flies out of Indianapolis International
Airport, but it has other operations here that employ…
How did media affect Ballard’s win?
Election Day was no high point in the annals of Indianapolis media. How could we have missed such a big
story, that Greg Ballard was about to upset incumbent Mayor Bart Peterson?
Local news organizations treated Ballard as an afterthought until…
Will business like Ballard?
Dating at least to the â??60s, when Richard Lugar was mayor of Indianapolis, the cityâ??s comeback has been
driven by nationally renowned cooperation between government and business.
Business interests came out of the woodwork to support Lugar, and subsequent mayors William…
A new mayor in Indianapolis
Now that Greg Ballard has pulled the big upset, how will Indianapolis be different under his administration? Is his election
good or bad for business?
Arts leaders tout Peterson
The race between Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson and his Republican challenger, Greg Ballard, became interesting
in the final days, and not just because Ballard suddenly got traction in a widely publicized poll.
In the past few days, two prominent arts leaders…
My, how Marion has changed
It wasnâ??t so long ago that Marion was the poster child for Rust Belt decline in Indiana. The city, which
is just off Interstate 69 between Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, lost a string of manufacturers and then finally
the big…