APRIL 2-8, 2012
This week, read about a dispute between the developer and contractors working on a new FBI building in Indianapolis and see why former grocery exec Danny O'Malia is spending a lot of time with local sports franchises. In Focus, find out where manufacturers are finding skilled workers. And in Forefront, columnists weigh in on the Legislature's increasingly rightward tilt.
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Brainard seeks deal on maxed-out TIF
Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard might relinquish his political trump card in an effort to refinance some of the $240 million in debt that’s weighing on the city’s tax-increment finance districts.
Read MoreTax caps zap schools in Zionsville; Lebanon district awash in cash
Changes made five years ago in state property-tax laws have strangled the school district in wealthy Zionsville, while schools in neighboring blue-collar Lebanon are in solid financial shape.
Read MoreCity narrows field of contenders vying to develop Mass Ave parcel
A midrise mix of apartments and first-floor retail is the most likely replacement for a 1.45-acre Mass Ave parcel occupied by the Indianapolis Fire Department.
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Developer, contractors brawling over FBI construction project
The developer and contractors who built the FBI’s new $39 million Indianapolis field office, just north of Castleton Square Mall, are squabbling in court a year after wrapping up work on the project.
Read MoreEx-grocery exec Danny O’Malia providing service advice to sports franchises
Danny O’Malia, longtime leader of his family’s Indianapolis-based grocery store business, now offers his customer-service-driven advice through his own consulting firm.
Read MoreTechies pressing again for direct Silicon Valley flights
High-tech firms have been clamoring for a couple of decades for nonstop flights between Indianapolis International Airport and California’s Silicon Valley. One of Indiana’s tech icons made it clear recently that the need is as urgent as ever.
Read MoreInvestors still may clean up on some clean-tech bets
The spectacular flameouts of some startup firms underscores the risk of relying on infusions of federal money to keep a business viable.
Read MoreStartups launch apps to facilitate good deeds
Two startup firms, Cause.It LLC and Trensy LLC, have created tools that link charitable behavior and consumption. Like the hit app Foursquare, the newcomers encourage users to “check in” when they show up at events or complete activities so they can earn rewards offered by local businesses.
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Manufacturers prowling for skilled workers
Factories laid off droves of workers during the recession but now struggle to find tech-savvy employees during the recovery.
Read MoreRight-to-work boosting job-marketing efforts in Indiana
Local economic development groups are wasting no time touting Indiana's new right-to-work law, a spot check shows.
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EDITORIAL: Chamber merger can help unify region
If our region is to compete effectively, it needs to present—at least to outsiders—a unified front.
Read MoreMAURER: Cancer fighter Endocyte shows promise
It is evident that the Endocyte crew feels confident.
Read MoreRUSTHOVEN: Lugar attacks growing surreal
The distorted attacks on Sen. Dick Lugar typify what most Americans now despise about today’s politics.
Read MoreCONOVER: How to get our manufacturing jobs back
At the current rate, it’ll be eight more years before manufacturing employment is back to where it was in 2007.
Read MoreRACE: Walkable neighborhoods are a good investment
Houses in communities that are easy to navigate on foot command a higher price-per-square-foot.
Read MoreHICKS: The joke’s really on us with Social Security
If treated as a financial investment, Social Security is a really effective way to destroy wealth.
Read MoreKIM: ‘Price is what you pay; value is what you get’
It is impossible to make an intelligent assessment of the investment merit of an asset without accounting for its price.
Read MoreColumn whipped up fears
Greg Morris’ [March 26] column was pure fear mongering, filled with innuendoes and false statements.
Read MoreGuns are for ‘homeland defense’
Congratulations on a well-written [Morris column, March 26] about Second Amendment rights under attack.
Read MoreWilliams used stats selectively
It is amazing how statistics can read exactly how you need them to read to prove your point [Williams Viewpoint, March 26].
Read MoreIrsay made the right wager
I find myself taking issue with Peter Rusthoven’s [March 19] after-the-fact column about “Irsay’s colossal wager.”
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Penn Arts owner buys historic apartment building
The Piccadilly, at 16th and Pennsylvania streets, will undergo a historically sensitive renovation of its 58 units.
Read MoreVeteran Deloitte managing partner retiring
Michael Becher will leave the local office of the accounting firm after a 36-year career, including 20 years as its leader. He’ll be succeeded by Mary Boelke, who’ll becomes just one of two female managing partners among the city’s top 20 accounting firms.
Read MoreAmazon plans another Indiana warehouse, 1,000 jobs
The online retailer said it will open a new warehouse in Jeffersonville and create up to 1,050 jobs by 2015 as part of a $150 million investment. The distribution facility would be the company’s fifth in Indiana.
Read MoreMelangton replacing Williams at Indiana Sports Corp.
Allison Melangton, who led organizing efforts for the 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl, will succeed Susan Williams as president of the Indiana Sports Corp., the organization announced Friday.
Read MoreCummins lures job candidates with virtual tour app
The idea is to send middle and high school students the message that there are plenty of jobs in engineering.
Read MorePROXY CORNER: MainSource Financial Group
Greensburg-based MainSource Financial Group is the holding company for MainSource Bank, which has 80 offices in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio.
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