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A vibrant Indianapolis powers a dynamic Indiana and the governor, the mayor and the members of the General Assembly should all recognize that.
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A vibrant Indianapolis powers a dynamic Indiana and the governor, the mayor and the members of the General Assembly should all recognize that.
Doctors joining hospital payrolls Specialists reacting to major changes in reimbursement Amid the aroma of its lobby coffee shop and soothing tones of its player piano, the Indiana Heart Hospital sits at the center of significant changes in how Indianapolis’ hospitals and doctors do business. The 56-bed facility in Castleton was launched in 2003 as […]
My stony heart melted when Susan Boyle got a spontaneous, thunderous standing ovation from the skeptical crowd at "Britain’s
Got Talent," the latest United Kingdom contribution to the TV talent show genre.
Financial reports trickling in from Indianapolis’ major hospitals show why the city’s health care building boom ground to
a near halt this year. It ran into a wall of investment losses.
There are four main points I want to cover directly and simply: oil prices, the obsession with homeownership, the usual desire
for more, and the need to understand economic history.
Assigning responsibility for what stuck us with a special session is a political post-session must, but playing the blame
game usually isn’t a productive exercise.
It's a rainy Monday morning and Doug Clark is making a house call–an early but otherwise average start to his week.
We are at a critical moment in environmental policy. We suffer a dearth of frankness on the matter that imperils the quality
of our decision-making.
Customer groups say an 18-percent rate hike sought by the Indianapolis Department of Waterworks is excessive even for a utility
drowning in variable-rate bond debt that’s swelled since financial markets collapsed.
HALO Capital injects $8 million into startups in first year of operation despite recession and membership turnover.
Investor makes case against Conseco’s board Shareholder advisory firm sides with critic seeking seat An activist shareholder vying to become a director of Conseco Inc. says the insurance company’s board “completely misjudged” the risks it faced when it emerged from bankruptcy in 2003 and hasn’t recovered since. Now an independent shareholder advisory firm is siding […]
In the big picture of Indianapolis, we should never
forget that the Speedway and its events—the Indy 500 in particular—remain the 800-pound gorilla in our little corner of the
world.
Commentary Oh captain, my captain, where art thou? Someone once told me it’s easy to run an organization when times are good. It’s when times are tough that things get difficult. Well, we’re definitely there. Nowhere is it more evident than at the Indiana Statehouse, where the 2009 General Assembly spent four months hammering away […]
An AmeriCorps leadership program influenced by Michelle Obama’s work in Chicago is headed for Indianapolis. The program, called
Public Allies, would allow not-for-profit organizations to hire local young people, ages 18 to 30, for
full-time apprenticeships.
Venture firms seek help to spur IPOs Venture capitalists are urging regulators to make it easier for startups to go public by reforming post-Enron corporate-governance rules, a bid to end the worst initial public offering slump in decades. The Securities and Exchange Commission should review regulations, including pre-IPO financial reporting requirements, as well as rules […]
INVESTING Growing government likely to keep bull at bay I want to make a new friend in Washington. I would like to believe the Environmental Protection Agency can be that friend. All I need to do is get the folks there to like me, then convince them it’s the economic environment they need to protect […]
A trade group for the state’s telephone companies is wringing its hands over budding efforts of electric companies to offer
so-called smart grids to better monitor and manage electric distribution.
BANKRUPTCIES Redbud Consulting Inc., 9707 Castle Woods Cove, 46280. Chapter 7 liquidation. Assets: $50; liabilities: $331,270.