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In this space last week, I wrote that the Great Depression ended in 1937. Several readers reminded me that for those who lived through it, the Great Depression did not feel over until much later. For some, hardship and denial did not end until well after World War II. Others failed to see significant improvement […]
Grab a partner and dance. Fast. The stimulus bill passed last month essentially sets a five-year time line for doctors to start using electronic medical records and for states to figure out how to exchange those records from doctor to doctor. That has prompted Indiana businesses and not-for-profits that deal in medical records to look […]
Young & Laramore, the city’s largest advertising agency, has launched a division focusing on digital and design work. It’s the first new division for the firm since it launched EchoPoint Media, its media buying arm, more than 10 years ago. Y&L is picking a precarious time to expand. North American advertising spending overall is expected […]
The 600-seat Randall L. and Marianne W. Tobias Theater (nicknamed The Toby) sits at the nexus of two cultural frontiers. On the arts front, it offers a home to cutting-edge entertainers, speakers and films. On the environmental front, the newly remodeled performance space is arguably the greenest facility of its kind in the nation. It […]
If angel investors have any hair left, it’s usually gray from a lifetime spent in entrepreneurship. That’s what makes Gravity Ventures LLC unusual. The 15 professionals who recently formed the $1 million fund are all in their 30s. “The folks in our group are still in the ‘doing’ part of their careers, so that brings […]
The closure of home builder C.P. Morgan Communities already is a nightmare for its employees and many of its customers. But its impact on the market for new-home sites could be devastating and linger for years. The end of C.P. Morgan, the largest central Indiana builder for a decade, will throw 1,200 home lots and […]
John Erlandson’s first idea for the reuse of scrap tires was to replace expensive cement grave-liners with a rubber casket vault. The notion popped into his head while he was selling grave markers, one of the many odd jobs he’s held while pursuing his dream of creating a tire-based product with mass appeal. Erlandson abandoned […]
John Adams was speaking by cell phone from northern Indiana somewhere along U.S. 31 en route to witness a University of Notre Dame/ Villanova University contest in South Bend that will be his 55th game of the season. It’s a number that will reach 75 by the time the nets are cut down and One […]
It’s funny how something new can feel old, and something old can feel new. Let’s start with the former. You no doubt have heard of “Stomp,” the bang-on-just-about-anything show that returned to town for a Clowes Hall stint from March 3-8. Your first exposure may have happened on Sesame Street, on Coke or Target commercials, […]
Contractors struggling under the weight of an unfinished factory in Tipton are hoping for a quick sale to recover at least some of the $44 million they say they’re owed by Getrag Transmission Manufacturing. The unit of Germany-based Getrag Group filed for bankruptcy protection in Detroit in November after its partnership with Chrysler LLC collapsed. […]
Businesses have seized on environmental responsibility as a marketing mantra. But many have made their products, processes and facilities greener. Some are motivated by philosophical reasons, and others by rising energy bills and out of anticipation of federal regulations on carbon dioxide. Six experts in green issues shared their outlook during IBJ‘s Power Breakfast Feb. […]
We’re generally supportive of a plan to merge the state’s two largest public pensions in an effort to save money, but it’s hard to know exactly what to think considering the lack of detailed information available about the performance of the funds. The need to save money is apparent. The $11.2 billion Indiana Public Employees’ […]
I went to church Sunday night. It wasn’t a religious experience-wasn’t supposed to be, anyway. It was a concert by my friend Steven Stolen. When I walked into Trinity Episcopal, many pews were filled. But there was an open seat next to my friend Tamara and her husband, and she beckoned me to join them. […]
Businesses have seized on environmental responsibility as a marketing mantra. But many have made their products, processes and facilities greener. Some are motivated by philosophical reasons, and others by rising energy bills and out of anticipation of federal regulations on carbon dioxide. Six experts in green issues shared their outlook during IBJ’s Power Breakfast Feb. […]
It’s funny how something new can feel old, and something old can feel new. Let’s start with the former. You no doubt have heard of “Stomp,” the bang-on-just-about-anything show that returned to town for a Clowes Hall stint from March 3-8. Your first exposure may have happened on Sesame Street, on Coke or Target commercials, […]
The biggest women’s sporting event in town this weekend isn’t the Big Ten basketball tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse. At least not according to organizers of the 2009 Mizuno Hoosier Mideast Qualifier. In any…
