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Last fall, BioCrossroads named Leonard J. Betley—chairman of the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, the Regenstrief Foundation
and the Walther Cancer Foundation—its inaugural Life Sciences Champion of the Year. IBJ recently caught up with Betley to get his thoughts on the latest life sciences developments and gauge the climate
for fund raising.
Sitting in gridlocked traffic along Interstate 69, Fishers residents might already think of their town as
a city. This sprawling suburb of 65,000 people certainly looks nothing like the burg of less than 1,000 it was three decades ago.
But down at the municipal government complex, Fishers is still a town, just as it was incorporated in 1891.
The McKinney Family Foundation has created a fund to support initiatives of Mayor Greg Ballard’s 3-month-old Office of Sustainability, an environmental initiative that promotes projects ranging from energy-efficient city buildings to bicycle paths.
A 2000 study has proven to be "remarkably prescient" in identifying information technology as a mainstay of the local economy that would "affect
all industries and all jobs," said Michael J. Hicks, the top economist at Ball State University.
Tip O’Neill once said, "All politics is local." I watched my sister and even my bookkeeper—who hadn’t voted in decades—cheer
when Barack Obama rose far above John McCain in November. Clearly, there was a mandate and Obama’s oratory and messages
seemed to inspire voters across the country.
It’s the best of times and the worst of times for Indianapolis recycling firms. On the one hand, public interest and participation
in recycling programs have never been stronger. On the other, the industry’s capacity to turn all that trash into treasure
rarely has been weaker.
Indiana office of AARP to honor best employers for workers over 50 The Indiana office of AARP is soliciting nominations for its annual “Best Employers for Workers Over 50” recognition program. Last year the organization that is an advocate for older Americans honored 50 employers nationwide whose workplace policies and practices are friendly toward older […]
I was disappointed and then grew angry when I read Somerset President Pat Early’s comments relative to the Penrod Society’s
misfortune apparently caused by Somerset employee and Penrod volunteer Brandon Benker. ("Penrod suspect had record" in the
Jan. 12 issue)
Spotlight on Hamilton County Named for Alexander Hamilton, a member of the Continental Congress and a framer of the U.S. Constitution 5 LARGEST CITIES/TOWNS population Carmel ……………………………………….68,677 Fishers ……………………………………….65,382 Noblesville ………………………………….41,561 Westfield …………………………………….20,459 Cicero ………………………………………….4,439 Sources: U.S. Census Bureau special census (Fishers and Carmel) and July 2007 estimates 5 LARGEST EMPLOYERS employees Roche Diagnostics………………………….3,650 Conseco […]
Indianapolis Public Schools is looking for a new redevelopment strategy for its 11-acre facility on Massachusetts Avenue after an ambitious proposal for the historic former Coca-Cola bottling plant fizzled. A development team consisting of locally based not-for-profit Riley Area Development Corp. and California-based Panattoni Development Co. had pitched a $100 million mixed-use replacement for the […]
New theaters have popped up in Indianapolis and around the United States in recent years, adding to communities’ cultural vitality. But a first-of-its-kind national study reveals a trend that could spell trouble: As theaters multiplied, the overall audience shrank. “In the long run, it’s not good because what it means is everybody, the established theaters […]
By nature, coaching is a transient profession, increasingly so in these days of not-soguaranteed contracts (by either the employer or employee) and the mentality of, “What have you done for us?” not lately, but, uh, like today. Or an hour ago. For some, the only thing shorter than attention span is perspective. So, for the […]
Democrats think they’ve seized on a flaw in the State of the State address Mitch Daniels delivered Jan. 14: The Republican governor, who spent much of his first term focusing on business issues, didn’t unveil a jobs package to rekindle the state’s economy. House Speaker Pat Bauer, a Democrat from South Bend, took advantage of […]
This week, the debut of a new sketch comedy group, a good enough bedroom farce, dancing to the Beatles, and a word about “Happy Days: A New Musical.” Big laughs erupted repeatedly from the overflowing crowd on opening night of sketch comedy group Three Dollar Bill’s premiere revue “Fiddle Schticks.” Now, big laughs can be a […]
It’s the best of times and the worst of times for Indianapolis recycling firms. On the one hand, public interest and participation in recycling programs have never been stronger. On the other, the industry’s capacity to turn all that trash into treasure rarely has been weaker. Blame the recession, which caused prices for products such […]
This week, the debut of a new sketch comedy group, a good enough bedroom farce, dancing to the Beatles, and a word about “Happy Days: A New Musical.” Big laughs erupted repeatedly from the overflowing crowd on opening night of sketch comedy group Three Dollar Bill’s premiere revue “Fiddle Schticks.” Now, big laughs can be a […]
