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CHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Health care close to implosion?

October 3, 2005

The rash of specialty-hospital construction in the suburbs is a gold rush, driven more by greed than the desire to satisfy an unmet need. The fact that 45 million people in America are without health insurance is a deplorable national disaster. The best way to use America’s health care system is to not get sick. These aren’t the rants of a deranged publisher. These are comments made by a doctor and a pair of health care executives who were panelists…

Atlas tenderloin tradition lives on: Family pays homage to ‘sticker lady’ at Carmel deli

September 26, 2005

But her connection to the grocery runs deeper. Her mother, Debbie Davis, was an Atlas institution, earning her “sticker lady” nickname from children who received the treats she kept in a toy treasure chest at her register. Debbie died in June 2004 at age 52, following a prolonged battle with breast cancer. In her memory, husband Mike Davis created the “Debbie’s Make You Smile Fund” to benefit the Indiana University Cancer Center. It is supported by the sale of the…

SPORTS: New stadium part of strategy born here decades ago

September 26, 2005

The circumstance finally gave way to pomp last week. And as the silver shovels glistened in a setting sun at the Indiana Stadium ground breaking, a new day dawned for Indianapolis and central Indiana. Similarly, the multipurpose stadium-sorry, but I refuse to call it the “Colts Stadium” when its benefits will be so vast and its uses so varied-represents both an end and a beginning. In some ways, it is the final piece of a puzzle that began to be…

Coming changes keep downtown a dining hub: Au Bon Pain coming to Circle, Noble Roman’s returns

September 26, 2005

Downtown is still sizzling for national restaurants looking to expand, based on recent deals. Au Bon Pain is cooking up a 2,200-square-foot Monument Circle store, taking over a recently closed Roly Poly Sandwiches shop and the Hardwickes Pipe & Tobacco that has entertained passersby for decades with its caricature statues. The Boston-based chain’s arrival in early 2006 will mark one of several dining changes near the Circle and one of the final steps in a tenant retooling of the Guaranty…

Are you prepared for DISASTER?: Despite warnings, many businesses fail to plan for the worst

September 26, 2005

Are you prepared for Despite warnings, many businesses fail to plan for the worst Frank Hancock didn’t have a disasterrecovery plan when a tornado tore past his east-side printing company two years ago, causing $5 million in damage. Severe wind gusts from the Sept. 20, 2003, storm shredded Sport Graphics Inc.’s 5-month-old warehouse and manufacturing facility and tore 13 1,800-pound air-conditioning units from the roof, dumping them on the parking lot below. One was never recovered. Amid the mayhem that…

Building boom out of hand?: Critics say hospital construction boosting health care costs

September 26, 2005

The network has launched a growth spurt that will take it into new markets, boost technology and strengthen Riley Hospital for Children all over the next few years. This construction also will pile on to the cost of health care, according to several researchers and health care experts. How that trickles down to the average patient bill, or if it does, remains to be seen. Consultant Edmund Abel has to think back more than 20 years to recall a capital…

FAMILY BUSINESS: Are you protecting your business from potential disasters?

September 26, 2005

The recent news from New Orleans and Mississippi points out the need for family businesses to have disasterrecovery plans. Fortunately, we have little in Indiana to worry about from hurricanes, but other disasters are not uncommon. Consider the possi ble catastrophes that might strike your business. What have you done to protect the business against the consequences? Business-continuation and other insurance can mitigate the consequences of a wholesale destruction of your business facilities after a tornado or other natural disaster….

‘1-of-a-kind’ Wal-Mart proposed: Michigan developer plans Carmel/Zionsville superstore

September 26, 2005

A Michigan developer plans to build a 300,000-square-foot shopping center anchored by a Wal-Mart Supercenter along Michigan Road north of 106th Street, continuing the rapid expansion of retail on the Michigan Road corridor. Heritage RDG LLC, a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based developer new to the Indianapolis market, recently filed plans with town officials in both Zionsville and Carmel to build the center. The 36-acre parcel straddles the Boone-Hamilton county line and must be approved by local governments in both counties. Project…

City Market plans raising concerns: Coming renovations worry some tenants

September 19, 2005

Renovation plans for City Market intended to boost sales at the downtown landmark have some tenants concerned about what it will cost them. In early January, the market’s management expects to begin work on $350,000 worth of lighting and flooring improvements in the historic main hall. Tenants will be permanently moved, with preparedfood stands along the perimeter of the building and retail stands in the center. And stands will sport a uniform look. Individual tenants will bear most, if not…

Proposed natural gas pipeline bogged down at IURC: Project would give customers access to lower-priced gas, blunting impact of Katrina and hike in delivery fee

September 12, 2005

A pipeline that would give residential and industrial customers access to cheaper wholesale natural gas from the West and Canada won’t be built this winter, when it could have blunted prices whipped skyward by Hurricane Katrina. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission is still reviewing Citizens Gas & Coke Utility’s request to construct a nearly 20-mile pipeline that would connect its Greene County gas storage facility with the Midwest Gas Transmission System line in Sullivan County. That line ties into a…

CEO Dunn not afraid to shake it up: Changes help Steak n Shake capture Enterprise Award

September 12, 2005

When an executive recruiter contacted Peter Dunn a few years ago about a top post at The Steak n Shake Co., he wasn’t sure what to think. “I wondered what kind of steaks they served with milkshakes,” he recalled with a laugh. Today, Dunn, Steak n Shake’s president and CEO, probably knows more about the company than anyone in its 71-year history. The newcomer to the restaurant industry, a Harvard grad with an MBA from the University of Virginia, has…

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: The design-build option bodes well for taxpayers

September 5, 2005

In the last legislative session the Indiana General Assembly passed Senate Bill 244 to become Public Law 74, commonly known as the Design Build Law. The new legislation established the use of design-build delivery on most public works projects in the state. Initial reaction within the construction community has been mostly positive because design-build delivery has the potential to become a valuable resource for administrators of public works projects. The law went into effect July 1 and, predictably, we have…

Contractors work to resurrect historic church: Buggs Temple being rebuilt from inside out into entertainment venue

September 5, 2005

When a team of developers took on the renovation of downtown’s Buggs Temple in fall 2003, most windows in the historic church were missing, the roof was riddled with holes, and much of the sanctuary floor was in the basement. Almost two years later, it’s difficult to gauge the progress of the project by sight. The floor is entirely gone, as are the balcony, the doors and the few windows that remained. In that time, however, the building on West…

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Proper stormwater management saves money in long run Property owners should consider alternative methods for site development

September 5, 2005

To save themselves from unforeseen trouble down the road, buyers of site-development and buildingdesign services would be wise to consider the joint efforts of an experienced architectural firm working in tandem with an environmental consultant. The reason is fairly simple: Architects are trained to have knowledge in so many diverse and ever-changing subjects that the singular expertise of an environmental consultant can provide significant support in an area still quite new to many designers. While working with restrictive rules and…

Staffing agency seeks bankruptcy protection: Morley Group begins reorganizing $5.3 million debt

September 5, 2005

The 13-year-old staffing agency already owes the bank $1.94 million-a $1.17 million loan used to construct its headquarters and about $768,000 for operating expenses. President Michael Morley blamed poor economic conditions for the filing. He said the company hopes to emerge from bankruptcy quickly. “Our business is just now starting to come back and increase,” he said. “We’re going to be able to straighten this out. We’re not taking this lightly.” Other debts listed in the bankruptcy filing include a…

NOTIONS: The power of nature and the perils of human nature

September 5, 2005

Some colleagues and I drove south into Evansville last week just as the remnants of Hurricane Katrina blew in from the north. As we pulled into the parking lot of our destination, we watched workers battling wind and rain on the walk from their cars to the office. Twice, we saw sturdy umbrellas, held nearly horizontal against the oncoming gale, collapse upon their users. The drenched souls fumbled with the resulting maze of metal and fabric as they struggled across…

City’s mall gamble paid off: After 10 years, Circle Centre at core of rejuvenated downtown

September 5, 2005

In February, Goldsmith suspended construction while he and advisers analyzed options. Within months, he gave Circle Centre the green light, and construction resumed-but not because he was convinced the project would succeed. “In the end, we decided job creation in the urban core and the psychological survival of the city were dependent on some development occurring downtown,” recalled Goldsmith, now a professor at Harvard University. “We went forward with the mall with great anxiety.” Today, 10 years after the September…

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: The world might be flat, but construction costs aren’t

September 5, 2005

For the most part, construction has been a local story, a story about local workers building buildings in our community. But the story isn’t so local anymore. Global economic forces have begun to intersect with local issues at the construction site. The result: a significant and ongoing increase in construction costs across central Indiana and the rest of the United States-an increase that shows no signs of slowing. Through the first quarter of 2004, construction costs increased at a calm…

IPS building consensus before building: So far, seeking input from neighbors has avoided major legal fights during $832 million construction program

September 5, 2005

A plan to renovate School 57 in the eastside Irvington neighborhood might require the demolition of three nearby homes whose owners welcome the idea. That is in stark contrast to the Meridian-Kessler residents who vehemently opposed a proposal earlier this year that could have taken three houses to accommodate the expansion of School 84. But in both instances, Indianapolis Public Schools is likely to avoid invoking eminent domain powers to forcefully acquire the properties. In doing so, the school corporation…

Stadium neighbors see rising property values: Investors, entrepreneurs eye southwest side of downtown 70

August 29, 2005

The south end of downtown may not qualify as the hottest real estate market in town, but since plans for a new stadium were unveiled in January, the largely industrial area surrounding it has definitely heated up. Plans call for the stadium to be built on a two-square-block site bordered by Capitol Avenue, and South, Missouri and McCarty streets, now mostly occupied by surface parking. In the area surrounding that parcel, real estate sources report rising land prices and increased…

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CHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Health care close to implosion?

Atlas tenderloin tradition lives on: Family pays homage to ‘sticker lady’ at Carmel deli

SPORTS: New stadium part of strategy born here decades ago

Coming changes keep downtown a dining hub: Au Bon Pain coming to Circle, Noble Roman’s returns

Are you prepared for DISASTER?: Despite warnings, many businesses fail to plan for the worst

Building boom out of hand?: Critics say hospital construction boosting health care costs

FAMILY BUSINESS: Are you protecting your business from potential disasters?

‘1-of-a-kind’ Wal-Mart proposed: Michigan developer plans Carmel/Zionsville superstore

City Market plans raising concerns: Coming renovations worry some tenants

Proposed natural gas pipeline bogged down at IURC: Project would give customers access to lower-priced gas, blunting impact of Katrina and hike in delivery fee

CEO Dunn not afraid to shake it up: Changes help Steak n Shake capture Enterprise Award

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: The design-build option bodes well for taxpayers

Contractors work to resurrect historic church: Buggs Temple being rebuilt from inside out into entertainment venue

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Proper stormwater management saves money in long run Property owners should consider alternative methods for site development

Staffing agency seeks bankruptcy protection: Morley Group begins reorganizing $5.3 million debt

NOTIONS: The power of nature and the perils of human nature

City’s mall gamble paid off: After 10 years, Circle Centre at core of rejuvenated downtown

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: The world might be flat, but construction costs aren’t

IPS building consensus before building: So far, seeking input from neighbors has avoided major legal fights during $832 million construction program

Stadium neighbors see rising property values: Investors, entrepreneurs eye southwest side of downtown 70