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VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: State buildings to go green thanks to executive order

September 15, 2008

Green construction projects in Indiana are becoming more the norm than the exception. More office buildings, schools and universities and even residences are being designed and constructed to improve environmental efficiency. And now, new and renovated state buildings will be a whole lot greener, too. Gov. Mitch Daniels signed an executive order this summer establishing the Energy Efficient State Building Initiative, mandating that all new state buildings be designed, constructed and operated for maximum energy efficiency. This is significant for…

EDITORIAL: Arts, parks need city investment: Amenities keep talent flowing here

September 15, 2008

Arts, parks need city investment Amenities keep talent flowing here Young, well-educated, married people seem to like Indianapolis. That’s one of the pieces of good news that came out of a new IUPUI study that was the subject of a frontpage story in last week’s IBJ. When it comes to young, well-educated singles, we still have a way to go. Indianapolis lags the national average 17 percent. Cities are chasing such young people to keep their communities and economies strong….

Eco groups divided over gasification: New power plant has many critics, but some say it’s a necessary step

September 15, 2008

One might think a technology promising greener electric generation would please most environmentalists. Duke Energy Corp.’s 630-megawatt coal-gasification plant, scheduled to go online in Edwardsport in 2012, is expected to emit less sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulates than the smaller, 1940s-era plant it replaces-while generating 10 times as much electricity. However, more than a dozen Indiana and national advocacy groups are decrying the $2.3 billion plant being footed mostly by ratepayers, claiming it will raise emissions of greenhouse gas…

Green building movement picking up steam in Indiana: More than 100 LEED projects in pipeline statewide

September 15, 2008

The portfolios of local architectural firms are beginning to boast more ecofriendly projects. But it hasn’t been that way for long. The trend to seek Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification is a recent phenomenon that appeals not only to the tree-hugging crowd but corporations and government entities, too. “We’re definitely getting to the point where clients are asking us about the LEED process,” said Eric Anderson, a project architect at Axis Architecture + Interiors. “Whereas before, even [as…

Mayor says some of 38 TIF districts have problems, might need reorganization

September 15, 2008

Mayor Greg Ballard worries his predecessor, Bart Peterson, may have overreached with his ambitious tax-increment-financing
district for the last phase of Fall Creek Place. That phase of the renewed urban neighborhood isn’t producing enough revenue
to support its $6.2 million in outstanding bonds. And Ballard is not sure all of Marion County’s 37 other TIF district are
necessary, either.

FUNNY BUSINESS: This election goes beyond just boxers or briefs

September 15, 2008

Now that those Laff Riot nominating conventions are over, the major political parties can get down to the serious work of promising to change things by campaigning pretty much the way they always have. Wait. I take that back. I have seen something different about this year’s presidential election campaign, and I don’t mean the obvious stuff, like John McCain and Joe Biden being (and I can’t believe no one has pointed this out) white guys. This is the first…

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: A few ways to put an end your office thermostat wars

September 15, 2008

It’s game time in corporate Indiana. The competitors: warm-blooded workers vs. cold-blooded workers. The battlefield: the thermostat. The unofficial season of the thermostat wars is about to begin. Anyone who’s worked in an office knows exactly how this game shakes out. An employee who complains it’s too hot nudges the thermostat dial farther toward the 60s; an employee who complains it’s too cold gives the dial a shove toward the 80s. The only one to win a thermostat war is…

VIEWPOINT: Coach, teach, mentor, make a difference

September 15, 2008

I have in my desk a piece of notebook paper. When I unfold it, I see the handwriting of an early-teen boy. It’s a letter of apology. The young man who wrote the note played on a middle school football team that I helped coach. A kid with a lot work ing against him, he was a likable guy who worked hard in practice. Unfortunately, he had trouble keeping his grades up. When they fell below eligibility level, he was…

BEHIND THE NEWS: Cautious streak helps Duke weather tumultuous times

September 15, 2008

Duke Realty Corp. has stayed largely out of the headlines this year, which in an economy like this is a pretty good sign. Another Indianapolis developer, Lauth Property Group, has shed more than half its 450-person work force, and Premier Properties Inc.- perhaps the city’s most daring developer-lurched into bankruptcy court. Meanwhile, Duke, which specializes in suburban office and industrial development, keeps on chugging. To be sure, the company isn’t immune to broader economic slowdown. In April, it laid off…

Sour market slows Penn Arts work

September 9, 2008

Developer Christopher Piazza says “difficult market conditions” have led to a delay for his $3-million renovation of the Penn Arts building at 16th and Pennsylvania…

Crane tech park moves ahead with development

September 8, 2008

An area long considered one of the most promising sites in the state for economic development is finally getting traction. A year ago, the budding WestGate @ Crane Technology Park barely had opened its first building. Now the park, which is next to the secretive Naval Surface Warfare Center at Crane in southwestern Indiana, anticipates […]

EDITORIAL: Off the streets and on the payroll: Make a hire that helps the city

September 8, 2008

Off the streets and on the payroll Make a hire that helps the city Crime fighters unite! If you’re a business owner and don’t think that call to action applies to you, think again. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police aren’t the only ones who have a role to play in public safety. Employers can do their part to fight crime by supporting a new city initiative to find jobs for ex-offenders. As reporter Scott Olson detailed in last week’s IBJ, local…

Commentary: Worker training program must expand

September 8, 2008

On Sept. 28, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed Executive Order 11246. In so doing, he advanced a revolutionary cause by stating clearly that, “It is the policy of the government of the United States to provide equal opportunity in federal employment for all qualified persons, to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, creed, color or national origin, and to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunity through a positive, continuing program in each executive department and agency.” The…

Earthwave tracking down customers: Broad Ripple firm sees growing demand for high-tech fleet-management system

September 8, 2008

When thieves made off with a piece of construction equipment from a west-side job site last month, they were in for a surprise. Little did they know that it contained a GPS tracking device developed by Earthwave Technologies in Broad Ripple. The system traced the skid-steer loader’s exact route to a rural Bedford residence, enabling police to recover it within days of the heist. “I called the sheriff’s department down there and, sure enough, it was right in the barn,”…

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Green building not over when construction finishes

September 8, 2008

“Green” has fast become the metaphor for that new world we want to live in. We’ll have green jobs, drive green cars and live in green buildings made from green materials. The link between the environment and the color may seem obvious, but most artists will tell you that green is, by far, the most difficult color to master. Green isn’t one color. It’s made by mixing yellow and blue. Different proportions of yellow to blue produce a wide range…

‘Rollcrete’ might provide alternative to pricey asphalt

September 8, 2008

Cities and counties are looking for alternatives to asphalt as the price soars for the oil-based material and threatens
to bring paving projects and contractors skidding to a halt. The city of Indianapolis may have just found
one viable alternative that goes down like asphalt: roller-compacted concrete, or "rollcrete."

Experts: Building boom not over: Big projects wind down, but new ones fill pipeline

September 8, 2008

The completion of $2 billion in city construction projects has left a gaping hole in contractor job schedules-as wide as when the roof opens at Lucas Oil Stadium. Even so, industry leaders remain optimistic about staying busy despite the combination of a tepid economy and the end of a local boom that stretched the limits of the labor pool. The $1.1 billion airport midfield terminal project, the $715 million stadium and $150 million Central Library expansion helped to create so…

An unorthodox design: Massive church construction project in Carmel features unique architecture

September 8, 2008

The golden dome that sits atop Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church under construction in Carmel provides a curious sight for those in central Indiana. But what is even more unusual about the massive structure underneath the dome is a Sixth Century Byzantine design like no other in the world. “There’s no design like this in history, and it’s never been built before,” said San Francisco architect Christ [pronounced Chris] Kamages, designer of the church. His CJK Design Group specializes in…

Elanco home base moving to life sciences park

September 2, 2008

Elanco, the animal health division of Eli Lilly and Co., will move into a new 135,000-square-foot headquarters in Greenfield by the spring of 2010, the company announced today. Elanco’s new offices will go up on the northwest corner of State Road 9 and I-70, where Indianapolis developer Browning Investments Inc. is building a 52-acre life […]

New life for Whole Foods plan?

September 2, 2008

An Atlanta firm is hoping to revive the development of a Whole Foods grocery at the northwest corner of 86th Street and Keystone Avenue. Dominion Capital, which took over the site…

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VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: State buildings to go green thanks to executive order

EDITORIAL: Arts, parks need city investment: Amenities keep talent flowing here

Eco groups divided over gasification: New power plant has many critics, but some say it’s a necessary step

Green building movement picking up steam in Indiana: More than 100 LEED projects in pipeline statewide

Mayor says some of 38 TIF districts have problems, might need reorganization

FUNNY BUSINESS: This election goes beyond just boxers or briefs

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: A few ways to put an end your office thermostat wars

VIEWPOINT: Coach, teach, mentor, make a difference

BEHIND THE NEWS: Cautious streak helps Duke weather tumultuous times

Sour market slows Penn Arts work

Crane tech park moves ahead with development

EDITORIAL: Off the streets and on the payroll: Make a hire that helps the city

Commentary: Worker training program must expand

Earthwave tracking down customers: Broad Ripple firm sees growing demand for high-tech fleet-management system

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Green building not over when construction finishes

‘Rollcrete’ might provide alternative to pricey asphalt

Experts: Building boom not over: Big projects wind down, but new ones fill pipeline

An unorthodox design: Massive church construction project in Carmel features unique architecture

Elanco home base moving to life sciences park

New life for Whole Foods plan?