City father and Indiana Pacers chief Jim Morris says Indianapolis will rise or fall depending on how well the city nurtures
children and connects with the world. So, how are we doing?
Home sales statewide rose 4.1 percent in December compared with the same month in 2008, although Marion and Hamilton counties
reported sizable slides.
Indiana’s jobless rate made its biggest increase since mid-2009. Department of Workforce
Development Commissioner Teresa Voors attributed the rise, in part, to a decrease in construction in December.
The number of newly-laid off workers seeking jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week.
Some observers see a parallel to the state’s seeking Japanese investment following recession in the early 1980s.
Lithium battery-maker had requested a Hancock County zoning exemption to establish a manufacturing operation in the Mount
Comfort business park.
Battery maker EnerDel could land $3 million in federal disaster-recovery money that would help bring 200 more jobs to its
facilities on the north side of Indianapolis and in Noblesville.
Mall retailer The Finish Line Inc. has agreed to forfeit a potentially lucrative tax-abatement deal because it won’t be able
to meet a 2008 promise to create almost 200 jobs and invest $24 million at its Indianapolis headquarters.
Idea for old terminal calls for more deliberative planning of development in and around Indianapolis International to make
airport more of an economic development hub.
Dorel Group wants to expand its development and production operations in Columbus, creating 98 jobs by 2013.
Colts fans threatening boycott after Howl at the Moon manager invites Ravens fans to come party in Indianapolis. Blue Crew
thinks invite was laced with insults to Indy.
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard said the city expects to recover $5.5 million from companies that failed to meet job requirements. The
city will use the money to fund economic development, convention, tourism and education efforts.
Debating why Earlham and Taylor grads don’t take their places alongside peers from DePauw and Wabash.
Mayor Greg Ballard expected to announce at his State of the City address Wednesday evening that the Indianapolis Convention
& Visitors Association and Indianapolis Economic Development Inc. could receive about $1 million each from the city.
The organization responsible for attracting new businesses to Marion County and helping companies already
located here with expansion secured 11,135 job commitments and $157 million in private investment from
45 companies in 2009.
There is certainly plenty of anecdotal evidence that what folks believe about a community matters for its economic fortunes.
With less than three months until March Madness tips off, the NCAA and city’s Capital Improvement Board are still trying to work out a lease deal to hold the event at Lucas Oil Stadium April 3 and 5. The CIB’s overhaul is slowing talks, but the board’s new president promises to get the issue on the front burner.
Embattled workers might lose motivation to go back to school, thus putting them in an even worse position in the long run.
Executives from BC Forward, Indianapolis’ largest computer consulting firm, said Tuesday the company will get even bigger,
with the addition of 200 jobs by 2012.
There’s more than free shots of whiskey at the annual winter baseball meetings held this week at the Indiana Convention Center.
There’s a song and dance man wearing nerd glasses and another who does amazing things with a saw and sander.
