Recently added articles from The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN):

The Indianapolis Star John Ketzenberger column.(Column)

Oct 09, 2007 ... Byline: John Ketzenberger Oct. 9--How is your cell phone like a hybrid car? No, that is not a setup for a punch line. Seriously, the implications of that question may play a big part in the state's economic development future. This morning, EnerDel, which ...

Parking consultant to add 90 jobs in Indianapolis.

Oct 09, 2007 ... Byline: Erika D. Smith Oct. 9--T2 Systems, an Indianapolis-based provider of parking management services, said Monday it will expand its headquarters on the Northwestside, creating more than 90 jobs in the next seven years. The company plans to invest more than $1 ...

Emmis switches radio station from hip-hop to holidays to talk.

Oct 09, 2007 ... Byline: Erika D. Smith Oct. 9--If Emmis Communications Corp. wanted talk radio to be the talk of Indianapolis on Monday, it certainly succeeded. The broadcaster is having trouble generating revenue from WNOU-FM (93.1). So Emmis banished the pop and hip-hop station to ...

The Indianapolis Star Insider Action column.(Column)

Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Daniel Lee Oct. 8--If you want to get Pete Kissinger talking, ask him about analytical chemistry. Or health care. Or politics. Or the obesity epidemic. Or just about any other subject. Whether in conversation or chatting via e-mail, the longtime ...

Respect for co-workers can lessen age issues between generations.

Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Dana Knight Oct. 8--When Ken Gall graduated from college, Katie Kasper hadn't even been born. The age gap between the two is 31 years -- yet they are a perfect match as co-workers. Kasper, 27, knows a lot about technology and offers a fresh point ...

The Indianapolis Star John Ketzenberger column.(Column)

Oct 07, 2007 ... Byline: John Ketzenberger Oct. 7--Two million minutes. It's the amount of time that passes from the moment a kid enters high school to the moment he or she graduates. What happens to those kids in between is what worries Bob Compton. His hour-long ...

Condo-hotel planned for Lucas Oil Stadium area in Indianapolis.

Oct 07, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Swiatek Oct. 7--A $60 million condominium, hotel and retail project is the latest proposed development to try to piggyback on the coming attraction of Lucas Oil Stadium. Indianapolis real estate broker Brian Epstein and a partnership group want to ...

Medical center to add facility for alternative treatments.

Oct 06, 2007 ... Byline: Shari Rudavsky Oct. 6--Recognizing that good health does not always rest exclusively in the hands of mainstream physicians, Clarian West Medical Center soon will unveil a facility that offers a range of complementary medical therapies from acupuncture to nutritional ...

Auto-parts maker PMG Indiana will need 73 more workers.

Oct 05, 2007 ... Oct. 5--Auto-parts maker PMG Indiana will create 73 jobs with the $11 million expansion of its Columbus production facility. The company said Thursday it is closing its Dayton, Ohio-based production and research and development facilities and moving them to a site adjacent to ...

Downtown Canal in Indianapolis to be drained, cleaned for first time.

Oct 05, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Swiatek Oct. 5--The Downtown Canal is going to bare all. For the first time, it will be drained for cleaning in a radical attempt to stem its slow choking by algae and aquatic weeds. The $423,000 city-funded project, which should start next ...

Indianapolis' on-time flight arrival rate dips to 70.2 percent in August.

Oct 05, 2007 ... Byline: Zach Dunkin Oct. 5--Airline delays continue to mount nationally, and Indianapolis International Airport is no exception. Nearly 30 percent of flights on the nation's largest airlines arrived late in August, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. ...

Indianapolis hospital banks on quarterback Peyton Manning's name recognition.

Oct 04, 2007 ... Byline: Daniel Lee Oct. 4--St. Vincent Health is ready to capitalize on the new name given to its children's hospital. With a new full-time fundraiser on staff, the hospital soon will see how much Peyton Manning's name is worth. The Indianapolis hospital ...

The Indianapolis Star John Ketzenberger column.(Column)

Oct 04, 2007 ... Byline: John Ketzenberger Oct. 4--A HUGE YEAR FOR HELPING THE LITTLE GUYS: Jean Wojtowicz has lent the money that helped create nearly 23,000 jobs in Indiana -- 20 and 30 at a time. Evan Lurie is the latest recipient. Lurie just opened an art gallery on Main Street ...

Eli Lilly, GE team up on cancer therapy research.

Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: John Russell Oct. 2--Drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. is teaming with General Electric to try to predict how cancer drugs will work in certain patients. The goal is to develop a set of research tools to help show how cancers respond to targeted therapies as part ...

GM's Indianapolis stamping plant may have 4 years left to remain open.

Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ted Evanoff Oct. 2--United Auto Workers leaders say General Motors' massive Indianapolis metal stamping plant probably will stay open. But analysts say it has one problem: lack of future orders. A provision in a proposed labor contract promises no future ...

At healthcare summit, Eli Lilly chief to call for 'true information revolution'.

Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: John Russell Oct. 2--Millions of patients. Thousands of drugs. Countless doctors, hospitals, clinics and procedures. Billions of pieces of medical data. It all adds up to a fragmented U.S. health-care system that needs to move more quickly into the computer ...

The Indianapolis Star John Ketzenberger column.(Column)

Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: John Ketzenberger Oct. 2--AUTHORHOUSE CASHES IN ON SELF-PUBLISHING: We all like to think there's a book inside us, if we could find a publisher. AuthorHouse has freed a lot of frustrated authors -- and figured out how to make it pay. When ...

Indiana stocks ride wave on Wall Street.

Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Swiatek Oct. 2--Many Indiana stocks soared along with the rest of Wall Street on Monday as the Dow Jones industrial average hit a record high, closing at 14,087. Propelling the market were a general sentiment that the worst of the nation's credit ...

Rock 'n' roll revival store turns old album covers into new merchandise.

Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Spalding Oct. 1--Dan Redmond and Jeff Wagner have heard a lot of descriptions of their new store at Castleton Square Mall. "Copycat" isn't one of them. In contrast to mainstream chain stores, Rockcycle is an original. Rockcycle uses a ...

Honda factory wages won't match Big 3 pay.

Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ted Evanoff Oct. 1--Many of the 30,000 people who applied for Honda jobs in Greensburg had high hopes of landing a big paycheck like the UAW autoworkers who earn $60,000 a year and more. But when the 2,000-employee car assembly line opens next year, ...