Stories tagged with "economic engine"

A long road to reform by indystar

The health-care reform debate has mainly focused on making health insurance more affordable and available for the nearly 50 million uninsured Americans. This worthy but... – Nov 17, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Retrain your brain from 'left' to 'right' to fit into new economy by USA Today

As stars of the Old Economy go, Shu Kim and Khanh Pham sparkled. Working for a storied finance firm — Kim, 40, as in-house counsel and Pham, 33, as a real estate investment... – Jul 13, 2009 at 10:36 PM in Entertainment

Inside those nice hotels, workers suffer from low pay by indystar

As the new JW Marriott hotel grows to dominate the Indianapolis skyline, I can only imagine the rumors flying through other Downtown hotels. As nice as the hotels may look on the... – Jul 12, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Tax hikes to save CIB draw few supporters by Brendan Oshaughnessy

Neither party thinks mayor’s plan to hike local taxes will fly Republicans and Democrats on the City-County Council are unhappy that proposed tax increases to rescue the... – Apr 23, 2009 at 2:16 AM in Politics & Government

Tax hikes to save CIB draw few supporters most recent comment by Alex B

Downtown Casino, plain and simple! – Apr 23, 2009 at 9:32 PM

Let's hear an A for arts, cheer on cultural team by indystar

Long before it became a member of the National Basketball Association or National Football League, Indianapolis had a major-league art museum and symphony orchestra. And just as... – Apr 18, 2009 at 11:22 PM in Editorial

CIB rescue plan seeks team effort most recent comment by Alex B

Allowing a casino with slot machines downtown... – Apr 02, 2009 at 12:16 PM

State should share in funding shortfall fix by indystar

Before this weekend enters the record books, tens of thousands of basketball fans will have marched into Central Indiana to attend eight games — high school, college and... – Mar 29, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Editorial

Marion, Kokomo mayors fear for Big Three by indystar

MARION, Ind. — The mayors of two Indiana cities heavily dependent on manufacturing jobs say the proposed federal loans to the Big Three carmakers are needed to prevent... – Dec 08, 2008 at 8:31 AM in News

Latest Indianapolis sister city is Hangzhou, China by indystar

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard joined Hangzhou Mayor Cai Qi on Friday to sign an agreement to make Hangzhou the newest sister city and the first one in mainland China for... – Dec 06, 2008 at 12:22 PM in Business

Office workers next to go by Ted Evanoff

Layoffs are hitting white-collar workers at Clarian and Cummins, a sign that the recession is thinning salaried ranks after massive losses of factory jobs throughout... – Dec 06, 2008 at 12:18 PM in Communities

Indy area is flourishing while rest of state falters by indystar

Lifted by a strong service economy, metropolitan Indianapolis is adding jobs even as most of the rest of the state loses ground.It’s quickly dividing Indiana into a land of... – Oct 19, 2008 at 2:06 AM in Communities