Eli Lilly wants tax break and an educated workforce.
Indianapolis-based drugmaker Eli Lilly Corp. wants to have its cake & eat it too. The company's public relations staff regularly comments on how an educated workforce is critical to attracting Lilly facilities. (A google.com search of "Eli Lilly" and "educated workforce) yielded 282 hits, with about 1/2 being relevant.) Specifically, both the Eli Lilly corporation and the Lilly Foundation, which is a major shareholder, like to tout charitable contributions that they make. See e.g. the "America's Promise" program, http://www.americaspromise.org/products/rtndetail.cfm?ID=288.)
At the same time, the company has been badgering local government for tax abatements for its facilities. Most recently a $48 million property tax break for its Indianapolis facilities.
TheIndyChannel.com - News - Eli Lilly Seeks Multimillion-Dollar Tax Break
Indiana's schools are chronically short of cash. This is especially true of the Indianapolis Public School System in Lilly's home town. Someone should remind Lilly that until they pay their fair share of property taxes, they really can't say that they are going above & beyond when it comes to promoting an educated workforce.
Monday, May 16, 2005
Friday, May 13, 2005
Base Closings & Reservists
The Base Closure Committee just posted the list of proposed military base closings. It looks like a large number of them are reservist centers in large metro areas. The military is having problems meeting its guard & reservist quotas now. How can making reserve duty more inconvient help things?
TheIndyChannel.com - News - List Of Base Closings In Alphabetical Order
The Base Closure Committee just posted the list of proposed military base closings. It looks like a large number of them are reservist centers in large metro areas. The military is having problems meeting its guard & reservist quotas now. How can making reserve duty more inconvient help things?
TheIndyChannel.com - News - List Of Base Closings In Alphabetical Order
Canadian Autoworkers Legal Services Plan
I always kind of assumed that we had a Canadian counterpart. Thanks to Paul C. I finally have the URL. (Better spice up that website friends. It's dull dull dull.
CAW Legal Services Plan
When I think of the CAW-LSP, I think of an office staffed with Peter Jennings type father figures, giving out sage advice by the handful, with delicious fresh coffee and doughnuts in endless supply.
I think it is interesting that the Canadian Plan has a lot broader participation by automotive suppliers than the US Plan. (See the "sponsors " page on their website.)
Rumor has it that CAW-LSP is facing the GM crisis sooner than UAW-LSP, because the CAW contract c0mes up first. If GM drops legal services benefits from their CAW contract, we need to make contingency planning 0ur top priority.
I always kind of assumed that we had a Canadian counterpart. Thanks to Paul C. I finally have the URL. (Better spice up that website friends. It's dull dull dull.
CAW Legal Services Plan
When I think of the CAW-LSP, I think of an office staffed with Peter Jennings type father figures, giving out sage advice by the handful, with delicious fresh coffee and doughnuts in endless supply.
I think it is interesting that the Canadian Plan has a lot broader participation by automotive suppliers than the US Plan. (See the "sponsors " page on their website.)
Rumor has it that CAW-LSP is facing the GM crisis sooner than UAW-LSP, because the CAW contract c0mes up first. If GM drops legal services benefits from their CAW contract, we need to make contingency planning 0ur top priority.
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Is a 19" Notebook computer still a notebook.
I thought it was a bit much to stick a 17 inch display in a notebook computer. Word out of Taiwan now is that several manufacturers, including Dell, will soon announce notebook computers with a 19 inch widescreen display. Whatever.
Dell Inspiron 19-Inch Screen Notebook for 2006?
I thought it was a bit much to stick a 17 inch display in a notebook computer. Word out of Taiwan now is that several manufacturers, including Dell, will soon announce notebook computers with a 19 inch widescreen display. Whatever.
Dell Inspiron 19-Inch Screen Notebook for 2006?
Saturday, May 07, 2005
More Spyware Info - Spyware Warrior
If you want a lot of technical details, check out this blog "Spyware Warrior".
Spyware Warrior
If you want a lot of technical details, check out this blog "Spyware Warrior".
Spyware Warrior
More than you ever wanted to know about Spyware: Ben Edelman's site.
The link below is to a homepage of a guy named Ben Edelman. Ben appears to be the goto guy when it comes to identifying the source and affect of spyware/adware. Perusing his site, it appears that he has identified some surprising sources of unwanted spyware including askjeeves.com and Google's Blogspot.
Ben Edelman - Home
The link below is to a homepage of a guy named Ben Edelman. Ben appears to be the goto guy when it comes to identifying the source and affect of spyware/adware. Perusing his site, it appears that he has identified some surprising sources of unwanted spyware including askjeeves.com and Google's Blogspot.
Ben Edelman - Home
Friday, May 06, 2005
What's happening this week in Mongolian Entertainment.
I know what you're thinking, what's happening in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia.
Well, here are the headlines from the Mongolnews - the "Leading Newswire of Mongolia"
"Travel and cash prizes for top Mongolian Models"
"Mongolian Oscars Scheduled"
"The Roaring Hooves festival begins its gallop"
THE UB POST - Leading Newswire of Mongolia
I know what you're thinking, what's happening in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia.
Well, here are the headlines from the Mongolnews - the "Leading Newswire of Mongolia"
"Travel and cash prizes for top Mongolian Models"
"Mongolian Oscars Scheduled"
"The Roaring Hooves festival begins its gallop"
THE UB POST - Leading Newswire of Mongolia
The Politics of Component Plant Spinoffs:
Below is a link to an article from Ward's Auto World that looks at the problems and potential for component plants when they are spun off by an automaker.
Ward's Auto World: Risky Business
Below is a link to an article from Ward's Auto World that looks at the problems and potential for component plants when they are spun off by an automaker.
Ward's Auto World: Risky Business
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