Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 December 2000 — Page 26
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WASHINGTON (AP)—Black federal judge — also calls for the workers. He called the settlement appro- this issue,” said Claudia Withers, the priate compensation. It will .gamer EducationDepartment’sdeputy gen- fairs,
won $4 million from the govern- that include extending how long jobs plaintiffs as much as $12,000 each, eral counsel. “From the beginning, it Black employees stand to gctS 1,4, ment to settle a 9-year-old federal fae posted and writing clear, specific based on a formula that includes has been the position of Secretary million from the Federal Deposit discrimination case, the workers’ job descriptions. The plaintiffs sug- length of service. (Richard) Riley, there were issues Insurance Corp. And a record! lawyers said. gested that the department used Education Department officials we needed to look at and resolve.” million settlement was awarded fast Some 1,100 Black upper-level vague descriptions to prevent un- saidthiswasthefirstcaseagainstthe The agreement can’t be broken March in a 23-year-old lawsuit n|ed employees filed the class-action suit wanted applicants from arguing that depaitment under a 1991 law that by a new administration and the by 1,100 women who said the Vqiqs in 1991, saying vague job postings they met specific job requirements, allows federal and private workers court will spend the next four years of America and the now-defunctJJ and aibitraiy decisions shut them “This will put qualified, hard- to be compensated for discrimina- monitoring the department for un- Information Agency refused tojjin out of top-level promotions in the working African Americans in tion. In the agreement, the depart- fair practices. them because of their gender. T 3,600-person department headquar- postings justified by their level of ment neither admitted nor denied
IHFA helps youth shelter in rehab effort
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The campus of Bashor is comprised of four cottages with additional facilities for staff ^nd administration. Residents are assigned a cottage based upon their individual needs. The facility
The Indiana Housing Finance Authority (IHFA) is best known for its work to make houses also offers alternative schooling for residents that are referred to them by the school sy^tetp. and apartments more affordable for Hoosier families. However, WFA’s efforts to assist both In addition, recognizing die need for total growth, the programs address the physical ascwell
public and private community-based organizations arc also worthy of recognition. as spiritual needs of its residents. i
Take the Bashor Children’s Home, for example. When a court order required that all troubled Elkhart County youth placed outside 6^ its Operating in Elkhart County for 77 years, Bashor has been home to hundreds of young men jurisdiction be returned to the county, the Children’s Home knew that it would need to make and women who have strayed off course and become wards of the county’s judidal system, some improvements. v ' ^ The mission of this private, not-for-profit residential treatment facility is to assist troubled As the only facility of its kind in Elkhart County, Bashor needed to address issues such as youth through individualized care and group treatment Bashor’s ultimate goal is to return the the bathing facilities and common areas that were too small; the windows that needed to be
boys and girls to their community, home or foster home after completion of their specialized replaced; the thinning insulation; and, the plumbing that needed upgrading,
treatment program. For assistance with financing these improvements, Elkhart County applied to Dif A's “We are able to find hope fra those children who find themselves in hopeless situations,” Housing from Shelters to Homeownership program. Among other things, this program awards said Vince Turner, Bashor’s vice president fra development and public relations. “We are able federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds fra die acquisition or rehabilito accomplish this through adult supervision in a dignified and respectful manner.” tation of youth shelters. In September 1999, Elkhart County was awarded a grant of $480,000 Bashor has four different programs to help correct the behavior that brought the young which has been used for needed renovations including replacing the floors and painting the
Hoosiers to the facility. facilities. Bashor was the end recipient, and administrator, of the grant.
• First, the Emergency Shelter program provides a structured environment to children and IHFA provides resources and technical assistance in a fiscally responsible manner to teen-agers requiring protective care on a short-term basis. stimulate affordable housing opportunities in Indiana. As an agent of Indiana’s economic • Second, the Family and Independent Therapeutic Home (FAITH) program prepares development policy, IHFA works with its partners to build stable communities for the resists
residents for independent living or a foster family. of Indiana.
• Third, there is the New Life program, which is based on the notion that addictive behavior Since 1997, IHFA financed the purchase, development or rehabilitation of more than 2Q,QQP is a disease and treatment can be instrumental in enabling residents and their families to affordable homes for Hoosiers to rent or own, representing a total planned investment of more overcome abuse and addiction. than $ 1.2 billion. IHFA is financially self-sufficient and operates without state tax revepue^. •Fourth, the Helping Offending Patterns End (HOPE) program assists sexual offenders who For more information about IHFA and its programs, check its Web site qt
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took over from co-founder Stephen biggest manufacturers of precfo C. Hilbert in June, has taken steps to corded DVDs, videocassettes- #Ad revitalize Conseco, including restruc- computer CD-ROMs. v-L hiring a Minnesota-based finance Thomson, based in Paris, is, best
r . . # _ unit, closing more than 50 branch known as the maker of RCA televiCOfinniMQ from offices and eliminating more than sion sets, VCRs, and other products. Sr., and David R. Decatur, Conseco 2,000 jobs. “Thomson goes from being just said none of its current directors has j n September, Conseco an- the maker of hardware to also being any outstanding obligations under nounce( j thaTifnendeTbanks have a distributor of the software that the stock purchase plan. agreed t&aftotfdtSriglftdQdcut its plays on those devices,” said David Chairman Gary C. Wendt, who |,y 53 billion and realign ^he Ariand.aspokesman for Thomson’s
company’s capital structure. U.S. headquarters in Carmel. “It is a
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Thomson Multimedia Undertermsoftiiedeal,Thomson acquires Technicolor would pay $1.35 billion in caslj[ and CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — 15.5 million shares of stock’ (o Thomson Multimedia plans to ac- Technicolor’s corporate parent, quire Technicolor in a $2.1 billion Carlton Communications PLC, a deal that would give Thomson a British broadcasting company >olpresence in the content market for lowing the stock transfer, CarRbn home entertainment. would own 5.5 percent ofThondSoih. California-based Technicolor, Some $700 million in cash wou|d which pioneered color movies dur- be payable at the deal’s closing, with ing the 1920s, is one of the world’s the rest paid over four yeari
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Pre-Bid Meeting: Thursday, January 4,2001 @ 10:30am Indiana Gas Cafeteria 1630 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 Bid Date/Time: Thursday, January 11,2001 @ 2:00pm (Submit bids to G<M. Construction, Inc. bid room) Project Description: • A 3,400 square foot 2-story addition to existing structure, including new elevator cab and enclosure; • A complete renewal (interior and exterior) of existing 6,600 square foot, 2-story structure; • New mechanical, plumbing (with Fire Protection System) and electrical systems; • A new glass-enclosed “wall-wrap” feature at southeast comer of existing structure; • A new roof on existing structure; • Site improvements and landscaping. • Estimated Cost - $1 - $1.5 million.
Prefect Owner: Indiana Regional Minority Supplier Development Council Prefect Architect Domain Architecture Construction Manager: G.M. Construction, Inc. For Information Contact: Scott Ward G.M. Construction, Inc. 317-254-3240 warH<@gTprnnstnirtinn rnm
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Technicolor will become pat of Thomson’s new Digital Media;{oUitions division, which was created this year to concentrate on developing products and services fra television broadcast companies and other entertainment firms. Technicolor has been working on new technology known as distal cinema—a system for transmitting electronic versions of motion pietures to theaters via satellite andstoring them cm computer disks, ratter than reels of film. • Technicolor had revenue of $1:6 billion and an operating profit of $249 million in the fiscal yean that ended Sept. 30. The acquisition still must be approved by the Thomson and Carlton boards and government regulatory agencies. Thomson hopes the deal can be closed early next year. >
Dow to join with Danish firm in joint venture INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — DOW Chemical Co.’s Dow AgroScidncfes LLC unit and Danishchemical dontpany Cheminova AS have agreed Co form a 50/50 joint venture to develop and market insecticides.!' a Financial terms weren’tdiscloBed. Products from die Switzerlandbased venture, Pytech Chemical GmbH, are expected to be available in tire United States in 2003* and worldwide in 2004. Dow AgroSciences is based'ki Indianapolis. Its parent company. Midland. Michigan-based Dow Chemicah ls the second largest chemical and ptiwtics company in the United States behind DuPont
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