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Gas Stations
Bill would crack down on convenience store safety
December 8, 2012
Stores with crime problems that wanted to remain open overnight would have to do one of the following: have two employees
working, install a bulletproof enclosure, have a security guard or conduct business through a pass-through trough.
MoreBP says dozens of local stations sold tainted gasoline
August 30, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressBP says the size of its gasoline recall is now more than twice as large than previously reported, with 4.7 million gallons
distributed over the past week to about 200 gas stations as far as southwestern Ohio and southern Indiana.
MoreKroger convinces council member of need for gas station
June 26, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinKroger Co. will add a gas station to its store at West 86th Street and Township Line Road after successfully lobbying an Indianapolis
City-County Council member who'd threatened to stand in its way.
MoreKroger, using gas to lift market share, hits speed bump
June 23, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinGas stations occupy an increasing number of Kroger parking lots, but Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. is facing opposition to a
proposed gas station at its West 86th Street and Township Line Road grocery.
MoreIndianapolis airport getting gas station
June 15, 2012
Chris O'MalleyA long-awaited gas station at Indianapolis International Airport is to open by the middle of next year. Plans call for the
facility to include a fast-food restaurant, service bay and car wash.
MoreClosed meeting angers wounded store clerk's family
January 11, 2012
Associated PressThe family of a convenience store clerk critically injured in an October shooting harshly criticized an Indiana agency's
decision to hold a closed-door meeting Wednesday with trade groups on efforts to boost safety at the 24-hour facilities.
MoreState scrutinizing Village Pantry for workers' safety
November 12, 2011
Greg AndrewsThe Oct. 21 shooting of a clerk at a north-side Village Pantry came just four months after the convenience-store chain settled
allegations by state inspectors that another of its Indianapolis stores failed to establish and maintain “reasonably
safe” working conditions.
MoreRicker rebranding 17 Indianapolis convenience stores
December 21, 2010
Cory SchoutenAnderson-based Ricker Oil Co. is changing the name on the ampm shops, which it acquired in 2008 from a division of oil giant
BP, to match the remainder of its 50 Indiana stores.
MoreTurkey Hill chain targets Indianapolis
November 20, 2010
Cory SchoutenA convenience-store chain called Turkey Hill Minit Markets is expanding into central Indiana. The chain opened its first Indianapolis
store in October and plans to add at least five more by the end of 2011.
MoreCanadian company buying 12 Crystal Flash stores
September 10, 2010
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. said on Friday that it expects to complete the acquisition of a dozen Indianapolis stores this
month. Couche-Tard is the largest independent convenience store operator in North America.
MoreRising credit card fees eroding retailers' profits
January 23, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerBusinesses say the money they must pay to provide customers the convenience to use plastic adds up. For example, Ricker Oil
Co. paid a whopping $3.9 million in 2009, according President Jay Ricker.
MoreGreenfield chain makes gas stations a family affair
December 12, 2009
Marc D. AllanIn high-turnover industry of gas stations and convenience stores, Greenfield-based GasAmerica builds loyalty under the guidance
of CEO Stephanie White-Longworth.
MoreAnderson gas-station chain sues BP after 32-store deal sours
October 31, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerRicker Oil's Oct. 22 suit claims British petroleum giant BP is charging unjustified royalty fees while delivering no boost
from its national advertising, its proprietary IT system or its bulk purchase pricing.
MoreNow solo, VP set to expand
November 5, 2007
Cory SchoutenConvenience store stalwart Village Pantry has launched a $15 million plan to renovate 146 stores and is eyeing acquisitions
that could double the chain's size in three years. The moves come as Village Pantry separates from parent Marsh Supermarkets
Inc., a company that for years treated the convenience-store division as a redheaded stepchild.
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Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.
Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!
Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.
As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.