March 16, 2013
IBJ StaffMaxTradein, which allows dealers to bid on cars, adds former ChaCha executive to pursue roll-out to 30 markets.
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December 26, 2012

The state's labor landscape changed, and the housing market improved. Indianapolis basked in the glow of
a flawless Super Bowl, and big-name CEOs were shown the door.
IBJ's reporters and editors recall the year's
biggest stories.
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November 3, 2012
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis area produced more Inc. 500 companies per person from 2001 to 2010 than all but five other U.S. metro areas
with more than 1 million residents, according to a recent study by the Kansas City-based Kauffman Foundation.
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August 27, 2011
Andrew SmithNew owners' focus on business practices, bigger-name comedians put Morty’s Comedy Joint on stronger footing.
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June 11, 2011
Anthony SchoettleNew markets to be added later this year are expected to double the company's sales within five years.
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March 27, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinStanley Black & Decker, based in New Britain, Conn., reported 2009 profit of $224 million. Its Indianapolis-based security
division, one of three segments, accounted for more than half those earnings.
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February 13, 2010
Greg AndrewsHHGregg Inc. had been in business nearly a half century when it hit the 50-store mark in 2004. It plans to open nearly
that number within the next year.
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December 12, 2009
Brock BenefielAfter more than a century in business, Indianapolis-based Stout’s Footwear Co. isn’t just
surviving. It also is proceeding with plans to open
a store next year on the city’s north side.
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August 3, 2009
IBJ StaffThe barter network Tradebank has opened a franchise in Indianapolis with two veterans from Louisville.
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August 3, 2009
Cory SchoutenThe economic slump is giving independent local restaurants a shot at prime locations that in good times would be snapped up
by chains.
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June 22, 2009
Greg AndrewsWithin weeks, EnerDel expects to receive notification that it's getting as much as $480 million in financing under a U.S.
Department of Energy program aimed at fostering advanced vehicle manufacturing.
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June 1, 2009
Chris O'MalleyIQuest Internet LLC, the largest Indiana-based Internet service provider, is going global, having bought a British company
that monitors and manages data, voice and video networks.
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May 4, 2009
Cory SchoutenTV spots for Steak n Shake Co. used to play up the chain's full-service restaurants, complete with friendly servers, real
plates
and glass ketchup bottlesa departure from the "workaraunts" operated by McDonald's and Burger King. Now, Steak
n Shake is developing plans for its own workaraunts.
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April 6, 2009
Indianapolis-based Brand Acceleration Inc. has announced an expansion of its service area to include the South-Atlantic and
Mid-Atlantic states.
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April 6, 2009
It's good to see Conner Prairie thriving after the rocky years it endured earlier in the decade.
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April 6, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerHarlan Bakeries recently filed a lawsuit against equipment vendor Doboy Inc., saying it provided faulty equipment to package
Harlan's cream-cheese-filled bagels.
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March 30, 2009
Indiana Railroad Co. has coupled onto its "largest single new business opportunity ever" with plans to serve Peabody Energy's
new Bear Run Mine in Sullivan County, said IRR President and CEO Thomas G. Hoback.
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March 30, 2009
The Indiana Innovation Alliance will bring together researchers from both IU and Purdue and keep much intellectual property
innovation in Indiana.
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March 23, 2009
A rough economy hasn't calmed the grudge match between drugstore giants Walgreen Co. and CVS Caremark.
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March 16, 2009
Anthony SchoettleAt a time when the field of journalism is shedding thousands of jobs, Indiana University's journalism department is seeing
record growth.
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March 16, 2009
Chris KatterjohnThis week I'm going to be
your own, personal Pollyanna and try to cheer you up with some good news.
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March 16, 2009
Local merchandiser MainGate Inc. inked its fourth deal with an NFL team in less than a year.
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March 2, 2009
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has named Indianapolis-based health care research and testing firm AIT Laboratories its 2009
Small Business of the Year.
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March 2, 2009
The Art Institute of Indianapolis is expanding its presence at the Pyramids with the addition of offices, classrooms, specialty
labs and a lounge for its growing student population.
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February 23, 2009
Chris O'MalleyTwo-year-old tech startup Compendium Blogware has launched its first out-of-state sales force and said it signed on 70 new
customers in the fourth quarter.
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So, am I now eating at Patachou or a Shake Shack?
Does the IBJ have any fact to backup their assertion that Steak n Shake is changing their branding? Or are trying to compete with the Star on how many stories they can get incorrect??
The NCAA has the authority to sanction an entire school if a single player is caught receiving unauthorized gifts. In the case of Penn State an assistant coach was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of numerous felonies on campus, and members of the administration have been charged with covering it up. To suggest that the NCAA had no reason to get involved is laughable.
This image is of a trade show booth, not a retail store. I'm sure no one in their branding brain trust would really make their retail stores look like a second-label jeans brand from JCPenney. I would bet it's done at way so attendees know the ownership of the updated concept. (I have to say, tho, glad they appear to be losing affinity to the 50's drive-in idiom they were toying with post-Young & Laramore...)
I absolutely love the new sign. I've hated Steak N Shake for years now, but this new sign will make me eat there frequently!