January 3, 2011
Indianapolis-based The Jackson Group had 132 employees in mid-2010, ranking it the sixth-largest woman-owned business in the
area, according to IBJ research.
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December 29, 2010
IBJ StaffEmmis Communications Corp. will contribute $200,000 toward legal fees in a lawsuit that company founder Jeff Smulyan's JS
Acquisition LLC filed over its failed effort to take the Indianapolis-based media company private.
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December 22, 2010
Cory SchoutenAn Arizona newspaper executive is set to take over as publisher of The Indianapolis Star, replacing Michael Kane.
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December 18, 2010
Anthony SchoettleFormer Finish Line executive Kevin Flynn is now a partner and will handle the agency's day-to-day operations, taking over
from Paula MacVittie.
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December 11, 2010
Cory SchoutenA big-dollar offer from Google for Groupon—the undisputed king of a U.S. daily deal industry already worth $2.5 billion
a year—has emboldened an armada of coupon competitors looking to grab a piece of the fast-growing market.
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December 11, 2010
Chris O'MalleyGreenwood company buys sites on the cheap and turns them into profit centers.
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December 10, 2010
Scott OlsonMignone Communications claims Weiss Communications, which publishes Indianapolis Woman, owes it $271,196 for printing
costs dating to November 2007.
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December 4, 2010
Anthony SchoettleIzod officials said that in 2010, Izod brand awareness increased 10 percentage points, brand familiarity rose 16 percent among
25- to 35-year-old men, and digital impressions increased 20 percent over 2009.
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December 4, 2010
IBJ StaffThe Meijer grocery store chain will join Penske as a sponsor of its three-car IndyCar Series program, beginning with the 2011
season.
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December 3, 2010
Scott OlsonChannel 13 received a huge ratings boost at 11 p.m., enabling it to surpass WISH-TV Channel 8 as the most-watched newscast
during that time. WTHR's newscast retained its lead in several other time slots, although audience numbers dipped, enabling
competitors to close the gap.
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November 30, 2010
IBJ StaffLarry Blackerby, a 30-year television veteran, has been picked to replace long-time WRTV-TV General Manager Donald Lundy,
parent company McGraw-Hill Broadcasting announced Tuesday.
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November 29, 2010
J.K. WallEncompass Media LLC, run by Indianapolis native Scott Watanabe, projects rapid growth for digital textbooks.
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November 27, 2010
Sam BrattainIndiana-based MMY Productions, an independent production company that specializes in reality TV, is working on a new show
that chronicles action at Terre Haute's Crossroads Raceway.
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November 23, 2010
IBJ StaffTwo years and at least two advertising agencies after ending a long-term advertising deal, Steak n Shake is reviewing pitches
from agencies interested in its business, according to a report from industry publication Advertising Age.
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November 20, 2010
IBJ StaffThe Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation account is worth $1.6 million to the minority owned agency.
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November 13, 2010
Anthony SchoettleAd buyers are watching the November sweeps period to see if the NBC affiliate bounces back from recent periods when it lost
ground in the ratings.
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November 7, 2010
IBJ StaffEmmis Communications Corp. spent much of last year in danger of being delisted from the NASDAQ stock exchange. Now, it's back
in the same precarious position.
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November 6, 2010
Chris O'MalleyE-mail is merely one component of e-mail marketer ExactTarget’s explosive growth of late, which included last month’s
announcement of 500 new jobs by 2015. ExactTarget’s software-as-a-service platform has expanded to include mobile devices,
Facebook and Twitter.
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November 6, 2010
Anthony SchoettleIMS hires former Goldsmith aid Doug Boles to drum up interest, ticket sales in tough environment for motor racing.
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November 5, 2010
Anthony SchoettleA revamped roster, new satellite TV agreement, and an overall boost of interest in the NBA is credited for more viewership
of the local NBA team.
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November 3, 2010
Scott OlsonSan Francisco-based Breast Cancer Action wanted its message, "Eli Lilly is making us sick. Tell them to stop," posted on local
billboards. But numerous sign companies refused, the group said.
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October 30, 2010
Marc D. AllanSince 2004, WXIN-TV Channel 59 in 2004 has gone from airing 18-1/2 hours of live local news a week to 54-1/2 hours. And if
everything goes as planned, by the end of 2012 it will add a 6-7 p.m. newscast weekdays, bringing the total to an astonishing
59-1/2 hours.
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October 27, 2010
Andrea Muirragui DavisSix months into a $750,000 plan to increase Hendricks County’s profile as a tourist destination, officials say group
travel has doubled and hotel occupancy is up almost 3 percentage points—before an end-of-the-year push to get travelers
to “Spend the Holidays in Hendricks County.”
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October 23, 2010
IBJ StaffThe local firm will operate the USGA's catalog and online merchandise programs.
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October 23, 2010
IBJ StaffThe communications firm will develop a branding campaign and work on the center's website.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.