April 28, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe struggling electronics chain Best Buy has launched a turnaround strategy that borrows more than a few pages from the playbook
of competitor HHGregg.
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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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July 27, 2009
IBJ StaffEven after a string of acquisitions, Dow AgroSciences is a bit player in the seed business. But the new genetically
modified corn it developed with St. Louis-based giant Monsanto Co. finally provides the breakthrough product that could grow
its seed sales substantially.
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June 1, 2009
Kim PuckettSince January, Heartland Distillers has turned out several small batches of its first signature spiritIndiana Vodkaavailable
at about 300 area retailers.
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May 25, 2009
Chris O'MalleyIn a state steeped in advanced research that spawns biomedical companies by the dozen, Apricity LLC is preposterously low-tech,
given that its latest product is nothing more than a warm blanket.
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March 16, 2009
Chris O'MalleyStellarwind is believed to be the first algae-oil company in Indiana and among dozens of others around the country at the
forefront of what's being called the third wave of biofuels production.
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January 12, 2009
Whitney LeeFishers chiropractor Steven Roberts had been teaching fitness classes using inflatable exercise balls for about seven years
when he had a brainstormhis adult clients might get even more out of them if the balls had handles.
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December 22, 2008
Peter SchnitzlerIn January, St. Paul, Minn.-based 3M will release "Clinpro 5000," a specialty toothpaste Indiana Nanotech developed.
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December 15, 2008
Sam StallIndianapolis-based Midwest Model Makers has found big success by making very small objects specifically, detailed architectural
models of everything from buildings to golf courses to weapons systems.
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December 15, 2008
Indiana University will offer a new course on entrepreneurship in the information technology sector at the IU School of Informatics
at IUPUI next semester.
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November 24, 2008
Whitney LeeIf you've ever cooked a hamburger over a grill at Shakamak State Park, sat in a hospital waiting room chair, or sipped
from a water fountain, you may have used products made by Indiana convicts. Although offender work programs
have been around since the 1920s, most Hoosiers know little about the Indiana Department of Correction's
prison-based industries, which generate $40 million a year in revenue.
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November 24, 2008
Whitney LeeTwelve years after opening Natural Stone Specialists, Laura Christy is still just as passionate about the Carmel-based business,
which
sells high-end stone, metal and glass tiles.
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November 10, 2008
Tim AltomInk cartridges signal that they're empty when they're not, but consumers can take steps to judiciously use all the ink in
any computer printer cartridge.
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November 3, 2008
Jim CotaVivity Labs has developed a Web
site called
Fit Brains (www.fitbrains.com), which features engaging games and activities that exercise the five key cognitive
areas of the brain: memory, language, concentration, executive functions, and visual and spatial skills.
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Steak and Shake USED to be a good place to eat, but the now empty parking spaces tell the story of Poor Service, Declining quality of food and just more gimmicks and rear cooking....I used to be a customer, but no more...won't be back...to many other Good Places to eat in INDY...
This man has continued to destroy the Steak and Shake brand. Did he not learn from the sins of owners past. The SNS logo and Brand are strong, I cant understand why he wants to destroy the brand other than to satisfy his big ego.This will turn out to be a big mistake. Sleek new look for a traditional product..makes no logical sense
I mean REALLY!!! What's next taking away the Burger King's crown, turn the golden arches into silver columns? No I know let's get Wendy a pink mohawk.
A couple of thoughts on some of the information presented here from someone with a bit of experience in this area: First, Does anyone remember a time in the past 35 years when insurance premiums DIDN'T increase? They increase every year. The more rigorous rate review requirements of the Affordable Care Act (effective in 2011) have likely caused those increases to moderate as they have averaged below 10% for the past few years, down from much higer averages in prior years. Second, Oregon will operate a state-based Exchange. Recently, they were one of the first states to release their proposed (not yet reviewed by regulators)premium rates -- our first view of Exchange rates. After 2 insurers saw their competitors' rates, they pulled theirs back and re-submitted LOWER rates. In my nearly 10 years as a state insurance regulator, and two years as a federal regulator, I don't ever recall an insurer voluntarily lowering its rates. THAT'S the kind of transparency and competition the online marketplaces (Exchanges) will bring about. 3) ...and this is just a random thought: A big concern among health policy experts is the capacity of the primary care provider community to handle the happy fact that a large number of individuals will be newly-insured under the Affordable Care Act. With the system being stretched so thin for INSURED individuals, It seems highly doubtful that more than a very few "cash-and-carry" physicians will be able to survive in the new, improved healthcare system. Sally McCarty Center on Health Insurance Reform Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
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