February 11, 2012
Hayleigh ColomboMiss Pivot is a social-skills training company that offers one-on-one coaching from professional “wing” women,
group classes on topics like starting conversations, and now a mobile app that promises users the knowledge they need to “Fire
Cupid.”
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February 11, 2012
Ann FinchKathy Cabello left a lucrative IT career to start Cabello Associates Inc., a marketing consultancy celebrating its 10th anniversary
this year.
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February 4, 2012
Chris O'MalleyDaily Lunch Deal sold last month after just a year in business, marking a milestone for its venture-firm mentor.
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February 4, 2012
Chris O'MalleyA former employee of Ambassadair travel club is trying to raise $5.3 million to finance the first six months of a business
created in its image.
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February 4, 2012
Chris O'MalleyTwo DePauw University graduates are launching a website they hope will preserve the world’s memories, through a virtual
bank of shared experiences.
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February 4, 2012
Sam StallAfter years of failed attempts to create a viable Web presence, Stout's Shoes has finally plunged into cyberspace using the
route experts say many small companies follow: giving the job to a young, tech-savvy family member with an aptitude for social
media.
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January 28, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisProClad Inc. founder Brad Hitzfield invested in a 30-year business veteran to help him remake his
specialty construction firm when profits couldn't keep pace with revenue.
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January 23, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisMore than 400 companies statewide qualified for this year’s NFL Emerging Business program, an initiative that aims to
open doors for minority- and women-owned enterprises seeking a sliver of Super Bowl spending.
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January 21, 2012
Mergers and acquisitions in 2011 ranged from WellPoint's acquisition of CareMore to a trucking company merger.
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January 21, 2012
A number of acquisitions last year disclosed no sale price. In the Indianapolis area, those deals ranged from MacAllister
Machinery's purchase of a Caterpillar dealership in Michigan to Herff Jones' acquisition of a Memphis, Tenn.-headquartered
maker of cheerleading uniforms.
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January 19, 2012
Scott OlsonBesides no longer requiring barbers and cosmetologists to be licensed, the bill also exempts dieticians, hearing aid dealers,
private investigators and security guards.
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January 14, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisSmall businesses like KnowSweat Workouts increasingly are adding products and services to keep revenue flowing during tight
economic times.
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January 13, 2012
Mason King
Owner Hal Yeagy expects at least three months of business over 10 days
at the newly nonsmoking Slippery Noodle Inn, and he's spending nearly $300,000 on physical improvements and a temporary
tent to make sure it rocks.
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January 10, 2012
Tom HartonOwners of Broad Ripple’s Brugge Brasserie want to bring a new restaurant concept to the Massachusetts Avenue district
downtown, where they also plan to relocate the craft brewery that supplies beer to Brugge.
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January 7, 2012
Ann FinchRetha Parsley owns three franchises for Edible Arrangements, a fruit-bouquet-delivery business, including a new downtown location
that also sells in-store dipped fruit, fruit smoothies and fruit parfaits.
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December 31, 2011
Francesca JaroszA group of angel investors, entrepreneurs and high-tech aficionados on Jan. 18 will launch the Speak Easy, a 5,750-square-foot
space on the southern edge of Broad Ripple that will serve as a gathering place for those active in the startup community.
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December 29, 2011
Mason King
How much bubbly does Kahn's Fine Wines & Spirits sell at year's end? How have operations changed with the
addition of two new stores? Owner Jim Arnold has answers.
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December 23, 2011
Mason King
Beth Dickerson and Patrick Mullen had one month to find a new home for their struggling restaurant and move.
A lucky break at Brick Street Inn and dozens of patrons (straight out of "It's a Wonderful Life") helped make
it happen.
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December 20, 2011
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced Tuesday morning that Jacob Schpok officially has been named director of the
agency. He was appointed interim director earlier in the month.
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December 20, 2011
IBJ StaffIndianapolis is moving to revoke the license of a prominent local towing company that officials say has violated local ordinances
and elicited more than two dozen consumer complaints.
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December 19, 2011
Jean WojtowiczPrepare to talk in detail about your business, the plans you are making and the reasons for expanding before you show the
banker the facts and figures.
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December 17, 2011
J.K. WallIndependent health care facilities, like Body One Physical Therapy, are seeing referrals from physicians beginning to slacken
as more and more doctors become employees of hospitals. The hospitals request that doctors send patients to their in-house
physical therapy practices.
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December 13, 2011
Tom HartonMerchants Pointe, a two-building office/retail development at 116th Street and Keystone Parkway, is getting a fresh start
after major road construction drove away tenants and caused a previous owner to default.
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December 12, 2011
Scott OlsonSky Zone, a franchised all-trampoline indoor recreational complex operated by Jeff Mast, opens Monday in Fishers at Cumberland
Road and East 121st Street, just south of Interstate 69.
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December 10, 2011
Scott OlsonFirst project for startup Loftus Robinson Development is a small conversion in Broad Ripple.
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Members must realize if you stop paying your dues you will lose. Why else would your employer honor the rtw bill. Before you take this step think about what you may be giving up in the long run. Very little of your dues money goes to any dem candidate. YOu will never know how much your republican employer gives his party with money he could be paying the employee. Who will step up and demand better wages or benefits if you have no representation. Union is the way for a better life. Our carpenter union offers a 4 year apprenticeship and 2 year degree from Ivy Tech all paid for with union dues . This is a great opportunity for kids who cant afford schooling after high school. The same opportunity is there for any person,any age, either sex to provide a better living for their family. Pension, anuity, health insurance all for your dues. How is this a bad choice.
The FDIC is funded by assessments paid by banks, not taxpayers. That is not to say that bank customers don't ultimately pay the cost because, in the end, banks don't survive if they don't make profits.
SCB Bank's failure is expected to cost the government $33.9 million,dont you mean middle class another bailout our government has no money
Diogenes, the company did not call "pro-life" statements inflammatory. The IBJ article used the words "pro life."
All, the company did, is what it should do which is apologize profusely for offending people with a program that offered statements that support an infamous apartheid proponent, Dr. Verwoerd, suggest that sometimes rape is justified, and quote Biblical text to people, not looking for it.
If this is what you think is "insanity" then more companies need to behave insanely.
I totally disagree with $45mil being given to the state Attorney General's office. That money is a waste. All of the money should go to help the homeowners & the people who were foreclosed on. Why such a big percentage to state govt? They'll get to start another agency staffed with people who have new-found power & don't care about the people they serve. As soon as the program was announced, I knew the states would end up with a huge chunk of the money for themselves that would just be squandered. Or maybe Mitch Daniels will just happen to "find" another big chunk of money that was "posted in the wrong section of the state's books."