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PINCUS: State needs better life sciences startup ecosystem
May 18, 2013
Jack Pincus / Special to IBJIndiana’s life sciences sector is mostly composed of legacy companies.
MoreOesterle sells land to Angie's List, reaping millions
May 18, 2013
Chris O'MalleyAngie’s List Inc. CEO Bill Oesterle has collected millions of dollars over the years by renting to the company property for its expanding campus along East Washington Street. Now, the landlord and chief executive is pocketing millions more by selling Angie’s the property, at well above its assessed value.
Kessler Mansion neighbors balk at business uses
May 15, 2013
Dan HumanAn Indianapolis City-County Councilor is looking into the possibility of zoning violations at the massive north-side property.
The mansion will host a camp for entrepreneurs in June.
MoreSlingshot is shifting aim away from SEO
May 11, 2013
Dan HumanAfter Google cracked down on some of the tools companies were using to improve their positions in search results, Indianapolis-based
Slingshot SEO opted to launch a sister brand called Digital Relevance that will focus on earning media attention.
MoreCo-founder's death alters Naked Monkey's growth plan
May 11, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisThe recession and then the death of a founder put the Carmel waxing spa on a new trajectory. Now co-owner Brenda Schultz is
mulling expansion plans.
MoreNew seed fund aims to make Indiana a hotbed for digital health startups
May 4, 2013
J.K. WallInfuse Accelerator hopes to make early-stage investments in 12 to 15 companies a year.
MoreEntrepreneurs vie for invites to reality TV summer camp
May 4, 2013
Dan HumanTwelve lucky entrepreneurs chosen from hundreds of applicants will spend two months this summer in a luxury facility working
on bringing new business ideas to market.
MoreZionsville's Main Street aims to boost drawing power, charm
April 27, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisZionsville’s new economic development plan calls for ramping up commercial activity in the predominantly residential
community—just not at the expense of the mom-and-pop shops that give the Boone County town its charm.
MoreVenture capital favoring later-stage firms
April 27, 2013
Dan HumanGetting $50,000—often from friends and relatives—to develop a product and set up a company still is easy enough
in Indiana, small-business leaders and venture capitalists say. But once a firm needs a few million dollars to grow into a
revenue-generating operation, the area can’t compete with Silicon Valley’s magnetism for venture capital.
MoreAngie's List posts smaller loss on soaring revenue
April 24, 2013
Associated PressThe latest results beat Wall Street estimates, driving the Indianapolis-based company's shares upward by nearly 7 percent
in after-market trading on Wednesday.
MoreAfter raid, pet store owner agrees to quit selling animals
April 23, 2013
IBJ StaffAnimal control officers found hundreds of violations in March at The Fish Bowl, 2101 East Michigan St. The owner plans to
continue operating his business as a pet-supply store.
MoreFood trucks find patchwork of rules in northern suburbs
April 13, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisAs the food truck industry heats up in Indianapolis, leaders of its fast-growing northern suburbs are starting to rewrite
the rules of the road.
MoreGreenwood's Old Town revival targets sidewalks, traffic flow
April 13, 2013
Dan HumanGreenwood city officials are in the early stages of a downtown revitalization plan that would begin with an investment of
up to $9 million designed to make Old Town more appealing to both vehicle and foot traffic.
MoreIU medical school's push to launch startups bears fruit
April 13, 2013
J.K. WallThe Indiana University School of Medicine has launched 12 companies in the past 18 months—a burst of startup activity
the school has never seen before.
More'Beer geeks' hatch plan for east-side hops farm
April 13, 2013
Scott OlsonA couple of fledgling entrepreneurs hope to tap into the increasing popularity of local microbreweries—not by starting
one but by supplying them with a key flavoring ingredient integral to making beer.
MoreDigital marketers try to cut through clutter
April 13, 2013
Chris O'MalleyElement Three is among dozens of ad/marketing firms in the city that put digital marketing—in a dizzying array of formats
and specialties—front-and-center. Often led by “millennial” types in their 20s and 30s to whom things like social media are
second nature, they’re giving ensconced agencies a run for their money.
MoreMobile boutique takes pop-up retail on the road
April 6, 2013
Jill McCarterHeather Hogan Pirowski, owner of Retro 101, is among a growing number of retailers who have chosen the nomadic lifestyle .
Looking for an alternative to the fixed overhead of a permanent location, they set up shop at a site for a few days or weeks,
then pack up and move on.
MoreGraphic designer advises marketers on nuances of reaching Latinos
March 30, 2013
Chris O'MalleyAdvertiser Carlos Sosa has designed some very recognizable work—including logos for IndyGo and the Indianapolis Indians—but
he is more focused these days on helping businesses more effectively market to the Indianapolis Latino community.
MoreCrunching the numbers on Obamacare
March 30, 2013
J.K. WallThe biggest changes from President Obama’s 2010 health reform law take effect nine months from now, so many Hoosier
employers have started crunching detailed numbers to cost out their options.
MoreCompany taps sports market with bacteria-stalking chemical
March 23, 2013
Anthony SchoettleAnderson-based Coeus Technology has invented a chemical that kills dangerous bacteria, including potentially deadly staph,
by forming a germ-killing barrier that lasts two weeks to six months.
MoreUrban biz accelerator giving leg up to startups
March 23, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisIndianapolis-based startup Dreamapolis is finalizing the details of its first Dreamapolis Accelerator class, a 12-week crash
course designed to help high-potential urban businesses get up to speed quickly.
MoreIndiana tech startups deemed seeds of promise
March 16, 2013
Chris O'MalleyThere’s the company founded by a college kid, in his dorm room. Another firm was launched by a guru from the shadowy
world of cyber security. And the other was founded by tech veterans old enough to remember IBM punch cards. Three Indiana
tech companies have surfaced among standouts in the notes of judges for TechPoint’s annual Mira Awards—the Hoosier
tech version of the Oscars.
MoreAngie's List grows bullish on e-commerce effort
March 16, 2013
Scott OlsonAngie’s List Inc. is taking a page from the Groupon playbook to build its new e-commerce initiative into a genuine revenue
generator.
MoreOnline used-car marketplace expands into Cincinnati
March 16, 2013
IBJ StaffMaxTradein, which allows dealers to bid on cars, adds former ChaCha executive to pursue roll-out to 30 markets.
MoreEx-Marcadia executive co-founds software firm
March 16, 2013
Chris O'MalleyA fixture in Indianapolis' startup community, Marcadia Biotech co-founder Kent Hawryluk is backing a project management
software firm.
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Cats out of the bag. The object of the game is to get acquired. That means the company has no idea how to grow beyond a certain point. Email is a 1990s technology. I have laughed at this company since day one. Such a small bit player. If it was anywhere but here, it wouldn't be newsworthy.
Esther, Indy has passed Chicago in the local government corruption arena. Don't downgrade us. We're No. 1 in the Midwest.
Does the buyer get to keep the recent Accu-Chek J.D. Power award? Be careful, those Swiss cannot be trusted. Last June they pimped Mayor Ballard and former Governor Daniels at a media op, announcing plans to invest "$300 million at its Indianapolis headquarters, creating up to 100 new jobs by 2017," only to turn around and close the Roche Nutley, NJ facility and eliminate 1000 jobs there later the same week. It seems that healthcare can be innovated only as long as money is to be made. Right now Roche seems to have big eyes for China: there are many Chinese in China and potential billions in Swiss francs! Since Roche is having difficulty with US insurance companies swallowing the bill for overpriced cancer drugs (with debatable efficacy) why not sell insurance to the Chinese and market the drugs to them there? There is a name for these sort of business practices however proper decorum precludes it use in this forum.
Same kind of Luddites who oppose I-69. Guessing their 501(c)(4) application probably sailed right through the IRS.