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Startup's stuffed toys help kids do good
December 15, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisIndianapolis-based Promise Monsters makes and sell plush toys that promote kindness through secret “missions”
kids are asked to complete.
MoreIEDC seeks $30M fund to stoke life sciences firms
December 15, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indiana Economic Development Corp. is looking to renew its commitment to life sciences by creating a $30 million venture
fund. The amount dedicated to one sector would be equal to the state’s allocation for all high-tech startups over the
past two years.
MoreAngie's List alters pay formula for huge sales force
December 15, 2012
Chris O'MalleyIn a move to improve cash flow by an estimated $10 million a year, Angie's List is changing the way it pays its sales staff.
Salespeople compose at least 600 of the more than 1,000 employees at Angie’s, which publishes consumer reviews of plumbers,
pet groomers and other service providers.
MoreIndiana SBA lending drops in 2012, but still exceeds 2010
December 8, 2012
Indiana businesses borrowed $424.7 million through U.S. Small Business Administration programs in 2012, an 18-percent decline
from 2011, latest SBA statistics show.
MoreDeal to save racing show had many twists, turns
December 8, 2012
Anthony SchoettleIn a matter of a few months, operators of the Performance Racing Industry show and its upstart rival, the International Motorsports
Industry Show, went from being bitter rivals to merging—a deal that will return the world’s largest motorsports
trade show to Indianapolis next December.
MoreMidwest Energy oil firm drilling for $15M
December 8, 2012
Chris O'MalleyAn Indianapolis investment advisory oil firm has been looking for blowouts in its own back yard. Midwest Energy Partners is
preparing for its seventh—and largest—round of funding to pay for oil drilling in southwestern Indiana and southeastern
Illinois.
MoreLawmakers may tighten grip on gold-buying business
December 8, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinState lawmakers and Indianapolis officials are looking to regulate the gold-buying business, which police say provides an
easy outlet for stolen goods. Cash-for-gold stores have multiplied as prices more than doubled since 2007.
MoreTax software upstart proves appeal to major companies
December 8, 2012
Chris O'MalleyAppealTrack's simplicity gains attention in growing market for firms managing property tax appeals.
MoreHow 3 real estate entrepreneurs expanded during slowdown
December 8, 2012
Cory SchoutenAasif Bade of Ambrose Property Group, Tadd Miller of Milhaus Development and Joe Whitsett of The Whitsett Group saw opportunity
as many rivals retrenched.
MoreEast-side biz incubator's new owner is old owner
December 5, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis Enterprise Center on the near-east side has been acquired by a local investor group led by the former owner
of the troubled business incubator.
MoreSlinky maker hoping to purchase bankrupt Fundex
December 4, 2012
Scott OlsonPlainfield-based Fundex Games Ltd., which filed for bankruptcy protection in September, said Poof-Slinky Inc. is the only
potential purchaser that has shown interest in acquiring the company's assets.
MoreRecord number of companies grow Indiana operations
December 1, 2012
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. said 220 businesses have expanded or started here, and the number could grow before
the end of the year.
MoreVC funds hope to help early-stage life sciences firms
December 1, 2012
J.K. WallEarly-stage venture capital has been harder and harder to come by for life sciences companies in recent years, but two Indianapolis
investors are working to raise sizable funds to help fill the gap.
MoreWOJTOWICZ: Is small-business ownership for you?
November 30, 2012
Jean WojtowiczThe horror stories are sobering: Dun & Bradstreet reported earlier this year that businesses with fewer than 20 employees
have only a 37 percent chance of surviving four years and just 9 percent will be around 10 years.
MoreSmall stores vie for slice of holiday-shopping pie
November 24, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisNational retailers are licking their chops over the $586 billion consumers are expected to spend during the holiday season,
and small-business owners also are bellying up to the buffet.
MoreDevelopers of smartphone app win Startup Weekend
November 20, 2012
Recoverator helps users catalog belongings and generate professional loss reports for insurance agents and law enforcement.
MoreYats founders prepare to franchise chain across Midwest
November 17, 2012
Anthony SchoettleYats founders Joe and Regina Vuskovich decided earlier this year to grow their restaurant through franchising. Broad Ripple
resident John Sutton and his sister Brittany Franken jumped at the opportunity.
MoreExactTarget co-founder Baggott turns zeal to natural farming
November 17, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinChris Baggott has spent the past year and a half raising cattle, pigs and chickens on pasture, rather than conventional feed
grain, and without the use of hormones or antibiotics.
MoreExecutives backing push to launch pro soccer team
November 17, 2012
Anthony SchoettleA group of Indianapolis business executives is laying the groundwork to launch a professional soccer team here in 2014. Members
of the group won’t identify themselves, but this month they launched a website—indyprosoccer.com—seeking
season-ticket commitments.
MoreGreen BEAN Delivery expands with second farm
November 17, 2012
The locally based purveyor of organic produce is leasing 50 acres in Ohio to serve its customers in that state, Indiana and
Kentucky.
MoreLocal chain takes vacant Clearwater restaurant spot
November 17, 2012
Zionsville-based Oobatz! will open in building formerly occupied by Uno Chicago Grill.
MoreDiagnotes takes top prize in health care challenge
November 16, 2012
Diagnotes LLC's On Call software, which delivers patient medical records to smartphones of an on-call doctor, won the inaugural
Hoosier Healthcare Innovation Challenge.
MoreEntrepreneurs square off during Startup Weekend
November 15, 2012
Scott OlsonThe eighth Startup Weekend in Indianapolis begins Friday, when dozens of potential business owners pit their plans against
each other in the fast-paced event spanning three days.
MoreTechPoint picks young entrepreneur as new leader
November 15, 2012
Chris O'MalleyLeaders for TechPoint, the statewide technology business initiative, have tapped a new president who they think is a veritable
poster child for successful entrepreneurship.
MoreSmall biz exposure clouds WellPoint's future
November 12, 2012
J.K. WallWellPoint’s average small-employer client has just 8.5 lives covered on its health plan. And firms of that size are
far more likely to use the new health insurance exchanges, said WellPoint Chief Financial Officer Wayne DeVeydt.
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Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.
Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!
Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.
As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.