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Royal Spa owner prevails in suits involving ex-employee
October 4, 2012
Scott OlsonRoyal Spa CEO Robert Dapper won a small judgment against ex-employee Kevin Roessler, and had a complaint and counterclaim
containing sexually explicit charges against him dismissed.
MoreGerdt Furniture closing Castleton location
October 3, 2012
Scott OlsonThe 26-year-old store at 8602 Allisonville Road is liquidating its merchandise and is marking down prices as much as 70 percent.
Gerdt's original and lone remaining store, in Southport, will stay open.
MoreDefender Direct acquires Williams Comfort Air
October 3, 2012
Scott OlsonHome-security and satellite-dish installer Defender Direct Inc. has acquired local heating, cooling and plumbing powerhouse
Williams Comfort Air, creating a home-services company with nearly 2,200 employees and $335 million in annual revenue.
MoreLocal software developer plans to add 25 jobs
October 2, 2012
Connect Think LLC said it will add the jobs by 2016 and will invest $244,000 in equipment to continue its focus on mobile
application development.
MoreLocal pilot turns aerobatics into satisfying 'jobby'
September 29, 2012
Ellen KobeBilly Werth's passion for flying has landed him two jobs that pay the bills--as commercial pilot with Chautauqua Airlines
and a major in the Air Force Reserves at Grissom Air Reserve Base in Peru. His third job is just for fun. Since 2006, Werth
has owned an acrobatic flying company called Grayout Aerosports.
MoreSale of signature game Phase 10 sent Fundex into ditch
September 29, 2012
Greg AndrewsThe nightmare that culminated with the Plainfield-based company’s recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing began in the depths
of the financial crisis, when the company’s lender yanked its more-than-$10-million line of credit.
MoreStartup aims to take business cards into digital age
September 22, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisIndianapolis entrepreneur Nick Carter thinks he’s found a way to eliminate the “black hole” of marketing
data: smart business cards that track how recipients use them.
MoreSun King brewing another round of growth
September 22, 2012
Greg AndrewsAfter just three years in business, Sun King finds itself the second-largest brewer in Indiana, behind only Three Floyds Brewing
Co. in Munster, which produces about 23,000 barrels and also is growing quickly.
MoreEvent-planning vet Maribeth Smith has impressive resume
September 22, 2012
Scott OlsonMaribeth Smith’s introduction to the world of event planning sure was a doozy—coordinating the city’s first
significant Final Four in 1991. In the 20 years since, Smith has planned some of Indianapolis’ biggest soirees, highlighted
this year by several events surrounding the Super Bowl, which helped cement her status as one of the city’s leading
meeting planners.
MoreStudy: Indiana tax code discourages small businesses
September 15, 2012
Associated PressA new study of Indiana's business tax structure suggests the state's tax code discourages the small, home-grown businesses
often considered the engines of job creation.
MoreMillerWhite signs slew of new clients in last six months
September 15, 2012
Marketing firm lines up almost two dozen clients, most of them based in Indiana.
MoreHoosier Momma growing sales, ambitions
September 15, 2012
Seller of Bloody Mary mix adds new concoctions, broadens distribution to seven states.
MoreNew rules open door to ads for private placements
September 15, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinIn accordance with the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission will lift the long-standing
ban on “general solicitation” of unregistered securities.
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: Film fest chief zooms in on fundraising
September 14, 2012
Mason King
What "Twilight Zone"-ish connection does the founder of Heartland
Truly Moving Pictures have to its new HQ? What tearjerking moment did he share with a major donor? How did he calm an infuriated
Hollywood director? Jeffrey Sparks is ready for his closeup.
Game maker Fundex files for bankruptcy reorganization
September 11, 2012
Scott OlsonThe once high-flying Fundex is seeking to reorganize under the protection of bankruptcy as the lawsuits against the Plainfield-based
company continue to pile up. Fundex lists assets of nearly $1.5 million and liabilities of $8.9 million.
MoreReal estate firm's niche is commercial Hispanic clients
September 8, 2012
Dan HumanReal estate entrepreneur Kelli Membreno, a bilingual native of northern Indiana, has built a business on helping Hispanic
entrepreneurs navigate the barriers of language and American business customs.
MoreNew company focuses on making football helmets that reduce concussions
September 1, 2012
Anthony SchoettleBill Simpson, famous for pioneering multiple advances in auto-racing safety, has turned his attention to a new sport. His
new company, SGH Helmets, is making a football helmet that Simpson hopes will help prevent concussions.
MoreWOJTOWICZ: Lenders need financial statements to protect investment
August 27, 2012
Jean WojtowiczThe bank needs to know how your business is doing right now (usually the most recent 30 or 60 days), rather than rely on your
current year’s tax return that may have aged several months.
MoreRemodeling rebounds as homeowners opt to fix what they have
August 25, 2012
Cory SchoutenMore homeowners are taking the plunge on pricey home remodeling projects—ranging from kitchens, bathrooms and basements
to outdoor living areas and whole-house makeovers—after a roughly five-year lull that began with the housing downturn.
MoreSmall firms using social media to tighten ties to customers
August 25, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisMore small businesses are turning to technology to connect with clients. Nationwide, over half of firms with fewer than 100
employees use social media, according to a 2012 survey from research firm SMB Group Inc.
MoreCarmel ad shop FatAtom prospers by defying norms
August 25, 2012
Anthony SchoettleIn a time when many local, regional and national ad firms have been forced to downsize, FatAtom Marketing has seen its revenue
increase from $180,000 in 2008 to a projected $1.25 million this year, CEO Todd Muffley said.
MoreSix from Indiana make top 500 on Inc.'s fastest-growing list
August 21, 2012
IBJ StaffA half-dozen Indiana companies were ranked in the top 500 in Inc.'s annual list of the the nation's fastest-growing
private companies, but only two are from Indianapolis.
MoreLocal distillers produce Indiana sorghum spirit
August 18, 2012
Ellen KobeTwo central Indiana entrepreneurs are making a new spirit from an old crop—supplied largely by an Amish farmer who doesn’t
drink alcohol. The product is Sorgrhum, a distilled liquor made from the syrup of sweet sorghum, a stalk-like grain used as
a sweetener before sugar cane became widely available.
MoreTechPoint plans summit, entrepreneurial bootcamp
August 18, 2012
The first-ever Indiana Entrepreneurial Bootcamp will only be open to the first 100 who register.
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: Music promoters grow gig schedule
August 15, 2012
Mason King
In four years since begging indie acts to hit Indianapolis, MOKB Presents has become a ubiquitous name
on the city's marquees. The concert-promoting duo expects to have a hand in 150 shows this year, a 50-percent increase
from 2011.
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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.