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Angie's List CEO Oesterle grows east-side footprint
June 9, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinBill Oesterle’s firm Henry Amalgamated has purchased 48 properties in the Holy Cross neighborhood from 2006 through
this May. Nearly 40 percent of those purchases have been made since Angie’s List struck a $7.1 million incentives deal
with the city of Indianapolis in October.
MoreRacing simulator lands real tax break for two-seaters
June 9, 2012
Legislature agreed to extend to Indy Racing Experience the same sales-tax exemption enjoyed by race teams.
MoreTaxing career path ultimately appeals to entrepreneur
June 2, 2012
Chris O'MalleyAccounting, church jobs lead to software firm that helps tax accountants manage property tax disputes.
MoreINSIDE DISH: Smokers' haven prepares for ban
May 30, 2012
Mason King
Mass Avenue Pub survived a two-year hiatus in the mid-2000s after a massive infrastructure collapse. Its owners think
going smokeless on Friday will be a comparative breeze, even though 65 percent of their clientele like to light up.
For graying generation, startups are booming
May 26, 2012
Mason KingSince the 1990s, the demographic makeup of new entrepreneurs has been steadily shifting toward baby boomers as they seek personal
and financial fulfillment. Count Fountain Square Brewing Co.'s Bill Webster among them.
MoreMentors give entrepreneurs a business boost
May 26, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisGood mentors can make a world of difference to up-and-coming entrepreneurs. Countless business owners find themselves in need
of a gut check from time to time and, these days, mentors are an essential part of their toolkit.
MoreNot-for-profit hoping to grow microloan program
May 26, 2012
Scott OlsonSmall amounts of funding often ignored by larger banks.
MoreBiz boosters embrace One Click, but it's no sure thing
May 19, 2012
Cory SchoutenHusband-and-wife entrepreneurs Randy and Angie Stocklin started Greenwood-based One Click Ventures out of their home with
$20,000 in 2005. They now own a portfolio of niche retail websites, including SunglassWarehouse.com, HandbagHeaven.com and
Scarves.net, which brought $5.3 million in revenue last year.
MoreKids to sell lemonade at the Indiana Statehouse
May 18, 2012
Associated PressMore than 15,000 young people from pre-school age through high school will open lemonade stands across the greater Indianapolis
area this weekend.
MoreChamber to merge with economic development groups
May 17, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce will lead economic development efforts for central Indiana by merging with Develop
Indy, Indy Partnership and Business Ownership Initiative, the groups announced Thursday.
MoreSignature Inns founder plans auto-care franchises
May 17, 2012
Scott OlsonHonest-1 Auto Care hopes to open as many as 20 shops in Indiana over five to seven years and has tapped the founder of the
Signature Inns chain to help lead the effort.
MoreFormer Pac-Van owners return to mobile office biz
May 16, 2012
Scott OlsonBrent and Matthew Claymon have founded OnSite Space LLC and acquired Indianapolis-based Tyson Corp., to form OnSite Space
by Tyson. The brothers sold Pac-Van in 2006 and have returned to the industry after their five-year non-compete expired.
MoreDigital textbook firm Courseload raises millions
May 12, 2012
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis-based digital textbook company Courseload completed a new round of fundraising in April that its CEO says
gives the company the cash it needs to keep landing new university customers in what has become a fast-growing but hyper-competitive
field.
MoreProgress spotty in narrowing tech field's gender gap
May 12, 2012
Chris O'MalleyMost technology firm startups are birthed by men in their 20s and 30s who have a background in computer science. To what degree
women are underrepresented in the ranks of tech entrepreneurs is hard to quantify, but it’s a small universe.
MoreCarmel event firm sold, relocated to Castleton
May 12, 2012
EventzPlus, besides hosting large gatherings, will also offer daily office space rentals to small business owners.
MorePurdue's Indy tech incubator nearing capacity
May 12, 2012
Chris O'MalleyOfficials consider expanding facility that got off to a slow start but began filling up last fall.
MoreWant to check your coat? Now, there's an app for that
May 5, 2012
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis-based upstart CoatChex is preparing the launch of an iPad-based, ticketless coat-check system for bars through
which a patron enters his phone number to check a coat and, later, to retrieve it.
MoreFast-food clients fueling furniture-maker's growth
May 5, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinFacility Concepts’ can-do attitude has cemented the loyalty of clients like Southern Bells—one of the largest
Taco Bell franchises in the country—and propelled it from startup consultancy in 2004 to full-fledged manufacturer.
MoreINSIDE DISH: Husband-wife team revive sushi joint's reputation
May 4, 2012
Mason King
Scott and Debbie Bennett sank their savings into purchasing Greenwood's
Yokohama, which had a past peppered with disappointed patrons.
Power-grid software maker lands $7M in venture capital
May 1, 2012
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis-based Blue Pillar Inc., which makes software to manage electrical grids, has closed on $7 million in funding
from four venture capital firms, it said Monday.
MoreVeteran broker Hohmann leaves Cassidy Turley to go solo
May 1, 2012
Tom HartonHohmann has been involved in numerous high-profile real estate deals over the years, including the transaction that resulted
in development of Intech Park and assembling about 60 acres for Clay Terrace in Carmel.
MoreBioCrossroads launches second seed fund
April 30, 2012
J.K. WallBioCrossroads Inc. has raised an $8.25 million seed fund in its second attempt to help startup life sciences companies grow
to the point where they can attract venture capital or a corporate funder.
MoreGrowth pushes Bluelock into black
April 28, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe growing popularity of cloud computing is sending sales skyward for Bluelock, a 6-year-old firm that is turning a profit
and garnering national attention.
MoreFirm finds opportunity helping employers with hiring
April 28, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisRushville-based Barada Associates Inc. specializes in helping business clients make good hiring decisions—services that
have become more popular as companies find themselves inundated with eager applicants looking for work.
MoreMediaSauce co-owner leaves firm, starts new ad agency
April 28, 2012
Anthony SchoettleMagnitude already has landed several big clients, including the Indiana Pacers and Northwestern University.
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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.