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Convenience stores sue to sell cold beer in Indiana
May 14, 2013
Mason KingAn industry trade group filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning contending that Indiana liquor law is unconstitutional and unfairly
benefits liquor stores.
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.
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.
MoreGreenwood pet store stocked with exotic critters
April 5, 2013
Associated PressFrom tarantulas to emperor scorpions and monitor lizards, Pandemonium Exotics caters to enthusiasts looking for pets beyond
a dog or cat.
MoreIndy pet store raid finds hundreds of dead animals
March 15, 2013
Associated PressAnimal control officials who raided an Indianapolis pet store that failed an annual inspection say they found hundreds of
dead small animals as well as other creatures living in filthy tanks and cages.
MoreGerdt Furniture owners embroiled in $4M court fight
March 14, 2013
Scott OlsonA family dispute involving the owners of Gerdt Furniture & Interiors Inc. has led to a lawsuit accusing them of owing
nearly $4 million in unpaid rent and loans.
MoreCash-for-gold retail bill passes Indiana House
February 21, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indiana House on Thursday approved a bill regulating cash-for-gold stores, which have proliferated since gold prices shot
up in 2008.
MoreOffice Depot agrees to buy OfficeMax for about $1.2B
February 20, 2013
Associated PressThe move would combine the No. 2 and No. 3 office supply retailers and lead to consolidation in an industry that analysts
say is over-stored. Office Depot has eight stores in the Indianapolis area and OfficeMax has five.
MoreSisters put sophisticated spin on popcorn
February 9, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisJust Pop In! retail stores feature traditional, popular flavors like caramel and cheddar—and an “Indy Style”
mixture of the two—but a dizzying array of more imaginative concoctions sets the local chain apart.
MoreBill would crack down on sales to secondhand shops
February 4, 2013
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers are considering a bill that would crack down on sales of stolen goods to the state's secondhand stores.
MoreIndiana gun permit denials nearly double in 4 years
February 4, 2013
Associated PressThe number of state residents whose gun permit requests were denied by the Indiana State Police has nearly doubled in
the past four years amid an increase in permit applications.
MoreDowntown Arvey store reopens under new ownership
January 11, 2013
Scott OlsonArvey Paper & Office Products at 1021 N. Pennsylvania St. began serving customers again in December after closing for six
months. A former executive of Arvey's previous parent company bought the name and has reopened five stores nationwide.
MoreGreenfield gun seller, others seeing run on guns
January 8, 2013
Associated PressGun enthusiasts are snapping up weapons faster than they can be replenished. And applications for gun permits spiked sharply
toward the end of 2012.
MoreGerdt Furniture to close doors after 53-year run
December 21, 2012
IBJ StaffThe last remaining store for the family-owned business, which recently shuttered its Castleton location, will stage a liquidation
sale on Dec. 28.
MoreLandmark Anderson drugstore closes after 80 years
December 20, 2012
Associated PressHoward Gwinn worked as a teacher and a Chicago-based pharmacist before opening shop at Fifth Street and Madison Avenue in
Anderson in 1932. The drugstore he founded was a neighborhood fixture until closing Wednesday night.
MoreStartup'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.
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.
MoreUpscale grocer Fresh Market planning Fishers store
November 27, 2012
IBJ StaffSpecialty grocery chain The Fresh Market is planning its third store in the Indianapolis area, this time at 116th Street and
Cumberland Road in Fishers.
MoreDry cleaners' solvents taint Martinsville's water
November 3, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed placing the city of Martinsville on its Superfund priority list,
citing groundwater contamination traced to several former dry cleaning shops in the heart of town.
MoreDry cleaners moving to 'perc' alternatives
November 3, 2012
Chris O'MalleyOne of the region’s largest dry cleaning companies recently washed its hands of perchloroethylene, the dry cleaning
chemical at the heart of about 170 cleaner site cleanups statewide.
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.
MoreKennedys sell interests in running store chain
September 27, 2012
Anthony SchoettleBob and Melina Kennedy have sold their assets in BlueMile, a chain of running and fitness stores they founded 12 years ago
as The Running Co. Co-founders Ashley and Andrea Johnson are now sole owners.
MoreWomen's retailer plans $37M expansion, 242 jobs
September 27, 2012
New York-based Ascena Retail Group, whose female clothing brands include Justice, Lane Bryant, Maurices and Dressbarn, plans
to transform its 794,000-square-foot warehouse in Greencastle into an e-commerce distribution hub.
MoreIndianapolis jeweler shot during home break-in
September 16, 2012
Associated PressIndianapolis police say jeweler Gary Thrapp of G. Thrapp Jewelers was in stable but serious condition Sunday after being shot
when two people broke into his home.
MoreFashion Mall landlord suing tenant over unpaid rent
July 30, 2012
Scott OlsonA division of Simon Property Group Inc. is suing Brisbane, Calif.-based Bebe Stores Inc., claiming the women's clothing retailer
owes it $64,000 in unpaid rent.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.