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Startup
Startups launch apps to facilitate good deeds
March 31, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinTwo startup firms, Cause.It LLC and Trensy LLC, have created tools that link charitable behavior and consumption. Like the
hit app Foursquare, the newcomers encourage users to “check in” when they show up at events or complete activities
so they can earn rewards offered by local businesses.
MoreEntrepreneurs see early success with new liqueur
March 24, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisBlue MF is a vodka-and-rum-based liqueur concocted by three Indiana University fraternity brothers turned entrepreneurs. Their
firm, Indianapolis-based More Fun Liqueur, launched its signature drink in October and now is seeking investors to help fund
expansion.
MoreSerial entrepreneur builds more than business
February 25, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisWestfield resident Jenn Kampmeier is a CEO—that’s “chief everything officer” in the get-it-done world
of startups—who prefers an even-loftier title: Mom.
MoreStartup coaches clients on dating
February 11, 2012
Hayleigh ColomboMiss Pivot is a social-skills training company that offers one-on-one coaching from professional “wing” women,
group classes on topics like starting conversations, and now a mobile app that promises users the knowledge they need to “Fire
Cupid.”
MoreDeveloperTown sees sale of first company it helped fund, coach
February 4, 2012
Chris O'MalleyDaily Lunch Deal sold last month after just a year in business, marking a milestone for its venture-firm mentor.
MoreTravel club startup patterned after Ambassadair trying to raise $5 million
February 4, 2012
Chris O'MalleyA former employee of Ambassadair travel club is trying to raise $5.3 million to finance the first six months of a business
created in its image.
MoreTechies aim to make money from memories
February 4, 2012
Chris O'MalleyTwo DePauw University graduates are launching a website they hope will preserve the world’s memories, through a virtual
bank of shared experiences.
MoreSite aims to be city's go-to events calendar
December 10, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinTwo local concert promotors have launched a calendar website, called Do317.com, that ranks arts and entertainment events according
to the preferences of its users and designated “tastemakers.”.
MoreEntrepreneurs aim to deliver custom beverages
December 9, 2011
Andrea Muirragui Davis
Mad scientists, rejoice: An Indianapolis startup is rolling out a make-your-own-soft-drink
campaign its founders hope will become the YouTube of the beverage industry. They left Thursday night on a 6,000-mile promotional
tour.
Q&A
December 5, 2011
J.K. WallCarmel resident David Wasilewski has launched WhatNext, a website that uses algorithms to make it easier
for cancer patients to connect with others in similar circumstances. Wasilewski, 39, spent eight years as chief operating
officer of the Spanx line of body shapers and did health care consulting before that. In addition to helping patients, he
thinks WhatNext can become a way for health care organizations share their expertise with patients in need.
MoreTrio of ad agency executives launches boutique firm
November 19, 2011
Anthony SchoettleThree well-known advertising industry executives formed an agency this month that industry insiders think could make some
noise in the local market.
MoreMy Toy Garden wades into specialty retail business
November 12, 2011
IBJ StaffA teacher for 17 years, Carmel resident Janet Pillsbury opened her store in September to give shoppers more options.
MoreCarmel resident takes entrepreneurship plunge with Amy's PJs
November 5, 2011
IBJ StaffAmy Graham left her job as marketing director of a plastic surgery practice early this year to pursue her dream of running
a high-end pajama boutique.
MoreStartup aims to mend doctors' social media woes
October 29, 2011
J.K. WallRepuChek software tracks, analyzes what's being said about doctors on the Internet.
MoreOwner launches HVAC business after selling family firm
October 29, 2011
Andrea Muirragui DavisLarry Howald sold his father’s 40-employee HVAC business to Lennox in 2000 during a wave of industry consolidation.
He stayed with the firm for a decade, but has now left to strike out on his own again.
MoreINSIDE DISH: Avec Moi in midst of startup tests
September 30, 2011
Mason King
Kris Parmelee pulled off a major career shift by switching from consultancy
to the kitchen. But getting her home-cooking takeout startup, Avec Moi, off the ground has been tough.
Indianapolis tech companies seeded by big '90s success
September 24, 2011
Chris O'MalleyMoney and experience have flowed to a number of firms from Software Artistry executives.
MoreGlobal micro lender Grameen ramps up in Indianapolis
August 6, 2011
Low-income women could receive loans in weeks.
MoreTech startup Tinderbox picks up more funding, industry veteran
July 30, 2011
IBJ StaffA former executive vice president at Indianapolis-based e-mail marketing firm Exact Target will lead the firm’s effort
to sell to bigger companies.
MoreMaker of singing coozie has deals with IU, Purdue, Iowa
July 16, 2011
Anthony SchoettleCooler Conversations thinks it can penetrate the novelty items market with beverage sleeves that can play school fight songs
or corporate messages when a drink is inserted.
MoreTwo former Colts join technology startup The Tyros LLC
July 2, 2011
IBJ StaffThe Tyros offers an online training system and other web-based tools for hiring and rating sports officials.
MoreIngredients in place for plethora of Hoosier IPOs
May 28, 2011
Greg AndrewsSome Indiana firms are adding management and board firepower—moves likely to help them win over investors should they
move ahead with public offerings.
MoreKitchen incubator celebrates graduation of first user
May 4, 2011
Avec Moi, a company that prepares meals to go, is moving to a permanent home at 701 E. 62nd St. In recognition of the event,
the city of Indianapolis awarded Indy's Kitchen a $17,000 grant.
MoreCompanies seek equity in return for services to startups
April 16, 2011
Francesca JaroszA crop of Indianapolis companies is embracing the practice of developing and marketing products for startups in exchange for
an ownership stake.
MoreShelbyville uses new incubator to lure tech firm Tyros
April 16, 2011
Anthony SchoettleA company that will soon become Shelbyville’s newest corporate resident has a nifty, high-tech idea to help schools,
leagues and sports associations connect with sports referees and officials.
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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.