May 11, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisThe recession and then the death of a founder put the Carmel waxing spa on a new trajectory. Now co-owner Brenda Schultz is
mulling expansion plans.
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April 6, 2013
Jill McCarterHeather Hogan Pirowski, owner of Retro 101, is among a growing number of retailers who have chosen the nomadic lifestyle .
Looking for an alternative to the fixed overhead of a permanent location, they set up shop at a site for a few days or weeks,
then pack up and move on.
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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.
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November 10, 2012
Chris O'MalleyIf a biotech startup were akin to a rock band, Kristin Sherman might be the keyboardist. She’s not front-and-center
on the stage, but the ballad wouldn’t be as dynamic without her pounding the chords.
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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.
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August 11, 2012
Dan HumanEllen Annala has less than a year to lead United Way of Central Indiana through a multimillion-dollar fundraising campaign
and launch a five-year strategy. At the same time, the not-for-profit’s board has its own challenge: finding someone
to take over when Annala retires April 1.
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June 9, 2012
Ann FinchVictoria Schneider Temple's 50-year-old family engineering firm, The Schneider Corp., survived drastic cutbacks during the
recession through a culture of respect and integrity.
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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.
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April 7, 2012
Ann FinchMelissa Proffitt Reese joined Ice Miller LLP straight out of law school, and has spent the next three decades juggling an
employee-benefits practice there with a whirlwind schedule of community involvement.
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March 10, 2012
Ann FinchConner Prairie President and CEO Ellen Rosenthal has brought to the Fishers museum her passion for creating great visitor
experiences.
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February 11, 2012
Ann FinchKathy Cabello left a lucrative IT career to start Cabello Associates Inc., a marketing consultancy celebrating its 10th anniversary
this year.
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January 7, 2012
Ann FinchRetha Parsley owns three franchises for Edible Arrangements, a fruit-bouquet-delivery business, including a new downtown location
that also sells in-store dipped fruit, fruit smoothies and fruit parfaits.
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December 10, 2011
Ann FinchLynn Kimmel, president of Lockhart Automotive Group, is helping her family business recover from losing three Saturn dealerships
and a Hummer dealership when General Motors Corp. folded both those lines.
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November 12, 2011
Ann FinchBeverly Miller has built a successful sign company by providing clients full service, from helping them navigate city code
regulations, to designing, manufacturing, installing and servicing their signs.
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September 10, 2011
Ann FinchLandstory, Joann Green's landscape architecture firm, is a snug four-person company that has designed exterior spaces for
some major Indianapolis projects, such as the JW Marriott, Lucas Oil Stadium and Indiana University's Melvin and Bren Simon
Cancer Center.
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August 6, 2011
Ann FinchIndiana State Fair Commission Executive Director Cynthia Hoye has parlayed a lifelong love affair with 4-H and fairs into
a career of supporting agriculture and extension programs and finding ways to make a good fair better.
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July 9, 2011
Ann FinchPat Koch, whose official title at her family-owned Holiday World theme park is director of values, sets a high bar for hard
work and dedication.
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June 11, 2011
Ann FinchColleen Hittle became CEO and sole owner of the Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical and medical device consulting firm in April.
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May 7, 2011
Ann FinchFew bank presidents gather their employees once a week and pass out plastic clapping hands to keep the beat to music pulsing
full volume through the lobby. Fewer still climb atop a customer-service counter to open the early-morning pep rally with
a full grin. Karen Miller does both.
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April 9, 2011
Ann FinchBest friends Cynthia Collins and Judy Fitzgerald open the seventh season of their theater company in the brand new Studio
Theatre in Carmel’s Center for the Performing Arts.
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March 12, 2011
Ann FinchAida McCammon has spent 20 years helping Hispanics improve their lives and succeed in the United States.
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February 12, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloA rejuvenating massage and facial were the inspiration for Jennifer Rubenstein to found Simply Well LLC, a marketing business
that launched the Simply Well Book in September. The book features offers from 46 locally owned salons, organic markets, yoga
studios and similar businesses.
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January 8, 2011
Ann FinchDonna Gadient has risen to the top ranks of engineering firm R.W. Armstrong through hard work, and without a college education.
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October 9, 2010
Francesca Jarosz
Ann Murtlow's ability to connect with employees and the community
has helped her thrive in a male-dominated field. She is one of a only a handful of women in the country to lead utilities.
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April 10, 2010
Tawn ParentDeseri Garcia's Vida Aventura consulting firm uses challenge courses, other unusual techniques to improve teamwork, morale.
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Steak and Shake USED to be a good place to eat, but the now empty parking spaces tell the story of Poor Service, Declining quality of food and just more gimmicks and rear cooking....I used to be a customer, but no more...won't be back...to many other Good Places to eat in INDY...
This man has continued to destroy the Steak and Shake brand. Did he not learn from the sins of owners past. The SNS logo and Brand are strong, I cant understand why he wants to destroy the brand other than to satisfy his big ego.This will turn out to be a big mistake. Sleek new look for a traditional product..makes no logical sense
I mean REALLY!!! What's next taking away the Burger King's crown, turn the golden arches into silver columns? No I know let's get Wendy a pink mohawk.
A couple of thoughts on some of the information presented here from someone with a bit of experience in this area: First, Does anyone remember a time in the past 35 years when insurance premiums DIDN'T increase? They increase every year. The more rigorous rate review requirements of the Affordable Care Act (effective in 2011) have likely caused those increases to moderate as they have averaged below 10% for the past few years, down from much higer averages in prior years. Second, Oregon will operate a state-based Exchange. Recently, they were one of the first states to release their proposed (not yet reviewed by regulators)premium rates -- our first view of Exchange rates. After 2 insurers saw their competitors' rates, they pulled theirs back and re-submitted LOWER rates. In my nearly 10 years as a state insurance regulator, and two years as a federal regulator, I don't ever recall an insurer voluntarily lowering its rates. THAT'S the kind of transparency and competition the online marketplaces (Exchanges) will bring about. 3) ...and this is just a random thought: A big concern among health policy experts is the capacity of the primary care provider community to handle the happy fact that a large number of individuals will be newly-insured under the Affordable Care Act. With the system being stretched so thin for INSURED individuals, It seems highly doubtful that more than a very few "cash-and-carry" physicians will be able to survive in the new, improved healthcare system. Sally McCarty Center on Health Insurance Reform Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
liek the rest of America