Women in Business
Progress 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.
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.
Ice Miller lawyer contributes far and wide
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.
MoreCEO helps Conner Prairie educate by creating 'social experience'
March 10, 2012
Ann FinchConner Prairie President and CEO Ellen Rosenthal has brought to the Fishers museum her passion for creating great visitor
experiences.
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.
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: Debriefing with Super Bowl chief
February 9, 2012
Mason King
Host Committee CEO Allison Melangton opens up about the last three years. Why is she called "The Binder Whisperer"?
How did she react to pushback against "super scarves"? When did she need to get tough with the NFL?
Edible Arrangements franchisee opens third location
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.
MoreLockhart Automotive co-owner recovering from losing Saturn
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.
MoreSign-company owner builds full-service firm on trust
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.
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: Pugnacious DeLaney seeks simpler life
October 19, 2011
Mason King
What position did Ann DeLaney turn down in the 1996 presidential election
to remain head of The Julian Center? After 15 years, why did she step down? How much of TV's "Indiana Week in Review"
is theater?
Dentist driven to draw blacks to profession
October 8, 2011
Ann FinchWhen Jeanette Sabir-Holloway entered dental school at Indiana University in 1976, she was one of only three black students
in a class of 120. She would be the only African-American to graduate with her class four years later.
MoreLandscape architect stays small by design
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.
MoreState fair chief 'born and raised' to lead showcase event
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.
MoreHomegrown firm creates stir with organic Bloody Mary mix
July 23, 2011
Andrew SmithHoosier Momma Bloody Mary mix started with a $1,000 loan 18 months ago, and has now become a profitable entity available in
350 locations and six states. This month, Hoosier Momma expanded into Kentucky, thanks to a deal with national distribution
giant Southern Wine and Spirits.
MoreMatriarch's work ethic inspires Holiday World staff
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.
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: Conrad's top chef rustles up advice
July 6, 2011
Mason King
Do you need a culinary degree to be an executive chef? How do you serve
hundreds at a time? What's the difference between cooking for Hoosiers and Floridians? Michelle Matiya boils it down.
New minority supplier council chief aims to raise agency's profile
July 2, 2011
Scott OlsonCarolyn Mosby brings a wealth of experience to the Indiana Minority Supplier Development Council, which she hopes to lead
to the next level of success.
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: State Fair's boss plans for big bash
June 22, 2011
Mason King
How
does a celebration of agriculture stay relevant? What happens after the cows go home? Cindy Hoye has answers.
STYLE: Local entrepreneur teaches upholstery staples
June 18, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloShelly Leer had planned to start ModHomeEc on a small scale, but has found it tough to keep it there. She’s had to double
class sizes from three students to six since January and has started offering three-day, out-of-town workshops in Chicago.
MoreAnson Group CEO thrives on helping clients work with FDA
June 11, 2011
Ann FinchColleen Hittle became CEO and sole owner of the Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical and medical device consulting firm in April.
MoreINSIDE DISH: Mexican mainstay puts second spot on front burner
May 27, 2011
Mason King
After 25 years at La Margarita, stabilizing sales and surviving family
tragedy, owner Lori Rangel-Grubbs is branching out to Fountain Square.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Wishard's top doc stays true to roots
May 18, 2011
Mason King
How can practicing medicine prepare you for a CEO post? And why is it
smart to continue seeing patients once you get the top job? Dr. Lisa Harris will see you now with answers.
President transforms workplace culture at Farmers Bank
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.
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: Fast-growing firm handles ascent
May 4, 2011
Mason King
Michele Meyer, a former Air Force brat, piloted CSCI Consulting to 850
percent revenue growth over four years. So, why is her advice to "start small"? What obstacles await when a firm
takes off?
Equal Pay Day highlights persistent wage disparity
April 13, 2011
Scott OlsonIn Indiana, women working full time are paid an average of $31,762 per year while men earn an average of $43,631 annually,
U.S. Census Bureau statistics show.
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Any "Domestic Partner Registry" is subject to significant fraud just like the recent media investigation showing huge problems with the Indiana Sex and Violent Offender Registry.
What prevents people from claiming benefits from more than one employer for more than one "partner"?
Don't see the HR department conducting sex & committed relationship audits with home visits?
Words cannot adequated express how riduculous this is. How can anyone go from 8.8 million to 29.2 million (thanks for the $4 gas prices by the way)??
As the city is increasing employee costs, lowering insurance coverages, and completely dropping city/county benefit coverage for employed spouses/kids employed elsewhere, they want to start covering homosexual partners, girl/boy friends, and unemployed room mates?
"At the heart of the change, said Speedway executives, is creating an event that is more friendly toward the track’s corporate partners." What about the fan? For the first time in my 15 years going to the track, I was confined to three small, cramped sections of turn 4 on Pole Day. Not enjoyable. Sponsors banners may generate revenue in the short term, but I don't see IMS/IndyCar doing anything to make the product they are selling more desirable. Sponsors only come where the fans are, so seems to me they have to do something to get more fans in the seats before selling advertising space on the walls. And 220 MPH ain't going to do it!
TV ratings anyone? Name a driver that is not Penske or Ganassi? Ads on the turns? "It's a business..." that is the problem. It's racing and they are ruining it. Tony H. is spinning.