January 15, 2011
J.K. WallLocal companies are embedding stealthy video messages for high school and college students.
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January 15, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloJudging by photos I’ve seen on Facebook, ugly-Christmas-sweater parties ’re all the rage, not to mention pretty
hilarious. But to Jared Ingold of Varagen T-shirts, they're all business.
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January 14, 2011
Scott OlsonThe legislation, assigned to a committee on Wednesday, would increase the maximum for venture capital tax credits from $500,000
to $1 million, helping high-potential startups attract outside funding.
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January 12, 2011
IBJ StaffIndianapolis technology firm MMY Consulting Inc. will spent $700,000 to expand its local operations, economic development
officials said early Wednesday, nearly doubling its staff over the next four years.
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January 10, 2011
Young & Laramore will coordinate national ad campaigns for the Marysville, Ohio-based Scotts LawnService. With 46 employees,
Y&L is the third-largest ad agency in Indianapolis.
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January 10, 2011
Scott OlsonRatio Architects Inc., the area's fourth-largest architectural firm, has acquired Cherry Huffman Architects in Raleigh, N.C.
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January 8, 2011
IBJ StaffThe winner of the Small Business Administration award has seen steady growth during its 10 years in business.
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January 8, 2011
Cory SchoutenTop commercial real estate firms have been playing a name game of late, picking up or dropping national affiliations in a
broad realignment of the city’s brokerage business.
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January 7, 2011
Mason King
After initial trepidation over its chef-centric concept and urban location,
Recess' Greg Hardesty plans to open another school-themed eatery.
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January 1, 2011
Francesca Jarosz
About 200 members of the Hackers and Founders group meet monthly—perhaps
the most clear and strong signal that Indianapolis’ young entrepreneur community is reaching a tipping point.
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January 1, 2011
Chris O'MalleyThree-year-old Indy Power Systems’ first big sale is outside the sizzling, electric car segment. The Noblesville firm
has landed a contract with Melink Corp. to supply a 50-kilowatt grid energy storage and peak-shaving system at the company’s
Cincinnati headquarters.<
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December 21, 2010
Cory SchoutenAnderson-based Ricker Oil Co. is changing the name on the ampm shops, which it acquired in 2008 from a division of oil giant
BP, to match the remainder of its 50 Indiana stores.
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December 18, 2010
Cory SchoutenA startup brewery called Flat 12 Bierwerks has ignited a revival along lonely Dorman Street in Holy Cross, one of the city’s
oldest neighborhoods.
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December 17, 2010
Mason King
After a $150,000 startup and skin-of-their-teeth opening in 2009, sales at downtown's Moroccan eatery have
spiked as word has spread.
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December 11, 2010
Cory SchoutenSummit Realty Group is building out a new headquarters in a historic downtown building as its principals embark on an aggressive
growth plan for the privately held company.
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December 11, 2010
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis company expects the pact will boost revenue from $1 million now to more than $10 million in 2013.
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December 11, 2010
Chris O'MalleyGreenwood company buys sites on the cheap and turns them into profit centers.
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December 11, 2010
Anthony SchoettleWomen's golf tour, other sports properties turn to local firm for language, cultural skills
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December 11, 2010
Francesca JaroszA local company whose mission is to help mom-and-pop office-products dealers survive has a new weapon in the fight against
big-box retailers.
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December 6, 2010
Jean WojtowiczSmall-business owners looking for working capital would be well-served to do their research in advance and can ask their bankers
about several approaches, including financing based on assets.
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December 4, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinFirms are taking matters into their own hands to open trade relationships overseas, developing export policies they hope will
benefit themselves and their communities.
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December 4, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinA Fountain Square group led by neighborhood business owners hopes to create an “economic improvement district”
for the up-and-coming neighborhood, where additional tax revenue could be used for everything from litter cleanup and marketing
to capital improvements.
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December 3, 2010
Mason King
The owners of Jockamo Upper Crust Pizza had seen other local eateries sink after expanding. They weighed
many risks before pulling the trigger.
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December 2, 2010
IBJ StaffLocally based KECO Engineered Coatings Inc. has acquired a second location in Indianapolis where it plans to invest $1 million
and hire 50 employees by 2013, the company announced Thursday morning.
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November 29, 2010
Scott OlsonCable television shows have helped drive the popularity of storage-facility auctions, and an Indianapolis man who conducts
the sales is witnessing the trend firsthand.
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Who makes Tater Tots? They would be a good sponsor, because $3 Million for the alleged "Greatest Spectacle In Racing" is taters. Tiny, tiny taters. But at least they are making up something of the losses accumulated over the years in this dying sport. Buttock in seat is certainly not doing it, nor eyeball on TV, as evidenced by the lack of both.
We loved lakehouse and think the Arbor Village would be a great location. It is less than 2 miles from over 1000 rooftops in the 225,000 to over 1 million range. Many people could use the great fishers trail system to bike or walk there. Just an idea Scotty -- but maybe something closer to 3 Wiseman would good. The only microbrew in area is Ram (boring)
True, it's an ESPN production, but ESPN is just another name for ABC Sports, or what used to be ABC Sports since ABC Sports no longer exists as a name. ESPN=ABC Sports= ESPN. ESPN is, according to Forbes "the world's most valuable media property" worth $40 billion. Despite that, they fired 400 people this week.
The Prestige was a great flick.
Larry - even though the race is on ABC, ESPN does all of the work, so that is why ESPN is mentioned. Most sports on ABC are called something like "ESPN on ABC."