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Trafalgar company bringing reflective technology to consumer market
January 19, 2013
Chris O'MalleyHalo Coatings, founded in 2007, spent its early years licensing its proprietary reflective technology for powder-coating applications
to companies involved in highway infrastructure, such as guardrails. But it's now shifting its focus to the big players in
the apparel, medical and consumer-product fields.
MoreNew ChaCha unit to pair celebrities, advertisers
January 12, 2013
Chris O'MalleyThe ever-evolving information/answers service ChaCha Search has launched a startup within the 7-year-old company. Social Reactor
will match advertisers with participating celebrities and other “social influencers,” who will use social media
tools such as Twitter to drive fans to advertisers. Verge founder Matt Hunckler was tapped to get it rolling.
MoreMicrolenders aim to help businesses grow, survive
January 5, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisIndiana has three certified, not-for-profit SBA microloan intermediaries, which not only make short-term microloans—as
any lender can—but also use the SBA grants they receive to offer business coaching along with the financing.
MoreLegal fight fuels tensions in tight-knit tech world
December 29, 2012
Chris O'MalleyA trademark-infringement case brought against App Press LLC threatens to smother the tech startup in legal fees before it
reaches its potential.
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.
MoreIEDC seeks $30M fund to stoke life sciences firms
December 15, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indiana Economic Development Corp. is looking to renew its commitment to life sciences by creating a $30 million venture
fund. The amount dedicated to one sector would be equal to the state’s allocation for all high-tech startups over the
past two years.
MoreAngie's List alters pay formula for huge sales force
December 15, 2012
Chris O'MalleyIn a move to improve cash flow by an estimated $10 million a year, Angie's List is changing the way it pays its sales staff.
Salespeople compose at least 600 of the more than 1,000 employees at Angie’s, which publishes consumer reviews of plumbers,
pet groomers and other service providers.
MoreIndiana SBA lending drops in 2012, but still exceeds 2010
December 8, 2012
Indiana businesses borrowed $424.7 million through U.S. Small Business Administration programs in 2012, an 18-percent decline
from 2011, latest SBA statistics show.
MoreDeal to save racing show had many twists, turns
December 8, 2012
Anthony SchoettleIn a matter of a few months, operators of the Performance Racing Industry show and its upstart rival, the International Motorsports
Industry Show, went from being bitter rivals to merging—a deal that will return the world’s largest motorsports
trade show to Indianapolis next December.
MoreMidwest Energy oil firm drilling for $15M
December 8, 2012
Chris O'MalleyAn Indianapolis investment advisory oil firm has been looking for blowouts in its own back yard. Midwest Energy Partners is
preparing for its seventh—and largest—round of funding to pay for oil drilling in southwestern Indiana and southeastern
Illinois.
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.
MoreTax software upstart proves appeal to major companies
December 8, 2012
Chris O'MalleyAppealTrack's simplicity gains attention in growing market for firms managing property tax appeals.
MoreHow 3 real estate entrepreneurs expanded during slowdown
December 8, 2012
Cory SchoutenAasif Bade of Ambrose Property Group, Tadd Miller of Milhaus Development and Joe Whitsett of The Whitsett Group saw opportunity
as many rivals retrenched.
MoreEast-side biz incubator's new owner is old owner
December 5, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis Enterprise Center on the near-east side has been acquired by a local investor group led by the former owner
of the troubled business incubator.
MoreSlinky maker hoping to purchase bankrupt Fundex
December 4, 2012
Scott OlsonPlainfield-based Fundex Games Ltd., which filed for bankruptcy protection in September, said Poof-Slinky Inc. is the only
potential purchaser that has shown interest in acquiring the company's assets.
MoreRecord number of companies grow Indiana operations
December 1, 2012
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. said 220 businesses have expanded or started here, and the number could grow before
the end of the year.
MoreVC funds hope to help early-stage life sciences firms
December 1, 2012
J.K. WallEarly-stage venture capital has been harder and harder to come by for life sciences companies in recent years, but two Indianapolis
investors are working to raise sizable funds to help fill the gap.
MoreWOJTOWICZ: Is small-business ownership for you?
November 30, 2012
Jean WojtowiczThe horror stories are sobering: Dun & Bradstreet reported earlier this year that businesses with fewer than 20 employees
have only a 37 percent chance of surviving four years and just 9 percent will be around 10 years.
MoreSmall stores vie for slice of holiday-shopping pie
November 24, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisNational retailers are licking their chops over the $586 billion consumers are expected to spend during the holiday season,
and small-business owners also are bellying up to the buffet.
MoreDevelopers of smartphone app win Startup Weekend
November 20, 2012
Recoverator helps users catalog belongings and generate professional loss reports for insurance agents and law enforcement.
MoreYats founders prepare to franchise chain across Midwest
November 17, 2012
Anthony SchoettleYats founders Joe and Regina Vuskovich decided earlier this year to grow their restaurant through franchising. Broad Ripple
resident John Sutton and his sister Brittany Franken jumped at the opportunity.
MoreExactTarget co-founder Baggott turns zeal to natural farming
November 17, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinChris Baggott has spent the past year and a half raising cattle, pigs and chickens on pasture, rather than conventional feed
grain, and without the use of hormones or antibiotics.
MoreExecutives backing push to launch pro soccer team
November 17, 2012
Anthony SchoettleA group of Indianapolis business executives is laying the groundwork to launch a professional soccer team here in 2014. Members
of the group won’t identify themselves, but this month they launched a website—indyprosoccer.com—seeking
season-ticket commitments.
MoreGreen BEAN Delivery expands with second farm
November 17, 2012
The locally based purveyor of organic produce is leasing 50 acres in Ohio to serve its customers in that state, Indiana and
Kentucky.
MoreLocal chain takes vacant Clearwater restaurant spot
November 17, 2012
Zionsville-based Oobatz! will open in building formerly occupied by Uno Chicago Grill.
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My city lost population. My neighborhood lost population. I hope the trend continues. Urban/suburban/rural trends point to more affluent city centers, more Balkanized (economically) suburbs and a rural America of 'Great Camps' - retreats for the wealthy.
Irvington is up and coming much like Fountain Square. We would love to have something like this in our neighborhood!
Why do we care who has submitted proposals if we can't review the proposals? It's publicly owned land, but the public has zero say in what gets chosen to be built there. Yep, that sounds about right.
Perhaps May 21 is "Evangelical Day" over at the IBJ?
I don't know what's more depressing: that this passes for a defensible elective in a publicly funded SCIENCE class, or that more than half of the posters here are defending this charlatan. Intelligent design is creationism. Creationism is religion. Yes, we have freedom of religion, which deserves to be protected. Now someone kindly show Professor Hedin his freedom by escorting him over to the Religion department at BSU. Carry on.