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LEADING QUESTIONS: Foodie rebukes allure of 'Plan B'
March 30, 2012
What
did the founder of Cafe Patachou learn from Butler's Brad Stevens? Why not try franchises? Martha Hoover responds in Part
II of her IBJ interview.
INSIDE DISH: Patachou Inc. has full plate with expansion plans
March 28, 2012
Mason King
Founder Martha Hoover expects to open two new restaurants by the end of the year and as many as six more by 2020, including
eateries outside central Indiana.
New hardware store tries to carve out niche near downtown
March 27, 2012
Scott OlsonIn a city and industry dominated by big-box home-improvement chains, North Meridian Hardware owner Keith Payne hopes his independent
store can build a loyal following among downtown's denizens.
MoreN.K. Hurst's unsexy beans fill bottom shelf, bottom line
March 24, 2012
Sam StallN.K. Hurst Co. Inc. sells roughly 20 million packages of dried beans and bean soup mixes a year, from the West McCarty Street
packaging plant it has operated since 1938. It has only about 50 employees, but its products are ubiquitous in the grocery
industry.
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.
MorePopular barbershop gets makeover from community
March 18, 2012
Associated PressWhiteland residents have rallied around a beloved barber who has been cutting hair in the Johnson County community for more
than four decades by helping him remodel his shop.
MoreMotorsports marketing firm launches strategy division
March 17, 2012
The move by Zionsville-based Just Marketing International reflects growing client demand for measuring return on investment
from motorsports sponsorships.
MoreLocal graphics firm Pratt acquired by Minnesota company
March 13, 2012
Pratt Corp., a 66-year-old Indianapolis-based retail graphics firm that saw ambitious expansion plans come up short during
the recession, has been acquired by Vomela Group of St. Paul, Minn.
MoreAngel investors love health care deals
March 12, 2012
J.K. WallHealth care venture capital has become scarcer in Indiana the past two years, but there are indications that angel investors
are picking up some of the slack.
MoreSBA lenders optimistic about year's loan output
March 10, 2012
Scott OlsonVolume nevertheless is expected to fall short of last year's record numbers
MoreLocal associations emerging to nurture small tech firms
March 3, 2012
Chris O'MalleyHamilton County and Bloomington are among places that are nurturing small technology firms in their own back yard. Local tech-focused
organizations like theirs could stoke competition among Hoosier communities vying for coveted jobs.
MoreLockhart Automotive moves Cadillac dealership to Fishers
March 3, 2012
The car retailer, rebounding from the discontinuation of some of its brands, is repurposing its former Hummer dealership.
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: Ad exec boils down rules for success
March 2, 2012
Mason King
Bruce Bryant founded Promotus Advertising with little experience as
an entrepreneur. Through mentors, biblical scripture and hard-won experience, he has culled several tenets for staying solvent
and keeping a clear head.
Serial 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.
MoreWOJTOWICZ: Temporary program helps refinance commercial mortgages
February 24, 2012
Jean WojtowiczA recent study from Credit Suisse found that over $15 billion of small commercial mortgages (under $5 million) are coming
due in the next few years.
MoreINSIDE DISH: Gastropub owners get aggressive after big first year
February 24, 2012
Mason King
The Local Eatery and Pub in Westfield streaked past break-even point in its first 12 months, leading its relieved
but exhausted owners to plan new projects.
Angie’s List expected to continue financial losses
February 22, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis-based company should post a loss of 11 cents per share when it reports its first earnings as a public company
on Wednesday afternoon. But at least one analyst is upbeat about its long-term prospects.
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.”
MoreMarketer applies engineering skills to lead creative firm
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.
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.
MoreStout's Shoes expects website to become its largest 'store'
February 4, 2012
Sam StallAfter years of failed attempts to create a viable Web presence, Stout's Shoes has finally plunged into cyberspace using the
route experts say many small companies follow: giving the job to a young, tech-savvy family member with an aptitude for social
media.
MoreContractor uses 'process mapping' to overhaul business
January 28, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisProClad Inc. founder Brad Hitzfield invested in a 30-year business veteran to help him remake his
specialty construction firm when profits couldn't keep pace with revenue.
MoreSmall businesses angle for piece of the big game
January 23, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisMore than 400 companies statewide qualified for this year’s NFL Emerging Business program, an initiative that aims to
open doors for minority- and women-owned enterprises seeking a sliver of Super Bowl spending.
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These higher rates Co. e about only because physicians are now hospital employees. otherwise physicians couldn't charge these rates and share the windfall with the hospital. Community/rural hospitals probably not buying physicians practices and thus weren't getting the windfall anyway.
The incentive for poor people to get themselves off public assistance and "no longer be poor" is even with help...they're STILL POOR! Being poor, even with some assistance, isn't all that pleasant. (I speak from experience) It's a stubborn myth that poor people, who are on public assistance, are sitting in the lap of luxury. You should try living on just those "freebies" that you mentioned and see how meager they actually are. By the way, I didn't mean you had to buy/own a puppy...just pet one. :)
As near as I can tell the minority has ZERO constitutional obligation to offer a quorum to the majority. A requirement for quorum was inserted into the constitution so that tyrannical majorities could not simply shove through odious and objectionable legislation (which is exactly what they did.) By allowing a tyrannical majority to charge fines against the minority for exercising their constitutional prerogative to deny quorum the court as made a mockery of constitutional governance in the state of Indiana.
The voters elected the Reps to make a vote not walk out on the vote. They had to the right to exercise their opinion and vote "no" to the bill. Let me ask you this if you walked out of your job for 5 straight weeks would you get paid? Would you even have a job to go back to? If any elected official walks out on the people they should be arrested for stealing tax dollars from the public. They were elected to do a job and not leave when the job gets stuff.
I have been to several of their locations in Pennsylvania and always go in for 1 item and leave with a basket full of things. I'm very happy they decided on Indiana, now if only they would put the other store in eastside.