Fledgling technology park is development bright spot
WestGate@Crane Technology Park is adding office buildings for defense contractors next to the secretive Naval Surface Warfare
Center at Crane.
Kim Puckett
Articles
Saturday Evening Post looks to its past in effort to spark revival
The Indianapolis-based magazine, which
publishes every other month, launched a redesign in July reminiscent of its glory days, with a retro masthead, narrative cover
art and fiction writing.
Real estate firm launches in rough waters
Business partners Dan Adams and Bob Harton left a real estate franchise to start an agency of their own.
Corn dogs, elephant ears and spas … at the fair
The Indiana State Fair brings to mind images of deep fried foods and carnival rides, but fair-goers sometimes buy big ticket items—like hot tub spas.
Purdue prof: ‘Clunkers’ could stall retail sales
The federal ‘Cash for Clunkers’ program has opened a floodgate of car sales that President Obama says is a much-needed
boost for the economy. But retailers may feel the negative effects of America’s collective investment in new cars, predicts
a Purdue Retail Institute researcher.
Purdue prof: ‘Clunkers’ could stall retail sales
The federal “Cash for Clunkers” program has opened a floodgate of car sales that President Obama
says is a much-needed boost for the economy. But retailers may feel the negative effects of America’s collective investment
in new cars, predicts a Purdue Retail Institute researcher.
Candle company cooks up products with a ‘green’ twist
After working in retail management for four years, Rich and Jodi Scheve decided to take business into their own hands—and
their own garage. Passing on business plans for Subway and South Bend Chocolate Co. franchises, the couple
skirted heavy franchise fees and started Twisted Wick Candle Co.
Neighborhood taps cash languishing in account
City to unleash $3.8 million for improvements in United North West Area.
Cats, dogs just too ordinary for exotic-animal veterinarian
Clad in iguana-patterned medical scrubs, Angela Lennox moves quickly around the clinic laboratory, administering barium to
a ferret and ordering a guinea pig X-ray. From there, she moves to an exam room, taking blood from an unruly bird and diagnosing
an injured pet duck—all in the span of about 30 minutes.
No. 7 Salon & Spa lets stylists go solo
With an interior-design overhaul in 2004 and a business plan restructuring last year, Gina and Tina LaGrotte’s No. 7 Salon & Spa near downtown would be aesthetically and economically unrecognizable to their late father.
Local social networking site connects users offline
Growing by leaps and bounds, smallerindiana.com will host its first-ever “Bigger Ideas” conference for the high-tech and Internet-savvy
crowd.
Carmel Community Players retools after lost grant; group facing $75,000 debt, loss of longtime venue
Cash-strapped theater group Carmel Community Players has nixed its summer musical, canceled its Summer Camp for Kids, and pulled out of Carmelfest 2009 after being denied the public funding it has received for years.
Heartland Distillers joins mini-boom in artisan spirit-making
Since January, Heartland Distillers has turned out several small batches of its first signature spirit—Indiana Vodka—available at about 300 area retailers.
Vodka made in Indiana?-WEB ONLY
From the outside, Suite 1000 of the Uptown Office Complex looks like any of the strip-center businesses clustered between Castleton and Fishers. But behind the glass door, copper and steel teem with life as Hoosier sweet corn is heated, mixed and filtered on its way from the silo to the saloon. The small space, with […]
Veteran theater troupe axes summer programs-WEB ONLY
Cash-strapped theater group Carmel Community Players has nixed its summer musical, canceled its Summer Camp for Kids, and pulled out of Carmelfest 2009 after being denied the public funding it has received for years. Carmel’s City Council decided last month to withdraw its support for the 16-year-old CCP, giving $70,000 to rival Carmel Repertory Theatre, […]
Myers Protection Services concentrates on alarm system monitoring, sales
Myers Protection sells and monitors a range of security equipment, such as alarm systems, surveillance cameras and medical
alerts.