The amphitheater sold almost 570,000 tickets to 34 shows last year, the most in recent history, as the live-entertainment industry rebounded from a recession-related slump. Ticket sales at Klipsch were up 60 percent from 2011, when it scheduled about 10 fewer events.
When I moved to southeastern Hamilton County eight years ago, it was largely a culinary wasteland. Sure, my husband and I found a couple of good local eateries and a bar or two with decent food, but it didn’t take long for us-and our out-of-townguests-to grow weary of the limited options. “Sahm’s? Again?” So we […]
When I moved to southeastern Hamilton County eight years ago, it was largely a culinary wasteland. Sure, my husband and I found a couple of good local eateries and a bar or two with decent food, but it didn’t take long for us-and our out-of-town-guests-to grow weary of the limited options. “Sahm’s? Again?” So we […]
It wasn’t the buzz that finally got us to Siam Square, the Thai restaurant in Fountain Square we’ve heard so much about. No, we were led there by the luck of the draw. Or the spin, as it were. This month, we threw caution-and dining preferences-to the wind and employed the help of the Urban […]
It wasn’t the buzz that finally got us to Siam Square, the Thai restaurant in Fountain Square we’ve heard so much about. No, we were led there by the luck of the draw. Or the spin, as it were. This month, we threw caution-and dining preferences-to the wind and employed the help of the Urban […]
Buffalo Wild Wings made a fresh foray into downtown late last year, moving into long-vacant at 7 E. Washing ton St.-just a block north of the Maryland Street location another franchisee gave up on in 2007. What a difference a block makes. The new B-Dubs (951-9464) is much more welcoming than its predecessor, in large […]
Buffalo Wild Wings made a fresh foray into downtown late last year, moving into long-vacant at 7 E. Washing ton St.-just a block north of the Maryland Street location another franchisee gave up on in 2007. What a difference a block makes. The new B-Dubs (951-9464) is much more welcoming than its predecessor, in large […]
Purdue University’s chief fund-raiser is leaving West Lafayette to take control of the 2-year-old Kansas City Foundation for Higher Education, raising money for the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Murray Blackwelder’s departure comes about 18 months after he wrapped up the seven-year Campaign for Purdue, which raised $1.7 billion for the university. “The legacy of his […]
Purdue University’s chief fund-raiser is leaving West Lafayette to take control of the 2-year-old Kansas City Foundation for Higher Education, raising money for the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Blackwelder’s departure comes about 18 months after he wrapped up the seven-year Campaign for Purdue, which raised $1.7 billion for the university. “The legacy of his energetic and […]
Columbus engine maker Cummins Inc. said today it has offered voluntary retirement packages to 700 hourly employees in Indiana as it looks to trim as many as 350 more jobs. Cummins, which reports fourth-quarter earnings tomorrow, has suffered from a drop in demand for its diesel engines and related products. Since October, it has taken […]
Columbus engine maker Cummins Inc. said today it has offered voluntary retirement packages to 700 hourly employees in Indiana as it looks to trim as many as 350 more jobs. Cummins, which reports fourth-quarter earnings tomorrow, has suffered from a drop in demand for its diesel engines and related products. Since October, it has taken […]
The cost of a night on the town in Bloomington could go up if state lawmakers approve a bill calling for a 1-percent food and beverage tax to help expand the Bloomington/Monroe County Convention Center. State Rep. Peggy Welch filed the measure late last week. If it passes, local officials also would have to approve […]
The cost of a night on the town in Bloomington could go up if state lawmakers approve a bill calling for a 1-percent food and beverage tax to help expand the Bloomington/Monroe County Convention Center. State Rep. Peggy Welch filed the measure late last week. If it passes, local officials also would have to approve […]
Batesville hospital equipment manufacturer Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. said today it could cut about 300 jobs from its U.S. operations as it realigns the business to cut costs. The company in August announced plans to lay off 160 workers across its global operations, including 50 at its southern Indiana headquarters. In a news release, Hill-Rom said […]
Duke Realty Corp. said today that it received $265.2 million from property sales in the fourth quarter of 2008 – money it will use to pay down debt including $125 million in unsecured bonds that mature next month. The announcement comes the day after shares of the Indianapolis-based real estate investment trust took a beating […]
Bloomington-based Author Solutions Inc. has purchased another provider of self-publishing services, more than doubling the Indiana firm’s employee base to 900. The acquisition of Philadelphia-based Xlibris, announced today, reflects further consolidation in the growing industry. In September 2007, Author Solutions bought Nebraska rival iUniverse. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Xlibris employs 500 people […]
Market watchers are keeping an eye on Indianapolis-based athletics retailer Finish Line Inc. in advance of its scheduled release of third-quarter financial results late this afternoon. Analysts expect the company to post a loss of 11 cents a share; it reported a profit of $13.1 million – or 24 cents per share – in the […]
Nearly 1 million working adults in Indiana lack the skills necessary to make a living wage. Most have no college education, many didn’t finish high school, and some speak little or no English. About a year after identifying the problem in a groundbreaking assessment of the state’s adult education and work force training needs, the […]
Indianapolis battery developer EnerDel Inc. has applied for $480 million in low-interest federal loans through a new program intended to help U.S. automakers and their suppliers build more fuel-efficient cars. EnerDel would use the money to double the manufacturing capacity at its plants in Indianapolis and Noblesville, lifting production of lithium-ion battery packs for hybrid […]
Nearly half the money Indiana foundations gave away in 2005 went to educational organizations-more than twice the rate of such giving nationally, according to a new study from Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy. All told, the state’s independent, corporate and community foundations awarded $450 million in grants to support education, 47 percent of the $965 million total. Nationally, about 23 percent of foundation giving goes to education. “My intuition tells me … foundations are making education a priority as the…
