Interactive Intelligence earnings, revenue improve
Indianapolis software developer Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. earned $1.2 million in the second quarter as revenue increased 39 percent, to $76.2 million.
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State sues AT&T for suspending injured workers
The lawsuit alleges AT&T’s Indiana subsidiary “has a practice and policy” of suspending employees for at least one day after they report work-related injuries.
Delta Faucet builds innovation machine in Carmel
One of Indiana’s most innovative companies in the past decade doesn’t make surgical instruments or drugs or engines. It makes water faucets and toilets. Delta Faucet Co. has secured 589 patents in the past 20 years.
Crowd funding taps passionate fan base for fantasy figurines
A growing number of small game companies will join a pantheon of industry titans starting Aug. 15 at the Gen Con Indy gaming convention. The small guys are there largely because they can get the money they need to keep themselves alive via the fundraising technique known as “crowd funding” or “crowd sourcing.”
Citizens’ CEO grilled on pay in rate-increase hearing
State utility regulators kicked off a week-long hearing Monday on a proposed water rate increase for Indianapolis residents by putting the CEO of Citizens Energy Group on the hot seat.
Software firm finds beer business is a frothy market
Carmel-based Blue Horseshoe Solutions develops software that manages supplies, warehousing, deliveries, worker productivity and other logistical complexities connected with any number of goods-producing businesses, but about 25 percent of its business falls within the beverage category.
Small-business group absorbed by state was ailing
Gov. Mike Pence in June signed an executive order that folded a tiny northern Indiana not-for-profit called Partners in Contracting Corp. into a new state Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. What he didn’t say was that Partners in Contracting was in trouble and likely would have folded operations had the state not stepped in.
Phone company lays off hundreds amid inquiry
A subsidized phone service provider under scrutiny from Indiana regulators is laying off hundreds of salespeople across the country amid inquiries into its sales tactics.
Tech showcase crowns unlikely winner in pitch contest
Emphymab Biotech, with a treatment for emphysema developed by a group of Indiana University medical professors, received the top prize at the Innovation Showcase on Thursday.
Hunckler steps down as head of startup group Verge
The executive director of the startup advocacy group will devote himself to Social Reactor, a social media startup within Scott Jones’ question-and-answer service ChaCha Search Inc.
Software firm TinderBox relocating to Monument Circle
President Dustin Sapp expects the 8,800-square-foot headquarters in the Lacy Building to boost the three-year-old firm’s profile and help recruit employees as the company pursues plans to hire nearly 100 people over the next few years.
Salesforce entices ExactTarget execs with $20M in awards
Salesforce.com has extended job offers to ExactTarget Inc.'s top brass—and sweetened the pot by dangling awards of restricted stock topping $20 million.
Firms unravel implications of same-sex court ruling
Judges have spoken and people have celebrated, but human resources departments remain confounded on what will change for their companies with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act.
TerraCom defends sales surge, strategy to state regulators
An executive for the phone service company told regulators Wednesday that the firm's depth of experience—not fraudulent tactics—led to the creation of 30,000 federally subsidized accounts last year.
Universities’ patents often lack commercial applications
The state's universities crank out patents that find their way to pharmaceutical, prosthetics and surgery technology companies. But they also generate reams of patents in areas with few industrial applications.
State created office to ‘spotlight’ small business
The creation of a new state agency for small businesses was about the message more than anything. Existing services and operations will experience little change at the Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, which Gov. Mike Pence announced last week. However, a new ombudsperson will market Indiana’s small business niche. “This will be a spotlight […]
Junkyard cleans up mess after IDEM finds violations
The state says a Hancock County salvage yard had made headway in fixing environmental violations found during a March inspection. The owner still faces an unrelated lawsuit from county officials.
State to grill TerraCom officials amid investigation
The phone service provider faces 29 formal questions from state utility regulators about how it signs up customers and protects their records, in the wake of a data breach and FTC settlement on duplicate reimbursements.
BidPal, on a roll, doubles space
The world of philanthropy, where shoestring budgets dominate, is nonetheless proving lucrative for BidPal Inc., a 108-employee company led by tech veteran Scott Webber. The company saw revenue rocket from $1.8 million in 2010 to $10.2 million last year, making it the city’s second-fastest-growing private company, according to IBJ’s annual list.
Consumer agency: Citizens water rate hike 5 times too high
The state’s utility consumer agency recommended Thursday that regulators significantly reduce Citizens Water's proposed rate hike for its 300,000 customers in Marion and surrounding counties.