NFP of NOTE: Teachers’ Treasures
Teachers' Treasures helps at-risk children get the materials they need to succeed in school by providing teachers with donated educational supplies for use by the students in their classroom.
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Second-quarter commercial real estate statistics for Indianapolis
Read statistics on Indianapolis area multi-office vacancy rates and the local industrial market.
GIPC taps Indy Chamber exec as new director
The Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee on Wednesday announced the selection of Molly Deuberry as its new executive director.
Area homebuilding permits hit August decline
Permit filings for home construction in central Indiana fell 4 percent in August, the second straight month of declining activity in the homebuilding market.
Auto supplier plans $73.5M plant in Boone County
A Japanese auto-parts supplier plans to invest $73.5 million to build and equip a 151,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the community of Jamestown, adding up to 195 jobs by 2017.
PROXY CORNER: Biglari Holdings
San Antonio-based Biglari Holdings Inc. is a San Antonio-based holding company that owns Indianapolis-based Steak n Shake and Roanoke, Va.-based Western Sizzlin and invests in a diverse range of businesses.
IPL begins construction on $600M power plant
IPL says the plant, adjacent to the Eagle Valley Generating Station, will generate 671 megawatts of electricity more efficiently and with fewer emissions than the retiring coal-fired plant.
TECHNOLOGY
Local tech startup Gusto LLC is looking to raise $1.5 million in private equity, according to a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing, and it has $500,000 so far. The software firm is behind smartphone app Gusto, which brings user emails, photos and files from various accounts onto a central platform. CEO Shawn Schwegman,who launched […]
INVESTING
Kirr Marbach & Co., an investment management firm based in Columbus, has won accolades from Kiplinger’s Personal Finance for the performance of its value-oriented stock mutual fund. The Kirr Marbach Partners Value Fund racked up an annualized 24.4-percent return for the five years ended June 30, 2014, the ninth-best performance out of 295 midsize company […]
WTHR-TV ends fee dispute with DirecTV
WTHR-TV Channel 13 was available to DirecTV subscribers again late Thursday night after the Indianapolis station and the satellite-TV provider reached an agreement in their dispute over fees.
EDITORIAL: Digital billboards could fill coffers
The city should put another bargaining chip on the table: revenue.
NFP of NOTE: Indianapolis Public Schools Education Foundation
Indianapolis Public Schools Education Foundation serves IPS students by working to ensure the highest-quality learning environment.
Youth services group names successor for longtime leader
AYS Inc. has chosen the second CEO in the not-for-profit’s 34-year history, the youth-services organization announced Tuesday.
MainGate, NCAA team up on apparel deal
MainGate Inc. has reached an exclusive agreement to produce official apparel for more than 25,000 volunteers at NCAA championship sports events, the Indianapolis-based merchandising company announced Tuesday.
WTHR-TV, DirecTV fail to reach fee agreement
WTHR-TV Channel 13 was no longer available to DirecTV customers on Monday after the Indianapolis station and the satellite-TV provider failed to reach an agreement in their ongoing dispute over fees.
City Dems tap replacement for departed councilor Brown
LaKeisha Jackson was chosen to replace Vernon Brown in District 18. Brown stepped down in August after 11 years on the council.