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State adds jobs in manufacturing, but unemployment rate ticks up
Most of the job growth came from the manufacturing sector, which expanded by 4,300 jobs over the month, marking the largest one-month jump in manufacturing since August 2004.
Indianapolis-area luxury car statistics
Which luxury brands are most popular locally? Where are they most concentrated? How many Teslas are registered? Read on.
Delta expanding operations in central Indiana
Delta Faucet said it plans to spend about $12 million to renovate and equip its 380,000-square-foot facility in Greensburg, adding about 160 employees by 2014.
Longtime Browning Investments leader stepping down as CEO
Michael G. Browning, who has led the Indianapolis-based real estate development firm since 1981, will maintain his role as chairman of the board. Taking his place as president and CEO is a former executive of the firm.
Two Indy apartment complexes sell for $35 million
National investors have snapped up two apartment properties on the north side totaling 722 units. One complex is slated for a major rehab.
Market Square project calls for $81 million, 28-story tower
Flaherty & Collins Properties plans to build an $81 million, 28-story skyscraper on part of the former home of Market Square Arena in what would be the tallest new downtown development since the JW Marriott opened in 2011.
Huge greenhouse development planned for Haughville
New York-based BrightFarms Inc. plans to build a 100,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse on a vacant 5-acre parcel of land at 2219 W. Michigan St. that will employ 25.
Area home-sale agreements on the rise again
Home-sale agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area were up nearly 10 percent in June compared to the same month a year ago.
Salesforce.com wraps up $2.5B acquisition of ExactTarget
Cloud computing giant Salesforce.com paid $33.75 per share to acquire ExactTarget. The price was roughly 6.5 times ExactTarget’s projected revenue for 2013, analysts said.
ISO fills chair for general manager
Daniel Beckley, former executive director of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, will take responsibility for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Hilbert Circle Theatre.
Two automotive suppliers plan expansions in Marion County
Innovative Coating Solutions and Reflex & Allen USA expect to add a total of 93 employees over five years and are seeking tax breaks on $3.5 million in new equipment.
EDITORIAL: Delegating mayor must lead on crime
Simply setting a vision won’t work on crime.
FedEx drivers prepare for national competition
This year, 132 drivers from 46 states will compete in the company’s “Chairman’s Challenge Competition and Celebration,” which was scheduled for July 13-15 in the FedEx Express parking lot on South High School Road.
NewsBlues blog takes dig at former news chief at WXIN
Lee Rosenthal's new TV station in San Francisco was breathlessly promotional about its coverage of the Asiana Airlines crash.
Veteran labor lawyer Mallamad joins Barnes & Thornburg
Jeffrey Mallamad came from Bingham Greenebaum Doll, where he had chaired the labor and employment practice group.
NFP of NOTE: Center Grove Education Foundation
Center Grove Education Foundation partners with our community to enrich the lives of all Center Grove Community School Corp. students by funding extraordinary and innovative learning experiences.
Public-transit guru Bingaman motors for private sector
Ehren Bingaman, executive director of the Central Indiana Regional Transportation Authority, will join architecture and engineering firm HNTB Indiana. He was one of the principal supporters of the mass-transit plan that stalled in the Statehouse this year.