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EDITORIAL: White Lodging delivers a winner for Indianapolis tourism
Hindsight is always 20/20, but in the case of the Marriott Place hotel complex, foresight was just as clear.
Fort Wayne equipment distributor adding 150 jobs
Heritage Food Service Equipment Inc. will begin hiring in March, as a $1.5 million upgrade to its 125,000-square-foot facility
is completed.
Regulatory job prompts Mays to resign as Recorder publisher
Carolene Mays plans to leave the Indianapolis newspaper after being named to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
Moongate Technologies acquired by Michigan firm
Local computer consultant will become part of Dewpoint Inc., upon completion of the acquisition, and will move to Dewpoint’s Carmel
office,
which already has about a dozen employees.
State launches Internet-based relocation tool
The Indiana Economic Development Corp.’s new Web site and buildings database, powered by a geographic information system,
will provide access to real estate and demographic information.
Brightpoint receives foreign trade zone status
Granting of foreign trade zone status should help the Indianapolis-based mobile device distributor be more competitive in
the global wireless market, company executive says.
Metro-area home sales plummet
January home sales in the nine-county Indianapolis area fell 16.5 percent from the same month last year, according to a report
from Re/Max of Indiana. But the housing news wasn’t all bad. The average price of a home in the area jumped 12.1 percent.
White River Capital sees jump in quarterly profit
White River Capital’s profit rose in the fourth quarter, due largely to a strong performance by its main subsidiary, Coastal Credit LLC.
Rolls-Royce snares military helicopter contract
Rolls-Royce Corp.’s Indianapolis manufacturing facility has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract by the U.S. Army to
develop a digital engine control for one of its helicopters.
EDITORIAL: Overspending saps nation’s vigor
Europe, not the United States, has the best growth prospects, an Asian executive told Gov. Mitch Daniels during a trade mission
last fall. Why? America’s escalating debt.
Union representing Indianapolis Star employees sues Gannett
The 178-member union is suing to preserve its arbitration rights, and possibly win back the jobs of eight people who were
let go last summer.
Indiana companies that serve pharmaceutical industry grew in 2009
The firms continued to grow over the last year but face increasing challenges, according to a new report by Indianapolis-based
life sciences trade group BioCrossroads.
Indiana Building Green Symposium gains momentum
What has emerged as the largest local gathering to discuss green building technologies will meet March 10-11 at the Indianapolis
Museum of Art.
Columbia Club strikes deal with Indianapolis Chamber
The not-for-profit on Monument Circle announced its initiation fees will be waived for all chamber members.
PROXY CORNER: Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.
Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. produces hospital beds, mattresses, stretchers, furniture and hospital information-technology systems.
J.D. Power ranks Indianapolis airport best
A survey by J.D. Power and Associates has Indianapolis International Airport tops among 64 major airports in the country when
it comes to overall passenger satisfaction.
Vortek Surgical moving HQ to Brownsburg, adding 60 jobs
Indianapolis-based Vortek Surgical LLC will relocate to Brownsburg, expanding its headquarters, manufacturing and distribution
operations and creating more than 60 jobs in the next three years.