Downtown life sciences corridor flagged for development
A new task force is charged with making recommendations for development of the city’s downtown certified technology
park.
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PROXY CORNER: Brightpoint Inc.
Brightpoint Inc. provides worldwide distribution and integrated logistics services to the wireless communications industry.
EDITORIAL: Airport vendors deserve a break
Concessionaires at Indianapolis International Airport are asking the Airport Authority for relief from a policy that requires them to price their goods at a level
consistent with what consumers pay at non-airport retailers. We agree the airport shops need a break.
Indiana Chamber offers tech courses, some free for small firms
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Ready Indiana are offering new technology courses, with full scholarships available for some small businesses.
SBA loan approvals – October 2009
SBA loan approvals for the Indianapolis area for October 2009.
24 percent of 46201 residents are below poverty level
Indy Partnership analyzed data derived from the American Community Survey, the 2000 U.S. Census and the 2005 U.S. Census
Business Patterns Report.
Neighborhood revitalization group calling it quits
BOS Community Development Corp., created in 1982 to revitalize the Indiana Avenue and Midtown area, says its mission is accomplished.
Haynes reports quarterly, fiscal-year losses
Kokomo-based Haynes International Inc.’s efforts to consolidate operations and reduce inventory could not keep it from losing $3 million in its fiscal fourth quarter, the company announced Monday.
Hillenbrand profits rise despite revenue declines
Improved investment returns and lower costs on diesel fuel and raw materials used in Hillenbrand’s products helped improve
company earnings
Lumina awards $831,000 to state chamber, commission
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education announced Monday afternoon that the Lumina Foundation for Education has awarded them $831,000 to help fund an initiative designed to increase the number of college graduates.
Wind turbine maker adding 260 jobs in New Albany
California-based WindStream Technologies Inc. plans to locate a development and production facility at Purdue Research Park
of Southeast Indiana, creating more than 260 jobs by 2012.
Leader of Fishers chamber stepping down
Christi Wolf has served 13 years as president and CEO of the Fishers Chamber of Commerce.
Boot, apparel sales boost Shoe Carnival profit
Shoe Carnival Inc.’s quarterly same-store sales, which measure revenue from locations open at least a year, climbed 10.2 percent.
Just Marketing expands deal with Johnnie Walker
Indianapolis-based Just Marketing International recently signed a deal to handle public relations globally for Johnnie
Walker’s Formula One racing account.
Horizon Wind Energy opens its first Indiana wind farm
At full tilt, the units of Meadow Lake I Wind Farm in Brookston can generate about 200 megawatts, enough
to power 60,000 average size homes in a year.
Westfield’s Truss Manufacturing Co. changes name, expands product line
Truss Manufacturing Co., a fixture along U.S. 31 in Westfield since 1959, in October changed its name to TMC Building Products
to emphasize its expansion into other supplies.
EDITORIAL: Hardball tactics put City Market tenants in a bind
Mayor Greg Ballard can’t have it both ways with City Market.
Indianapolis lawyer to open bar and lounge in 3Mass building on Mass Ave
The bar, which isn’t yet named, will be Baker & Daniels lawyer Trevor Belden’s first bar.