Since joining the global communications technology firm in 2003, Brightpoint’s senior vice president, global human resources, has established a world-spanning HR team and rationalized the company’s practices across timelines, continents and cultures.
As president of the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership, Carlstedt is charged with finding ways not just to place low- and moderate-income families in their own homes, but also to keep them there.
The founder and president of the full-service marketing consultancy that bears her name spends a great deal of time giving back to the community.
As senior vice president of event management for the Indiana Sports Corp., Baughman is regularly called upon to put Indianapolis’ best foot forward in extravaganzas ranging from the 2004 FINA World Swimming Championships to the 2010 NCAA Men’s Final Four.
As executive director of the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana (a special interest fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation), Baker has awarded grants to dozens of innovative central Indiana programs supporting women and girls.
Entrepreneur earmarks 10 percent of profits for charity, honors well-run not-for-profits.
Not long ago, developers seemed to vie for every square inch of open ground in the vicinity of the just-completed Lucas Oil
Stadium. These days, the entire neighborhood has been pushed, if not into a financial deep freeze, then at the very least
to the back of the crisper drawer.
A lot of people owe money these days, and some of the agencies hired to pursue them are resorting to old- school tactics to
collect. Things like calling at all hours, threatening to have debtors jailed or fired, or employing abusive language.
A lot of people owe money these days, and some of the agencies hired to pursue them are resorting to old- school tactics to collect. Things like calling at all hours, threatening to have debtors jailed or fired, or employing abusive language. “They’re turning up the pressure,” said Indianapolis attorney Steve Halbert, who defends collection […]
Indianapolis residents have been passionate about Ritter’s handmade frozen custard ever since it debuted almost two decades
ago. But while the ice cream is sweet, the story of the former mom-and-pop company’s attempts to morph into something grander
is decidedly bitter. Now, New York-based TruFoods, which bought the company in May 2008, is trying to get the formula
right.
This St. Patrick’s Day, Tru-Foods LLC executive Gary Occhiogrosso got an object lesson in why his company’s acquisition of Ritter’s Frozen Custard either could be a great opportunity or a royal pain-or both. He visited the chain’s ill-starred 10450 Allisonville Road location on a blustery March day. The shop, which sits in the middle of […]
Richard Green Co., founded in 1957, is a mini-conglomerate of sorts, selling pretty much anything necessary for work in the food-concessions business.
He’s called The Peanut King, but these days Richard Green, president of the Indianapolis-based Richard Green Co., offers a lot more than just goobers. His company, founded in 1957, is a mini-conglomerate of sorts, selling pretty much anything necessary for work in the food-concessions business. From a nondescript cluster of buildings on South Meridian Street, […]
Tight budgets, unsure future make moving unattractive to office-space renters.
Instead of buying and selling, investors with ready cash are buying houses at substantial markdowns, turning them into rental
properties and sitting tight until the market improves.
Restaurateurs are responding to the recession, be they the proprietors of fine-dining establishments or burger joints, by offering low-cost dining deals.
Restaurant diners, spooked by the recession, have never been more tight-fisted. Restaurateurs are responding to this challenge, be they the proprietors of fine-dining establishments or burger joints, by offering low-cost dining deals. It’s an effort to preserve their customer base and, just perhaps, poach a few hungry mouths from their competitors. But according to some […]
At first glance, the smart way to profit from the real estate downturn seems obvious: Buy foreclosed homes, fix them up and resell them for a profit. After all, there’s no shortage of supply. In February, Marion County alone had 1,640 new foreclosure filings. There’s just one hitch. The strategy that fueled such TV programs […]
At Purdue University, the quest for a new missile and spacecraft fuel has
brought together an oil-and-vinegar mix of rocket scientists and food scientists.
Cookie Cutters, a locally based franchise that offers children’s haircuts, is so sure of its grip on its niche that —
in spite of tough economic times — it hopes to increase its
tally of franchised
locations past 100 within five years.
