MARCH 25-31, 2013
This week, find out what's next for Carmel's Center for the Performing Arts, which is working to improve attendance while stabilizing its finances, and the parent company of Steak n Shake, which some stock analysts believe is undervalued by Wall Street. In At Home Quarterly, learn why homes in Indy's most desirable neighborhoods are selling at a furious pace. And in A&E, see what we thought of the new downtown location for Patachou's Napolese.
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Two projects would give Nora Plaza a face-lift
The developer of Nora Plaza is planning a $2 million redevelopment of a building that formerly housed Café Nora in the popular north-side shopping center, and anchor Whole Foods is expanding into 5,700 square feet of space north of its existing store.
Read MoreCompany taps sports market with bacteria-stalking chemical
Anderson-based Coeus Technology has invented a chemical that kills dangerous bacteria, including potentially deadly staph, by forming a germ-killing barrier that lasts two weeks to six months.
Read MoreState ties higher ed funding to results
With fewer state dollars coming with more strings, Indiana’s public universities are altering their strategies in big and small ways to receive as much money as possible from the state.
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WTHR chief hit with discrimination lawsuit
The former executive assistant to WTHR-TV Channel 13 President John Cardenas has filed an age- and sexual-discrimination lawsuit against the station and parent Dispatch Broadcasting Group.
Read MoreCenter for Performing Arts angles for more shows, donors
Two years after opening, the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel is working on its first strategy, an effort aimed at maximizing attendance while providing financial stability.
Read MoreUrban biz accelerator giving leg up to startups
Indianapolis-based startup Dreamapolis is finalizing the details of its first Dreamapolis Accelerator class, a 12-week crash course designed to help high-potential urban businesses get up to speed quickly.
Read MoreSteak n Shake’s value menu isn’t all that looks cheap
Investors may be undervaluing Biglari Holdings Inc., which owns Steak n Shake outright and holds 20 percent of Cracker Barrel.
Read MoreCentre Properties puts 3 strip centers into Chapter 11
The Indianapolis developer said the bankruptcy filings are intended to prevent lender Bank of America from forcing the sale of RiverPlace Shops in Fishers, Raceway Market Shops in Indianapolis and Greenwood Crossing in Greenwood.
Read MoreTicket brokers, city to take lumps as IU sent east
Ticket brokers took a gut punch Sunday when NCAA officials announced that Indiana University would not be playing in the Midwest Regional of the men's basketball tournament. Local tourism officials say the economic impact could drop $1.5 million.
Read MoreNew products, more reporters on the beat
While many news organizations across the country are cutting staff in response to challenging market conditions, IBJ is increasing the number of beat reporters on the streets breaking stories and providing indispensable information you can’t get anywhere else.
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EDITORIAL: Lilly’s strategy wooed investors
Eli Lilly and Co. shares have more than doubled over the past four years, an impressive run-up that has as much to do with the company’s well-crafted investor-relations message as it does scientific innovation.
Read MoreMORRIS: Looking back, things never looked so good
I’ve been feeling a bit reflective lately as I just completed 22 years at IBJ a few weeks ago.
Read MoreKENNEDY: There’s no free lunch
I continue to be amazed by the pundits and politicians who insist that eviscerating government programs will save money.
Read MoreWHITE: In honor of native son Michael Graves
he architecture of Michael Graves is controversial. Some dismiss his work for its post-modern and overly decorative qualities.
Read MoreFEIGENBAUM: All eyes looking to crucial mid-April revenue forecast
We’re just a few short weeks from the mid-April revenue forecast, the critical non-political, non-policy factor that will shape the fiscal 2014-2015 budget—and a handful of other big-buck key bills.
Read MoreSKARBECK: Alternative investments not worth their high costs
When it comes to choosing the products or services offered by the investment industry, the evidence suggests that when investors pay less, they often get more.
Read MoreHICKS: Still too early to call Iraq war success or failure
The 10th anniversary of the start of the second Iraq war is an opportunity to reflect upon the economics of the conflict.
Read MoreALTOM: Google disregards consequences, kills another product
Years ago, the high-tech company that drove me closest to the edge of madness was Microsoft. That firm treated its customers as if they were lucky to have computers. But for sheer frustration, I think Google tops Microsoft.
Read MoreBill would help education
I write in support of Senate Bill 207, which reinstates in-state tuition rates to undocumented students who were enrolled in a state college or university in 2011.
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Geico service center to create up to 1,200 jobs in Carmel
The insurer will invest millions to lease, renovate and equip a 109,000-square-foot customer service center at 101 W. 103rd St. It plans to begin hiring immediately, and bring up to 1,200 new jobs by 2016.
Read MoreChildren’s Museum brings aboard David Wolf for space push
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has landed retired astronaut David Wolf as its first “Extraordinary Scientist-in-Residence,” calling on the native Hoosier to help develop programs sparking kids’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math.
Read MoreHHGregg manager sues over company’s denial of bonuses
Dwain Underwood charges the retailer should have included in its bonus calculations a $40 million life insurance payout it collected after executive chairman Jerry Throgmartin died last year.
Read MoreKlein named dean of IU McKinney School of Law
Andrew R. Klein will replace retiring dean, Gary Roberts, at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis in July.
Read MoreBook version of documentary on Indy radio debuts
The film and book chronicle the fierce competition among the top Indianapolis radio stations from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Read MoreSummit’s headquarters earns double LEED certification
Summit earned the environmental accolades by including a variety of green-friendly features, including carpeting made from recycling materials, paints with low or no volatile organic compounds, and HVAC and LED lighting systems with energy-efficient controls.
Read MoreNFP of NOTE: Little Red Door Cancer Agency
Little Red Door Cancer Agency strives to make the most of life and the least of cancer by reducing the physical, emotional and financial burdens of cancer for the medically underserved residents of central Indiana.
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