In the first block of South Meridian, a few paces north of Maryland, you will find next to the parking garage entrance a modest establishment called Cento Shoes. It’s been there for over four decades, founded when L.S. Ayres was flourishing just across the street and no one dreamed of a Circle Centre mall.
Indianapolis Business Journal convened a panel of experts at its Technology Power Breakfast on March 7 to talk about industry issues including entrepreneurs, universities and online marketing.
Panel members included Don Aquilano, managing director, Allos Ventures LLC; Aman Brar, president, Apparatus Inc.; Tim Kopp, chief marketing officer, ExactTarget Inc.; Michael Langellier, CEO, TechPoint; Jenny Vance, president, LeadJen LLC; Brad Wheeler, vice president for IT and chief information officer, dean and professor, Indiana University.
The session was moderated by IBJ reporter Chris O'Malley.
The following is an unedited transcript of the discussion.
After a surprising season behind a team built by new General Manager Ryan Grigson and led by rookie quarterback Andrew Luck, the Indianapolis Colts have seen their season-ticket renewal rate jump 8 percentage points, to near 95 percent, this off-season.
Dr. Stewart Brown, a family physician, has joined the Community Physician Network, which is part of the Community Health Network hospital system, in Noblesville. Brown formerly was the director of the family medicine program at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, which is now part of the Indiana University Health hospital network. He earned his medical degree at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Dr. Kathleen Swec, a pediatrician, has joined Community Physician Network in Noblesville. She earned her medical degree at Georgetown University and then served four years as an active-duty pediatrician in the Navy. Prior coming to Community, Swec practiced at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in California.
Dr. Laryn Peterson, an ear, nose and throat specialist, has joined Community Physician Network in Indianapolis. She completed her medical degree at the IU medical school.
Dr. Charles Zeller, an ear, nose and throat specialist, has joined Community Physician Network in Indianapolis. He earned his medical degree at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He also holds a master of science degree in human anatomy from Wright State University.
Citing concerns about the economy and federal health reform, Indiana University Health has pressed pause on its plans to build a bed tower at Methodist Hospital that could have cost it as much as $500 million.
Indianapolis police are keeping an eye on downtown valets, whose habit of blocking traffic lanes has prompted complaints. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department issued a stern reminder to all valet operators on Jan. 31, the week after the opening of The Alexander Hotel in CityWay at Delaware and South streets.
The state of Indiana will have a new brand, under a campaign the Indiana Economic Development Corp. plans to launch this summer. The campaign is one of a few tweaks that Commerce Secretary Victor Smith and IEDC President Eric Doden are making to Indiana’s job-growth strategy.
Steve Hilbert has been ousted as CEO of Indianapolis-based MH Private Equity after a bitter battle with John Menard, the hardware store king who financed the $500 million private equity firm.
As President Obama said, the pain of the federal sequester will be real. But when it comes to hospitals, how real and how painful depends on where they are and how big they are. While rural hospitals face sharp reductions in their operating margins, most of the four major hospital systems that operate in Indianapolis […]
Cynics might suggest the General Assembly really hasn’t accomplished much since convening in January. While that’s a tad unfair, the session does seem unusual.
Mayor Greg Ballard, in his annual State of the City speech scheduled for Friday, plans to call for new proposals for the downtown site that previously was home to Market Square Arena. The city expects the proposals to include a high-rise building with a major retail component.
