In a monthly feature that runs in the first issue of the month, through October, IBJ is identifying influential players in eight different industry categories. Formidable brainpower sums up the individuals included in our list of Who’s Who in Life Sciences.
The state is moving to adopt a system that ensures more high school graduates can perform in college or on the job.
An economic recovery blowing against their backs propelled some Indianapolis-area companies to scorching growth.
City officials and the developer of a proposed parking garage in Broad Ripple have refused to share financial projections for the project, describing the documents as a “trade secret” exempt from public disclosure.
This month, we recognize the power players who built this city, from the new airport to Lucas Oil Stadium to the Palladium.
Indiana Black Expo has fired three executives who signed letter in May complaining about the leadership of CEO Tanya Bell, TV reports say.
In the last of eight installments of Who’s Who, we profile leaders in education. More than 100 individuals were nominated, representing public and private schools, secondary and post-secondary education, educational think-tanks, legislators and other organizations active in the sphere.
Meet Adam Howell and Matt Simon, who left “high-dollar, high-profile and high-pressure” sales jobs to launch a company distributing industrial fasteners.
Government OKs cargo flights to Guadalajara industrial hub.
A new report by BioCrossroads says 53 percent of the 20,000 jobs in Indiana’s medical-device sector require no more than a high school education.
For the past four years, Ivy Tech Community College has soaked up 60,000 extra students displaced by the recession even though the funding for new staff and facilities has not kept pace. But now Ivy Tech President Tom Snyder says the sponge is waterlogged.
The two downtown attractions are among several entities that purchased permits in November and now are seeking approval from county officials to sell liquor.
Charter schools for adults continue to pick up steam, as Christel House International prepares to launch the fourth such school in Indianapolis.
Even with higher tuition, college students are still flocking to campus. The real problem isn’t increasing costs, but uncertain benefits.
Factories laid off droves of workers during the recession but now struggle to find tech-savvy employees during the recovery.
Hoping to capitalize on the enduring appeal of Ritter’s Frozen Custard, the chain’s New York owners are launching another attempt to right-size the franchises with a new Indianapolis store, a revamped marketing plan, and burgers and fries.
This year’s list of fastest-growing private companies in the Indianapolis area is a diverse lot, operating in industries ranging from human resources to office furnishings to construction to home health care and games.
A survey of 1,123 manufacturing executives released last year found that 67 percent of companies had a moderate to severe shortage of available, qualified workers. The report estimated 600,000 jobs nationwide were going unfilled because of a lack of qualified candidates.
TechPoint Foundation for Youth is seeking a site and support for a new program intended to get students interested in careers involving science, technology, engineering and math.
The Hire Technology manufacturing-logistics curriculum was developed by Conexus in partnership with Ivy Tech Community College.
