Local tech advocacy group TechPoint is partnering with TMap, an Indianapolis startup headed by former Angie’s List CEO Bill Oesterle, and five blue-chip companies to bring far flung native Hoosiers back to the state to work.
Bill Oesterle has assembled a group of local heavy hitters in hopes of purchasing the 17.5-acre site east of downtown, now that ANGI Homeservices Inc. has put it up for sale.
The not-for-profit for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth announced Tuesday that it has reached 70 percent of a $2.6 million capital campaign that is getting support from former Angie’s List CEO Bill Oesterle.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is leading Democratic challenger John Gregg by four percentage points in the governor’s election race in a new poll conducted for Bill Oesterle’s Free Enterprise PAC—a slight lead that’s within the margin of error.
CEO Bill Oesterle left Indianapolis-based Angie’s List so he could reengage in politics. The company hired former Best Buy executive Scott Durchslag in September to replace him.
Even after the company shelved a $40 million expansion plan this spring, former CEO Bill Oesterle said he planned to continue pursuing a way to consolidate office space and add workers. New CEO Scott Durchslag said that’s not an urgent issue.
Patrick D. Brady, president of marketplace, was terminated Wednesday as part of a restructuring of management, Angie’s List disclosed Thursday in a public filing. The company also revealed former CEO Bill Oesterle’s separation agreement.
Bill Oesterle wasn’t the first business leader to denounce the measure, which sparked a national firestorm and was widely seen as anti-gay. But he was among the first Indiana Republicans to vocally support gay rights.
It was no surprise that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway approached the Indianapolis-based consumer-review service about sponsorship of the Grand Prix of Indianapolis before the inaugural event in May. But the first response from Angie’s List CEO Bill Oesterle was no.
Angie’s List Inc., a web service that provides consumer reviews to 1.5 million members, may decide to opt for an initial public offering as early as this year, CEO Bill Oesterle said.
Angie’s List CEO Bill Oesterle has paid nearly $1.5 million to buy Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in the Meridian-Kessler neighborhood and is renting it to the Indianapolis Opera to use as a multi-function center offering rehearsal space, classes and small performances. “I would have been hard-pressed to tell you much about the Indianapolis Opera before all of this. But I think they’ll be great neighbors,” said Oesterle, who lives on Washington Boulevard, directly north of the church parking lot….
Angi, which previously operated as Angie’s List, is based in Denver and has significant operations in Indianapolis and New York City. The company did not specify how many jobs would be cut in specific locations.
Other new developments around the former Angie’s List campus include the purchase of a home at 1149 E. Market St. and the opening of a cafe and bake shop at 1008 E. Washington St.
Angi Inc.—which once owned more than two dozen buildings on nearly 18 acres on the near-east side of Indianapolis—has moved into a new office space on city’s north side.
John Thompson is currently invested in a handful of companies, including Metaimpact, MakeMyMove and Scale Computing, all based in Indianapolis, and Spokenote, which is based in Fishers.
Thinking big and inspiring others to do so as well has been Mitch Daniels’ hallmark through five decades in business, public service and higher education.
