Visit Bloomington has overhauled its marketing campaign and doubled its ad budget this year—pegging the home of Indiana University as the “blue dot in a red state.”
A swelling throng of Indianapolis workers is part of the so-called “gig-economy,” which denotes the matchmaking between independent contractors and consumers over technology platforms.
Bjorn Hanson, of New York University’s Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism, expressed doubt at the home-furnishing retailer’s plan to open at least five hotels, including one in Indianapolis.
Democrat John Gregg is trying to avenge his loss to Republican Gov. Mike Pence four years ago. But it wasn’t easy to decide to run again. His wife told him to get in the race only if it was “about serving and having a servant’s heart.” That made up his mind.
A consortium led by Indianapolis-based mall giant Simon Property Group Inc. and rival General Growth Properties Inc. has won an auction for the assets of Aeropostale Inc., with a plan to keep open at least 229 of the bankrupt teen retailer’s stores.
Without the rescue, it appears the teen fashion retailer’s remaining stores are heading for liquidation, an event that will put about 10,000 people out of work. Aeropostale has five Indianapolis-area stores.
Vice presidential nominee Mike Pence was chosen by Donald Trump to unify conservatives behind the Republican ticket only to see his well-received speech overshadowed by Ted Cruz getting booed off the convention stage for his refusal to endorse the nominee.
The agreement by Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc. to sell its pharmacy-benefits arm to St. Louis-based Express Scripts for $4.7 billion has turned the companies at each other’s throats, culminating in a multibillion-dollar legal battle that began early this year.
More than 20 light installations on downtown's Central Canal and along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail will be part of a free, two-day festival in August staged in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis Foundation, organizers announced Thursday night.
April’s sales gains paint a healthier picture of retail spending than did a slew of troubling reports released this week by Macy’s, Nordstrom, Kohl’s and J.C. Penney.
Clothing retailer Aeropostale, once the vibrant epicenter of the shopping mall scene, is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and closing 113 of its 739 U.S. stores.
Trading in shares of Aeropostale, the retailer with five stores in the Indianapolis area, was suspended Friday as the New York Stock Exchange made plans to delist the company.
Retailer Pacific Sunwear of California Inc., which operates 11 stores in Indiana, filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday after what it called years of management blunders.
Trump’s campaign behavior reminds some Hoosiers of their interactions with him during a storied history in Indiana, as owner of a Gary casino and would-be operator of another in French Lick.
The eight-year-old firm is set to break ground in the spring on a $45 million medical facility in Mishawaka for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, is partnering with Old Town Development to build a $33 million headquarters for Allied Solutions LLC in Carmel, and soon will build a $20 million office building for Stanley Security in Fishers.
