Survey: Social media pays off
If there’s one thing most small-business owners don’t have in abundance, it’s time. But investing more of that precious resource in social media appears to be worth the effort—if it’s done right.
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If there’s one thing most small-business owners don’t have in abundance, it’s time. But investing more of that precious resource in social media appears to be worth the effort—if it’s done right.
Local school districts are embracing technology and ditching traditional textbooks. Beech Grove City Schools is among the districts phasing in thousands of tablet computers. The system is ordering 3,000 Android tablets for every student. Meanwhile, Center Grove next week will receive a visit from the Digital Bookmobile, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer that teaches students how to download eBooks and audio books as well as use iPhones, iPads and tablets.
Indianapolis police detectives are investigating the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl by a 14-year-old boy at Arsenal Technical High School. Officers who swarmed the school at about 5 p.m. Thursday handcuffed a male student and placed him in a squad car. Police said the boy has not been arrested and no charges have been filed. The teens were released to their parents.
A triple shooting on the southeast side of Indianapolis early Friday morning resulted in the deaths of two women. Mary Swift, 37, died on the scene and 33-year-old Kelly Jinks died at Wishard Hospital. The third victim, Ronald Kortz II, 40, is in critical but stable condition at Wishard. The shootings occurred in an alley in the 1700 block of South State Avenue at about 1:30 a.m. Edward Lay, 37, was preliminarily charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. Witnesses say the shootings stemmed from an argument over the volume of a stereo.
The Wild Beaver Saloon in Broad Ripple agreed to the payment as part of a settlement reached Thursday. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the bar for allegedly firing the female employee because of her pregnancy.
Gleaners Food Bank will be the primary recipient of a major Super Bowl fund-raiser, Taste of the NFL. The event will be Feb. 4 at Gleaners’ headquarters and warehouse, 3737 Waldemere Ave. Last year in Dallas the event raised $1 million for hunger-relief charities in NFL cities, said Linda Bendt, spokeswoman for the Minneapolis-based organization. […]
A strong report on retail sales in July helped send U.S. stocks higher early Friday after a week of record-setting losses and gains on Wall Street.
Indianapolis’ second-largest law firm could complete a deal with Minneapolis-based Faegre & Benson LLP in October. A need to get larger and to establish a regional presence is fueling the talks.
In a promotion fit for the economy, United Way of Central Indiana will try to lure donors by offering them access to discounts from national and local retailers.
Gen Con Indy, one of the city’s largest annual conventions, drew a record 36,733 unique visitors to this year's event, organizers announced Thursday.
Marion Superior Court Judge Michael Keele said he would rule early next week on a request from a group of teachers and religious leaders backed by the Indiana State Teachers Association to issue a preliminary injunction keeping the law from taking effect.
Mark Schmitt, president of Rawhide Golf Ball Co., runs a business that recovers dimpled pills from golf course water hazards, buffs them up, and resells them. (With photo gallery)
Given the events of the past couple of months with News of the World and Rupert Murdock, I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to write about phone hacking.
Indiana 4-H Foundation provides financial support for the statewide 4-H youth program.
Eddie Brochin, a lifelong outdoorsman who began leading hunting and fishing expeditions in the late 1990s, now chronicles his adventures in his own TV show, “Ultimate Outdoors with Eddie Brochin.”
Habitat for Humanity affiliates are getting into the business of rehabbing homes, capitalizing on the availability of foreclosed homes.
Visitors to the Indiana State Fair will have a chance to peek into the possible future of the region’s transit system.