Battered manufacturing towns hungry for food processors
Economic development officials like the stability of the food business, though wages typically are mediocre.
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Economic development officials like the stability of the food business, though wages typically are mediocre.
Indianapolis-based White River Capital Inc. has quietly called off its merger with Itasca, Ill.-based
First Chicago Bancorp.
A newly released 2008 poll shows the Indianapolis Colts thumping the Indiana Pacers in fan support, which isn’t a
surprise given the recent fortunes of the teams. But some observers say the numbers are more a reflection of the popularity
of the National Football League and the Colts’ Peyton Manning than an indictment of the Pacers.
Even after a string of acquisitions, Dow AgroSciences is a bit player in the seed business. But the new genetically
modified corn it developed with St. Louis-based giant Monsanto Co. finally provides the breakthrough product that could grow
its seed sales substantially.
WorkPoint, an Indianapolis firm entrusted to handle finances for not-for-profits, has lost several clients in the past 12
months, and all for the same reason—missing money.
California can no longer sustain its government. This is the lesson for Indiana.
It is ironic that in the aftermath of the credit crunch, with investors calling for more market transparency from Wall Street,
opaque trading markets are thriving.
At precisely 6:03 p.m. July 15, space shuttle Endeavor blasted off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center for
its scheduled linkup with the International Space Station. My cousin, Indiana astronaut David Wolf, is on board.
A referendum this fall on Wishard Health Services’ plans to build a $754 million hospital will tell a lot about the
mood—and savvy—of Marion County voters. In this economy, and with government at all levels strapped
for cash, the knee-jerk reaction might be to reject such a proposal.
This week, three of my fellow IBJ scribes join me in picking our favorite area amusement park rides
If all outdoor dining were as comfortable and stress-free as Sky City Cafe’s, maybe I’d do it more often.
In my parent’s basement hangs a map of the United States stuck with multicolored push pins showing where they’ve lived
and visited. Until a few weeks ago, there were pins in every state but one.
A municipality has filed the first formal complaint against a cable television operator since state telecommunications reform
three years ago unplugged local government oversight of operators.
Prospective buyers need a little vision to see the potential in the four-story former jail at the southwest corner of Maryland
and Delaware streets.
Three Indianapolis advertising and marketing veterans have launched a new full-service agency. While the timing might not
be great—with the swooning economy—Dave Lesh, Bruce Dean and Bill Hendrickson think they have the experience to
forge a solid business.
Thanks for writing such a wonderful column, full of hope and encouragement to those of us who could use
a little of that right now.
This year will be our 18th year as IPS parents. My husband and I are college graduates, upper-middle
class. He is employed full time and I’m self-employed part-time. We chose to stay in IPS
and try to make a difference for the many classmates that have no one rooting for them at home.
Lance Armstrong might not be having the Tour de France he hoped for, but the folks at Versus and the Indy Racing League aren’t complaining.
Heading into the final three stages at this year’s…
Dow AgroSciences has signed a 15-year lease that will spur construction of an 80,000-square-foot research-and-development building, to be erected adjacent to its headquarters in northwest Indianapolis. As a result, the company plans to hire dozens of additional researchers. Dow AgroSciences’ new two-story building will be developed and owned by Indianapolis-based Browning Investments Inc., which also […]
Several principals of Indianapolis-based Lauth Group Inc. and their spouses have offered to provide $15 million in financing to Lauth subsidiaries in bankruptcy. The insiders say in court filings that they are offering the proposal because Lauth Investment Properties LLC doesn’t have enough hard assets to serve as a “borrowing base” for a more traditional […]