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ENVIRONMENT Feds fuel diesel program Among the billions and billions of dollars the federal government is showering on states through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is about $2 million Indiana plans to bestow in the form of grants to make diesel engines less-polluting and more efficient. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management will use […]
Simon article smacked of opinion I was disappointed by the [April 20] “special report” criticizing the relationship between the Simon organization and the city of Indianapolis. The article belonged on the editorial page, not the front page. I wonder if your reporter is even old enough to remember what downtown Indianapolis was like 15 or […]
RETAIL Startup applies Netflix model to clothing for children A Brownsburg entrepreneur has launched a company based on the premise that parents will pay a monthly subscription fee to ensure their baby girls are always decked out in the hippest threads. The Wow Clothing Club is offering the temporary use of hundreds of boutique-style children’s […]
MEDIA & MARKETING Panther Racing sues Pathway Productions Indy Racing League team Panther Racing has filed a lawsuit against locally based video and Web production company Pathway Productions, which is now owned by Mays Chemical Co. President William Mays. The lawsuit seeks $1.58 million. Panther co-owner John Barnes claims Pathway failed to develop Web-based interactive […]
IRL could have large audience in China The Indy Racing League is taking a serious look at holding a race in China as early as 2011. Series officials said there are several good reasons why the league may want to head to the nation of 1.33 billion people. “Obviously it’s a very big market, and […]
Yes, I know, you ran the Mini. But what else did you do this weekend?
Anybody else catch “Miss Saigon” at Footlite or “Twentieth Century” at Civic? Or find your way into one of the sneak previews of the new “Star…
Wabash National Corp. has told nearly 800 workers who were laid off over the winter that it does not expect to recall them. The Lafayette-based truck-trailer manufacturer notified the Indiana Department of Workforce Development of the decision on Friday, saying the decision was prompted by declining demand projections for new trailers. The economic slowdown also […]
Kathy Nagler has resigned as executive director of the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art to “pursue personal passions and spend more time with her family.” She had been with the organization for three years.
iMOCA curator Christopher West will serve as…
Compared with some of his pharmaceutical CEO peers these days, John Lechleiter has his company on a diet. Instead of using a mega-merger to bulk up before the famine that patent expirations will bring on the industry next year, Lechleiter has Eli Lilly and Co. burning management fat while looking for smaller companies to munch […]
Last week the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its estimates of county personal income and all the detail comprising those data. These data are important because they provide a consistent view over a long period of time. It’s easy to focus on the immediate problems of our economy. However, we do ourselves a disservice […]
People will always make the case that Indianapolis doesn’t need any more chain or franchised restaurants. I understand the big-picture argument. I understand the desire for a greater regional culinary identity and the wish for a more adventurous restaurant clientele. To be honest, though, a good meal can temporarily dismantle my regional pride. It happened, […]
TV spots for Steak n Shake Co. used to play up the chain’s full-service restaurants, complete with friendly servers, real plates and glass ketchup bottles-a departure from the “workaraunts” operated by McDonald’s and Burger King. Now, Steak n Shake is developing plans for its own workaraunts. The new management of the Indianapolis-based chain hopes to […]
This St. Patrick’s Day, Tru-Foods LLC executive Gary Occhiogrosso got an object lesson in why his company’s acquisition of Ritter’s Frozen Custard either could be a great opportunity or a royal pain-or both. He visited the chain’s ill-starred 10450 Allisonville Road location on a blustery March day. The shop, which sits in the middle of […]
Indy Racing League founder Tony George dropped a bombshell in December when he told an industry group that he would shut down the open-wheel series if it didn’t break into the black soon. When pressed about the possibility of being profitable by 2013, George responded, “It has to be, or or there won’t be a […]
