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Smaller Indiana gives cultural events a boost: Web site’s bloggers share IndyFringe experiences

With a mere $11,000 to spend on marketing, IndyFringe Executive Director Pauline Moffat is always on the lookout for low- or no-cost promotional opportunities. So when Pat Coyle, founder of online community smallerindiana.com, approached her about a novel arrangement to spread the word, Moffat jumped at it. The deal was this: The Fringe would give two tickets to each of its festival shows to Smaller Indiana, which would hand them over to members who would write blogs about the performances…

Ivy Tech cooking up plans for more culinary space: Growing program hopes to build $7 million school at Glick Center

Popular television cooking shows such as “Iron Chef,” “Emeril Live,” “Top Chef” and, dare we mention, “Hell’s Kitchen,” have brought the interest in culinary careers to a boil. To help meet demand locally, Indiana Business College opened a Chef’s Academy downtown nearly two years ago. Now, Ivy Tech Community College is expanding its existing program by building a culinary school in Indianapolis at the Gene B. Glick Junior Achievement Education Center on North Keystone Avenue. Enrollment in Ivy Tech’s two-year…

INVESTING: Distressed assets today lead to profit tomorrow

Two real estate guys told me recently that the market might be able to grab some traction if the banks would face reality about the true worth of the stuff on their books. Write-offs are large, with an estimated $450 billion written down worldwide this year to date. And if you make an offer for real estate that is less than what the bank has written it down to, most likely your offer will be rejected. The bank is still…

IndyGo Colts shuttle a no-go

Congestion getting to the Indianapolis Colts games is as much a problem as congestion once fans are in the new Lucas Oil Stadium. It appears that traffic flow and parking are real issues…

Ballard boots top Peterson development leaders

Republican Mayor Greg Ballard has replaced the last of the top economic development officials lingering from the Democratic administration of former Mayor Bart Peterson. This morning Ballard announced new leadership for both Indianapolis Economic Development Inc. and the Indianapolis Private Industry Council. Scott Miller, the former president of business landscaping firm Mainscape Inc., replaces Jeb […]

AM General to lay off 80 at Hummer plant

Falling demand for the hulking H2 Hummer sport-utility vehicle has prompted its manufacturer, Mishawaka-based AM General, to lay off 80 workers, according to the South Bend Tribune. Production at AM General’s northern Indiana plant will be cut to 25 units a day from the volume of 52 a day early this summer as rising gas […]

Café Group, Capitol Vending acquired

Two units of Crystal Food Services have been acquired by Treat American Food Services, which is headquartered in the Kansas City suburb of Merriam, Kan. Treat America intends to expand the operations of Café Group, which runs corporate cafeterias, and Capitol Vending, said Chief Financial Officer Mike Meurer. He didn’t disclose the extent of the […]

USATF putting customers first

The USA Track & Field headquarters in downtown Indianapolis is taking a cue from Wendy’s restaurants. They’re staying open late.

USATF’s new CEO Doug Logan said this is the first step in creating a…

Short fiction in newspapers?

Publishers Weekly reports that the Rocky Mountain News has decided to start publishing fiction in its newspaper. Specifically, original short stories. See story here.

On the surface, fiction might seem no more out of place in a newspaper than comics or…

Fever pumps up attendance

The Indiana Fever re-start their season tonight with the hope of cranking up the team’s attendance even more than it has already elevated this year.

Through 13 homes games, the local WNBA team has…

ISO announces all-star musical

For years, other cities have been experiencing the unique pleasures of seeing musicals in concert. In New York, they call it Encores! In L.A., it’s Reprise!

Finally, Indianapolis is catching on. And while there is no exclamation-marked name for our version…

WellPoint chief moves up on most-powerful list

Angela Braly, who last summer took over as CEO of Indianapolis-based health insurer WellPoint Inc., is ranked No. 4 on Forbes’ latest list of the world’s most powerful women. That’s up from No. 16 last year. The magazine builds the rankings based on a person’s public profile and financial “heft.” Topping the list is Germany […]

Quadraspec lands $2.5M investment

Quadraspec Inc. has snagged another $2.5 million in capital that the West Lafayette-based company hopes will carry it to the point of launching its diagnostic products for human use. Indianapolis-based Clarian Health Ventures led the funding round, contributing more than $625,000. Three other firms also joined in, including Michigan-based EDF Ventures, Carmel-based Spring Mill Venture […]

Great mileage, bad wrecks

Small, fuel-efficient cars are in and big, thirsty vehicles are out. But as consumers try to save money
on gas, their odds of getting hurt increase, the Insurance Research Council warned today.

The Pennsylvania organization, which researches the property and casualty…

Olympics hurt IRL TV ratings

Officials for the Indy Racing League are probably happy the Olympics happen only once every four years. This year’s games in Beijing, IRL officials said, have done a number on their TV viewership lately.

The IRL’s Aug. 24 race in Sonoma…

Racing company to expand manufacturing plant

Impact Racing LLC, which manufactures fire suits, helmets and other racing gear, plans to expand by building a plant in Clermont, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. said today. The $3.7 million, 20,000-square-foot expansion is expected to result in hiring 100 workers in addition to the 120 currently on the company’s roster. Indianapolis-based Impact Racing received […]

Exports, weak dollar fuel Hurco profit

Hurco Cos. Inc. reported today that profit in its third fiscal quarter increased 13 percent, to $5.8 million, from the same period a year earlier. The Indianapolis-based maker of machine tools said the jump in the period ended July 31 was driven by sales and service fees in Europe and Asia. Sales were particularly strong […]

Fringe review sparks discussion

A brief review I posted here on Friday of the IndyFringe show “Peace on Terror” has generated some intense reaction. See the post and ongoing comments here. The conversation, led by someone involved in the show, has spilled over…

Light reading + who is closing

Let’s start with some real estate news from this week’s IBJ in print:

Charter Homes owner Jerry Jaquess fancies himself a white knight for King Park, a neighborhood once known…

Justices: Interest forbidden on workers’ comp

Indiana law doesn’t allow collecting interest on Worker’s Compensation benefits, including past-due medical bills, the Indiana Supreme Court said today. The ruling upheld a 2006 decision by the Indiana Workers’ Compensation Board. The board denied a request by a dentist who wanted to charge interest on past-due medical bills incurred by treating a patient who […]