Simon carries a big stick
Simon Property Group obviously has sway in Indianapolis, having built its headquarters on a public plaza. But the company’s clout goes far beyond the Hoosier state. That is abundantly clear at the…
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Longworth departs City Market amid $1.8 million renovation
Nikki Longworth no longer is executive director of Indianapolis City Market. Her departure ends a sometimes-controversial six-year tenure. A market employee confirmed the departure. Additional information was not immediately available. The market is in the midst of a $1.8 million renovation that is running behind schedule.
Mann pitching new projects
Locally based Mann Properties is pitching retailers in Las Vegas this week on a couple of mixed-use developments slated for the north side: A project with 132 townhomes and a retail strip called Creekside Shoppes would be built along 86th…
Carmel to host CVS pharmacy in Art Deco style
The nation’s only CVS pharmacy to be build in the Art Deco style will be in The Village of West Clay in Carmel, the developer, Brenwick Development, said today. The 13,013-square-foot store is expected to open this fall.
Civil trial for former Brightpoint worker to start
Jury selection was expected to begin late this morning in the civil trial of Timothy Harcharik, a former Brightpoint Inc. worker accused of helping orchestrate an $11.9 million accounting fraud in the late 1990s. Harcharik, 53, served as Brightpoint’s director of risk management from 1997 to 2002. The Securities and Exchange Commission says that in […]
Patrick Industries closes Adorn acquisition
Patrick Industries Inc. has completed its purchase of Adorn LLC, another Elkhart maker of recreational vehicle and manufactured house components. The price was not disclosed. Publicly-traded Patrick generated $348 million in revenue last year and Adorn, $240 million. Patrick said the acquisition will add synergies in logistics, personnel, purchasing and other functions.
Update from Vegas
Because of the three-hour time difference between Indianapolis and Las Vegas, I won’t have much to say until this afternoon. I promise it’s the time difference and not that party last night at The Palms. I was working, promise. Asked…
Spanish auto parts maker to open Muncie plant
Miasa Automotive LLC, which makes transmission parts, plans to open its first U.S. plant in Muncie. The Spanish company will hire 12 workers to make gearbox components. The company received nearly $90,000 in tax credits and other incentives from the state and Delaware County, according to Indiana Economic Development Corp.
ExactTarget, ChaCha, Quadraspec win Mira awards
This year’s TechPoint Mira Award winners included Indianapolis-based ExactTarget, ChaCha, of Carmel, and West Lafayette life science company Quadraspec Inc. The awards are given out annually by the not-for-profit to promote Indiana technology-based companies. This year’s winners, announced Friday, include: -Information Technology Company: ExactTarget, Indianapolis -Information Technology Gazelle Company: ChaCha, Carmel -Health & Life Sciences […]
Ex-Brightpoint officer points to higher-ups
John Delaney, a second-tier Brightpoint Inc. executive convicted of securities fraud last year, charges in a newly public
letter that upper management was in on the scheme. The 2004 letter implicates former Chief Financial Officer Phil Bounsall,
now executive vice president of locally based Walker Information.
VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Infrastructure is costly to improve, but costlier to ignore
A recent article in Strategy+business magazine estimated that “the world’s urban infrastructure needs a $41 trillion makeover” between now and 2030. The article explained that $41 trillion is roughly equivalent to the “2006 market capitalization of all shares held in all stock markets in the world.” Some experts think that “new technology” will be the answer, and it may be when nanotechnology takes over the world. For now, however, the trend usually reinforces the trend, and we do the same…
VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Creation of state officer reconfirms value of GIS
Virtually unnoticed in the spate of bills that emerged from the 2007 session of the Indiana General Assembly was creation of a new officer in state government who can be extremely helpful in the state’s economic development efforts. The law creating a Geographic Information Officer, or GIO, gives official status to an important discipline that has been blossoming over the last 25 years and is increasingly relied upon in business and political decision-making. A Geographic Information System is a collection…
Techpoint honors Indiana companies, educators: Judges narrow 80 nominees to 13 Mira winners
This year’s recipients of Techpoint’s Mira awards include some of the area’s best-known technology startups as well as lower-profile firms that have racked up big achievements. On May 18, the technology trade group was scheduled to acknowledge the accomplishments of Hoosier entrepreneurs in information technology, life sciences, advanced manufacturing and education with its eighth annual gala at the Indiana Roof Ballroom downtown. “It’s always good to recognize companies and give them a pat on the back, put them on the…
Giuliani leads race for Indiana donations
Campaign finance records through the first quarter of 2007 show Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor, has raised $176,950
in Indiana. That’s more than twice as much as one-time Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, his closest Republican rival.
Is title sponsor in 500’s future?: Indy Racing League throttles up sales efforts, considers aggressive new marketing deals
The Indy Racing League is overhauling its sales effort, an initiative industry observers said could lead to an eight-figure annual title sponsorship and exponential growth for the league and its teams. Officials for the company tabbed to lead the revolution said there isn’t any sponsorship deal that won’t be considered by Speedway brass, including a title sponsorship for the Indianapolis 500, a sacred property once thought untouchable. Race fans have been focused on the Brickyard’s 2-1/2-mile oval this month. But…
FUNNY BUSINESS: A sensible airline’s rules to fly the friendly skies
We’re heading into the Summer Travel Season, and travel this year likely will be even more ridiculous than usual. Gasoline will be more expensive, traffic will be heavier, roads will be messier. Tempers will flare and danger will lurk at every intersection. And that’s just driving across town to pick up those spare suitcases from Mom. In this country, we are given two choices for summer travel, driving or flying. The train is kind of a non-starter, which is a…
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Wireless world making research more difficult
If you’re thinking of getting a job as a researcher, you should know it is a lonely life we lead. The world outside our offices sees issues in black and white that appear to us as infinite shades of gray. And when we occasionally emerge from our cubicles to deliver our results to the public, we are told either that we have a stranglehold on the obvious or that we have no concept of the real world. But the world…
Banks lose patience with iffy borrowers:
The dreaded bank workout department isn’t what it used to be for marginal borrowers, say two Indianapolis veterans who have watched the industry for decades. Until a couple of years ago, banks still were willing to help struggling companies through tough patches by restructuring loans and offering guidance in finding their way out of the woods. Now, banks are much quicker to cut off borrowers, said Dave Hamernik, a partner in Hamernik LLC. Hamernik, one of the region’s most seasoned…
NOTIONS: Beyond election reform, electorate re-engagement
I once spent a day serving as an Allen County election official. I was 20-something. I worked for Fort Wayne’s mayor. And on Election Day, the mayor expected us to work the polls. For the sake of nostalgia and monotonyinterrupting conversations, I got myself assigned to the precinct at my high school. On the appointed Tuesday, I showed up at 5:15 a.m., did my voter-watching/guardagainst-shenanigans-by-the-other-party thing for 12 hours and helped with votecounting for two hours after that. Then I…
Full Perspective Video Services Inc.: Marketing firm is one-stop shop Company stays agile thanks to logistics unit
After a stint in public accounting, Whetzel went to work for Fleming Packaging Co., a firm that duplicated and distributed videotapes. After taking some losses on a couple of projects, the owners of Fleming didn’t see the potential for video duplication and distribution, so Whetzel and business partner Charlie Seldon bought the company in 1991. Doing the deal wasn’t easy. “I borrowed from family, refinanced the house, and took everything out of savings,” he said. “I was dead broke and…