Hoosier companies attract more venture capital, but total lags glory days
Early-stage and growth-stage companies in Indiana raised $47.3 million on 20 deals last year, more than double the $23.4 million invested in 2013.
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Neighborhoods rally against digital billboards
A proposal to lift Marion County’s ban on digital billboards will be heard for a second time Monday night, and leaders from six neighborhood organizations are prepared to testify against it.
Trucking company buys former off-airport parking land
Knight Transportation paid $4 million for the site in Plainfield and plans to build a driving school where a parking firm once operated before it was purchased last year by a competitor.
Zionsville weighs replacing, renovating Town Hall
As Zionsville leaders contemplate the future of the Town Hall building on Oak Street, officials are moving forward with plans to capture new property taxes from nearby development to fund improvements.
The Billion Dollar Decision
When the U.S. Supreme Court hands down its ruling on Obamacare’s tax credits, it could zap nearly $1 billion from Hoosiers’ finances. In fact, Hoosiers buyers on Obamacare’s exchanges have more to lose, as a percentage of their incomes, than the residents of all states other than Alaska and Mississippi.
Meth bills mandating cold-pill prescriptions face tough road
Bills aiming to reduce Indiana’s methamphetamine problem by requiring prescriptions for some cold medicines probably won’t be considered in House or Senate committees this session, key lawmakers said.
Conner Prairie’s goal: Take balloon exhibit to new heights
While the orange-and-yellow tethered balloon that anchors the 1859 Balloon Voyage is getting a new skin and a new sponsor over the winter, construction crews are working on a six-figure overhaul intended to make the exhibit more immersive.
Pacers telecasts on Fox Sports going mobile
Fox Sports Indiana is live streaming home and away games—as well as pre- and post-game shows—to mobile devices. Pacers officials are hopeful the viewing option will grow the team’s fan base and increase ticket and other sales.
Cycling devotees embrace $450 pump
Josh Poertner, a Zipp Speed Weaponry engineer who helped prove bicycle fanatics would pay $3,000 for a pair of aerodynamic wheels, has turned his Steve Jobs-like obsession with technology and design to the lowly tire pump.
IU Health on course to spare Methodist, close University
All signs point to University Hospital’s being shuttered as Indiana University Health goes from three downtown hospitals to two.
Utilities favor legislation changing economics of rooftop panels
Investor-owned utilities are lobbying for a bill that would allow them to alter customers’ credits for net metering, or generating energy on-site and selling it back to the grid.
Developer bets $40M on mixed-use project near IUPUI
A West Lafayette firm plans to construct an 11-story downtown apartment and retail project that would add to the growing number of housing developments targeting IUPUI students.
SKARBECK: How Switzerland bank wreaked currency havoc
Financial markets were rocked on Jan. 15 when the Swiss National Bank surprised the world by removing its three-year cap on the Swiss franc/euro exchange rate.
HICKS: Bill for Rockport gasification plant is job killer
Rockport was not a privately feasible operation in 2005, so the state offered a number of energy purchase agreements to support its construction. Suffice it to say that what was a marginally bad idea in 2005 is a profoundly bad idea in 2015.
DINING: Having a ball … or a whole plate of them … on Mass Ave
For some, the meatball is an obligatory pairing with spaghetti. For a new Mass Ave restaurant, it’s an orb on which an entire business is based.
LOU’S VIEWS: Wurm worms his way into the mind at the IMA
Empty platforms. Instructional drawings. Everyday objects. In “Erwin Wurm: Euclidean Exercises," visitors are prompted to stand on the platforms and pose.
FEIGENBAUM: Lawmakers weighing overwhelming stack of bills
Many of the new House and Senate members ran on limited, simplistic campaign platforms, and—because few had seriously contested general election campaigns—they had little opportunity to educate themselves on more than a handful of big-picture matters.
Pence education agenda would push state ahead
Because of the vital role education plays in Indiana’s future, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee recently voted to endorse Gov. Pence’s education agenda for the 2015 legislative session.
MENYHART: Welcome social entrepreneurship Inc.
From Shanghai to Buenos Aires, entrepreneurs are founding “mission-driven companies” that have a specific social or environmental mission as part of their core business plan.