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DINING: New Sisters’ Place owners expand diner formula
Disappointment among Sisters’ Place regulars was quickly turned to cautious optimism when new owners renovated and recently reopened the quiet landmark.
‘Velveteen’ at IRT lures next generation of theatergoers
The IRT is aiming for a younger audience, staging James Still’s adaptation of Margery Williams' classic children's book "The Velveteen Rabbit" for the preschool set in its underused cabaret space.
Revenue has nearly tripled in past two years for blood-test maker
PTS Diagnostics engineered an about-face on its business plan five years ago, ditching its retail strategy to focus on serving physicians and nurse practitioners. This year, PTS is on pace to record revenue of nearly $50 million, up from $17 million two years ago.
BASILE: Been to more than 100 countries? Join the club
The Travelers’ Century Club is a not-for-profit club consisting of about 2,000 people from around the world who have traveled to 100 or more countries.
Kroger plans new store on southeast side
A nearly 100,000-square-foot Kroger grocery store is set to anchor a major development in an area on the southeast side that’s been void of much commercial activity.
New CEO Vaughn reworks Sports Corp. playbook
Ryan Vaughn says one of the not-for-profit’s first considerations under his tenure, when going after or creating any sporting event, will be opportunities for area businesses beyond the usual benefits to hotels and restaurants.
Improve education by respecting teachers
By unilaterally proposing that the superintendent of public instruction be appointed, not elected, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce has fired another shot in “The Teacher Wars” (the title of a new book).
EnerDel regroups after missing job targets
EnerDel Inc. is regrouping under a strategy of targeting niche markets, as Indianapolis and Hancock County officials press executives about the firm’s future and former pledges of local investment and job creation that failed to pan out.
Skarbeck: Stock market investors fare well in the long run
Steadfast investors are seeing new highs as the market indexes are now some 20 percent above the high reached in 2007 before the credit crisis.
Authorizers play a key role in charter school quality
In a Nov. 17 article “Charters’ grades fall, spurring concerns,” reporter J.K. Wall explored Indianapolis charter schools’ uneven performance on the state’s A-F grading system.
Hicks: Worries abound during forecasting season
If everything goes as forecasted, 2015 will be the best year of economic performance since 2007. This is a low bar if ever there were one.
Car dealers lay claim to State Road 37 corridor
When Terry Lee Hyundai opens in Noblesville next spring, it will become the 10th new-car dealership operating on a six-mile stretch of State Road 37 in Hamilton County—and development isn’t done.
Maurer shined light
It is a sure thing Churchill knew what he was talking about [Maurer column, Nov. 24]. Today, however, it will be business as usual thanks to polarization, apathy, selective deaf ears and blind eyes.
Energy column misled
A [Nov. 17] column [by Christina Hale and Sharon Negele] urging legislation on competitive procurement fell well short of the mark on several fronts.
SAXTON: Appetite for food entrepreneurship is growing
When you think about entrepreneurship, your mental scenery might be the suburban garage, where visionaries like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs started their journey to become tech titans. Or maybe a state-of-the-art laboratory, where biotech breakthroughs transform the business of health.
How CNO returned from the brink
CNO Financial Group looks nothing like it did five years ago. CNO stock recently traded around $17.50 a share, led in part by five consecutive years of profit. It has sold or spun off the last of its risky books of business acquired during go-go years, and it’s on the cusp of a significant bond-rating milestone.
KENNEDY: A Thanksgiving rumination
For families living on the edge, families struggling just to put that dinner on the table, saving money is a pipe dream.
Football safety summit planned for Indy in February
Conference where former Colts coach Tony Dungy will speak is said to be largest of its kind.