Hat World plans include new HQ, hiring 758 workers
The Indy-based retailer that operates nationally as Lids plans to build a 150,000-square-foot headquarters in Zionsville, beef up local distribution operations, and go on a major hiring spree.
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Microbrewery eyeing spot at Carmel Farmers Market
Opening days is still months away, but organizers of the popular Carmel Farmers Market already are lining up vendors for the summer celebration of Indiana agriculture. Will craft breweries be able to join the fun?
U.S. economy adds only 74K jobs, but rate falls to 6.7 percent
U.S. employers added a scant 74,000 jobs in December, the fewest in three years. The disappointing gain ends 2013 on a weak note and could raise questions about the economy's recent strength.
Lids parent plans ‘major’ jobs announcement
The Governor's office said it plans to make "a major economic development announcement" Friday morning "regarding hundreds of new jobs for Hoosiers" at the headquarters of Hat World Inc. in Indianapolis.
Republicans introduce bill to ‘clarify’ marriage amendment
Indiana House Republicans introduced a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage Thursday, along with a supplementary bill meant to address concerns that have led some lawmakers to reassess their votes for the proposal.
Jobless-benefits extension bill stalls in U.S. Senate
Legislation to resurrect long-term jobless legislation stalled in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, triggering recriminations from both sides of the political aisle and putting Indiana Sen. Dan Coats in the middle of the battle.
Supreme Court suspends judge pending final discipline
A panel determined Marion Superior Judge Kimberly Brown committed more than 80 rule violations by clear and convincing evidence.
Bill to drug-test welfare recipients will be back
A proposed law that would require some welfare recipients to undergo drug testing is likely to pass the Indiana House again this year, a key lawmaker said Thursday.
House to take up bill to create redistricting commission
The Republican-controlled Indiana House is set to take up legislation that would give a bipartisan commission the duty of drawing district maps.
DINING: Sideman BeBop Pizza worthy of headliner The Jazz Kitchen
What might be a secret to some is that the city’s leading jazz club shares its kitchen with a pizza joint. Second in a month-long series of theme-free restaurant reviews.
Podcasting allows DJs to carry on, without a radio station
Longtime disc jockeys Jason Hammer and Nigel Laskowski are free from the corporate overlords of modern radio, these days operating their own podcast after having lost their full-time on-air gigs.
Napolese nibbles on national expansion
Local restaurateur Martha Hoover plans to take her Napolese chain national with help from Simon Property Group Inc.
Senate bill seeks to cut corporate income and property taxes
The proposal from Republican leaders would make small companies exempt from tax on business equipment, and cleave the state’s corporate income tax to the second-lowest in the nation.
IU professors’ invention tracks eyes to detect brain injuries
Two Indiana University School of Optometry professors are tackling diagnosis of one of the most difficult medical problems facing sports teams at every level: head injuries.
Pupils learn to talk fast, sell well in auctioneering school
Melissa Davis is a third-generation auctioneer and president of Reppert School of Auctioneering. She helps lead quarterly courses running 10 days straight.
Upswing causing slowdown in startups
The number of newly formed Indiana companies slumped in 2013, the first such dip since the recession, but the small drop could actually be a positive sign for the economy. Established companies have more job openings than a few years ago, meaning workers have less incentive to start their own businesses, as thousands did when the economy tumbled.
LOU’S VIEWS: Funky furniture, slamming doors and more
This week, I empty the notebook with thoughts on the IMA's contemporary galleries, a furniture show at the State Museum, a Beef &Boards farce and an ambitious new CD.
Funding drought pinches life sciences firms
Nationally, venture capital investments into life sciences firms totaled $4.9 billion during the first nine months of 2013, down 30 percent from the same period in 2008, according to data from Thomson Reuters and PricewaterhouseCoopers. In Indiana, life sciences firms raised $21 million during the first nine months of the year, far lower than any year since 2003.
Skarbeck: Next wave of regulators needs to keep reforming
Since last year, there have been several personnel changes in key financial and regulatory positions in the federal government.