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REAL ESTATE Fort Ben prepares to launch $9M in infrastructure upgrades The Fort Harrison Reuse Authority is preparing to break ground on a massive infrastructure project that will lay the groundwork for the master-planned Lawrence Village at the Fort, the final phase of a decade-long redevelopment of Fort Benjamin Harrison. The $9 million project calls […]
MANUFACTURING Indy chemical firm acquired Specialty chemical maker Galaxy Associates of Cincinnati has acquired Challenge Inc. of Indianapolis for an undisclosed sum. Challenge is Galaxy’s fifth acquisition since 2003. The company bought another Indianapolis firm, Rieskamp Equipment Co., in March 2008. Chemist David Crosley founded Challenge in 1972 to serve the metal-finishing industry with environmentally […]
Investing column contained errors The purpose of this letter is to point out a serious error in the [April 20] Investing column, “Complex bond schemes haunt Indy, other cities.” The article erroneously states that the Indiana Bond Bank issued bonds on behalf of Indianapolis Water Co. in 2005. Please note that the 2005 Indianapolis Water […]
56th Street and Keystone Avenue Balancing new development and existing neighborhoods This 1-square-mile stop along the Nickel Plate would revitalize a “vast sea of asphalt littered with warehouse buildings, factories, box stores and storage unit buildings.” Yet this new community proposed by Matt VanSoest seeks to live in harmony with existing residential neighborhoods, including cottages […]
Fast-growing tanning chain hot on Indianapolis market Kentucky-based company aims for 25 salons in area At a time of retrenchment for most retailers, Elizabethtown, Ky.-based Sun Tan City is enjoying a growth spurt that has brought it to the Indianapolis market in a big way. Since November 2008, it has opened eight salons in central […]
DeHaan recognizes young ballet company The story behind the gift: Indiana Ballet Co. and its affiliated dance school began after the city’s longserving professional company suddenly folded. Executive Director Russ Smith said that convincing donors to back ballet once more has been difficult, but that might change after the company received a $30,000 gift from […]
MEDIA & MARKETING Kidd to lead Walker initiative aimed at mid-market firms you your products or services? Is it their low price? Maybe it’s their high quality? Or it might be the convenience of your location. Here’s a better question: Are your customers loyal? Or would they buy elsewhere, given the chance? Bruce Kidd wants […]
UPDATE OAKLEY-HAMMOND FUNERAL HOME, MOORE & KIRK IRVINGTON CHAPEL Address: 5342 E. Washington St. Phone: 357-1159 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] sites: www.oakleyhammond.com, www.mooreandkirk.comFounded: 1905 Founders: William and Tressie Moore Kirk Owners: Bruce Oakley and Joseph Hammond Service: funeral services Employees: two full-time and two part-time Revenue (past 12 months): $300,000 Date of fi rst profi le: […]
Disappointing meal begs question: How Polo can you go? Like a true “Hoosiers”-loving Hoosier, I always pick a No. 16 seed to upset a No. 1 seed in the NCAA basketball tournament. I root for the underdog. So when I heard local owners were taking over a shuttered Steak & Ale restaurant, I was cheering […]
38th Street and Fall Creek Parkway Two ideas: Urban agriculture and water-based development An urban agriculture development by Nick Alexander would be more than a connecting point to the Indiana State Fairgrounds and bus routes on 38th Street. Built along the eastern edge of Fall Creek, the development becomes a “sustainable garden community.” Medium-density housing […]
Thanks to all those who came to the pre-show discussion at the Patti LuPone concert. I was honored to host it and share the time with you. I hope to write more about later–and fill you in on next year’s…
Republican Sen. Luke Kenley of Noblesville says he’s more optimistic now than he was a few weeks ago about the chances of reaching an agreement that would help Indianapolis’ cash-strapped stadium agency. State lawmakers on a joint House-Senate conference committee met for two hours yesterday talking about possible solutions for the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board, […]
This week, lessons in “hattitude” are taught at the IRT. Plus, some thoughts on “Spotlight 2009.” Generat ing more warmth than heat, “Crowns” (running on the Indiana Repertory Theatre main stage through June 2), shows what a good idea, a talented cast, uncluttered direction, and some pick-and-choose gospel classics can make out of underdeveloped material. […]
While military contractors scramble to protect big projects from Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ budgetary ax, Indianapolis engine-maker Rolls-Royce is sitting pretty. Rolls-Royce, which employs 4,300 in Indianapolis, is developing a key component for the Marine Corps’ version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, potentially a big winner under a sweeping overhaul of priorities Gates unveiled […]
In the future, a passenger boards a commuter train in Noblesville that minutes later stops near 56th Street and Keystone Avenue. Here, a semicircle of eco-friendly high-rises hovers above a grassy plaza bordered by canals. At the next stop, another new community has sprouted just east of the Indiana State Fairgrounds, along Fall Creek. Amid […]
There’s a smorgasbord available for small businesses in the federal stimulus. The trick is figuring out how to get a plate. Plenty of local experts are serving up access to the buffet. And some entrepreneurs are digging in. But others consider the stimulus warmed-over leftovers. “For high-tech, high-growth businesses of the 21st century, there’s nothing […]
Still stinging from the city’s loss of the giant Performance Racing Industry trade show in 2004, a group of local motorsports business advocates is racing to put on a competing event. Organizers of the upstart International Motorsports Industry Show are not being bashful about their intentions: They want the new show to eventually supplant PRI’s […]
