New Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Jeff Belskus has long been a behind-the-scenes figure at IMS. As the new leader of the
Brickyard and the Indy Racing League, he faces several challenging issues, including gaining the confidence of the racing
community.
Bank transaction counts—the number of people going into banks to make a deposit, cash a check or
conduct some other form of business—have declined in recent years with the increased popularity
of direct deposit, online banking and easy ATM accessibility. So why add branches?
SBA loan guarantees for the month of June. These businesses have received loans from financial institutions with a guarantee
from the SBA. Not all funds are disbursed immediately, and some approved loans are subsequently canceled.
City to unleash $3.8 million for improvements in United North West Area.
A developing case of technology theft has shed light on the proprietary systems Goldman Sachs and other investment firms
use to make millions of dollars. A 39-year-old former employee at Goldman has been accused of stealing computer
code used in the company’s high-frequency trading system.
This afternoon’s announcement that Tony George no longer would be president and CEO of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and other companies owned by the Hulman-George family had been anticipated for more than a month. On May 27 – three days after this year’s Indianapolis 500 – SpeedTV correspondent Robin Miller reported that the board had voted […]
Simon Property Group Inc. has filed suit against Spicy Pickle franchisee AJ Enterprises LLC, seeking more than $977,000 in
unpaid rent for a prime space at Castleton Square Mall.
Indianapolis didn’t exactly warm to Spicy Pickle. The Denver-based restaurant chain shut down both of its Indianapolis-area locations shortly after opening them last year. But the chain hasn’t rid itself…
Local leaders and, soon, a national team of experts, are quietly developing a strategy to revitalize Marion County’s biggest
concentration of brownfield sites and impoverished urban neighborhoods, centered at East 22nd Street and the Monon Trail.
A proposed passenger rail line between downtown and Noblesville has drawn applause from Hamilton County commuters enduring highway congestion. But local leaders and, soon, a national team of experts, are quietly developing a strategy to revitalize what lies on the other end of the line: Marion County’s biggest concentration of brownfield sites and impoverished urban […]
No, the 1970s haven’t returned at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Still, there are a few signs at the Brickyard today that indicate a nice sized crowd has arrived on the west side of…
The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment insurance dropped slightly last week after spiking the week before due to auto layoffs. Meanwhille, continuing jobless claims inched closer to 7 million. The Labor Department said today that initial claims for jobless benefits fell to a seasonally adjusted 631,000, down from a revised figure of 643,000 […]
Kroger is looking at land in Zionsville for a new store. The Cincinnati-based grocer is in talks with the owners of Altum’s Garden Center along Michigan Road between 106th and 116th Streets,…
The biggest remnant of the former Thomson consumer electronics operation in Carmel is cashing in on the digital TV transition
with a higher-tech version of the rabbit ears.
In the big picture of Indianapolis, we should never
forget that the Speedway and its events—the Indy 500 in particular—remain the 800-pound gorilla in our little corner of the
world.
Will Higgins, an excellent wordsmith for The Indianapolis Star, was kind enough to include me in interviews he did in preparation for a story about the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s Centennial and the track’s enormous impact on Indianapolis. He included a couple of my quotes in his story. It was another one of those “you-know-you’re-getting-old-when” moments […]
The future of Carmel’s Merchants Square mall is uncertain because of the rise of competitors.
F.C. Tucker Co. has entered into an agreement with Shoopman Home Building Group in which 21 of its real estate agents will staff model homes in seven communities Shoopman is developing. Jim Litten, president of F.C. Tucker Co.’s residential real estate services division, lauded the arrangement as “one-stop” shopping for prospective homebuyers. “Consumers will be […]
F.C. Tucker Co. has entered into an agreement with Shoopman Home Building Group in which 21 of its real estate agents will staff model homes in seven communities Shoopman is developing. Jim Litten, president of F.C. Tucker Co.’s residential real estate services division, lauded the arrangement as “one-stop” shopping for prospective homebuyers. “Consumers will be […]
