City Council finance committee chairwoman Luci Snyder kept the ordinance in committee after a hearing last week. Council president Rick Sharp tried to override that decision Monday night and allow the full council to discuss it, but didn’t have enough support.
There’s no shortage of places to have a great lunch in central Indiana. But where do you go to close the big deal? IBJ asked locals where they like to go when it’s all on the line.
Bill Oesterle, the former CEO of Angie’s List, said Monday that 30 tech companies and individuals have signed a letter backing the group, including heavyweight employers Salesforce and Angie’s List.
Former Angie’s List CEO Bill Oesterle said the group is called Tech for Equality. It intends to lobby for the addition of sexual orientation and gender identity to state and local anti-discrimination codes.
Scott Durchslag has more than 20 years of experience leading e-commerce and mobile technology initiatives, Angie’s List said, including stints at Expedia and Skype.
Now with a 9-percent stake, New York-based TCS Capital Management says it’s after multiple board seats and plans to continue discussing options to maximize the firm’s value, including a sale.
Firms also clamoring for product specialists—the rare people who have both the communication skills to discover what customers want and enough technical know-how to bring it to life.
A New York-based hedge fund has increased its stake in Angie’s List Inc. to an "activist position" and says it wants to have input with management about the strategic direction of the company, including the choice of a new CEO and a possible sale of the business.
For years, the reviews company has sold memberships to consumers and advertising to service providers, but recently it’s been trying to become a marketplace that brokers transactions and gets a cut.
Patrick D. Brady, president of marketplace, was terminated Wednesday as part of a restructuring of management, Angie’s List disclosed Thursday in a public filing. The company also revealed former CEO Bill Oesterle’s separation agreement.
Longtime Angie’s List Inc. CEO Bill Oesterle has officially resigned from the company while COO Mark Howell takes the reins during the search for a permanent successor.
Angie’s List has long been considered the 800-pound gorilla in the home-services market, an industry estimated to be worth at least $400 billion annually. But three tech startups from its own back yard believe they can better connect consumers and service providers.
The federal lawsuit says Amazon took shortcuts in building a direct competitor to Angie's List by having employees sign up as members of the Indianapolis-based consumer reviews company and then illegally downloading lists of service providers and other information.
Indiana’s governor is expected to tout job growth and the state government’s fiscal health when announcing his bid at a GOP fundraiser on Thursday night.
In head-to-head matchups, the new poll found Indiana Gov. Mike Pence in a statistical dead heat with the two leading Democratic candidates for governor.
Angie’s List could hardly be at more of a crossroads, with its longtime CEO departing, its massive east-side Indianapolis expansion withdrawn, and its business model undergoing a tectonic shift.
