A bill that would impose a statewide ban on smoking in enclosed public places in Indiana ignited sometimes emotional debate before an Indiana House committee yesterday. The lengthy hearing before the House Public Policy Committee pitted health advocates, business leaders and people who said their lives have been torn by secondhand smoke against opponents of […]
The state House’s Public Policy Committee will hear testimony today on a bill that would completely ban smoking in bars, restaurants, casinos and other public places throughout the state. Some local bar and restaurant owners have expressed concern about what a smoking ban would mean for business. Meanwhile, supporters of bill are pointing to a […]
Some major foundations in central Indiana are narrowing grantmaking criteria so they can funnel their reduced asset streams toward pressing needs brought on by the recession. “This is not the year to be wide open,” Central Indiana Community Foundation President Brian Payne said. Two major funds under the CICF umbrella, the Indianapolis Foundation and the […]
Steak n Shake Co. extended its bad run into the new year, reporting a $3.4 million loss for its first fiscal quarter yesterday, up from a $1.2 million loss in the prior-year period. It was the Indianapolis-based restaurant chain’s fifth consecutive quarterly loss. Total revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 17 was $131.7 million, off […]
Steak n Shake Co. extended its bad run into the new year, reporting a $3.4 million loss for its first fiscal quarter yesterday, up from a $1.2 million loss in the prior-year period. It was the Indianapolis-based restaurant chain’s fifth consecutive quarterly loss. Total revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 17 was $131.7 million, off […]
After months of agitating for changes at The Steak n Shake Co., investor Sardar Biglari finally got a shot at putting his
theories into action.
Paul Hunt, a partner with Barnes & Thornburg, recently decided to pay seven months’ studio rent for two artists at Harrison
Center for the Arts. And the Columbia Club on Monument Circle is looking for new members.
Even in the midst of a recession, one form of economic activity continues apace — supermarket construction and refurbishment.
In 20 years, IUPUI leaders want their campus to feel more like the rest of downtown — taller buildings, more parks,
more people hanging out — and they want to connect it to the city’s core.
A New York state developer that proposed a recreation and entertainment complex near Daleville a year ago is still pursuing the project. This time, according to The Star Press of Muncie, the complex would be located farther north of the town but still close to Interstate 69. Daleville is between Anderson and Muncie. Developer Joe […]
If Indianapolis is going to be a first-class city, it needs to have a comprehensive smoke-free workplace law.
When it comes to holiday shopping and charitable giving, act locally.
Two popular Indy restaurants don’t disappoint diners at their new airport location.
Retail developers always have been an audacious breed. They spend millions to build shopping centers, confident that tenants will flock to fill the slots they didn’t prelease. To charge ahead these days takes more than the usual dose of intestinal fortitude. Everyone is nervous — from shoppers to lenders to retailers, many of which have […]
The demise of apparel retailer Steve and Barry’s University Sportswear deals another blow to efforts to turn around the ailing
Lafayette Square Mall.
Charlie & Barney’s is quietly expanding into unorthodox niches, placing its product in unusual places — like convenience
stores.
In the Indianapolis area, small-business owners told IBJ that they give in whatever
way they can, and would like to continue as long as their finances allow. But a Chronicle
of Philanthropy survey indicates that giving is already on the decline.
Robert P. Stiller, a lifelong entrepreneur who built Green Mountain into a wholesale coffee giant with 7,000 customers and
$500 million in revenue, owns 3.4 million shares, or 17 percent of the Noble Roman’s company.
There is an essential component missing that I believe service businesses have to pay attention to and offer if they truly
consider themselves “taking care of the city [of Indianapolis] dwellers.” One of them is to-your-door delivery, especially
for food, including groceries.
Smoking in public places is in retreat across the country, and now Charlie Brown, the state representative
from Gary, wants to ban it in bars, casinos and other enclosed places in Indiana.
Brown plans to introduce a bill during…
