It doesn’t open until Feb. 4, but downtown’s JW Marriott hotel has already booked 100,000 room nights for 2011—more than any other local hotel—an achievement drawing both praise and concern from others in the hospitality industry.
After industry “paradigm shift,” the man behind some of the city’s most memorable campaigns is working for a small agency.
The city’s Division of Planning was set to hear a request Thursday afternoon by Valparaiso-based Investment Property Advisors LLC to rezone property near the Central Canal for a 150-unit apartment complex.
New York-based Ener1 didn't disclose how it will use the funds coming from Ener1 Group Inc., a company led by Russian industrialist Boris Zingarevich.
The current expansion has absorbed the last of the adjoining space, leaving the convention center landlocked.
More unneeded buildings are slated to be sold off by Indianapolis Public Schools, but creative people have turned other former schools into reuse gems.
CEO Allison Melangton deliberately hired only Indiana residents to tap a deep talent pool and play up Hoosier hospitality.
Pulitzer-Prize-winning poet (and former IU professor) Yusef Komunyakaa comes to Butler University Sept. 23 as part of the Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series. Details here.
Former superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools Esperanza Zendejas wrote and performs “When the Dead Cry” at the Phoenix Theatre Sept. 23-25. Details here.
Bill Cosby at Purdue University’s Elliott Hall of Music in West Lafayette Sept. 24. Details here.
Storytellers Donald Davis and Carmen Agra Deedy share the stage Sept. 24-25 in the season opener for Storytelling Arts of Indiana at the Indiana History Center. Details here.
The failure by state regulators to decide how much insurers must spend on patient care is scaring investors from health-plan stocks and complicating insurance company decisions.
The number of building permits filed in the nine-county metropolitan area dropped by 18 percent in August from the same time a year ago, falling from 354 to 290. The drop marks the third consecutive month permits have fallen.
The initiative will promote the advantages of doing business in Indiana to attract more “measured marketers.” They are companies such as ExactTarget and Aprimo Inc. that provide a platform for marketing via e-mail, social media and other technologies.
Sisters Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway help launch Pops season.
Ener1 Inc., the parent company of local advanced-battery maker EnerDel, has reorganized its corporate structure and shuffled management ranks.
-Jones Lang LaSalle has been named leasing agent for Lake Pointe Center 5, a 150,000-square-foot office building in Allison Pointe office park. Adam Broderick of Jones Lang LaSalle has been named leasing agent for the two-year-old building, which has 90,000 square feet available. The building is owned by Edgeworth Laskey Properties LLC.
-Premium Supply Inc. leased 45,100 square feet in the North by Northeast Business Park, 9901 Kincaid Drive, Fishers. The tenant was represented by Fritz Kauffman of Cassidy Turley. The landlord, Prologis, was represented by Chip Barnes and Matt Dickerson of NAI Olympia Partners.
-University Pediatric Associates Inc. leased 27,245 square feet at 11590 N. Meridian St., Carmel. The tenant was represented by Zane Brown of CB Richard Ellis. The landlord, Fidelity Office Building II LP, was represented by Mike Napariu of REI Investments.
-Southside Family Physicians leased 8,245 square feet in Emerson Office Parke Building 2, 965 Emerson Parkway, Greenwood. The tenant was represented by Travis Tucker of Duke Realty. The landlord, Emerson Office Parke Building Two LLC, was represented by Greg W. Allen and John Cunningham of Allen Commercial Group.
-County Line Pediatrics leased 8,000 square feet in Greenbrooke Medical Pavilion Building 2, 747 E. County Line Road, Greenwood. The tenant was represented by Travis Tucker of Duke Realty. The landlord, GWA Wheatcraft LLC, was represented by Greg W. Allen and John Cunningham of Allen Commercial Group.
-Stewart-Richardson & Associates leased 5,414 square feet in the Regions Bank Tower, One Indiana Square. The landlord, One Indiana Square Associates, was represented by Ralph Balber and Kelli Dugan of Halakar Real Estate. The tenant represented itself.
-Re/Max Select leased 3,000 square feet in Library Parke, 489 S. State Road 135, Greenwood. The tenant was represented by Keith Turnbill of Re/Max Select. The landlord, Greg Allen Property Management, was represented by Greg W. Allen and John Cunningham of Allen Commercial Group.
-Miebach Consulting Inc. leased 2,982 square feet in Market Square Center, 151 N. Delaware St. The tenant was represented by Matthew Tobe of Halakar Real Estate. The landlord, Hertz Indianapolis One LLC, was represented by Crystal Houston and Dan Richardson of CB Richard Ellis.
-Crown Liquors leased 2,760 square feet at Westside Center, 645 W 11th St. The tenant was represented by Mark Perlstein of Sitehawk Retail Real Estate. The landlord, Westside Development Corp., was represented by John Schick of The Broadbent Co.
-Qdoba leased 2,275 square feet at Greenfield Corner Shops, 2037 N. State St., Greenfield. The tenant was represented by Larry Davis of Sitehawk Retail Real Estate. The landlord, MAP Greenfield LLC, was represented by Jeff Hubley of Midland Atlantic.
-Jimmy Johns leased 1,625 square feet at Speedway Shoppes, 5949 Crawfordsville Road. The tenant was represented by Drew Warner of Eclipse Real Estate. The landlord, Westside Development Corp., was represented by Mark Perlstein of Sitehawk Retail Real Estate.
-LBL's Salon leased 1,600 square feet at Plainfield Commons II, 2683 E. Main St., Plainfield. The tenant was represented by Dawn Lyon of Site Link Commercial Realty. The landlord, Plainfield Commons II LLC, was represented by Liz Yoho of Providence Development.
-Chun Lin leased 1,300 square feet of retail space at 9546 Allisonville Road. The landlord, LOR Corp., was represented by Jacque Haynes of Cassidy Turley. The tenant represented itself.
There's no "finders keepers policy" when it comes to equipment that flies into the stands during a Colts game, said a team executive.
Of this, that and the other while wondering what to do with my No. 21 Indianapolis Colts jersey.
After losing more than 6,000 donors in a single year, the United Way of Central Indiana is making its first concerted effort to reach people outside their workplaces.
Indiana University had a license or two to print money from the commercialization of its technology over the last year—and did it ever. While Purdue University didn’t collect as much in royalties from commercialization, it pulled down record levels of research grants.
The utility plans an aggressive rollout of charging stations with the imminent arrival of electric cars, such as the Nissan Leaf, due in showrooms this December.
Eli Lilly and Co. launched its own blog this month, dubbed LillyPad, to try to start discussions about public policy and corporate social responsibility. The Indianapolis-based drugmaker also launched an accompanying Twitter feed.
