Bills in General Assembly would ease costs for casinos
The Indiana General Assembly is taking its first steps toward restructuring Hoosier gambling law.
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Alcohol distributor fights decision allowing big competitor into Indiana
National Wine & Spirits Inc. suffered a staggering reversal of fortune when the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission
ruled Nov. 5 that Southern Wine
& Spirits of America Inc. could distribute here.
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Indianapolis hotels feel pain of national slump
Hotel occupancy rates are way down in Indianapolis, as they are elsewhere, but local operators and national analysts think
the city is in a good position to bounce back when the economy improves.
Real pinball wizard makes career of repairs
Game technician Doug Clark has been going full tilt in unusual niche for 31 years.
Telcos eye possible competition from electric utilities
A trade group for the state’s telephone companies is wringing its hands over budding efforts of electric companies to offer
so-called smart grids to better monitor and manage electric distribution.
With pharma famine looming, Lilly relying on snack-size deals
Compared with some of his pharmaceutical CEO peers these days, John Lechleiter has his company on a diet. Instead of using a mega-merger to bulk up before the famine that patent expirations will bring on the industry next year,
Lechleiter has Eli Lilly and Co. burning management fat while looking for smaller companies to munch on.
New motorsports trade show takes aim at departed PRI
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.
Dow tightens grip on prized Indianapolis unit
Locally based Dow AgroSciences, one of Indianapolis’ top employers, may not be going on the sale block after all.
Indiana’s wage gap is growing
Indiana leaders need to focus on the increasing gap between the average wage in Indiana and in the nation.
Feelings may contradict economic facts
How we feel individually about the economy is often at odds with how the economy is performing.
AIT Laboratories named ‘Small Business of the Year’
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has named Indianapolis-based health care research and testing firm AIT Laboratories its 2009
Small Business of the Year.
HHGregg vying to win customers of Circuit City
Company officials think HHGregg is well-positioned to fill the void that Circuit City Stores Inc. will leave when its stores are closed.
Market owner: “Look into the future”
Georgetown Market has stayed in the health food game since 1973, in part because of owner Rick Montieth’s ability to see down
the road.
City government should shop locally
Good luck getting people to buy from local vendors or manufacturers.
Local stores promote service and uniqueness, not discounts, during holidays
Indianapolis merchants are banking on customer loyalty to achieve sales they hope will surpass the gloomy expectations forecast
for the holiday shopping season.
Indian truck maker Mahindra making inroads at local dealers
Indianapolis Ford dealers John Pearson and Ray Skillman will be among the 300 domestic dealers
of Mahindra trucks and SUVs when the company makes its U.S. passenger car debut as early as next summer.
Manufacturing Extension Partnership nearly doubles Indiana clients served
Manufacturing Extension Partnership, an initiative formerly managed by the state, is thriving under Purdue University’s leadership.
Chicago’s Jones Lang LaSalle attracts talented local brokers to establish Indy branch
Some of the city’s most prominent commercial real estate brokers have resigned from locally owned Meridian Real Estate to
launch an Indianapolis affiliate of Chicago-based Jones Lang LaSalle.