Stanley Black & Decker, based in New Britain, Conn., reported 2009 profit of $224 million. Its Indianapolis-based security
division, one of three segments, accounted for more than half those earnings.
HHGregg Inc. had been in business nearly a half century when it hit the 50-store mark in 2004. It plans to open nearly
that number within the next year.
After more than a century in business, Indianapolis-based Stout’s Footwear Co. isn’t just
surviving. It also is proceeding with plans to open
a store next year on the city’s north side.
The economic slump is giving independent local restaurants a shot at prime locations that in good times would be snapped up
by chains.
The barter network Tradebank has opened a franchise in Indianapolis with two veterans from Louisville.
Within weeks, EnerDel expects to receive notification that it’s getting as much as $480 million in financing under a U.S.
Department of Energy program aimed at fostering advanced vehicle manufacturing.
IQuest Internet LLC, the largest Indiana-based Internet service provider, is going global, having bought a British company
that monitors and manages data, voice and video networks.
TV spots for Steak n Shake Co. used to play up the chain’s full-service restaurants, complete with friendly servers, real plates
and glass ketchup bottles—a departure from the "workaraunts" operated by McDonald’s and Burger King. Now, Steak n Shake is developing plans for its own workaraunts.
Harlan Bakeries recently filed a lawsuit against equipment vendor Doboy Inc., saying it provided faulty equipment to package Harlan’s cream-cheese-filled bagels.
Indianapolis-based Brand Acceleration Inc. has announced an expansion of its service area to include the South-Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic states.
It’s good to see Conner Prairie thriving after the rocky years it endured earlier in the decade.
The Indiana Innovation Alliance will bring together researchers from both IU and Purdue and keep much intellectual property innovation in Indiana.
BlueLock provides IT infrastructureâ??or serversâ??to companies for loading software applications, and the startup is growing at a fast rate.
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Indiana Railroad Co. has coupled onto its “largest single new business opportunity ever” with plans to serve Peabody Energy’s new Bear Run Mine in Sullivan County, said IRR President and CEO Thomas G. Hoback.
A rough economy hasn’t calmed the grudge match between drugstore giants Walgreen Co. and CVS Caremark.
This week I’m going to be
your own, personal Pollyanna and try to cheer you up with some good news.
At a time when the field of journalism is shedding thousands of jobs, Indiana University’s journalism department is seeing
record growth.
Local merchandiser MainGate Inc. inked its fourth deal with an NFL team in less than a 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.
The Art Institute of Indianapolis is expanding its presence at the Pyramids with the addition of offices, classrooms, specialty labs and a lounge for its growing student population.
