These stories might cheer you up
This week I’m going to be
your own, personal Pollyanna and try to cheer you up with some good news.
Growth
Articles
IU journalism school’s enrollment spike bucks slump
At a time when the field of journalism is shedding thousands of jobs, Indiana University’s journalism department is seeing
record growth.
MainGate scores another goal
Local merchandiser MainGate Inc. inked its fourth deal with an NFL team in less than a year.
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.
Vocational art school grows at Pyramids
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.
Compendium casts eye on national blog market
Two-year-old tech startup Compendium Blogware has launched its first out-of-state sales force and said it signed on 70 new
customers in the fourth quarter.
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.
Ice cream chain eyes Indy in nationwide expansion
The Baskin-Robbins ice cream chain hopes to add more than 50 franchise locations in the Indianapolis area.
Distribution holds promise for Central Indiana
A new report shows that, despite a sluggish national economy, the Indianapolis area should continue to attract industrial
businesses and distribution centers next year.
Indianapolis AdClub gets major overhaul
The Indianapolis AdClub is getting another face-lift, and this time some heavy hitters are coming in to make the changes.
How can we lure high-paying jobs?
Industries want to be where they get high output per dollar spent on compensation for workers — wages, salaries and benefits.
Gallagher buys two more brokers to increase size
Dane Hudson continues an acquisition binge aimed at making Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. a stronger health benefits broker in
the Indianapolis market.
Worst fallout to come in waning days of recession
The Dec. 1 announcement by the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research officially dated
the recession back to the fourth quarter of 2007.
Sign Craft experiences record growth
While many central Indiana manufacturers are feeling the pinch of the downturned economy, locally based Sign Craft Industries
Inc. is posting record growth this year and projecting another robust year in 2009.
Speedway project will have victims
I have to comment regarding the latest articles [in the Nov. 10 issue] regarding the redevelopment of Speedway. While the articles were written very well and gave the impression that this redevelopment is a must for the community, I do not remember reading anything regarding the businesses that will be lost or the people who […]
Defamation laws haven’t caught up with today’s Internet
What are the legal repercussions against Web sites that allow defamatory comments to be posted on them?
Faerber endures despite changes in its industry
Founded in 1983, Faerber’s Bee Window’s main product — windows — has changed dramatically, as has almost every aspect
of
its business, from manufacturing to marketing.
Self-serve chili could help Charlie & Barney’s grow nationally
Charlie & Barney’s is quietly expanding into unorthodox niches, placing its product in unusual places — like convenience
stores.
HHGregg looks to grow as other consumer electronic businesses falter
HH Gregg has grown from a local to a national consumer electronic store chain and has its eye on expanding further, given
Circuit City’s bankruptcy filing.
WellPoint could grow during tough time for health insurers
The health insurance industry — hurt by falling profits and threatened by Democratic reform bills — could see
another wave of
consolidation, and that may well involve Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc.