Thorn in side of Noble Roman’s dumps stock for big loss
An Atlanta-based activist investor that had blasted Noble Roman’s Inc.’s management and called for the company’s sale has reversed course.
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After report of Kite deal, CEO of Glimcher resigns
Retail real estate firm WP Glimcher denied last week that it was in talks to merge with Indianapolis-bases Kite Realty Group Trust. Now its CEO is gone, and directors are reevaluating its portfolio.
Zionsville decides not to appeal decision in Wal-Mart case
On Monday night, the Zionsville Plan Commission unanimously agreed not to pursue further legal action in the case that involves Wal-Mart’s initial store proposal from 2006.
Scotty’s fires management over ‘best butt’ award
Owner Scott Wise said he’s ordered additional sexual harassment training companywide—beyond the training managers already undergo.
Suit seeks class-action status against Simon for overtime practices
Two former guest-services managers at shopping malls in Illinois and Oklahoma have sued Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, claiming the retail property giant violated the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Zionsville loses 10-year-long Wal-Mart showdown
A decade-long struggle by Zionsville to keep a big-box retailer outside the town’s boundaries might be coming to an end, with the Boone County town on the losing end of the battle.
Shopping malls laden with debt face day of reckoning
Experts estimate that several hundred shopping malls could shut down over the next decade after owners relinquish them to lenders rather than make steep loan payments.
Finish Line COO always looking to ‘add value’
Melissa Greenwell says she has never focused on the climb up the corporate ladder.
Proposed $20M Carmel development includes steakhouse, town homes
Chuck Lazzara, who owns the Ritz Charles with his wife, has revealed plans for Monon and Main, a mixed-use project on the southwest corner of Main Street and the Monon Trail.
Longtime nightclub known for drag shows closing
Talbott Street Nightclub, which opened in 2002 on the city’s near-north side, announced it will quit serving patrons June 25.
Indiana gains ground in Fortune 500 amid shuffle among elite
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. and Warsaw’s Zimmer Biomet Holdings vaulted back among the top 500 this year, while local oil refiner Calumet Specialty Products Partners plummeted.
North suburbs fermenting strategies for new liquor licenses
Noblesville is seeing unexpected demand for three-way liquor licenses in its Riverfront Redevelopment District. Other north-side communities are determining how to distribute additional liquor licenses approved by the state.
Trailblazing grocer exploring move to newer, larger space
The Pogue’s Run food cooperative on the city’s east side is discussing whether to put down stakes a few blocks away in the Clifford Corners mixed-use development.
Big Hoffa’s plans to build new restaurant in Westfield
Big Hoffa’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que owner Adam Hoffman is planning to move his restaurant to the northeast corner of Main and East streets—just one-third of a mile from the current location.
Four Broad Ripple apartment projects could boost daytime traffic
A deluge of apartment projects is on track to bring 500 units to Broad Ripple—a building boom that promises to bolster the daytime traffic village leaders have long coveted.
Biglari’s Maxim saga drenched with drama, red ink
A former employee alleges that Sardar Biglari insisted Maxim devote 50 pages of the December/January issue to Monaco, where he spends significant time, and include features on his favorite cigar shop and on David Letterman, part-owner of the race team Steak n Shake sponsors.
Report of Kite-WP Glimcher merger takes analysts by surprise
At least one industry analyst that follows Indianapolis-based Kite Realty said a union between the two companies wouldn’t make sense, given that most of Kite’s properties are strip centers and WP Glimcher’s are shopping malls.
Sandwich chain Jimmy John’s sued over noncompete agreements
Jimmy John’s, which has at least 35 locations in the Indianapolis area, has been sued by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan over agreements she says prevents them from seeking jobs with competitors.
Flanner and Buchanan acquires local funeral home
Flanner and Buchanan Funeral Centers has acquired the Lavenia & Summers Home for Funerals, Indianapolis-based Flanner and Buchanan announced Thursday.
Judge declines to dismiss $6.5M Andy Mohr jury award
Volvo Trucks North America had requested that the verdict be thrown out, arguing that “no reasonable jury could award damages” based on the evidence presented at trial.