Repairs being made after Indianapolis crane crash
The Rathskeller opened for lunch Tuesday, and the YMCA branch inside the Athenaeum Building will reopen in a limited capacity on Wednesday.
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Three injured in downtown crane collapse
Investigators haven't figured out what caused a crane to tip over Monday morning while crews were working
on a chimney
at the Rathskeller restaurant on East Michigan Street. Three people suffered minor injuries.
Conrad hotel’s Spa Chakra closes abruptly
Conrad General Manager Greg Tinsley says the hotel plans to reopen the high-end spa by Oct. 1, after receiving
notification Friday that it had closed.
Closing of Loon Lake Lodge restaurant marks end of Laughner family era
Demise of Castleton eatery marks end of family’s 122-year run of owning restaurants here.
Steak n Shake parent sees profit, revenue rise
Biglari Holdings Inc. said revenue in the quarter rose 9.4 percent over the year-ago period and same-store sales increased by 7.5 percent
Indianapolis retailers plan new stores, relocations
A new restaurant near Lucas Oil Stadium is among several new or relocated retailers around the city.
Simon mall deal gives big boost to cell-phone coupons
The partnership between Simon Property Group and technology company Shopkick Inc. is a
big step in realizing retailers’ long-held dream of using cell phones to beam ads and coupons to people passing by.
Noble Roman’s quarterly profit, revenue slips
Noble Roman’s Inc. profit and revenue slipped in the second quarter as fewer of its traditional Noble’s Pizza
and Tuscano’s Italian Style Subs stores were operating.
Steak n Shake parent postpones meeting amid pay uproar
San Antonio-based Biglari Holdings Inc. said late Monday it will delay a planned Aug. 24 shareholder meeting to give the company
time to
address “misinformation” regarding its CEO’s controversial pay package.
Ford dealer celebrates 50-year milestone
This month, Pearson Ford, 10650 N. Michigan Road, is celebrating a rare thing among car dealers: its 50th birthday.
New-car dealers hit hard in 2009
Indiana lost 49 new-car dealers last year, the biggest thinning of the herd in at least a decade, according to data released
last month by the National Automobile Dealers Association.
New store openings drive HHGregg profit
Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer opened 26 new stores in its fiscal first quarter and earned $2.7 million
in profit.
Nordstrom confirms plans to open Rack store in Indianapolis
IBJ first reported in May that Kite Realty Group Trust had recruited Nordstrom Rack and The Container Store as likely anchors of a redevelopment of the Shops at Rivers Edge.
Wellness-based development would be first of kind here
Satori Pointe is being marketed as a campus where medical offices, fitness-oriented retailers and residents would co-exist.
UPDATE: Walgreens goes 0-for-4 in pursuit of liquor permits
Drug store chain pulls two applications, while local board rejects its request to sell booze at a store on East Washington
Street and deadlocks on a 2-2 vote regarding a store on East 86th Street.
Alcohol board denies Walgreens’ booze permit application
Marion County’s Alcoholic Beverage Board on Monday denied Walgreen Co.’s application for a permit to sell alcohol at
its location on East Washington Street in Irvington, citing neighbors’ opposition. The panel split 2-2 on a permit for its
Nora store. Earlier, the drugstore chain withdrew two
other requests.
INSIDE DISH: Italian eatery thrives despite early blunders
For Matteo and Emily Di Rosa, the sustained profitability of Matteo's
Ristorante Italiano is even sweeter in light of the errors of naivete made at the start.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Burd Ford flies after tragedy
Richard Burd's suicide led to shrewd cost-cutting at the family auto dealership. For Christine Burd, returning to profitability is both heartening and heartbreaking.
Lawsuit targets Simon’s leasing tactics
One of Indiana’s largest privately held developers is suing Simon Property Group Inc., alleging the nation’s largest
mall owner abused its “market power” to bully two national retailers into backing out of leases at a lifestyle
mall near Mishawaka.
Ripple Inn, Sinking Ship among new restaurants planned
Among the four eateries on the way, two are local ventures and two are chains.