Shelly Towns says she’s very comfortable with ambiguity and a fast pace—and that’s come in handy as she’s worked to help turn around Angie’s List. “I’m fine with, to some degree, figuring out things as we go,” she said.
Under rules to be proposed next week, operators of foot-powered trolleys on Indianapolis streets would need to be licensed and insured. City councilors also hope to address noise complaints.
GlassBoard, which helps clients turn concepts into ready-to-manufacture products, said it will invest $850,000 to lease and equip 3,000-square-foot offices at 924 N. Pennsylvania St.
The manufacturer of gourmet potato chips is branching out across Indiana and into Ohio to introduce its original and sweet and spicy flavors to a broader audience.
At age 25, Patrick Sells is founder and CEO of a namesake company that has become one of the city’s biggest and fastest-growing digital marketing firms.
New federal rules designed to make it easier for small investors to use crowdfunding have hardly gotten traction in Indiana.
A salvage hub of sorts is taking shape on the near-east side now that another antique shop with a familiar name has opened in the area.
A developer is poised to tackle the remaining vacant commercial property in the heart of Carmel’s Village of West Clay.
Indianapolis entrepreneur Erin Edds, former co-owner of Bloody Mary mix maker Hoosier Momma LLC, hopes to make a boozy splash with a beverage in a $116 million industry sector.
Several residents of the historic downtown neighborhood fear the center will bring excessive noise and trash to the area, in addition to creating more parking problems.
Agrowing number of central Indiana tech firms use a software-development process called agile, which is characterized by quick production cycles, flexibility and simultaneous feedback.
Charmides, one of the area’s newest venture capital funds—was launched in June 2015 by a 27-year-old basketball player from Carmel and his father.
Indianapolis-area communities stayed out of the home-sharing-platform debates—until Zionsville ordered a couple to stop offering an apartment above their garage to out-of-town guests.
An expanding universe of specialty retailers in central Indiana and across the country is satiating an appetite for old-fashioned—and new-fashioned—board games.
Jim Martin wants all event organizers and venue managers to throw out their folders stuffed with emergency instructions and upload all of that information to their phones.
EnviroForensics has spent $3 million to buy and renovate a new headquarters a few blocks north of its current location on North Capitol Avenue.
The goal is to boost user traffic—which has been growing slowly lately—in order to spur service-provider spending, which drives 80 percent of Angie’s List revenue.
The company announced the plan in March and debuted it in some markets last month. CEO Scott Durchslag, who hopes the move will spark revenue growth, said he’s encouraged by the early results.
The Hatch plans to target creative types with its art studios, recording booths, green screens and more. It’s slated to open in early August.
The city’s investment in the retention and expansion of more mature, existing businesses has been paying off.
