Judge: 3 ex-Angie’s List salespeople can stay at HomeAdvisor
Indianapolis-based Angie's List had sought an injunction, arguing the trio misappropriated trade secrets and/or solicited former co-workers to join them.
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Modeling agency founder Helen Wells dies at 89
Hundreds of admirers took to Facebook to remember Helen Wells, who started her agency in 1980 and provided talent to many of Indiana's top companies.
Nameless Catering is darling of tech world
Nameless is the only caterer Eleven Fifty coding academy uses. It's also the preferred Vendor for Verge, The Speak Easy, Launch Fishers, DeveloperTown and Dreamopolis.
IU biochemist helps craft brewers overcome costly challenge
Matthew Bochman has come up with a cure for “terminal acid shock,” which affects small and midsize commercial breweries making the popular Belgium-type beers known as sours.
Meth law opens door for fledgling drugmaker
A small manufacturer angling to pick up more business in Indiana makes cold and allergy medicine resistant to being abused by methamphetamine makers.
Broker sues after Colts cancel season-ticket renewal
A Pennsylvania ticket broker is suing the Indianapolis Colts over their revocation of his season tickets; other brokers say the team might be trying to gain control over the secondary market.
Local firms catch podcasting bug
Growing ranks of Indianapolis-area companies have launched podcasts in recent years, capitalizing on lower barriers to entry and swelling listenership.
Battered Auer mutual fund soldiers on
From the Auer Growth Fund’s debut in late 2007 through the end of 2015, its average annualized return was negative 5 percent, while the overall market rose an average of 6.3 percent annually.
Marketing firm plans new downtown HQ, to hire 20
Indianapolis-based marketing and advertising firm Matchbook Creative is spending nearly $1 million to establish a larger headquarters downtown and plans to more than double its work force by 2019.
WNBA player-turned-stylist is NCAA tourney ambassador
Indy native Shyra Ely-Gash runs a fashion consulting firm catering to professional athletes, college and professional coaches, and business executives.
Fishers courts, wins technology businesses
Fishers has become a mecca for tech companies—but it didn’t happen overnight and it didn’t happen by accident.
Myra Borshoff is back in business, but not at firm that bears her name
After a one-year hiatus, Borshoff is taking on high-profile clients again—but this time not for the agency she founded in 1984 that still bears her name.
Pence gets bill to give Boone, Hamilton more alcohol permits
House Bill 1386, which would also tweak a 2015 law that deals with regulations for the vaping industry, was passed by Senate 63-30 on Monday.
Musicians Lily & Madeleine evolving from niche act to stardom
Seeing Madeleine and Lilly Jurkiewicz backstage before a performance, you might think they are preparing for a college talent night. But the sisters are launching a tour in support of their third album, one that could make the difference between a future as an indie niche act or a breakout success.
Vaping firms say industry in peril in state unless lawmakers act
New rules block manufacturers from the market if the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission doesn’t approve them by June 30. But manufacturers say the law is impossible to comply with.
Activist pushing for Angie’s List’s sale joins board
TCS Capital founder Eric Semler and two other outsiders are joining the board under a settlement announced Tuesday morning. The pact bars TCS from increasing its ownership stake beyond 12.75 percent. It currently owns 10.7 percent.
Senate advances compromise on farm-to-table poultry bill
Lawmakers have advanced a compromise that seems to appease both small poultry producers who are part of Indiana’s “farm-to-fork” movement and those who say they are worried about protecting public health.
Manufacturer turns tiny cars into big business
GreenLight Collectibles—a maker and wholesaler of replica cars, trucks, boats, trailers and other diminutive look-alikes—has managed to gain speed with growing revenue and new distribution deals—all while many of its competitors have hit the wall.
Verge goes national, finds friction over name
Founder Matt Hunckler believes emerging tech hubs across the country can benefit from the connections and information Verge offers, so he’s been charting a course for national expansion.
Recycling industry buffeted by falling prices
With prices tumbling for scrap metal, used paper and old plastic bottles, recycling firms around Indiana are watching revenue drop. Most are working harder to find buyers that will pay a decent price for their truckloads of materials. Some are idling operations.