New plan announced to improve broadband in Indiana’s rural areas
The effort was announced Wednesday by the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. It's part of a broader document called the Strategic Plan for Rural Indiana.
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Sells Group expands into cryptocurrency and blockchain, opens offices in Montreal, Dallas
Sells Group is finding unique ways to combine cryptocurrency and blockchain technology with some of its more traditional digital marketing offerings.
Kroger teams with online grocer to keep pace with Amazon
Kroger Co. and United Kingdom-based online grocer Ocado Group are working on identifying sites for three automated distribution centers in the United States this year and may open as many as 20 within three years.
Surveying firm Schneider Corp. rebrands, spins off tech division
Schneider Geospatial, a GIS specialty firm, does work with one county in every five across the U.S.
16 Tech district could help slow Indiana’s brain drain, panel says
The work-play-live district for innovation and entrepreneurship being developed on the near-northwest side will include research labs, apartments and bicycle trails—which could help to attract young workers.
Purdue grads’ app-driven bike-share business picking up speed
In 2016, Purdue University students Candice Xie and Edwin Tan were looking for an affordable, easy-to-use means to get around campus. So they started a company to fill the need.
Infosys using Indy as platform for new strategy
The company's U.S. hiring spree will bring its services closer to its sizable customer base in this country, although industry analysts said the change could increase costs and undercut profit.
Not-for-profit RecycleForce aims to build $10 million facility in Indianapolis
An 18-month legal battle continues to linger over RecycleForce as it attempts to begin raising money from donors to fund construction of a 105,000-square-foot building at Sherman Park.
Local care-management software firm lands $1M in seed funding
Carmel-based Tendly LLC, a software platform for senior care and child care providers, has raised $1 million in seed funding from a bevy of local entrepreneurs and tech investors, the firm announced Tuesday.
Sprint, T-Mobile strike $26.5 billion deal to take on AT&T
Operating as T-Mobile, the company would have about $74 billion in annual revenue and 70 million wireless subscribers.
Salesforce named Tech Company of Year at TechPoint’s Mira Awards
The Mira Awards’ top individual honor—the Trailblazer Award—went to John Wechsler, the founder of Launch Fishers and the Indiana IoT Lab.
Amazon raising price of annual Prime membership to $119
The announcement came the same day Amazon reported that first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year ago, fueled by the growth of online shopping and the cloud-computing service it provides to businesses and government agencies.
Infosys says it’s not worried about filling jobs in Indianapolis
The India-based technology company plans to hire 3,000 employees in Indianapolis by the end of 2023.
First phase of Infosys’ $245M airport campus will be $35M training center
The ultimate project, to be developed in phases over the next several years, is expected to be a $245 million, 141-acre complex with 786,000 square feet of facilities.
Infosys development at airport to have college campus-like feel
Gov. Eric Holcomb and state economic development officials have been pushing Infosys in a series of meetings to make Indianapolis a major training campus for the thousands of employees it plans to hire across the country.
Round Room dials up massive growth in cell-phone industry with unique plan
With 2,400 employees and $2 billion in revenue, Carmel-based Round Room LLC is most assuredly not a small company. But don’t tell that to CEO Scott Moorehead.
Before landing Infosys, airport authority passed on several proposals
The Indianapolis Airport Authority reviewed some big proposals for the 125-acre site from industrial developers and others, but instead waited for a true economic development deal that could help transform the city’s west side.
Levementum beating growth projections, snags $4M in funding
Officials for digital consultancy Levementum said the capital recently secured from a group led by Chicago-based Inoca Capital Partners will be used in part to add about 40 employees at its Indianapolis office this year.
Amazon’s reveals its Prime service has 100 million members
CEO Jeff Bezos quantified the size of Amazon’s Prime membership for the first time Wednesday. Amazon launched the service 13 years ago as a way to foster customer loyalty.
Class-action lawyers rebuked over Anthem fee request
A federal judge has put off deciding whether to approve the $115 million data-breach settlement and has appointed a special master to closely scrutinize the request for $38 million in attorney's fees.