Infosys picks Purdue University to help train U.S. workforce
The India-based company said it notched a five-year agreement with Purdue University to have the school train many of the 10,000 U.S. workers it plans to hire in the coming years.
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Social media analytics firm Fizziology acquired by California company
Fizziology LLC, a fast-growing social media research firm that is planning major growth at its headquarters in Indianapolis, was acquired Monday by a Los Angeles-based company.
Funding conditions for U.S. tech startups reach record high
A 44 percent increase from a year earlier was driven by a surge in the number of businesses that raised money for the first time, reflecting investors' appetite to back the riskiest companies.
N.C. firm wants to be ‘stronger face’ for private equity in local tech scene
Frontier Capital recently embarked on an effort to make eight-figure equity investments in tech firms across the Midwest. It already had invested more than $60 million in Indiana companies before the new push.
ExactTarget alums pick former haunt for Cheetah Digital’s local office
The marketing tech company will take about 7,500 square feet in the Guaranty Building, where ExactTarget was located before Salesforce bought it in 2013, and add 50 jobs by 2019.
Tech activity driving downtown office demand
Vacancy continues to decline as Salesforce takes more space in the city’s tallest building and other tech firms put down stakes. And with the greater demand, rents are escalating.
Indy company projects revenue surge fueled by Google Glass
A local company that leases Google Glass devices and sells software on top of it expects revenue to jump from an estimated $1.4 million this year to about $11 million next year.
IMS revs up relationships with bevy of local tech firms
The Speedway contracts with nine software companies and four tech-services firms that are either based in central Indiana or have a substantial local outpost.
Study: Indiana ranks 17th in data innovation
The rankings are based on three areas considered key to enabling data-driven innovation: “the availability of high-value data sets, the creation of important technologies, and the development of human and business capital.”
Tech jobs announcements in 2017 already top total for all of last year
Technology firms accounted for nearly one-third of job commitments announced by the state so far this year, the highest share among all industries.
Samsung ends Intel’s 25-year reign in microchip sales
Mobile devices and data are the keys to understanding Samsung's ascent as the new industry leader.
Coding schools offer chance to restart
Who attends coding boot camps? It might surprise you.
Deputy mayor gears up for tech-diversity conference
Ahead of an inaugural tech-diversity conference next week, Angela Smith Jones, Indianapolis’ deputy mayor of economic development, spoke with IBJ about tech jobs and inclusion.
Pitch-events company Verge changes name to Powderkeg
The 8-year-old company changed its name after settling a lawsuit with a national media outlet of the same name. Founder Matt Hunckler said Powderkeg will also introduce a premium membership tier.
Trump announces $10 billion Foxconn plant in Wisconsin
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that electronics giant Foxconn will build a $10 billion factory in Wisconsin that's expected to initially create 3,000 jobs, the largest economic development project in the state’s history.
Trump to announce Apple supplier Foxconn opening Wisconsin plant
Economic development officials from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin have all vied for Foxconn’s attention. The plant is expected to employ thousands of workers.
Indiana, other states vie for big Foxconn display panel factory
Taiwanese electronics maker Foxconn’s plan to build a display panel factory in the United States has sparked a flurry of lobbying by states vying to land what some economic development officials say is a once-in-a-generation prize.
Study: Indy tech labor force inexpensive, among best in country
Indianapolis not only has one of the highest-quality tech labor forces in the country, according to a new report, but the average cost for that labor is the lowest in the United States.
Auto-auction powerhouse KAR investing heavily in digital transformation
The used-car auction business might sound like a low-tech industry, and one destined to stay that way. But KAR’s executives think otherwise.
Coding academy Iron Yard to close all locations
The for-profit coding academy, which opened an Indianapolis school in spring 2015, said it will cease operations at all locations at the end of the summer.