The Interview Issue: Quick Takes
We asked our interview subjects to weigh in on three topics. Here’s a sampling of responses.
IBJ Staff
Articles
MacAllister Machinery plans $44.5 million headquarters
The longtime Caterpillar dealer said the 300,000-square-foot project on 133 acres at 6300 Southeastern Ave.will create 70 jobs.
State unemployment rate slips to 5.8 percent
Indiana lost 2,600 private-sector jobs in August despite more big gains in manufacturing-sector employment, the state’s Department of Workforce Development said Friday morning.
One Click prunes e-commerce sites, launches eyewear brand
One Click Ventures, known for its variety of e-commerce sites, recently launched a new website and sold off others as it strives to meet hiring goals tied to economic development incentives.
NFP of NOTE: Teachers’ Treasures
Teachers' Treasures helps at-risk children get the materials they need to succeed in school by providing teachers with donated educational supplies for use by the students in their classroom.
Second-quarter commercial real estate statistics for Indianapolis
Read statistics on Indianapolis area multi-office vacancy rates and the local industrial market.
GIPC taps Indy Chamber exec as new director
The Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee on Wednesday announced the selection of Molly Deuberry as its new executive director.
Area homebuilding permits hit August decline
Permit filings for home construction in central Indiana fell 4 percent in August, the second straight month of declining activity in the homebuilding market.
Auto supplier plans $73.5M plant in Boone County
A Japanese auto-parts supplier plans to invest $73.5 million to build and equip a 151,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the community of Jamestown, adding up to 195 jobs by 2017.
PROXY CORNER: Biglari Holdings
San Antonio-based Biglari Holdings Inc. is a San Antonio-based holding company that owns Indianapolis-based Steak n Shake and Roanoke, Va.-based Western Sizzlin and invests in a diverse range of businesses.
IPL begins construction on $600M power plant
IPL says the plant, adjacent to the Eagle Valley Generating Station, will generate 671 megawatts of electricity more efficiently and with fewer emissions than the retiring coal-fired plant.
TECHNOLOGY
Local tech startup Gusto LLC is looking to raise $1.5 million in private equity, according to a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing, and it has $500,000 so far. The software firm is behind smartphone app Gusto, which brings user emails, photos and files from various accounts onto a central platform. CEO Shawn Schwegman,who launched […]
INVESTING
Kirr Marbach & Co., an investment management firm based in Columbus, has won accolades from Kiplinger’s Personal Finance for the performance of its value-oriented stock mutual fund. The Kirr Marbach Partners Value Fund racked up an annualized 24.4-percent return for the five years ended June 30, 2014, the ninth-best performance out of 295 midsize company […]
WTHR-TV ends fee dispute with DirecTV
WTHR-TV Channel 13 was available to DirecTV subscribers again late Thursday night after the Indianapolis station and the satellite-TV provider reached an agreement in their dispute over fees.