EDITORIAL: Booze regulation needs an update
Someday, perhaps not too many years from now, Indiana will have liquor laws that are well-reasoned and rationale.
IBJ Staff
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Indianapolis-area mergers and acquisitions in 2013
The deals on this list do not include a transaction price.
Indy Fuel gets commitments from 500 season-ticket buyers
The Indy Fuel said Wednesday that the response has been better than expected considering the hockey team’s formation was just announced in late November.
Education group plans local expansion, 30 jobs
Project Lead the Way Inc., a not-for-profit education group that moved its headquarters from New York to Indianapolis in late 2011, plans to spend $1.7 million to expand its headquarters at The Precedent Office Park.
Lilly Endowment awards $6.3M to Indy housing group
The Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership will use the funds to help qualified residents purchase homes and revitalize their neighborhoods.
Conference puts spotlight on big-data opportunities
Information technology consultant STLogics and a recently created big-data spinoff, Beyond Predictive, will host the Indy Big Data Conference on Feb. 11 at the JW Marriott downtown.
Minority business group crosses state borders
The Indiana Minority Supplier Development Council has changed its name to Mid-States Minority Supplier Development Council, as it executes its national office's plan to consolidate to 24 councils from 36.
WISH expands 10 p.m. news on Channel 23 to an hour
WISH-TV Channel 8 is squeezing more content out of its news operations by expanding the 10 p.m. newscast on sister station WNDY-TV Channel 23 to a full hour.
Switch flipped on public station link
Eight PBS and nine NPR stations in Indiana have completed a fiber-optic connection that allows them to share programming more cost-effectively.
PROXY CORNER: Cardinal Ethanol LLC
Cardinal Ethanol LLC is based in Union City and operates an ethanol plant near that eastern Indiana city.
Scopelitis law firm opens two offices
Scopelitis Garvin Light Hanson & Feary, a law firm specializing in trucking and logistics, has opened offices in Philadelphia and neighboring Mount Ephraim, N.J.
GOP sheriff candidate ramps up fundraising
This is a bit of an off year for local politics, but there may be a real race for the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, based on early fundraising by GOP candidate Emmitt Carney.
EDITORIAL: Marriage debate wastes our time
Among the many good arguments for not putting Indiana through an expensive and embarrassing battle over same-sex marriage, one gets little attention: amending the Constitution to prohibit it won’t matter in the long run.
Local paperboard plant with 161 workers to close in March
The plant, located at 620 S. Belmont Ave., southwest of downtown, has been making paperboard packaging since the early 1970s.
Jilted dental patients get $543K in restitution from state
Nearly 300 former patients of Allcare Dental & Dentures have received refunds of upfront payments they made before the national dental chain abruptly closed multiple Indiana locations in 2011.
Homebuilders enjoy best year since 2007
Single-family building permits in the nine-county Indy metro area surged in December, ending a two-month decline in filings.
Software firm seeks tax breaks for HQ move, expansion
The Consultants Consortium Inc., which does business as TCC Software Solutions, said it plans to spend about $1.3 million to renovate two buildings on a 3.6-acre property at the northeast corner of Winthrop Avenue and East 52nd Street.