High-profile art at airport removed for video wall
Sponsors will pay for a controversial video-art installment that is replacing a prominent artwork on the bulkhead above the main escalator at Indianapolis International Airport.
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Organic food company closes in Cambridge City
Really Cool Foods, which once planned to have 1,000 workers in eastern Indiana, ceased operations Monday, costing 131 employees their jobs.
International Paper extending layoff of 87 workers
Employees at the company’s Sherwood Packaging plant in Indianapolis expected to return to work in January but now won’t return until “well into the second quarter.”
Holiday Wish List
The following is a list of Indianapolis-area not-for-profit organizations and the things each needs most. This is an opportunity for businesses and individuals to make tax-deductible gifts in the spirit of the season.
Comcast brings home security system to Indianapolis
It began offering the service last year in Houston.
New restaurant to anchor Fountain Square Theatre building
The End of the Line Public House will replace the Shelbi Street Cafe.
Indy Reads to open downtown bookstore
Literacy group seeks more visibility, outlet for used book donations.
Allison reaches production milestone
Manufacturer churns out 5,000th system for hybrid buses, a transmission used round the world.
Cummins expanding R&D in South Carolina office
The manufacturer will invest $24 million over three years.
Develop Indy and partner will focus on small business support
Business Ownership Initiative of Central Indiana focuses on one-on-one counseling, capital access.
PROXY CORNER: Indiana Community Bancorp
Columbus, Ind.-based Indiana Community Bancorp is the holding company for Indiana Bank & Trust Co., which has 20 branches in central and southeastern Indiana, including three in Indianapolis.
EDITORIAL: Right-to-work issue will cause legislative gridlock
With Indiana Republican leaders targeting right-to-work legislation as their top priority in 2012, we worry about the fate of other issues that should have long ago risen to the top of the heap.
Struggling Ener1 receives $4.5M from investor
The parent of Indianapolis-based advanced-battery maker EnerDel received the financing to continue operating while the company evaluates its options to reorganize debt.
Local software upstart sold after less than year in business
Indianapolis-based MyJibe LLC, an up-and-coming budgeting and personal finance software firm that was launched by two 20-something entrepreneurs last January, has already been acquired.
State unemployment rate inches up to 9 percent
Indiana’s jobless rate rose to 9 percent in October, up from 8.9 percent the previous month, marking the fifth straight month the state’s unemployment rate has risen.
L.A. Fitness buying Bally clubs, including Indy location
The deal is the latest sign of turmoil in the health club industry, which is consolidating after a spurt of overbuilding.
Emmis sues ex-director, alleges he leaked information
Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications Corp. sued a former board member Friday, claiming he leaked information that caused a major holder of preferred stock to drop plans to resell those shares back to the company.
Charities, what do you need most?
Indianapolis Business Journal’s annual Holiday Wish List will debut in the Nov. 28 issue and appear weekly through Dec. 19.