My Toy Garden wades into specialty retail business
A teacher for 17 years, Carmel resident Janet Pillsbury opened her store in September to give shoppers more options.
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Allison Transmission profits surge on global sales
The manufacturer was more profitable in the first nine months of this year than all of last year.
Indiana’s public pension restructures investments
The new asset mix, approved by the Indiana Public Retirement System’s board late last month, includes a lower concentration of public equities.
Indianapolis Museum of Art preps for long CEO search
Finding a replacement for Maxwell Anderson could take six months to a year.
PROXY CORNER: Republic Airways Holdings Inc.
Republic Airways Holdings Inc. operates airlines and provides more than 1,500 flights daily.
Area home-sale deals show another monthly increase
In the nine-county metropolitan area, sale agreements for existing homes climbed nearly 12 percent, to 1,541, in October, an increase of 163 from the same month last year.
Fledgling doughnut maker Virginia Kay’s calls it quits
Virginia Kay's, a year-old Indianapolis-based doughnut manufacturer that opened a cafe at 2402 N. Meridian St. in September, has gone out of business.
Quick Hits: San Antonio convention trade is stronger than Indianapolis’
With 2.1 million people, the San Antonio metro area is 23 percent larger than the Indianapolis area, yet its tourism and convention business is significantly bigger.
EnerDel parent dismantles executive team
Ener1 Inc., the struggling parent company of Indianapolis-based advanced-battery maker EnerDel, continued its tumultuous year by naming a new CEO, president and chief financial officer.
Upstart Indianapolis logistics firm plans to add 73 jobs
Two-year-old Spot Freight says it expects to reach $30 million in revenue next year.
Remy International reports lower third-quarter profit
The Pendleton-based company filed plans in March to raise up to $100 million through an initial public offering.
Auto supplier plans to add 100 jobs in Logansport
Federal-Mogul Corp. said it will add the jobs next year as part of a $2.7 million expansion to purchase new machinery and equipment for its 170,000-square-foot manufacturing plant and 15,000-square-foot technical center.
Best Buy closing warehouse sooner than expected
More than 220 employees at Best Buy’s warehouse in Franklin will lose their jobs at the end of January, two months earlier than the company had anticipated closing the facility.
Turkish manufacturer selects Muncie for U.S. headquarters
Kermit USA, a manufacturer and distributor of resin-composite roofing systems, plans to add 70 jobs by 2016 as part of a $12.5 million expansion in the Delaware County city.
Carmel resident takes entrepreneurship plunge with Amy’s PJs
Amy Graham left her job as marketing director of a plastic surgery practice early this year to pursue her dream of running a high-end pajama boutique.
City’s original Carnegie library hits the century mark
The branch at 2822 E. Washington St. was one of five libraries in the city built with funds from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation.
Building services staffer endows IUPUI scholarship
Employee’s entire estate will go toward university’s goal of raising $1.3 billion.
Electronics manufacturer sees increasing demand
A 65-year-old Indianapolis firm, Carson Manufacturing Co., is expanding its capabilities in printed circuit boards.