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Entrepreneur says quality of venture capital as important as quantity
Jim Pearson knows a thing or two about raising money from venture capitalists. And he has some advice for BioCrossroads:
Teach entrepreneurs the value of money.
Duke Energy seeks less for study related to Edwardsport plant
The utility that asked state regulators permission to have customers pay $121 million for a geological study now seeks $42
million.
Prairie View co-founder joins Essig Golf as vice president
Brian Nicholoff’s focus will be on bringing new clients and business ventures to Essig, which manages four central Indiana
golf courses.
Buckingham tapped to develop mixed-use project near IUPUI
Former YMCA branch at 860 W. 10th St. would be razed to make way for retail and housing.
Fund-raisers a little more optimistic as 2009 ends
People who raise money for a living are more optimistic about their prospects now than they were six months ago, reports
the Center on Philanthropy at IUPUI.
IUPUI dedicates engineering lab funded by Carrier Corp.
Over the past four years, Carrier has donated $71,000 for the purchase of equipment and software that will
allow mechanical engineering students at IUPUI to do more advanced work.
Indy Visitors Channel sponsors contest for businesses
The contest offers businesses a chance to promote something about themselves that might be of interest
to hotel guests in the area.
NFP of NOTE: Net Literacy
Net Literacy increases computer access, computer and Internet literacy, and Internet safety awareness while providing student
volunteers job skills, life skills, and an opportunity to participate in service to their community.
Indiana, Michigan library groups merge to cut costs
The Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority, known as ICOLSA, has merged with the Michigan Library Consortium to form
the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services.
2009: Year in review
Economists say the recession ended in 2009, but it sure didn’t feel like it. Unemployment is up and revenue is down.
And yet there are some signs of hope on the horizon. Recap the highs and lows of 2009 on our special Year in Review page.
Read the stories. Check out the pictures. Play the game. And get ready for 2010.
EDITORIAL: IndyTalks gives the public a civil way to speak up
There’s no shortage of opinions about what our city and state need to do to prosper in the 21st century. But much
of what comes across is screamed in blogs or in stinging press releases issued by political parties whose only purpose is
to paint the opposition as out of touch.
PROXY CORNER: Duke Realty Corp.
Duke Realty Corp. is a real estate investment trust that develops, manages and owns industrial, office and retail properties across the Midwest and Southeast.
Local losses lead other ’09 news of note
A look back at some of the top business news stories from 2009.
Finish Line profit exceeds analyst expectations
The Finish Line Inc. barely eked into the black in its fiscal third quarter, but even that exceeded analysts’ expectations.
Conseco raises nearly $223 million in stock offering
The Carmel-based life and health insurer immediately applied $161 million of the funds to its bank loans.
Judge approves concrete price-fixing settlement
A federal judge has preliminarily approved a settlement in which a central Indiana concrete company agreed to pay $29 million
to resolve a class-action antitrust lawsuit alleging it and six other companies conspired to fix the price of ready-mixed
concrete.