2017 TOP STORIES: One coding school closes, another planned
The Iron Yard closed all its coding schools across the country, including one in Indianapolis, but Kenzie Academy opened this fall downtown.
Lesley Weidenbener
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2017 TOP STORIES: Tower officially renamed Salesforce
Salesforce put its name and logo on the former Chase Tower in April, after announcing a year before that it would add 800 workers in the city by 2021.
2017 TOP STORIES: India-based Infosys plans 2,000 jobs in Indy
Tech-consulting firm Infosys Ltd. said in May that it would open an $8.7 million tech and innovation hub in the Indianapolis area.
2017 TOP STORIES: Angie’s List becomes part of ANGI
Colorado-based ANGI Homeservices Inc. debuted on Oct. 2, completing New York-based IAC’s $505 million acquisition of Angie’s List, which it then merged with its HomeAdvisor brand into the new publicly traded company. The Angie’s List brand survived the merger (as did the HomeAdvisor brand), although the Indianapolis operation suffered deep cuts. From January through the […]
Mo’s downtown location to reopen as ‘Paleo-inspired’ diner
Owner John Vassallo plans to open Nook in February with a highly-educated staff that can help diners learn how foods impact their bodies.
New coding school will let students pay with share of future income
More than half of the students in Kenzie Academy’s first coding class—launching in January—will finance their education using income-share agreements, a concept that has been lauded by Purdue President Mitch Daniels.
Packaging firm BoxUp capitalizing on ‘unboxing’ trend
Indiana-based BoxUp lets consumers customize cardboard boxes with their own logos, photos and designs and then order small (or large) quantities with a few clicks of the mouse.
Caesars to pay $1.7B for casinos in Anderson, Shelbyville
The Las Vegas-based gambling giant will seek approval from the Indiana Gaming Commission and other regulators to take over Centaur, which owns the casinos and their horse tracks.
Firm that makes plagiarism-detection software gets boost from Indy entrepreneur
Ray Henderson, who operates the boutique advisory firm Lessons Learned Ventures LLC, said he has joined the board of VeriCite as chairman with plans to “build the business in Indiana.”
Organizing committee to seek $16M in corporate support for college championship
That compares to $30 million the Indianapolis business community contributed in cash and in-kind services to support the 2012 Super Bowl held at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Carmel closet designer to use VR to help customers envision spaces
The VR system will allow customers to use an Oculus Rift headset to virtually explore a closet or other space designed specifically for them.
Everyone earns same salary at growing tech consultancy
Design on Tap, which just moved to the Station Place building downtown, uses a flat organizational structure to ensure each employee is valued equally.
A dozen downtown restaurants claim steaks as their specialty
Whether you prefer Prime beef, Black Angus or Wagyu, or want your steak served sizzling in butter (see Ruth's Chris) or carved at your table (see Fogo de Chao), there's something here for everyone.
Fever attendance slumps in injury-riddled, post-Catchings season
Through the first 14 home games this season, the Indiana Fever’s attendance averaged 7,427—a 13 percent decrease from last year.
Indy boasts innovations others could copy
It’s tough to look at your own community and figure out what it’s doing that no one else is. But IBJ gave it a shot. Here are four things other cities could copy from us.
Infosys deal happened fast; now battle begins over tech hub’s location
Infosys leaders said Indiana officials took advantage of their earlier relationship to land one of the four U.S. hubs and as many as 2,000 jobs. Indianapolis and Carmel are in the running for the hub’s short-term home.
Lawmakers kill employee training tax credit proposal
The bill is part of a larger discussion lawmakers are having about the $1 billion in state and federal funding that nine Indiana agencies spend on some 30 workforce development programs.
Powerful former Sen. Larry Borst dies
Borst served 36 years in the Senate representing southern Marion County and northern Johnson County. For more than three decades, he was chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the panel through which the budget and all tax legislation had to pass.
Holcomb transition team enjoys Pacers game at team’s expense
Gov.-elect Eric Holcomb and Lt. Gov.-elect Suzanne Crouch paid for their tickets out of an “abundance of caution” for state ethics rules, a spokesman said. But there are no state rules to prohibit the people who are helping Holcomb shape his administration from taking freebies.
Electric cars slow to catch on among Hoosiers
Through August, only about 1.7 percent of the 170,000 new cars registered in Indiana this year were gas-electric hybrids.