Local coffeeshop chain planning aggressive U.S. expansion
Owner Sajjad Shah Shah self-funded the first four MOTW shops without any debt or investors, but the company is working to clear hurdles to become eligible for franchising as well.
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Low on funds, Indy Irish Fest canceled for this year and foreseeable future
The shortfall in resources stems from the decision to cancel the festival during the height of the pandemic in 2020.
Fast-growing M.D. Architects acquires health care design firm in Seattle
Adding 13 employees from 66-year-old Architectural Werks Inc., MDA now has a workforce of 50 and offices on both coasts, in addition to the Midwest.
Sasso to retire as senior rabbi at Congregation Beth-El Zedeck
Sasso, 75, was born and raised in Panama and became senior rabbi of Beth-El Zedeck in 1977.
Fishers-based gene therapy firm Genezen appoints new CEO
Steven J. Favaloro brings a background in finance in the life sciences industry to his new positions as president and CEO.
Made in Indiana: Leather bags by Howl + Hide
History: After noticing a high-priced but shabby leather tote bag in a mall in 2014, Christian Resiak was inspired to try making leather goods by hand in his unfinished basement. In 2015, with just $400 in his bank account, he quit his job at Angie’s List and decided to take Howl + Hide full time. […]
IBJ Podcast: He stitched handbags in his Irvington basement, and now it’s a $1M business
In conversation with podcast host Mason King, Howl & Hide’s Christian Resiak details the process of building the business from scratch and his grand plan to become a global brand.
Developer reveals details for downtown mixed-use project south of revamped Stutz campus
New York City-based SomeraRoad Inc. has submitted plans to city officials for Stutz South, a five-story complex with 270 apartments that would occupy most of the block between West Ninth and 10th streets and Capitol Avenue and Roanoke Street.
Maker of temporary medical labs planning new hires, HQ move
A private-equity investment announced in January is driving growth at Modular Devices Acquisition LLC, which manufactures and leases mobile and modular medical labs and cleanrooms.
Keystone planning $70M, 248-unit apartment complex in Fort Ben area
The Fort Harrison Reuse Authority has offered a 3.8-acre parcel of land to developer Keystone Group for $10 as an incentive to go ahead with the project.
Q&A with Will Hazen, an IndyGo driver who is a beacon for bike safety
Hazen has distinguished himself for his work in road safety, donating hundreds of bike lights to a local cycling organization and passing them out for free to transit customers with bikes.
Keystone moving ahead with Broad Ripple project despite high school’s exit
With Purdue Polytechnic High School now planning to stay in the Broad Ripple High School building long-term, Keystone Group is redesigning the project it planned next to the village’s parking garage that would have contained Purdue Polytechnic’s campus.
Dimmett sheds interim tag as CEO of Project Lead The Way
David Dimmett, formerly the group’s chief impact officer, took on the interim role after former leader Vince Bertram retired this spring.
IBJ Podcast: Butler’s Barry Collier on longevity, competing in Big East and hiring Thad Matta
Host Mason King asks Collier about his long-term goals, his success in fundraising and improving Butler athletic facilities, and Butler’s transition to the Big East.
ISO pops conductor signs on for another four years
The longtime principal pops conductor for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra plans to stick with the ISO for another four years before retiring his full-time baton.
Q&A with Tony Dzwonar, from the school board to the bus lot
Tony Dzwonar had just wrapped up three consecutive terms on the Washington Township school board—serving from 2008 to late 2020—and was looking for a way to spend his extra free time. Then he remembered that the district—like most school corporations—needed bus drivers.
IBJ Podcast: Inside the risk-taking mindset of Maven Space’s co-founder, CEO
Leslie Bailey believed so much in her concept for a women-focused co-working and networking haven that she wasn’t interested in expending the energy to find investors—especially when women-led businesses historically get so little attention from funders.
Gucci to open boutique in Fashion Mall this month
The upscale store is set for a spot adjacent to both Saks Fifth Avenue and Louis Vuitton on the first floor of the eastern portion of the mall.
Penske buys key parcel across from Speedway with plans to rethink track’s ‘front door’
The acquisition across from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s main entrance on 16th Street gives track officials a large swath of contiguous land for reimagining the corridor.
Q&A with Shannon Schumacher, CEO of The Villages of Indiana
This is a particularly challenging time for the statewide not-for-profit, which helps place children with foster-care families and provides a wide gamut of services to help support vulnerable parents and children, facilitate adoptions and prevent child abuse.