PGA exec outlines course for golf resurgence
Developing new players should be top priority if sport wants to emerge from long downturn, official says
Sam Stall
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Abandoned gas stations both vex, brim with promise
The trick is to determine in advance just how expensive and lengthy that cleanup might be.
Stout’s Shoes expects website to become its largest ‘store’
After years of failed attempts to create a viable Web presence, Stout’s Shoes has finally plunged into cyberspace using the route experts say many small companies follow: giving the job to a young, tech-savvy family member with an aptitude for social media.
Price of Indiana farmland at a premium
A once-in-a-generation combination of strong grain prices, high farm incomes and unprecedented interest in commodities investments has caused prices for agricultural acreage to skyrocket.
Downtown businesses make adjustments for Super Bowl weekend
Downtown businesses that are not in tourist-dependent industries are girding for Super Bowl weekend, hoping their spot in the big game’s storm shadow brings only a light dusting of logistical, scheduling and personnel hassles.
Rating doctors and other health care providers
A new onslaught of Medicare data might shine more light on providers, but tricky questions abound.
Downtown restaurants planning for crowds
Pretty much every eatery in town will be packed from Jan. 27 to Feb. 5. However, with luck, a little savvy and some expert advice, it’s still possible to find a short-notice, sit-down meal.
Super Bowl week events & happenings
The 150,000 visitors expected to descend on the city for the Super Bowl in February aren’t the only ones who can take advantage of the special events—and the extra shine organizers are putting on downtown.
State unlikely to revive natural-gas grandeur
Indiana was once the world’s capital for natural-gas production, but recent advances in drilling and resource-recovery technology are not likely to revive those glory days anytime soon because of a combination of human-made and natural obstructions.
Engineer wants to bring 3D printing to masses
Doug Keenan, a 49-year-old electrical engineer and entrepreneur, is tackling something so cutting-edge that most of humanity doesn’t know it exists: 3D printing, or rapid prototyping.
Green roofs slow to take root in Indianapolis
Indianapolis’ movement toward installing green roofs on commercial buildings has advanced slowly but steadily, in spite of a poor economy and the availability of cheaper (at least in the short run) alternatives.
Team-building exercises remain popular, but do they work?
Even in today’s tight economy, the trend of organizing off-site team-building exercises for employees is still going strong.
Fish farming could become $1B industry in Indiana
Current estimates place annual revenue for Indiana fish farming at just a few million dollars. But some believe the state’s central location, abundant land and water supplies, and relatively benign regulatory environment could foster a $1 billion industry in the next 10 years.
Firm makes splash retrieving golf balls
Mark Schmitt, president of Rawhide Golf Ball Co., runs a business that recovers dimpled pills from golf course water hazards, buffs them up, and resells them. (With photo gallery)
Purdue professor analyzes risk, dissects failures
For 25 years, Venkat Venkatasubramanian, the Reilly professor of chemical engineering at Purdue University, has studied how to keep horrendously complicated, excruciatingly twitchy technological edifices from collapsing under their own weight.
2010 CFO OF THE YEAR: David P. Reynolds
The city of Indianapolis controller is a finalist in the government category.
2010 CFO OF THE YEAR: Rebecca Dixon
The Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library treasurer and CFO is a finalist in the government category.
2010 CFO OF THE YEAR: Marsha Stone
The Indianapolis Airport Authority CFO is the winner in the government category.
2010 CFO OF THE YEAR: Susan R. Meyer
The Children’s Bureau Inc. executive vice president and CFO is a finalist in the not-for-profit category.
2010 CFO OF THE YEAR: J. David Maas
The Lumina Foundation treasurer and CFO is a finalist in the not-for-profit category.