Indianapolis Airport Authority CEO John Clark revealed Tuesday evening that he is ready to proceed with a plan that could
transform the former terminal site into a hub for urban development.
Coping with wintery blasts is made easier by advancements in work-from-home technology. But different kinds of companies have
different policies when it comes to giving employees the option to telecommute or blow off the workday altogether.
Chris Katterjohn told IBJ employees Friday morning that he would leave at the end of February. Katterjohn has spent 30 years with the firm, including the past 20 years as publisher of the company’s flagship Indianapolis Business Journal.
In a move not necessarily stranger than fiction, Herb Simon has bought Kirkus Reviews, the venerable journal of prepublication
book reviews. The owner of the Indiana Pacers co-owns an independent bookstore in California and is described as a voracious
reader.
The 1,000-room J.W. Marriott isn’t even finished and support already is emerging for a second downtown hotel that
would rival it in size.
The AAA Hoosier Motor Club is closing its call center on Guion Road and consolidating operations with five other clubs.
As Super Bowl approaches, companies unaffiliated with the Colts avoid becoming victims of the NFL’s strict trademark-enforcement
policies by supporting the team in generic fashion.
Plews Shadley Racher & Braun has finished a careful restoration of the Eden-Talbott House, continuing a strategy of shunning
glass and steel.
A revitalization project that helped Indianapolis land the 2012 Super Bowl is beginning to take
shape. Organizers hope to build and rehab about 300 housing units, including the Jefferson Apartments "homeownership
incubator."
The Fairfield Inn & Suites on West Washington Street downtown will open Wednesday. The hotel is the first of four comprising
the 1,600-room Marriott Place project to welcome guests.
The Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association said Thursday that it has received a $5.4 million gift to help market the
city’s tourism and convention industries. The grant comes from a foundation headed by the developer of the Marriott Place
hotel complex under construction downtown.
Mark Massa, attorney for Gov. Mitch Daniels, is “considering” running for Marion County prosecutor as the Republican candidate.
The leader of the party in the county said he would be “ecstatic” if he would.
Pendleton-based Remy International signs deals with Allison Transmission Inc. in Indianapolis and German automaker Daimler
AG to supply electric motors for hybrid systems. The agreements should help offset a loss of business from General Motors.
The founder of TrendyMinds, an Indianapolis advertising and public relations firm, will attend President Obama’s State of
the Union address Wednesday evening. Trevor Yager is among several small-business owners nationwide who were invited.
Hoosiers enrolling at fast-growing Ivy Tech Community College might find it increasingly difficult to get the classes they
want at the times they prefer. Blame burgeoning enrollment and $10 million in funding cuts.
Indiana’s jobless rate made its biggest increase since mid-2009. Department of Workforce
Development Commissioner Teresa Voors attributed the rise, in part, to a decrease in construction in December.
Indiana Court of Appeals agrees with lower court’s decision to appoint receiver to oversee finances of ex-wife of convicted
money manager Marcus Schrenker.
Associated X-Ray Services relocates headquarters from South Bend to Indianapolis and also announces the company has changed
its name to AXS Imaging.
Groups that committed in 2009 to hold meetings in Indianapolis in future years booked a total of nearly 688,000 hotel-room
nights, a number that exceeded ICVA’s goal by 5 percent.
Brenda Myers, executive director of the Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau, rounds out the appointments to a restructured
Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board.
