Raising Indianapolis’ tax on hotel rooms-already one of the highest rates in the nation-could be the tipping point that causes conventioneers to bypass Indianapolis, some industry experts say. Marion County hotels already pay 16 percent in sales taxes-the 9-percent innkeeper’s tax, plus the 7-percent state sales tax. An increase in the innkeeper’s tax would push […]
Local tourism supporters are prominently featuring the Indianapolis International Airport’s makeover in a branding campaign rolled out earlier this month.
A mobile-phone service launched last spring by Carmel-based company ChaCha Search Inc., the human-assisted Internet search engine, has scored a large corporate advertiser. Kansas City, Mo.-based H&R Block Inc. has launched a mobile advertising campaign using ChaCha’s mobile-phone service as the outlet. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. H&R Block is running the campaign […]
A mobile-phone service launched last spring by Carmel-based company ChaCha Search Inc., the human-assisted Internet search engine, has scored a large corporate advertiser. Kansas City, Mo.-based H&R Block Inc. has launched a mobile advertising campaign using ChaCha’s mobile-phone service as the outlet. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. H&R Block is running the campaign […]
Two high-profile Indianapolis-based technology firms have forged a partnership they hope will give both a boost in market share. Marketing software provider Aprimo Inc. has teamed with ExactTarget Inc. to incorporate ExactTarget’s e-mail messaging services into Aprimo’s applications, the companies announced today. The partnership is the result of roughly five months of discussions. “We […]
A newspaper serving the south side of Indianapolis will live on in a new form. Roughly one month after Indianapolis Star parent Gannett Co. stopped printing the Spotlight – a stalwart of the community for 70 years – the Southsider Voice has emerged to take its place. The weekly paper may be new, but its […]
A newspaper serving the south side of Indianapolis will live on after all. Roughly one month after Indianapolis Star parent Gannett Co. stopped printing the Spotlight – a stalwart of the community for 70 years – the Southsider Voice has emerged to take its place. The weekly paper may be new, but its founders are […]
Falling demand for wireless devices and discounted prices caused locally based Brightpoint Inc.’s revenue to drop 36 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared with the same period a year ago, the company said late yesterday. The Indianapolis-based mobile technology distributor reported a loss of $344.4 million on $1 billion of revenue for the […]
Elementary education students at Ivy Tech Community College now can transfer credits toward earning a similar degree at Indiana University, the two schools announced this morning. The agreement allows students who complete an associate of science in elementary education degree at an Ivy Tech campus to transfer those credits toward a bachelor of science in […]
The Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board yesterday approved $5.8 million in cuts to its annual budget and agreed to defer an additional $2.3 million in building-maintenance costs this year in an effort to shave its swelling operating deficit. The CIB revealed late last month that it is facing a $43 million annual operating shortfall due to […]
Arcadia Resources Inc., an Indianapolis-based provided of health care services, this morning reported a loss of $2.6 million on revenue of $35.2 million for its third fiscal quarter, which ended Dec. 31. The loss was 7.7 percent more than the company reported in the same period a year earlier. Arcadia provides home health care equipment, […]
CT scanners have been used for decades to peer inside humans. Now a Purdue University researcher is training the technology on hardwood trees to help lumber mills get the most value from logs.
Company officials think HHGregg is well-positioned to fill the void that Circuit City Stores Inc. will leave when its stores are closed.
Steep discounts resulting from the liquidation of Circuit City Stores Inc. are expected to have a short-term negative impact on Indianapolis retailer HHGregg Inc., company officials said this morning in conference call with investors. But, ultimately, they think HHGregg is well-positioned to fill the void that the nation’s No. 2 electronic retailer will leave when […]
A section of roof fabric from the demolished RCA Dome will be used as a tarp to cover the old Herron School of Art’s so-called “main building” until Herron High School can afford to repair the dilapidated structure. Herron High, a charter school that is not affiliated with IUPUI’s Herron School, purchased the building and […]
Steep discounts resulting from the liquidation of Circuit City Stores Inc. are expected to have a short-term negative impact on Indianapolis retailer HHGregg Inc., company officials said this morning in conference call with investors. But, ultimately, they think HHGregg is well-positioned to fill the void that the nation’s No. 2 electronic retailer will leave when […]
Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Karl Browning submitted his resignation yesterday and will leave his position at the end of the month. Gov. Mitch Daniels has named Michael Reed, executive director of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission since 2006, to replace Browning. Reed will join INDOT on Feb. 16 and work with Browning on the […]
Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Karl Browning submitted his resignation today and will leave his position at the end of the month. Gov. Mitch Daniels has named Michael Reed, executive director of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission since 2006, to replace Browning. Reed will join INDOT Feb. 16 and work with Browning on the transition […]
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. said yesterday it plans to cut 5,800 jobs by 2011 – including 4,000 at Cleveland-based National City Corp., which it bought late last year. The Pittsburgh bank completed its acquisition of National City on Dec. 31. National City has 75 branches and 1,200 employees in the Indianapolis area, ranking it […]
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. said yesterday it plans to cut 5,800 jobs by 2011 – including 4,000 at Cleveland-based National City Corp., which it bought late last year.The Pittsburgh bank completed its acquisition of National City on Dec. 31. National City has 75 branches and 1,200 employees in the Indianapolis area, ranking it the […]
