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Upstart advertising agency attracting national notice

The Basement boasts a client list that includes K-Mart, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Procter & Gamble, NCAA and Simon Property Group Inc. The firm’s year-over-year revenue in 2014 has grown at better than 25 percent, hitting $2 million.

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Self-compacting garbage bin has myriad uses–thanks to Internet

Entrepreneur Grant Jenkins’ PowerBin can hold three times the amount of the average public trash bin, and can transmit data to municipal and other managers about when it’s full. It can also serve as a Wi-Fi hot spot, relay information about reported crimes, and display advertisements.

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Angie’s List taps PR veteran

Angie's List Inc. has hired communications veteran Debra DeCourcy as its first vice president of corporate communications, PR Week recently reported.

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Pacers

Sponsors, fans stick with Pacers

With the loss of Lance Stephenson to free agency and the serious leg injury to Paul George, there are numerous questions about how the Indiana Pacers will do on the court this season. But on the business side, victories are piling up.

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The Interview Issue: Matt Tully

Indianapolis Star political columnist Matt Tully has a desk at the newspaper’s downtown headquarters. But his office might as well be the handful of north-side coffee shops and cafés where he meets with politicians, civic leaders and business bigwigs who help inspire and shape his columns.

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New area code on tap for Indianapolis region

The telecommunications industry wants to add a new area code for the parts of central Indiana covered by 317. The bottom line for all residents: 10-digit dialing would be required for local calls.

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