The organization responsible for attracting new businesses to Marion County and helping companies already
located here with expansion secured 11,135 job commitments and $157 million in private investment from
45 companies in 2009.
There is certainly plenty of anecdotal evidence that what folks believe about a community matters for its economic fortunes.
With less than three months until March Madness tips off, the NCAA and city’s Capital Improvement Board are still trying to work out a lease deal to hold the event at Lucas Oil Stadium April 3 and 5. The CIB’s overhaul is slowing talks, but the board’s new president promises to get the issue on the front burner.
Embattled workers might lose motivation to go back to school, thus putting them in an even worse position in the long run.
Executives from BC Forward, Indianapolis’ largest computer consulting firm, said Tuesday the company will get even bigger,
with the addition of 200 jobs by 2012.
There’s more than free shots of whiskey at the annual winter baseball meetings held this week at the Indiana Convention Center.
There’s a song and dance man wearing nerd glasses and another who does amazing things with a saw and sander.
A task force appointed by Bloomington’s mayor will instead look at other options for protecting the small-town character of the city’s downtown from standardized chain stores and eateries.
IBJ isn’t the only news organization wondering whether the Indiana Economic Development Corp. is getting good bang
for the buck.
Cold storage might become a hot business for a building contractor.
Indianapolis’ largest computer consulting firm is seeking property-tax abatement relating to its plans to create 200 high-paying
jobs and invest $600,000 in new equipment.
A new task force is charged with making recommendations for development of the city’s downtown certified technology
park.
BOS Community Development Corp., created in 1982 to revitalize the Indiana Avenue and Midtown area, says its mission is accomplished.
Christi Wolf has served 13 years as president and CEO of the Fishers Chamber of Commerce.
Earlier this year, the company eliminated Shelby County in Indiana from contention for the manufacturing facility.
Does Gov. Mitch Daniels’ economic development strategy emphasize job attraction at the expense of entrepreneurship?
A delegation of business and community leaders led by Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard departed for Europe Nov. 14 on a nine-day
economic
development mission to help grow the city’s motorsports industry.
Thanks partly to a state grant and support from Indiana’s BioCrossroads life sciences initiative, principals “decided
locating here would give Aarden a better chance of success.
New Albany-based Kemper Foods International LLC announced Tuesday morning that it will expand its food-production center in
southeast Indiana, creating more than 350 new jobs by 2012.
Telic Corp., a developer and manufacturer of United States military equipment, announced Thursday it will invest more than
$1.2 million in the former Newport Chemical Depot in western Indiana, creating up to 500 jobs.
Harley-Davidson has announced that a Kentucky location is the only one it will consider if it decides to relocate its York,
Pa., motorcycle plant, eliminating a site south of Indianapolis from contention.
