Indy Fuel owners ready to take shot at new ice venues
Father-and-son duo Jim and Sean Hallett launched a minor-league hockey team—the Indy Fuel—in 2013, but the enterprise has expanded far beyond just an ECHL franchise.
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Purdue-based firm could change radiation treatments
Purdue University Professor You-Yeon Won’s development, called radio-luminescent nanoparticles, is designed to enhance the cancer-cell-killing effects of radiation treatment.
Langellier: Many tech firms would be better off here
TechPoint CEO Mike Langellier spoke with IBJ about his group’s evolution, his interest in the internet of things, and why elected officials are increasingly paying attention to tech.
Short-term leases help small firms grow
Certain companies don’t like committing to the usual five-year-or-longer leases, because they’re not comfortable predicting how much space they’ll need that far in the future.
Small business owners have post-election surge in confidence
Just over half the owners surveyed said they believed actions by the administration of Republican President-elect Donald Trump and Congress will make their companies better off.
Entrepreneur Don Brown launches new biotech company
Indianapolis-based tech entrepreneur Don Brown just ended his 22-year tenure with Interactive Intelligence Group, the company he sold for $1.4 billion only a week ago, but he’s already heavily involved in another venture.
Trucking executive’s latest drive: youth sports
Perkins Global Logistics executive Andy Card and a business partner have opened a multi-sport, youth-sports facility in Westfield and hope to spread the concept to about 16 other communities.
Entrepreneur rents special-occasion children’s clothing online
Emma Hostetter’s business generated $100,000 in revenue in its first year—without an actual website. She has one now, and it’s about to get an e-commerce component.
‘Gig’ economy heats up in Indy
A swelling throng of Indianapolis workers is part of the so-called “gig-economy,” which denotes the matchmaking between independent contractors and consumers over technology platforms.
The Interview Issue: Kate Bova Drury
Kate Bova Drury started out as a boutique owner in Broad Ripple before making the change to baking. Now, she’s got five cupcake bakeries, one location for doughnuts and one combo store.
Zooom lets high schools, colleges train refs like pros
The Zionsville-based company has created a platform that lets schools upload video that can be used to train and critique officiating.
Broad Ripple Chip Co. thinking big
The manufacturer of gourmet potato chips is branching out across Indiana and into Ohio to introduce its original and sweet and spicy flavors to a broader audience.
Digital marketer turning heads with rapid rise
At age 25, Patrick Sells is founder and CEO of a namesake company that has become one of the city’s biggest and fastest-growing digital marketing firms.
Crowdfunding rules for smaller investors foil firms
New federal rules designed to make it easier for small investors to use crowdfunding have hardly gotten traction in Indiana.
Holy Cross becomes salvage hotbed with four shops within walking distance
A salvage hub of sorts is taking shape on the near-east side now that another antique shop with a familiar name has opened in the area.
Builder bets on West Clay retail area
A developer is poised to tackle the remaining vacant commercial property in the heart of Carmel’s Village of West Clay.
Hoosier Momma momma tries hand at hard sodas
Indianapolis entrepreneur Erin Edds, former co-owner of Bloody Mary mix maker Hoosier Momma LLC, hopes to make a boozy splash with a beverage in a $116 million industry sector.
New venture firm Charmides off to blazing start
Charmides, one of the area’s newest venture capital funds—was launched in June 2015 by a 27-year-old basketball player from Carmel and his father.
Peer-to-peer housing debate hits area communities
Indianapolis-area communities stayed out of the home-sharing-platform debates—until Zionsville ordered a couple to stop offering an apartment above their garage to out-of-town guests.
Local retailers betting on board games
An expanding universe of specialty retailers in central Indiana and across the country is satiating an appetite for old-fashioned—and new-fashioned—board games.