Fishers courts, wins technology businesses
Fishers has become a mecca for tech companies—but it didn’t happen overnight and it didn’t happen by accident.
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Salesforce’s McCorkle: ‘We’re going to hire 50 percent more people’
Speaking in a cafe his company recently opened in downtown’s Gibson Building, Salesforce Marketing Cloud CEO Scott McCorkle re-affirmed hiring plans and left the door open for the Connections conference to return to Indy.
Noble Industries plans $6.1M expansion of Noblesville HQ
Noble Industries has purchased five acres to the south of its existing property for a 52,400-square-foot expansion of its 70,000-square-foot facility. The expansion will allow it to almost double employment.
Allegion units seek local tax breaks for plant expansions
Two local subsidiaries of Carmel-based security-products company Allegion America are seeking roughly $769,000 in local tax breaks in return for a $13 million expansion that could lead to 158 new jobs in Marion County by 2020.
Indiana city concerned about loss of 700 jobs
The United Technologies Electronic Controls plant that is moving operations to Mexico is Huntington’s largest employer.
IBM case still pending as Indiana court awaits new justice
The upcoming retirement of one of Indiana's Supreme Court justices has legal observers speculating on when the court might rule in a long-running dispute over IBM Corp.'s failed attempt to privatize Indiana's welfare services.
As paywall falls, Angie’s List aims to double sales
CEO Scott Durchslag told analysts he will reinvigorate growth by dropping the paywall, which he said will open the floodgates to a deluge of new customers.
Midwest tech firms might skirt big valuation dips, experts say
The tailwinds that helped push valuations at private tech companies to sky-high levels have subsided considerably in 2016, but local experts think Midwest startups have little to fear.
Alcoa cuts number of layoffs caused by closing plant
Alcoa said the number of planned layoffs at its Warrick Operations have been reduced from an estimated 600 to about 325.
Green BEAN Delivery spreads into eight new markets
The expansion marks the first time Green BEAN has added more than one metro market at a time to its growing service territory.
LeadJen co-founders sue each other after split
An apparent fallout last year between Jenny Vance and Bill Johnson—two of the area’s better-known tech entrepreneurs—led the business partners to file lawsuits against each other last week.
No change on Indiana plant closures after Pence meeting
United Technologies hasn’t changed plans to close two plants with 2,100 workers, but it intends to pay back money it received in incentive agreements and keep about 400 research-and-development and executive jobs in the state.
N.K. Hurst considers expanding operations into Zionsville
The Indianapolis-based dry bean and soup packaging company is planning to invest $5.8 million to construct a 67,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution center at 10505 Bennett Parkway.
February manufacturing report tops expectations
Factory activity in February shrank less than predicted as gains in new orders and production provided signs that the beleaguered industry could soon stabilize.
Automakers post healthy February sales gains
Automakers posted big U.S. sales gains in February as consumers returned to showrooms after a snowy January.
Activist pushing for Angie’s List’s sale joins board
TCS Capital founder Eric Semler and two other outsiders are joining the board under a settlement announced Tuesday morning. The pact bars TCS from increasing its ownership stake beyond 12.75 percent. It currently owns 10.7 percent.
Study: Women in Indy tech jobs earn more than males
Female technology workers in Indianapolis earn slightly more than their male counterparts, according to a new study, and Indy is only one of three cities nationally where that’s happening.
Penn State prof to lead IU informatics school
During Raj Acharya’s tenure at Penn State, the university's computer science research expenditure moved from 64th in the nation in 2001 to eighth in 2013.
Manufacturer turns tiny cars into big business
GreenLight Collectibles—a maker and wholesaler of replica cars, trucks, boats, trailers and other diminutive look-alikes—has managed to gain speed with growing revenue and new distribution deals—all while many of its competitors have hit the wall.
Verge goes national, finds friction over name
Founder Matt Hunckler believes emerging tech hubs across the country can benefit from the connections and information Verge offers, so he’s been charting a course for national expansion.