Duo disrupts Indy’s live music scene with web of related companies
Josh Baker and Craig “Dodge” Lile are considered among the most influential movers, shakers and tastemakers in the Indianapolis arts and culture community.
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IMS Productions races beyond motorsports
The company created to broadcast the Indy 500 is using innovations to diversify its customer base and fuel double-digit percentage growth.
Death of blogger Welsh officially ruled suicide
The Marion County Coroner's Office issued a death certificate for prominent Indianapolis political blogger Gary Welsh late last week, almost three weeks after his death.
South Bend targets central Indiana for more visitors
Visit South Bend Mishawaka has paid the Indianapolis-based digital marketing firm The Basement $125,000 for a summer advertising campaign.
Bright House, Time Warner brands to disappear after merger
Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks will be phased out after Charter Communications Inc. closes its $55.1 billion purchase of Time Warner on Wednesday.
Throwback cars giving 100th Indianapolis 500 retro look
Indianapolis 500 fans might feel like they’re traveling through a time warp this month when they visit Gasoline Alley.
Gannett raises offer for Tribune to roughly $864 million
USA Today and Indianapolis Star owner Gannett has boosted its takeover bid for Tribune Publishing Co. by about 22 percent.
More public schools raising funds through naming rights
An idea that started with professional sports teams and worked its way through colleges and universities has taken root in public schools around the United States.
NCAA asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear O’Bannon case
The NCAA is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case that successfully challenged the association's use of names, images and likenesses of college athletes without compensation.
WISH-TV news director to depart after year at station
Elbert Tucker said Friday he couldn’t pass up an opportunity to take the same position at a station in his home state of Tennessee.
Google to ban payday lending ads, calling industry ‘harmful’
Google said Wednesday it will no longer allow ads for loans due within 60 days and will also ban ads for loans where the interest rate is 36 percent or higher.
Tribune adopts shareholder rights plan to fend off Gannett
Fending off an unsolicited takeover by the owner of USA Today and The Indianapolis Star, Chicago’s Tribune Publishing has adopted shareholder rights plan, a so-called “poison pill.”
Salesforce as top tenant makes tower more marketable, expert says
With Salesforce.com establishing a 250,000-square-foot regional headquarters in the soon-to-be-christened Salesforce Tower Indianapolis, the building should become much more alluring when its owner shops it for sale.
Salesforce plans to hire 800, attach its name to downtown tower
The tech company on Friday is expected to announce its intention to add hundreds of workers and sign a naming-rights deal for the state’s tallest building.
Emmis plans reverse stock split ‘if necessary’ to remain listed on Nasdaq
Emmis received a letter from the stock exchange in December notifying the company that its stock had closed below its minimum $1-per-share requirement for 30 straight business days.
Nasdaq rules give Emmis 180 days, or until June 6, to get back in compliance.
Tribune Publishing rejects Gannett’s ‘opportunistic’ takeover bid
Gannett, publisher of USA Today and The Indianapolis Star, wanted to buy Tribune Publishing in a proposed deal valued at about $815 million.
University of Louisville students’ lawsuit against escort dismissed
A Louisville judge has dismissed a lawsuit by University of Louisville students filed against Katina Powell that said the escort’s book allegations of sex parties at the men’s basketball players’ dormitory had devalued their education.
Blogger Gary Welsh dies in apparent suicide
Welsh, 53, was found lying in a stairwell of the Lockerbie Glove Factory Lofts on Sunday morning with a gun next to him.
Despite expected sellout, Indy 500 won’t be televised live in local market
WRTV-TV Channel 6 for the first time will air the Indianapolis 500 twice. But neither of those telecasts will be live.
‘Bob & Tom Show’ reaches ratings crossroads
In the wake of two key departures in January, advertisers and radio stations nationwide are keeping a close watch on the ratings of “The Bob & Tom Show,”.