Once highly successful restaurateurs, Thomas Main and Peter George fell on some tough times in the 2000s and ended up as housemates. That’s when they started plotting a return to the industry as partners in a new venue that became the popular restaurant Tinker Street.
What’s the key to 40 years in any industry? Love what you do, says Lorenzo Acuna, who has waited tables at St. Elmo Steak House for 40 years.
Roberts Camera moved in 2014 from its longtime downtown location on South Meridian Street, which owner Bruce Pallman said has benefited the company amid fickle times in the camera business.
Leon Tailoring has been making suits for the most important people in Indianapolis since 1905. But third-generation owners Larry Ettinger and his brother, Norman, won’t name names. They will talk about clothes though—and how much it costs to get a custom suit.
Americans retreated from home-buying in August, as a worsening inventory shortage appears to be hurting sales and pushing prices higher.
The former project manager for F.A. Wilhelm Construction Co. faces 20 years in prison for allegedly creating a fake business and billing his employer for materials, as well as making a false tax return.
A new developer is proposing affordable housing for the site after the current owners couldn’t make their plans work for a mix of restaurants, retail and artisanal food production.
Consumers are expected to buy more Christmas and other holiday gifts from niche retailers this year, pulling spending away from big store operators.
Single-family construction permit filings have risen locally on a year-over-year basis in 12 of the last 13 months.
Craig Huse expects to open Burger Study in April near St. Elmo spinoff Harry & Izzy’s. He describes it as a “full-service burger bar and restaurant delivering an adult dining experience.”
Michael Andretti, owner of Andretti Autosport, has become a director following a sponsorship deal between the struggling retailer and the racing team.
Crews have resumed work on an Interstate 69 project between Bloomington and Martinsville after halting operations earlier this month due to lack of payment.
A Tesla executive said a proposal to prohibit direct-to-consumer auto sales would, if passed, prompt the company to make a U-turn with respect to expanding operations in the state.
The owner of Frona Mae Cafe on Washington Street hopes to reopen at another location, while Punch Bowl Social prepares to begin serving customers Saturday on South Meridian Street.
As the recipient of a $1.1 million city loan, TWG Development has agreed to include public art in its mammoth project on the site of the former Indianapolis Star headquarters.
Restaurateur Gary Brackett plans to replace his Georgia Reese's Southern Table & Bar in downtown Indianapolis with a steakhouse called CharBlue by the end of the year, he announced Monday.
The chief executive who turned around Domino’s Pizza is trying to do the same for the problem-plagued Toys R Us chain, which has several stores in Indianapolis. Toymakers have every reason to be rooting for him.
The Brookville Road plant, which includes about 1.6 million square feet on about 90 acres, houses a former engine plant and foundry that once employed hundreds of workers.
The deals would swell the holdings of Mainstreet Health Investments, a publicly traded owner of senior care facilities, from 24 properties to 31. The purchases include four properties from Carmel-based Mainstreet Property Group for $92.8 million.
The CEO of Hendricks Commercial Properties says saving the structure as part of a massive $260 million redevelopment is important to "everything we're trying to create there."
