Steak n Shake nixes $4M contract with ad firm after less than 3 months
Less than three months after hiring a new advertising agency, Steak n Shake has jettisoned and is now suing Georgia-based The Varnson Group.
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DINING: Saffron’s food, customer service is exemplary
Saffron Cafe’s staff is so friendly and courteous and its food so delicious that I am urging everyone to eat at this downtown
restaurant.
Trophy-seeking hunters keep Greenwood taxidermist busy
The late winter sun has yet to rise, but brothers Charlie and Mark Masheck already are hard at work inside a sprawling cabin along Matthews Road outside Greenwood, setting up for the day. A painted sign out front reads Hoosier Trapper Supply Inc., but the rustic shop also houses the brothers’ other endeavor: Leatherwood Wildlife […]
Hungry for customers, restaurateurs dangle deals
Restaurateurs are responding to the recession, be they the proprietors of fine-dining establishments or burger joints, by offering low-cost dining deals.
DINING: Stanley’s New York Deli serves 86th and Ditch neighborhood
While newcomer Stanley’s doesn’t have the scale or history of Shapiro’s, it’s making
a valiant effort to bring real deli back to the neighborhoods near 86th Street and Ditch Road.
IRL signs major new sponsors
In the last week of March, IRL officials put the finishing touches on four sponsorship deals.
New project at 22nd and Meridian
A developer is planning a 3,200-square-foot, two-tenant retail building at 2181 N. Meridian St. in another small sign of progress for the uptown…
Franchise outlook is murky
Undaunted, some entrepreneurs still count on franchises, despite the shaky economy.
Auto sellers want refuge from industry fallout, but trio of bills have fallen flat at Statehouse
Car dealers fearful of losing their flagship brands if auto manufacturers crash and burn aren’t getting much help from the
Indiana General Assembly.
Struggling tenants leave aging Merchants’ Square
The future of Carmel’s Merchants Square mall is uncertain because of the rise of competitors.
Franchisors also feel recession’s financial pinch
About two dozen franchises based in Indiana are not immune to difficulties during the recession.
DINING: In Irvington, an eatery that lives up to its ‘Legend’ name
With a name like The Legend, expectations run high. Luckily for us, The Legend Classic Irvington Cafe (5614 E. Washington
St., 536-2028) met them.
New galvanized hangers better for the environment
Fabric Care Center, a 49-year-old dry cleaning business at West Washing ton and Morris streets, is touting the benefits of galvanized steel hangers.
Izod rolls out Indy Racing clothing line
New York-based Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. will roll out its Izod/Indy race-inspired clothing collection in Macy’s stores nationwide in April.
Hat World purchase boosts team-merchandise strategy
Locally based Hat World Inc. has acquired a custom screen printing and embroidery operation based in Madison, Wis.
Around town real estate roundup
New headquarters and museum planned: Workers are renovating space in Claypool Court for a new Drum Corps International headquarters and a museum for the Percussive Arts Society. The not-for-profit DCI plans to take…
Noble Roman’s stands to lose more than it’s worth in legal action by former franchisees
More former franchisees have joined a lawsuit against Noble Roman’s Inc., raising the prospect that a courtroom loss could
sink the locally based pizza chain.
Incoming HHGregg CEO: ‘We need to stay humble’
Dennis May, 41, slated to take over as HHGregg CEO in August, vows to continue growing what is already the nation’s largest
regional electronics player.
Group wants to redevelop buildings, land near Circle
Uptown Realty Investors, owners of two vacant buildings and a fenced lot along Washington Street downtown, aren’t giving up
on redevelopment even after their plans for a $40 million mixed-use structure fell apart.
Drugstores expanding on 86th Street corridor
A rough economy hasn’t calmed the grudge match between drugstore giants Walgreen Co. and CVS Caremark.