Starbucks Corp., on a mission to move faster, is planning an organizational shake-up, including corporate layoffs, as the coffee chain tries to reverse stagnant sales and rekindle investors’ interest.
The nation’s biggest private employer asked hourly workers to rate potential incentives, including a sign-on bonus, child-care services, tutoring, pet care and gym memberships.
Airport officials awarded a contract to an engineering company that will prepare retail spaces for new tenants as existing operators depart. Forty of the 53 retail concessionaires at the airport will see their leases expire Dec. 31.
The establishment’s brews include Southside Python, named after the 14-foot snake that got loose in Beech Grove for several days earlier this year.
Facility will accommodate almost twice as many employees. Also: Just Pop In!, PGA Tour Superstore, Jack’s Donuts, Tractor Supply and more.
Debbi and Michael Bourgerie opened Rosie’s Place in Noblesville in 2010. They now also operate a second eatery with the same name in Zionsville and will open a third location in Carmel this fall.
Merrillville-based CSC Generation Holdings Inc., which acquired Bon-Ton’s intellectual property in bankruptcy court, said Indiana was not part of its initial plan to reopen stores.
IBJ Podcast host Mason King talks to two of them — Bruce Bordelon and Jill Blume — about Indiana’s wine industry, what makes it special and what to expect in the future.
The Portland company had originally targeted Fountain Square. Also: Nesso, The Inferno Room, Scarlet Lane, Luciana’s, TeeJay’s Sweet Tooth and more.
Developers of the $50 million Penrose on Mass say they’ve already signed four commercial tenants to the block-long mixed-use project that won’t open for another five months.
The company said it was in “advanced discussions with landlords” about reopening stores in Indiana and several other states. Bon-Ton closed 15 stores in Indiana this year, including the Carson’s in Circle Centre mall.
The company is actively seeking franchisees to open stores in central Indiana and elsewhere in the state.
Indianapolis traffic at the chain’s Louisville store helped seal the deal. Also: Gina’s Grill, Fireside Brewhouse, MJ Insurance, Chuck E. Cheese and Twin Jewelers.
It will be the fifth location overall for the Louisville-based restaurant chain, which opened a Fishers location in 2016.
Papa John’s International Inc. founder John Schnatter escalated his legal battle with the pizza chain, suing the board of directors and CEO Steve M. Ritchie.
JD Sports, based in England, acquired Indianapolis-based Finish Line in June and is testing whether to convert the entire 555-store Finish Line chain to its brand.
The Indianapolis-based office-supplies company had revenue near $38 million last year and is on target to hit $43 million this year. If the company hits its projections, revenue will have nearly tripled since 2013.
American Catalog Mailers Association and NetChoice initially filed the suit against the state in June 2017, and Wayfair Inc. and Overstock.com joined the lawsuit in August 2017.
Restaurant-owning lawyers are branching into sweet treats. Also this week: Coffee and Table, Courtyard by Marriott, Floor & Decor, Grand Appliance and TV, Camp Bow Wow, Qdoba, Foundry 317 and more.
The restaurant closed July 30 when a vehicle fire in the World of Wonders parking garage for Circle Centre mall led to a flood. It never reopened.
