Peer-to-peer housing debate hits area communities
Indianapolis-area communities stayed out of the home-sharing-platform debates—until Zionsville ordered a couple to stop offering an apartment above their garage to out-of-town guests.
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Local retailers betting on board games
An expanding universe of specialty retailers in central Indiana and across the country is satiating an appetite for old-fashioned—and new-fashioned—board games.
Zionsville entrepreneur launches app to help event planners coordinate safety
Jim Martin wants all event organizers and venue managers to throw out their folders stuffed with emergency instructions and upload all of that information to their phones.
Environmental firm expects big growth in new HQ on hot corridor
EnviroForensics has spent $3 million to buy and renovate a new headquarters a few blocks north of its current location on North Capitol Avenue.
Angie’s List hopes new business model spurs surge in traffic
The goal is to boost user traffic—which has been growing slowly lately—in order to spur service-provider spending, which drives 80 percent of Angie’s List revenue.
Angie’s List unleashes ‘freemium’ model in all markets
The company announced the plan in March and debuted it in some markets last month. CEO Scott Durchslag, who hopes the move will spark revenue growth, said he’s encouraged by the early results.
New Broad Ripple co-working space set to open next month
The Hatch plans to target creative types with its art studios, recording booths, green screens and more. It’s slated to open in early August.
Noblesville’s development strategy emphasizes local company expansions
The city’s investment in the retention and expansion of more mature, existing businesses has been paying off.
Innovation Showcase expanding, increasing prize money
The annual entrepreneurial pitch event is expanding to two days. This year’s showcase will feature fewer but longer public presentations.
New state law allows distilleries to sell carryout 7 days a week
The new law lifts the ban on carryout sales for artisan distilleries, putting the businesses on par with wineries and craft breweries, which already sell alcohol on Sundays.
The Lazzaras up ante in downtown Carmel after early bets on mayor’s vision pay off
Four of the family’s five local businesses operate out of downtown Carmel—and Chuck Lazzara and his son are pursuing a $20 million mixed-use development called Monon & Main.
With new Carmel HQ, tech firm aims to move beyond rocky past
Publicly traded Determine Inc. generated fanfare when it announced it was moving its headquarters here and adding 24 jobs to the 35 already here. But many investors have been betting against it for years.
Carmel consulting firm hiring 25 amid HQ move
EnVista LLC, a supply-chain consulting and IT services firm, is relocating its main office to accommodate expected growth.
E-cigarette players fume over favored security firm
The state has effectively put a single private firm in charge of deciding which companies can seek a permit to manufacture e-cigarette liquids sold in Indiana.
Gregg jobs plan stresses preschool, small business growth
Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg presented an economic development plan Monday that would make preschool optional for all Indiana 4-year-olds and rebuild Indiana’s image to one that’s LGBT-friendly.
Study finds Indy startups lag in job growth
Startups in Indianapolis often have barely grown after five years in business, according to a new study, a development that’s rekindled criticism of the local venture capital landscape.
Judge allows state vaping law to move forward
Vaping advocates called Thursday’s decision by Marion County Superior Court Judge Cynthia Ayers “a dark day.”
Lawyers scatter after century-old Carmel firm closes
Most of the attorneys with Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP have launched new practices following the hallowed firm’s dissolution last month.
Bob Compton helped plant seeds of now-flourishing local tech community
Bob Compton invests in documentary films today, but in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, he helped fund firms like Software Artistry, Interactive Intelligence, Aprimo, ExactTarget and TinderBox.
Biochemist Richard DiMarchi is ‘true entrepreneur’
Biochemist has founded or co-founded five startups since retiring from Eli Lilly and Co. as head of biotechnology research 13 years ago, at age 50.