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PitchFeast helps grassroots entrepreneurs turn business ideas into reality
The PitchFeast crowd votes on the best pitch, and the winner gets 75 percent of admission proceeds plus pro bono business services.
Local firm modernizes centuries-old yurt structures
Yurts have been a form of shelter for more than 2,000 years. But Indianapolis-based Yurts of America today builds them with materials that didn’t even exist back then.
Speak Easy to make downtown’s Morrison Opera Place its second home
The not-for-profit co-working organization based near 52nd Street and College Avenue said it plans to open a location in the historic downtown building as soon as August.
Overtime pay set to become reality for more U.S. workers
More than 4 million U.S. workers will become newly eligible for overtime pay under rules to be issued Wednesday by the Obama administration.
Tee-time brokerages roil golf industry
Are tee-time brokers like GolfNow knocking cash-strapped courses into the rough? Or could the Expedia-like providers be the chip shot courses need to get back on the green?
Not-for-profits join co-working movement
Hubs designed for not-for-profits have joined the local co-working craze as social leaders see opportunities to save money on office space and collaborate with groups in similar positions.
More filling: Craft brew craze adds body to real estate market
A study from CBRE says that by summer more than 50 microbreweries will be operating in the Indianapolis area and occupying space that otherwise might have remained vacant.
High-tech jobs surge in Indianapolis, report says
Indianapolis saw high-tech software and services employment grow 18 percent from 2012 to 2014—the eighth-fastest rate among the 30 cities surveyed, according to CBRE Research.
Firms put new software engineers on training fast track
A new trend in tech companies toward in-house apprenticeships for new employees reflects an increased desire to orient entry-level programmers without taxing veterans.
State’s life sciences sector on rise while struggling with talent, capital
Shortages of workers and investment dollars remain the two biggest challenges for Indiana’s life sciences industry, which otherwise is showing robust vital signs and embarking on high-profile collaborations.
Sun King seeks $100K tax break on expansion plans
The brewery is embarking on a project that will enable it to nearly double production and begin distributing throughout Indiana.
Judge: 3 ex-Angie’s List salespeople can stay at HomeAdvisor
Indianapolis-based Angie's List had sought an injunction, arguing the trio misappropriated trade secrets and/or solicited former co-workers to join them.
Modeling agency founder Helen Wells dies at 89
Hundreds of admirers took to Facebook to remember Helen Wells, who started her agency in 1980 and provided talent to many of Indiana's top companies.
Nameless Catering is darling of tech world
Nameless is the only caterer Eleven Fifty coding academy uses. It's also the preferred Vendor for Verge, The Speak Easy, Launch Fishers, DeveloperTown and Dreamopolis.
IU biochemist helps craft brewers overcome costly challenge
Matthew Bochman has come up with a cure for “terminal acid shock,” which affects small and midsize commercial breweries making the popular Belgium-type beers known as sours.
Meth law opens door for fledgling drugmaker
A small manufacturer angling to pick up more business in Indiana makes cold and allergy medicine resistant to being abused by methamphetamine makers.
Broker sues after Colts cancel season-ticket renewal
A Pennsylvania ticket broker is suing the Indianapolis Colts over their revocation of his season tickets; other brokers say the team might be trying to gain control over the secondary market.
Local firms catch podcasting bug
Growing ranks of Indianapolis-area companies have launched podcasts in recent years, capitalizing on lower barriers to entry and swelling listenership.
Battered Auer mutual fund soldiers on
From the Auer Growth Fund’s debut in late 2007 through the end of 2015, its average annualized return was negative 5 percent, while the overall market rose an average of 6.3 percent annually.