Most of Indiana’s largest public companies enjoyed strong 2012
Angie’s List turned a profit for the first time in nearly two decades.
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Salesforce slow to excite investors after $2.5B buyout of ExactTarget
Shares of the California-based cloud computing giant continue to lag after last week’s announcement of its $2.5 billion offer for Indy-based marketing powerhouse ExactTarget.
Hurco profit inches higher on stronger European sales
The Indianapolis-based maker of equipment for cutting and forming metal beat the weakened economy in Europe, but saw a sales drop in the recessionary Asia Pacific market.
Salesforce to keep ExactTarget independent, ‘invest’ in it
In a company memo, ExactTarget CEO Scott Dorsey assures employees of their importance after announcing deal to sell the company for $2.5 billion.
ExactTarget sale caps success story; CEO mum on Indy work force
ExactTarget CEO Scott Dorsey said the company will remain “very committed to Indianapolis” after its $2.5 billion buyout by tech giant Salesforce.com, but he would not comment on potential changes to the local work force of more than 1,000 employees.
Salesforce.com buying Indy’s ExactTarget in $2.5B deal
ExactTarget, an Indianapolis-based digital marketing company, is fetching $33.75 per share—a whopping 53-percent premium to where its stock closed Monday.
Former Indy Chamber prez scores consulting work
Scott Miller, who resigned from the chamber post after less than two years to follow his entrepreneurial bent, will help two local startups get off the ground.
COTA: Thanks to the latest technology from Nike and others, you can get fit bit by bit
Those odd bracelets aren’t avant garde jewelry. They are the latest in wearable tech designed to track your every move. And that’s a good thing.
Data-hosting firm Axia to add up to 45 jobs
The Indianapolis-based company will invest $2.8 million to expand its downtown headquarters and open a data center in Columbus, Ind.
City-county board awards $65M in tech contracts
The contracts will help support technology infrastructure, applications and the indy.gov Internet portals for more than 50 departments and agencies in the city-county government.
Indy startup serves up keg beer with big data
SteadyServ Technologies has raised $1.5 million to help develop iKeg, which tells bar managers and beer distributors when they need to reorder.
Indy startup sees green in cheaper 3D printing
Launched in January, 3D Parts Manufacturing joined a recent surge in rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing operations known as 3D printers. Rather than screwing and gluing parts together, operators plug digital designs into machines that shape plastic and metal powders from the bottom up, one microscopic level at a time.
Three former executives sue Carbon Motors over pay
Executive vice presidents of a company that planned to build high-tech police cars at an eastern Indiana factory are seeking more than $600,000 in deferred wages.
ExactTarget confirms Atlanta expansion
Indianapolis-based digital marketer ExactTarget Inc. plans to add 225 jobs over the next five years in Georgia.
Mobile health apps could cut into state companies’ market share
The future of Indiana’s sprawling health care and life sciences industry might be threatened by an unlikely source: smartphone apps.
Broad Ripple telecom firm plans big growth, 183 jobs
Founded in 2007 by Purdue University students, Weeks Communications has established a new headquarters in Broad Ripple and plans to invest $4.1 million as it aggressively hires new employees.
nFrame data center to get new identity
The change to the Expedient moniker is not expected to affect the center's 40 employees and 300 customers.
ExactTarget loss widens as revenue grows
ExactTarget continues to spend down its sales gains so that it can grow its business.
Slingshot is shifting aim away from SEO
After Google cracked down on some of the tools companies were using to improve their positions in search results, Indianapolis-based Slingshot SEO opted to launch a sister brand called Digital Relevance that will focus on earning media attention.
Interactive Intelligence shares soar after forecast upgrade
The tech firm’s shifting emphasis toward cloud services has boosted sales and profits. Strong results for the first quarter lifted its stock as much as 20 percent Tuesday.