City to roll out plan for 16th Street tech corridor
The city of Indianapolis plans to announce a major initiative to turn a stretch of 16th Street northwest of downtown into a hub for biotechnology and other high-tech companies.
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Angie’s List eyes expansion sites outside Indianapolis
Consumer ratings service Angie’s List is scoping locations for hundreds of new employees the fast-growing firm plans to hire. And unlike past expansions, it’s looking beyond its East Washington Street headquarters—and Indianapolis.
Indianapolis ad firm helps Sun King Brewing launch app
Brewery wants relevant platform for its social media outreach.
Net Literacy teaches Internet skills to those in need
Teen's brainstorm results in internationally recognized not-for-profit that promotes computer literacy and safety, including programs for financial literacy and computer repurposing for donation to Indianapolis areas in need of the technology.
Former tech darling Vontoo acquired by Ohio firm
Vontoo Inc., a once-promising Indianapolis-based technology firm that landed millions in venture capital but failed to meet growth expectations, has been acquired by One Call Now.
Hacking attacks reminder for data caution in cloud computing
Storing data on remote servers accessed through the Internet creates the latest frontier for data-security issues.
Comcast chasing bigger biz clients
The cable giant now is pitching in Indianapolis suburbs its metro Ethernet product to businesses with 20 to 500 employees.
Sleepy Klipsch buyer out to make some noise
Audiovox Corp., the Hauppauge, N.Y.-based company that recently bought the high-end audio firm Klipsch Group, hopes to use the $167 million deal to win over Wall Street.
Electric vehicles gain traction in region
Indianapolis has one of the highest concentrations of plug-in electric vehicle drivers in the nation, an industry official says.
Indianapolis among six cities to watch for emerging technology
New York, Boston, Chicago, Austin and Boulder, Colo., also cited.
‘Virtualization’ spawning demand for tech workers
The city’s information technology sector may be a step closer to easing a worker shortfall created by the rise of cloud computing. Harrison College responds with more courses geared toward IT workforce.
Report: Southwestern Indiana a broadband backwater
Federal data shows no more than 20 percent of residents in Gibson County have basic broadband Internet service.
ExactTarget stays patient as riches from IPO await
CEO Scott Dorsey says remaining private in the short term allows the company to more easily exploit business opportunities on the horizon.
UPDATE: Software firm plans 70 jobs in HQ relocation
Blue Pillar Inc., which produces software for energy-management data systems, is moving to Indianapolis from Georgia and plans 70 jobs by 2015.
IBM may add workers to Indiana call center
Economic development officials say IBM Corp. could add several hundred workers to a call center it operates near Anderson.
Slingshot SEO takes top prize at TechPoint’s Mira Awards
Slingshot, a search engine optimization firm, plans to add at least 100 jobs by 2013.
Sony plans Blu-ray disc boost at Indiana factory
Sony officials plan to spend $72 million on new and upgraded equipment at its western Indiana factory, with most of that going toward Blu-ray disc manufacturing.
Health care providers opening to technology
Some health care system are finally allowing online scheduling.
BISHOP: Warsaw’s orthopedics whizzes will master biologics
Industry cluster in northern Indiana has adapted to every other change in health care, and will absorb tissue regeneration, too.
Brightpoint CFO leaves with $2.75M pay package
Anthony Boor, who joined Brightpoint in 1998 and served as the company’s chief financial officer since 2005, left the company on Tuesday. He received separation pay totaling $2.75 million.