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Heritage Group aims to boost startup ecosystem with accelerator
The Heritage Group announced it is partnering with worldwide entrepreneurial mentoring network Techstars to start a business accelerator that officials said will boost local startups and raise the region’s profile with venture capitalists.
Verizon to launch 5G TV service in Indianapolis, three other cities
Verizon Communications Inc. announced deals Tuesday making Apple Inc. and Google its first video providers for a superfast 5G wireless service the company plans to launch later this year.
Cable firm Charter eliminates 84 local customer-service positions
Cable and internet provider Charter Communications plans to close its customer service department on the east side of Indianapolis.
Lime applies to return to Indy with huge boost in scooters; Bird in wings, too
Lime says that its application with the city calls for six times as many electric scooters as it deposited on Indianapolis streets in June. It’s also weighing whether to offer its electric-powered bikes.
Software release could give fast-growing Sigstr another boost
Since hiring former Salesforce executive Bryan Wade 16 months ago and securing $5 million in financing 12 months ago, local marketing-tech company Sigstr has been on a growth tear.
Gen Con wants tech upgrades at convention center to stay in Indy
Whether Seattle-based Gen Con and local officials can now reach an understanding on technology could spell the difference between Indianapolis’ hanging onto its most prized convention and potentially losing it to another city.
Is your current password strong enough?
With rise of biometrics and other technology, some think it’s time to change security protocol.
Universities rush to meet cybersecurity job demand
Pretty much every school of note, including Indiana University, Purdue University, the University of Notre Dame, Ball State University and Ivy Tech Community College (which offers a well-regarded two-year associate’s degree certified by the National Security Agency) offers advanced education for students interested in cybersecurity.
Local tech firm lands deals to run radio stations for airport, Georgia Street
Fishers-based audio marketing technology company Vibenomics Inc. on Tuesday announced it has signed deals with the Indianapolis Airport Authority and Downtown Indy Inc. to provide custom audio packages.
Records reveal Hogsett office’s efforts to stiff-arm press on HQ2 bid
Local and national reporters clamored for interviews with Mayor Joe Hogsett about Indianapolis’ chances, but city officials largely kept quiet while forwarding media to the Indy Chamber and influencing messaging behind the scenes.
IBJ EXCLUSIVE: Emails reveal plans, intense ‘war room’ effort to lure Amazon’s HQ2
Records provided to IBJ give behind-the-scenes insight into the all-hands-on-deck effort to attract the $5 billion project to Indianapolis, including setting up secret meetings, weighing several possible sites, and discussing “creative” incentives such as building a charter school on the prospective campus.
Apple becomes first U.S. company to hit $1 trillion market value
The consumer-technology giant briefly touched the milestone Thursday morning, four decades after the late Steve Jobs co-founded the firm in his parents’ garage in Silicon Valley.
Michigan-based tech firm acquires local internet-of-things company
Troy, Michigan-based Plex Systems has finalized a deal to acquire Dattus Inc., which was founded by two Purdue University students in 2012 and moved to Indianapolis in 2015.
IBJ Podcast: SupplyKick CEO talks perks, pitfalls of fast growth
From 2015 to 2017, revenue at the ecommerce firm jumped from less than $4 million to almost $16 million. CEO Josh Owens discusses mistakes made, lessons learned and strategies that panned out.
Twitter shares plunge in bad week for social media stocks
Twitter’s drop of 18.5 percent Friday morning comes one day after Facebook lost 19 percent of its value.
Couple sells Zionsville software firm nine years in the making
It took four years for well-known local businesswoman Pam Cooper to develop an app to connect cause-driven shoppers to businesses willing to donate a portion of sales to a charity the consumer chooses. It took her and her husband, tech industry veteran Tom Cooper, another five years to build their company into something formidable. It took them a lot less time than that to decide to sell their firm to a much bigger company earlier this year.
Facebook’s stock plunges as growth stalls; Zuckerberg loses $16.8B
CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune tumbled Wednesday as Facebook shares fell 20 percent in after-hours trading.
In boardrooms or bars, apps translate for travelers
When you’re trying to communicate with a taxi driver in Tokyo or pick the right cold medicine in France, there’s only so much that rudimentary language skills, or a helpful concierge, can do to help.
Computer science training summit at IU draws teachers nationwide
Hundreds of teachers assembled at Indiana University to take in lectures, hit the books and do some hands-on training as part of the inaugural Pathfinders Summer Institute.