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Bosma VP: ‘I didn’t know how to be someone who was blind’
Episode 249
You might recognize Indianapolis-based Bosma Enterprises as a not-for-profit that helps Indiana residents who are blind or visually impaired. Its bus…
3 years, 1 month ago
Sweetwater’s Surack on selling stake in billion-dollar firm, backing Indy heliport
Episode 248
In 1979, musician Chuck Surack started a business in Fort Wayne called Sweetwater Sound by creating a mobile recording studio in a Volkswagen Bus. Fa…
3 years, 1 month ago
Indiana’s Jiffy Lube guru on art, entrepreneurism, police relations and March Madness laundry
Episode 247
In the 38 years that Steve Sanner has owned and operated Jiffy Lube oil change shops in Indiana, he has laid down some serious tread marks. He is own…
3 years, 1 month ago
How Homefield sprints to make apparel for Cinderellas of March Madness
Episode 246
The owners of Homefield, a maker of T-shirts, sweatshirts, and other apparel for college sports fans, haven’t necessarily been upset with all of the …
3 years, 2 months ago
Are apartments the future of downtown Indianapolis?
Episode 245
After the immediate fallout of the Great Recession, apartment development in downtown Indianapolis surged. Just in the last decade, the number of dow…
3 years, 2 months ago
Pete The Planner on the new rules for saving money
Episode 244
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates again next week as it continues to try to cool inflation. The silver lining is that when lend…
3 years, 2 months ago
At Legislature’s midpoint, which bills survived and which bills are toast?
Episode 243
The Indiana General Assembly just reached the midpoint of its 2023 legislative session and passed some deadlines for advancing bills, which has pushe…
3 years, 2 months ago
Is downtown safe? Ask two business owners who reached different conclusions.
Episode 242
One of the most persistent questions about downtown Indianapolis since its 1980s resurgence has been, “Is downtown safe?” In the Feb. 17 issue of IBJ…
3 years, 3 months ago
Downtown fixture Wheeler Mission on verge of big transition
Episode 241
Wheeler Mission has been an integral part of downtown for more than 100 years and is intrinsically linked to quality of life issues and downtown’s im…
3 years, 3 months ago
He stitched handbags in his Irvington basement, and now it’s a $1M business
Episode 240
In his mid-20s, Christian Resiak decided to learn how to hand-stitch leather handbags. He went to thrift stores, bought all of the leather jackets he…
3 years, 3 months ago