Indiana innovation

If you missed the fireside chat with Kristian Andersen during the Verge Studio Science Launch Party last month, you might still be wondering what the deal is with KA+A changing its name after a decade of building up a sterling reputation as a top-notch design and innovation shop — especially in the Indianapolis tech community. […]

Every year presents new technology and future possibilities that are initially difficult to comprehend, specifically when it comes to consumer behavior. Looking back on it now, 2014 turned out to be the year of mobility, treating the consumer as an individual, sharing economy, and data security. This year, 2015 will be no different. From mobile commerce to […]

The Kauffman Foundation and Donald Danforth Plant Science Center published a paper last year stating that global food demand that is expected to increase 70 percent by 2050. Food prices are expected to rise as much as 100 percent during that time. Even though global food production has tripled over the past 50 years, the […]

Mikaela Gilbert is a senior at Noblesville High School and, at 18 years old, she’s already been bitten by the entrepreneur bug. She’s currently in the development phase of an education technology toy that is designed to teach basic vocabulary in a variety of foreign languages to children. Her project began with an old assignment […]

It is often said that once the deal is closed, the work begins. Nowhere is this truer than in technology, where new clients must first learn how to use the product before they can reap the benefits. Add into this the notoriously tech-adverse healthcare industry, and you have a puzzle for the onboarding ages. At […]

After investing $10 million into an acquired facility and some serious upgrades, Indianapolis is now home to Online Tech’s fifth data center (the first outside of Michigan), and the hosting company’s full product line of secure, compliant cloud and colocation services for healthcare, financial services, retail and other companies in regulated industries. Mike Klein, Co-CEO of […]

I am delighted to be speaking today at the National Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Conference in Las Vegas. The topic of my presentation at the conference is “Consolidated CDA & Meaningful Use,” which are hot-button issues among physicians nationwide due to stringent, though well-meaning new regulations. What is Meaningful Use? Meaningful Use (MU) embodies government regulations […]

Successful entrepreneurs often say the best startup ideas come from fixing a problem that everybody experiences but nobody else is trying to solve. Grant Jenkins lived and worked in walkable downtown Indianapolis when the idea for eCeptacle PowerBin came to him. Instead of seeing trash cans on every corner, he saw a better use opportunity […]