Bloom Archives
Business & Finance
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Artistic Jigsaw Puzzles Catching On In Bloomington and Across the State
BY PAUL BICKLEY âPuzzles are all about the images,â says Marc Tschida, who launched Press Puzzles in 2013. Most of his hand-cut, wooden jigsaw…
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Persimmon Inn: A B&B By and For Environmentalists
BY BARB BERGGOETZ Paul and Sue Fratianni are avid environmentalists. When they opened Persimmon Inn in September 2014, they wanted to follow their ideals, support the…
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OCHA: A New Business Launch Will Help Renters Find Housing
BY CARMEN SIERING A man wearing a fedora and trench coat walks the streets, his spirits as low as his bank account. He couldnât…
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Furniture Exchange and âFlat Steveâ Moving into Former Bowling Alley
BY BARB BERGGOETZ Come early November, the familiar Flat Steve cutout seen for years on South College will have a new home on Bloomingtonâs…
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Filmworks: Maker of Those IU Super-Success Story Promos
BY KATHY JONAS In the time it takes to eat an apple or brew a cup of coffee, Jo Throckmorton, maker of TV commercials,…
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The Evolution of Uel Zing Coffee From Cart, to Stores, to Café
BY DANIEL MORGAN When Sam Sveen began drinking coffee, taste was an afterthought; he was more interested in the energy boost it provided. But…
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Two Young Trainers Purchase Urban Fitness
BY JEREMY SHERE In 2008, local fitness expert Allison Chopra founded Urban Fitness Studio â a workout place specializing in personal training located downtown…
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CarminParker New Law Firm Emerges as Old Law Firm Dissolves
BY MIKE LEONARD The old pop song says âBreaking Up Is Hard to Do,â but attorneys Michael Carmin and Angela Parker say it doesnât…
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The Green Nursery Where Diapers Rule
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC Calling a business âour babyâ is usually just a figure of speech. But in the case of The Green Nursery, operated…