Bloom Archives
Business & Finance
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Vance Music Center Celebrates 70 Years
After 70 years, Vance Music Center is still a local, family owned businessâand still going strong.
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Loren Wood Builders: Where the Unusual Is Now Usual
Like a lot of people, Loren Wood, a native of Danville, Illinois, originally came to Bloomington to attend Indiana University, where he earned degrees…
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Startup Ladies, A Place For Women Entrepreneurs
Kristen Cooper founded Startup Ladiesâan organization that, according to its website, âidentifies, educates, connects, and increases investment in women entrepreneurs starting up and scaling…
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Long Leather Works A Quiet Success Story
Forty years ago, Mike Long walked into a Florida leather shop and asked for a job. The owner asked if he knew how to…
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Fountain Square Mall Turns 30âHow the Cooks Saved the Square
Fountain Square turns 30 on September 10. On Tuesday, September 4, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., CFC Properties, which owns the south side…
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40-Year-Old Trojan Horse Has New Thirty-ish Owners
This spring, Kristen Shelley, 37, and her husband Michael, also 37, became the new owners of Bloomingtonâs iconic, 40-year-old Greek restaurant.
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Mercer Blue: A New Menswear Line Co-Designed By B-townâs Andy Mallor
As the owner of Andrew Davis Clothiers, Andy Mallor has brought some of the fashion worldâs leading menswear brands to Bloomington since he opened…
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Switchyard Brewing: Open for Business (at last!)
In May, after much anticipation and a few false starts, Switchyard Brewing Company officially became part of the Bloomington craft beer community. The grand…
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Time to Sign Up for YMCAâs Annual Corporate Challenge
When the Monroe County YMCA hosted its first Corporate Challenge in 1985, it attracted 10 companies and a total of 200 employees. Last year,…