Lindner’s Dairy David and Hannah Lindner operated a dairy in Dayton, Ohio, for 9 years before moving to Indianapolis in 1929, where… Read More »Lindner’s Dairy
Link-Belt Company In 1874, William Dana Ewart, an Iowa agricultural tool dealer, patented his idea of a detachable square-link chain for harvest… Read More »Link-Belt Company
Long’s Bakery Long’s Bakery is a local staple known for its signature hot, glazed donuts. Carl and Mildred Long opened the bakery… Read More »Long’s Bakery
Marmon Automobile A model of automobile produced in Indianapolis, often called “the nearest American approximation to the Rolls-Royce,” the Marmon was produced… Read More »Marmon Automobile
Marsh Supermarkets Wilber Marsh opened the first Marsh grocery store in 1922 in North Salem, Indiana. By the 1930s, the family owned… Read More »Marsh Supermarkets
MCL Cafeterias In 1950, Indianapolis cousins Charles McGaughey and George Laughner founded MCL. They were cousins to the founder of MCL’s competitor… Read More »MCL Cafeterias
Merchants National Bank Businessmen David Macy, Volney T. Malott, Alexander Metzger, and brothers Henry and Augustus Schnull founded Merchants National Bank on January… Read More »Merchants National Bank
MIBOR Realtor® Association In January 1912, 43 real estate brokers organized as the Indiana Real Estate Board to pool resources and provide guidelines… Read More »MIBOR Realtor® Association
Morris Plan Arthur J. Morris originated the Morris Plan in Virginia in 1910 to lend money to working people at reasonable rates.… Read More »Morris Plan
National Starch and Chemical Company William F. Piel Sr. began the Union Starch Company near the downtown area in 1867 as the city’s first starch… Read More »National Starch and Chemical Company