Industrial Expositions During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Indianapolis held a series of industrial exhibitions to promote industry and… Read More »Industrial Expositions
Indy Partnership In May 1983, the Indianapolis Economic Growth Initiative debuted as the economic development arm of (IPI), a public relations and… Read More »Indy Partnership
Infosys Infosys is an India-based technology company focused on business consulting, information technology, and outsourcing services. One of its U.S. technology… Read More »Infosys
Inland Container Corporation In March 1925, founded the Inland Box Corporation in Indianapolis, operating out of the old factory until the company’s new… Read More »Inland Container Corporation
Jenn-Air Corporation Founded by Ohio native Louis J. Jenn in 1947 following its move to Indianapolis, Jenn Industries produced self-ventilating, overhead exhaust… Read More »Jenn-Air Corporation
Jewish Merchants The first Jewish immigrants to come to Indianapolis arrived in 1849 and settled on the south side of the city.… Read More »Jewish Merchants
Arthur Jordan (Sept. 1, 1855-Sept. 3, 1934). Businessman and philanthropist, Arthur Jordan was born in Madison, Indiana. He and his family moved… Read More »Arthur Jordan
Kahn Tailoring Company The son of Alsatian Jewish immigrants, Henry Kahn (1860-1934) attended and trained as a tailor with his father. In 1886,… Read More »Kahn Tailoring Company
Kingan and Company Kingan and Company, a global meatpacking concern, operated at Maryland and Blackford streets along White River. In 1845, Samuel Kingan,… Read More »Kingan and Company
George L. Knox (Sept. 16, 1841-Aug. 24, 1927). African American publisher George L. Knox embodied Booker T. Washington’s values of economic uplift and… Read More »George L. Knox
