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Have you been impressed by what Portland , Oregon  has been able to achieve with their Smart Growth Strategy?  They’ve slowed suburban sprawl and lowered their dependence on automobiles.

Would you like to see Smart Growth take hold in Central Indiana ?

If so, Chris Harrell, Kyle Hendrix, Michael Greven, David Kadlec, Michael Sanders, Reid Litwack, Lori Ballard and Brian Gallagher would like for you to join us downtown on July 15^th from 5:30 to 6:30 pm.

We will be discussing three things:

1. Do we have enough people and energy to start a Central Indiana Smart Growth Chapter?

1. What are some things weʼd like to see in place ten, twenty, and thirty years from now?

1. How can we be most effective in achieving these long term goals?

We will be meeting in the Academy Building conference room at 429 E. Vermont .

Please RSVP to lori.ballard@yahoo.com Questions:  Call: 508-7514.

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In a tough economy, bartering for goods and services is a nice alternative to to paying cash. For more details on what local companys are doing, check out the article in yesterday’s Indy Star

Local chef JJ Boston announced his new web site which showcases his anticipated private facility The Gourmet Grill. The new web site is available at www.chefjjs.com.

“This is an exciting time for our business,” said Chef JJ Boston. “With so many changes we wanted to create a site that would allow us to stay in touch with our clients and friends by providing updates in anticipation of our new launch.”

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Circle City Tickets conceived a unique promotion to raise money for local storm victims. Using an eBay auction, the Indianapolis ticket broker donated two tickets to the first Indianapolis Colts’ regular season opener at Lucas Oil Stadium against the Chicago Bears, with proceeds to help out the American Red Cross in Monroe County. The bid ended Monday, with the auction generating $1,025.

Congrats to Angelo and the entire team at Circle City Tickets for their successful, creative fundraising idea!

High School Sports-The Magazine changes name to VYPE High School Sports Magazine

Indianapolis, Ind. –VYPE High School Sports Magazine, formerly High School Sports - The Magazine, today unveiled an updated brand designed to better capture the passion and excitement of local high school sports. The new name and design has already begun it’s unveiling through the Web site, VYPE.com, and will follow in the print magazine as the new school year gets started. As a combination of the words ‘varsity’ and ‘hype’, VYPE focuses on the life and lifestyle of today’s high school athlete with positive, relevant coverage about sports, trends, teams and players. MORE INFO

Carmel, IN – “Connecting with Carmel,” a monthly magazine show on Cable Channel 16, will be filming this Thursday, June 19th at Salsbery Brothers Landscaping, located at 4317 East 146th Street in Carmel.  “Connecting with Carmel” airs on Carmel’s Government Access Channel and is hosted by volunteers Stephanie Lewis and Jeff Worrell.  By filming on location, “Connecting with Carmel” is able to showcase many of the unique offerings in Carmel as well as keep viewers informed of the City’s most important news.  MORE INFO

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Roundpeg, one of Indianapolis’ leading small business marketing firms, announced today Taylor Brough has joined their organization as a graphic designer and account executive.  

In this role, Taylor will apply his skills as a graphic designer to create brochures, logos, web graphics, advertisements and electronic communication for Roundpeg’s small business clients. Along with his graphic design projects, he will be the primary point of contact for approximately half of Roundpeg’s clients. MORE INFO

Indianapolis, Ind. – Lorraine Ball, president of Roundpeg, Indy’s leading small business marketing firm, will speak at a workshop prior to the Confluence! Networking Event.  Hosted by Full Perspective Services, Inc the July 30^th event will be held at fortyfive degrees, a new restaurant on College & Mass Avenue. The workshops are scheduled to begin 3 p.m. with open networking beginning at 4 p.m. MORE INFO

Noblesville, IN – Today OneDegreeConnected.com (ODC) announced the new release of their public Beta. ODC is a tool that helps professionals leverage their business  contacts. ODC’s focus is to help translate on-line connections, into real-world referrals.

“OneDegreeConnected is not a social networking site,” pointed out founder Howard Bienstock. “It’s a web-based tool that helps serious professionals earn personal referrals.” ODC helps users search for other members who are only “one degree” away from the people users need to meet. MORE INFO