I am always touting what a great place Indianapolis (and Indiana as a whole) is to live and work. I’ve operated CARMEN Commercial Real Estate Services here for nearly 20 years now, and believe me when I say it just keeps getting better!  Below is a letter from Indiana’s Secretary of Commerce, Daniel J. Hasler, [...]

Business is tough these days….doesn’t seem to matter what business you’re in be it commercial real estate, sales, manufacturing, you name it…it’s rough out there.  Especially as a small business owner, the challenge is always to distinguish oneself from the industry giants, as well as figure out how to be the “go to guy” of [...]

  Well….here it is….the morning after Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis and it feels almost like the letdown after Christmas.  The decorations are coming down, the streets are reopening, the stars & athletes & fans are heading home, and for those of us who live here, it is getting back to business as usual. But [...]

  Inside Indiana Business is reporting that Indianapolis is pulling out all the stops during this Super Bowl week to impress upon the many business leaders who are visiting that Indy is THE place to set up shop and conduct business.  Those of us who currently live and work here know it is true.  CARMEN [...]

I happened to catch a fascinating documentary last night on Indianapolis’ public television station, WFYI, entitled Naptown to Super City.  I guess I have always known the gist of how Indianapolis raised itself up by its bootstraps by embracing the concept of sports in all its many forms as a way to rebuild a city. [...]

Here I go again….talking about another top ranking for Indianapolis, right on the heels of an earlier study which landed Indy as the #6 “Business Climate” city in the U.S.  This week in their newsletter, Techpoint released a study by the Praxis Strategy Group which compiled technology growth data at 2, 5, and 10 year [...]

The Thanksgiving Holiday always causes me to focus for at least a few days on all that we have to be thankful for…..despite the slow economy that seems to be dragging on, and perhaps the onset of some sloppy weather for us northerners! As I think about another year that is about to pass, I [...]

Earlier this week at TechPoint’s Innovation Summit at the Indianapolis Convention Center, I was again awed and inspired by the entrepreneurial spirit and innovative minds that abound in Indiana. As a longtime supporter of TechPoint, an organization founded to advance entrepreneurship and Indiana’s high-tech economy, I am always impressed by the continued growth of the [...]

Last week, Inside Indiana Business reported that once again, Indianapolis placed in the top 10 and was the Midwest’s highest ranking “Business Climate” city in 2011, according to Site Selection Magazine. Indy moved up 2 notches from last year’s #8 spot to a #6 finish this year. The selections are based on a number of [...]

Here we are again, in the middle of tax season and trying to understand, or at least our accountants are, the financial implications of the 2009 financial performance of our businesses and ultimately, our personal income. Recently, I was reminded by a long time client of Carmen Commercial Real Estate who purchased a building to [...]