Earlier this year, the NUVO news desk covered the incredible success of FORUS Athletics, a new sportswear company, in its initial crowdsourced fundraising - they surpassed their $40,000 goal by more than $8,000!
With that money, some of which came from News Editor Rebecca Townsend, who decided to support local business and update her training kicks at the same time, FORUS was able to produce its first run of shoes for sale to investors, interested retailers and to the consumer online (check out www.buy.com and www.crowdhut.com for FORUS holiday ideas). FORUS pioneer Arsene Millogo dropped in the newsroom today to drop off Townsend's shirt [and a nice bonus T-shirt!] and give a quick update on FORUS's continued progress. Teaser: The 2014 World Cup in Brazil will be SUPER stylin'.
Local shoe and athletic gear company FORUS is selling its hot, new shoes for discount prices to drum up the cash to fund its first major shipment to distributors.
Monday afternoon, the news desk received a news release from Gov. Pence's office, outlining the anticipated local effects of the federal sequestration.
Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday at the annual Sustainability Awards Luncheon to celebrate the practical application of sustainability principles across the city.
The courts would get first crack at deciding whether a contract between the state and a company developing a coal-to-natural-gas plant in Rockport is valid ...
As a model community in the federal-local Partnership for Sustainable Communities, Indianapolis continues to explore - and highlight - its sustainable development projects.