DEC. 17-23, 2021
Duke Energy, the largest electric utility in Indiana, wants to send much of its coal-fired generating fleet into early retirement by 2035 and switch to cleaner sources of energy. But as John Russell reports, some consumer groups, environmentalists and elected officials contend the progress isn’t nearly fast enough. Also in this week’s issue, Leslie Bonilla Muñiz explains how an unusual public-private collaboration is renovate a 160-unit affordable housing complex on the north-east side and keep it affordable for the next three decades. And Dave Lindquist has a roundup of the holiday season’s main attractions as cultural institutions vie for seasonal dollars.
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Crowded field of holiday attractions is gift to consumers
From “A Christmas Carol” at the Indiana Repertory Theatre to drive-through lights at Ruoff Music Center, the holiday season is prime time for arts and entertainment budgets.
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Critics urge Duke Energy to green up more quickly
The state’s largest electric utility wants to retire much of its coal-fired generating fleet by 2035, but critics say Duke Energy lags all other Indiana utilities in the green-energy transition.
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Manufacturers embrace advanced technology, but carefully
A growing number of Hoosier companies say advanced technology is improving productivity and profits, but that choosing and implementing the right tech can be challenging.
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Peppermill Farms seeks to keep housing affordable
The affordable housing complex’s owner plans to pump $23 million into major renovations, more than double the 40-year-old property’s valued worth.
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Q&A: Looking out for an Indianapolis waterway
Kevin Hardie has dedicated decades of his life to the White River, primarily through his work with Indianapolis-based not-for-profit Friends of the White River.
Read MoreElanco eyes early 2022 groundbreaking for stamping plant HQ project
Elanco Animal Health Inc. officials say they expect to break ground on the company’s new $100 million headquarters just west of downtown Indianapolis in early 2022 after fine-tuning plans for the project with city and state officials.
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$500M in READI grant funding dished out to all 17 applicants
Seventeen regions representing all corners of the state will each get a slice of the $500 million in state-funded regional grants, with $65 million going to regions in the Indianapolis metro area.
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Developers teaming up on $33M affordable housing project on site of former school
As planned by Chase Development Co. and Birge & Held, Lincoln Lofts in the rebounding Bates-Hendricks neighborhood would be reserved for individuals and families making up to 60% of the area’s median income. The project would mean demolition for the former Abraham Lincoln School, IPS No. 18.
Read MoreMethodist Sports Medicine announces name change in wake of lawsuit
IU Health sued the physician group last month, claiming trademark infringement and unfair competition, after it learned Methodist Sports Group and Franciscan Health were teaming up on a new hospital.
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Mark Montieth: Remembering an outlandish IU performance
Fifty years ago, IU’s John Ritter scored a career-high 31 points. And he outscored the opposing team all by himself.
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Editorial: Deadly tornadoes should prompt emergency reviews
At a minimum, last week’s tornado tragedy should prompt employers and employees to make sure they know what the emergency response should be if a twister comes bearing down on their workplaces.
Read MoreNate Feltman: IEDC shoots higher under Chambers
Gov. Eric Holcomb’s appointment of businessman Brad Chambers as Indiana’s secretary of commerce in July signaled to the business community that Holcomb was serious about rethinking Indiana’s economic development efforts.
Read MoreKerry Prather: Pandemic experience will lead students to small colleges
In many respects, only small private colleges managed to preserve the essence of the traditional college experience safely and effectively during the height of the pandemic.
Read MoreJill Mendoza: Changing the way we think about workspaces
In one of our first face-to-face meetings since the pandemic began, my team and I recently visited a corporate client. As we walked to our meeting space, we passed through a large cafeteria, a cafe and several open collaborative areas. In these areas, designed to accommodate a large, diverse workforce, we could count the people […]
Read MoreIn the Workplace: Business leaders can help stop homophobic, transphobic behavior
The LGBTQ+ community needs business leaders to better understand the bigotry that many experience every day. We need leaders to play a significant role in eliminating discriminatory behaviors that were learned outside of the workplace.
Read MorePete the Planner: Getting a year-end bonus? Here’s what not to do (and what you should do)
No matter what you decide, just make sure you don’t come to depend on bonuses. That is far and away one of the biggest unforced errors.
Read MoreEconomic Analysis: State should neither mandate vaccines nor ban workplace mandates
The state should neither mandate employer vaccines nor forbid employers from requiring a COVID vaccine as a condition of employment.
Read MoreLetter: IBJ wrong on vaccine
For the first time in my 30-plus years of subscribing to the paper, I felt your statement was politically driven and not reality driven.
Read MoreLetter: Forefront column unfair to Fauci
What is not questionable, is the more folks are vaccinated, the less chance of infection from current or new variants.
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Upscale Mexican chain planning downtown eatery, cantina
Los Arroyos Mexican Restaurant and Take Out, which opened a Carmel restaurant in 2016, is branching out with plans for a location near the mouth of Mass Ave.
Read MoreIndianapolis-based IntelinAir taps former Dow Agro chief as CEO
IntelinAir, an ag-tech startup, moved its headquarters from California to Indianapolis in August. The company’s co-founder, Al Eisaian, is stepping aside as president, CEO and board chairman next month and long-term ag-tech exec Tim Hassinger will take over those roles.
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Hoagies & Hops closing Fletcher Place eatery
The restaurant known for its cheesesteaks plans to concentrate on its flagship location in the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood.
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Pure Eatery set to close at Fountain Square’s Murphy Art Center
Pure Eatery plans to end its 11-year run as a fixture in the Fountain Square neighborhood, the owners said Tuesday in a social media post.
Read MoreUSA Gymnastics reaches $380M settlement with Nassar victims
A federal bankruptcy court in Indianapolis on Monday confirmed the settlement between USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the hundreds of victims, ending one aspect of the fallout of the largest sexual abuse scandal in the history of the U.S. Olympic movement.
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