FEB. 24-MARCH 2, 2023
The announcement last fall that the Indy Fuel minor league hockey team would move to Fishers and be the anchor tenant for an 8,500-seat arena was the culmination of two decades of vision and work by the team’s founder Jim Hallett. Mickey Shuey has the details from the long courtship between Hallett and Fishers. Also in this week’s issue, Taylor Wooten explores legislation that could mean fewer former prison inmates are dropped off in Indianapolis without a housing plan after they are released. And Daniel Bradley reports that the first phase of development for a long-awaited project at the southern gateway to Zionsville is set to begin after years of legal wrangling between members of the Pittman family.
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Bill aims to keep state from releasing non-resident prisoners in Indianapolis
House Bill 1087, authored by Rep. Justin Moed, D-Indianapolis, would require the Indiana Department of Correction—with some exceptions—to return offenders to the county where they lived when they were convicted.
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Indy Fuel’s planned move to Fishers has been longtime dream for owner
The announcement last fall that the Indy Fuel minor league hockey team would move to Fishers and be the anchor tenant for an 8,500-seat arena was the culmination of two decades of vision and work by the team’s founder Jim Hallett.
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100 years after his birth, guitarist Wes Montgomery remembered for understated mastery
“Wes Bound,” scheduled to premiere Feb. 26 on Bloomington public television station WTIU-TV Channel 30, is a centennial tribute to Montgomery, who was born on March 6, 1923
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Construction on 400-unit apartment community finally to begin at former Pittman Farms
A five-year legal battle among members of the Pittman family delayed the project. Those disputes were settled two years ago.
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Derek Schultz: The Colts coaching search may be over, but their offseason makeover is just beginning
Critical decisions on additions and subtractions loom, and if those decisions fail, it won’t matter if Steichen is the second coming of Vince Lombardi, Nick Saban or John freaking Wooden.
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After 3 years and 500 court filings, Community Health and feds still wrangling over false-claims allegations
In January 2020, the federal government filed a lawsuit against Community Health Network, alleging the system engaged in a years-long scheme to recruit physicians and pay them huge salaries and bonuses in return for referrals. The two sides are still battling in court.
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SALT deduction bill heading to Indiana governor’s desk
Senate Bill 2 is expected to provide a state and local tax, or SALT, deduction for what are known as pass-through entities, which are businesses that are not subject to corporate income tax.
Read MoreEV subscription service Motor secures $7M funding round
The company, which has developed an electric vehicle subscription platform, said this month it will use the funding to refine the platform and expand into new markets.
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Supplier for electric vehicles plans $48M move to Lawrence
Parker Lord plans to migrate 102 employees from its 214,000-square-foot existing facility at 5101 E. 65th St. and hire another 55 at the new facility in Lawrence.
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Indiana group joins forces with Illinois, Michigan coalition on hydrogen hub effort
The program aims to award $7 billion to fund six to 10 hydrogen hub projects focused on the production, processing, delivery, storage and end use of clean hydrogen, with the goal of boosting the nation’s hydrogen economy.
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Tech’s next frontier: Indiana companies are making their way to Web 3.0
Web 3.0 is built upon the core concepts of decentralization and openness. Its features include artificial intelligence, machine learning and blockchain technology.
Read MoreMichael Caliendo: Meeting the cybersecurity challenge for small and midsize businesses
Migration of more business functions to the cloud and the explosion of remote work as a result of the pandemic both create significantly higher risk for attacks.
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Editorial: City, advocates must counter negative downtown perceptions
That will mean an aggressive marketing campaign to remind residents in the region what there is to do downtown and that they can feel safe coming to do it.
Read MoreLesley Weidenbener: High marks for food, not so for cleanliness
IBJ received nearly 2,000 responses to a survey asking questions about downtown. The results aren’t scientific but they are interesting.
Read MoreDarryl Lockett: Improving health outcomes will require collaboration
We know that as much as 80% of a person’s health status is influenced by social factors—factors that disproportionately impact marginalized populations.
Read MoreNatalie Robinson: Dishonest billing practices add pain to small businesses
Dishonest billing is a revenue-generating tactic leveraged by the state’s big hospital systems that has contributed to profit margins that are four to five times higher than the national margins.
Read MoreTiffany Sauder: Break your hiring process to make it better
It’s easy for urgency to overpower the realization that hiring is one of the most important things we do as leaders. Going fast and on your gut serves no one.
Read MoreJalene Hahn: Couples and money: Opposites attract, blend over time
Money management is different in that we tend to be drawn to others that complement our natural approach.
Read MoreCecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: First comes security, then comes marriage and kids
Only 20% of parents say it is extremely or very important their children get married or have children as adults.
Read MoreLetters: Physician lobby is wrong about APRNs
Over 2.4 million Hoosiers lack access to primary care, and 6.6 million can’t access mental health care. Indiana’s 9,000 APRNs stand ready to help expand access.
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Historic Noblesville bridge to be stored at Conner Prairie
The Midland Bridge, which spanned the White River in Noblesville for 130 years, will be stored at Conner Prairie once it is removed and disassembled to make way for the city’s Pleasant Street project.
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Indiana Repertory Theatre selects new artistic director
Benjamin Hanna, who has worked at the Indiana Repertory Theatre since 2017, has been promoted to artistic director.
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Indianapolis not-for-profit Noble Inc. announces new CEO
Wade Wingler will succeed Julia Huffman, who is retiring at the end of March after 11 years in the position.
Read MoreWealthy businessman Jefferson Shreve will partially self-fund mayoral campaign
Shreve, who sold his company Storage Express for $590 million last year, told IBJ he’ll need to do some self-funding to launch his mayoral run and mount a vigorous campaign for the Republican nomination.
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