Indiana’s first padel facility opening in Westfield
The new facility has two courts dedicated to padel, a fast-growing racquet sport that blends elements of tennis and squash.
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Coca-Cola replacing Pepsi as official soft drink sponsor at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Under the new deal, Coca-Cola Consolidated will serve as the official partner of the Indy 500 Red Carpet and will participate in multiple community activations, including Indy 500 Porch Parties and Bike to the 500.
IU football updates: Mendoza says Kirkwood celebration ‘epitomizes the Hoosier spirit,’ will sign autographs in Bloomington on Wednesday
IBJ reporters bring you coverage of the fanfare, festivities and the football from central Indiana and south Florida as the Hoosiers take on The University of Miami Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff National Championship.
Madam Walker Legacy Center establishes $8M endowment
The endowment fulfills a strategic goal the Legacy Center set in October 2023 when it sold the Walker Plaza building at 719 Indiana Ave. to the Indiana University Foundation for $7.2 million.
Looking for IU game commentator options? Alternate broadcasts feature Pat McAfee, sync Don Fischer with ESPN video.
If you have access to ESPN through cable or a streaming platform, you’ll have more than a dozen choices for how you watch and who brings you the game.
The 5 biggest donations by Hoosiers in 2025
The $20 million donation to the Indiana University Health Foundation by Sarah and John Lechleiter and Deborah and Randall Tobias was the largest contribution by Indiana givers to an Indiana organization last year.
Nominations are open for Be Better Awards honoring Jim Morris
IBJ is overseeing the nomination process and selection of 10 people who demonstrate the values of Morris, a longtime business and civic leader who died in 2024. The awards are part of a larger campaign associated with the NCAA Final Four in Indianapolis.
Catchings returns to Pacers, Fever to serve as brand ambassador
In her new position, Catchings will champion the Indiana Fever, Indiana Pacers and Noblesville Boom, the Pacers’ G-League team, and work to elevate sponsorship and business initiatives. She’ll also represent the teams at community events.
Philanthropist Lois Eskenazi—who helped fund a hospital, architecture school and more—dies at 92
Lois and Sidney Eskenazi have funded a long list of projects across Indiana, including a downtown Indianapolis hospital, an art museum renovation at Indiana University and the IU architecture school.
Airlines add flights to Miami as ticket prices rise for title game
Resale tickets for the IU-Miami game start at about $3,800 and top out at nearly $30,000, while the CEO of Bullseye Event Group says the group’s VIP travel packages are selling fast.
Cunningham plans two-story restaurant concept in Fishers District
Developer Thompson Thrift announced several new leases for restaurants in The Union at Fishers District on Tuesday.
New-home applications fall for 4th month in row in central Indiana
The year-over-year decline was the sixth during the first 11 months of 2025 following a streak of 20 straight months of rising applications.
AAR Aircraft Services to close airport plant, terminate 329 employees
The plant at Indianapolis International Airport will see its first series of employment terminations starting on Feb. 15, with more phases continuing through Feb. 28, 2027, the company said.
2025 Year in Review: Data center projects spur opposition, investment in power generation
Indianapolis-based Citizens Action Coalition estimated in September that there were 40 data centers active or proposed in the state.
2025 Newsmaker: Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Foyt, Kalen Jackson
Irsay-Gordon, Foyt and Jackson moved into new roles with the Indianapolis Colts and became the franchise’s full owners following the death in May of their father, Jim Irsay.
2025 Newsmaker: DuJuan McCoy
Indianapolis native DuJuan McCoy—already the owner of WISH-TV Channel 8—announced in October that his company, Circle City Broadcasting LLC, had reached an agreement to acquire WRTV-TV Channel 6.
2025 Year in Review: New property tax law forces tough decisions in cities
Motivated by rising property tax bills caused in part by rising home prices, Gov. Mike Braun and the Republican-majority Legislature last spring upended the funding structure for local government and forced tough budgeting decisions in cities and towns.
2025 Newsmaker: Gov. Mike Braun
Gov. Mike Braun became Indiana’s fourth consecutive Republican governor when he was sworn in on Jan. 13, following GOP Govs. Eric Holcomb, Mike Pence and Mitch Daniels. But Braun’s administration has had no interest in carrying the torch of his predecessors.
2025 Newsmaker: Michael-Paul Hart, Jesse Brown, Andy Nielsen and Crista Carlino
Five Indianapolis City-County Council members, including three from the mayor’s own party, called on Democratic Mayor Joe Hogsett to resign following an investigation into how his administration handled allegations of sexual harassment by the mayor’s former chief of staff.
2025 Newsmaker: Herb Simon, Stephen Simon
Boxcar Development LLC, a holding company for a group of investors led by the Simon family, plans to officially break ground on the $320 million hotel complex at Georgia and Pennsylvania streets next spring, but work to clear the former CSX building from the site and prep it for construction is well underway.