Gen Con reports record attendance for downtown gaming bash
Event officials counted a best-ever 223,326 turnstile visits, a 9 percent increase from 2017. They also touted records for unique attendees, gaming companies and charitable contributions.
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Witchey leaves homeless group to join Damien Center as CEO
Alan Witchey has stepped down as executive director for the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention of Greater Indianapolis to take over leadership of The Damien Center.
UPDATE: Ball State to maintain ties to Papa John’s founder; Purdue won’t
Ball State University does not plan to change the name of the John H. Schnatter Institute for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise. Purdue, however, is following the lead of several other colleges that have distanced themselves from the controversial Papa John’s Pizza chain founder.
Kroger closing one Indianapolis store
The Cincinnati-based grocery chain said the store, which employs 65, is unprofitable.
EDITORIAL: Indiana legislative action on bias-crime bill long overdue
Crimes motivated by biases based on race, gender, religion and sexual orientation have broader ramifications on society than similar crimes carried out for other reasons.
Carmel-based insurer Baldwin & Lyons changes its name
In addition to dropping the name it has used for the past 52 years, the Carmel-based public company is changing its ticker symbols on the NASDAQ market.
Workers in gig economy have varied motivations
The survey, released in July, is based on responses from 1,021 self-employed Americans age 18 and older.
Old National’s Bob Jones to lead banking council
The chairman and CEO of Evansville-based Old National Bancorp, has been named chairman of the American Bankers Association’s American Bankers Council for the 2018-2019 membership year.
Lake City coming downtown; other banks also add branches
Lake City, part of Warsaw-based Lakeland Financial Corp., will open an office this fall at 101 W. Ohio St.
Humane Society abruptly terminates CEO Stolen
Steven Stolen, who took the CEO’s job in June 2017, told IBJ that he was surprised by the news because he felt the animal welfare organization had been making “substantial progress.”
Fire in Circle Centre garage results in water damage for restaurants below
Investigators are trying to determine why water flooded the Noodles & Company eatery at 121 W. Maryland St. and also breached Dick's Last Resort next door at 111 W. Maryland St.
Simon Property’s second quarter performance beats analyst expectations
The Indianapolis-based shopping mall giant also raised its full-year forecast after exceeding forecasts with its financial results.
Area filings for new homes still rising, but growth rate slows
Indianapolis-area builders saw rising interest in new homes in June, but the growth rate in that demand declined to its lowest point in 14 months.
Lilly plan to take Elanco public is a win for central Indiana
Civic leaders breathed a sigh of relief on July 24 when Eli Lilly and Co. announced it planned to spin off its Greenfield-based animal-health unit, Elanco, in an initial public offering rather than selling it outright. Indianapolis-based Lilly had announced last October that it was exploring strategic options for the business. It’s a phrase that […]
Editorial: Slimmed-down IPS referendums deserve the support of voters
The district rightfully believes its compensation must be competitive, and that hiring and retaining the best teachers and principals possible is the foundation of providing a quality education.
Indiana ranks 11th in production of bottled wine
A new report found that, from 2011 to 2016, the number of bonded wineries in the state grew nearly 60 percent, to 116. In contrast, the state had just 31 wineries in 2001.
Fort Wayne attorney appointed special prosecutor in Curtis Hill probe
Attorney Daniel Sigler, who successfully prosecuted former Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White, will work with the inspector general and determine if criminal charges are warranted against Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill.
Frito-Lay plans $159M snack-food expansion in Indiana
The nation’s largest snack food company is adding two production lines and about 50 employees to its already-sizable operations about 45 miles northwest of Indianapolis.