Damien Center acquires SPJ headquarters on North Meridian
Damien Center plans to use the building as a second satellite location, while SPJ headquarters employees will now work mostly on a remote basis.
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Ambrose expanding Mount Comfort logistics park with new building
Plans call for the $60 million Building V to be 753,000 square feet, expandable up to 1.1 million square feet. It is expected to be completed in November and suited for distribution, light manufacturing and assembly.
Statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations fall to lowest mark since July
COVID-19 hospitalizations have plummeted 77% in Indiana since hitting a pandemic high of 3,519 on Jan. 13.
GeniPhys wins nearly $1M grant to commercialize tissue restoration technology
The West Lafayette life sciences company was awarded the $974,349 grant to further the development of a core technology known as Collymer. It can be used to create implantable materials for tissue restoration and reconstruction needs such as breast tissue, skeletal muscle, cartilage and more.
Butler exceeds $250M fundraising goal for its ‘Beyond’ campaign
So far, 34,622 donors have participated in the “Butler Beyond” campaign, including 13,351 individuals who became first-time donors to the university.
Riley gets $5M donation for Duchenne muscular dystrophy program
The gift came from the three children of Jim Ackerman, a local cable television industry entrepreneur and venture capitalist who died in 2013, including John Ackerman, managing director of Cardinal Ventures.
IBJ launches ‘After Hours’ newsletter focused on arts, entertainment
“After Hours” will be written by veteran pop culture reporter Dave Lindquist, who joined IBJ in October to cover the arts, restaurants and retail.
Statewide COVID hospitalizations hit lowest mark since early August
The Indiana State Department of Health reported 63 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the state pandemic total to 21,818.
Bro Krift named top editor at IndyStar
Krift joined the Star in February 2021 as news director. He previously led the Montgomery Advertiser as executive editor and held leadership responsibilities for newsrooms across Alabama and Louisiana.
Next Door American Eatery rebrands less than a year after reopening
Boulder, Colorado-based The Kitchen Restaurant Group—which was co-founded in 2004 by Kimbal Musk, the younger brother of tech giant Elon Musk—said the name change would be accompanied by a new menu.
INHP chief Moira Carlstedt set to retire after 24 years in role
Moira Carlstedt, president and CEO of the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership for nearly a quarter-century, plans to leave her position later this year, the organization announced Tuesday.
Standard General acquiring WTHR parent in $5.4B cash deal
New York City-based investment firm Standard General plans to take television station owner Tegna private in the deal, which has an enterprise value of about $8.6 billion, including the assumption of debt.
Lilly plans $700M genetic medicine institute in Boston
The Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical company said the facility is part of its strategy to advance RNA-based therapeutics and builds on its acquisition of Prevail Therapeutics, a gene therapy company based in New York.
Central Indiana homebuilders off to slow start in 2022
Central Indiana homebuilders are coming off their busiest year since 2005, but January saw a big drop in single-family building permit filings.
BKD CPAs & Advisors merges with North Carolina firm
BKD said its combination with Dixon Hughes Goodman will create a top 10 national professional services firm. BKD’s local office is the fourth-largest accounting firm in the Indianapolis area, according to IBJ research.
Developer planning $98M housing, retail project at 96th and Allisonville
The project from Carmel-based developer CRG Residential would contain 380 apartment units, 66 townhomes for sale and 35,000 square feet of retail space. The firm also would donate 25 acres of land to beef up a recently announced city park along the White River.
Cathedral grad hopes to change diaper game with self-cleaning table
Also a DePauw alum, Indiana native Brittany Hizer has co-founded a startup that makes a product that will make perfect sense to any new parent.
KAR Global bounces back with profitable year
Carmel-based KAR Auction Services Inc. on Wednesday reported better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings and full-year results that were much better than the previous year’s.
State reports 125 more COVID deaths, but cases, hospitalizations continue to fall
COVID-related hospitalizations in Indiana have plummeted 57% since hitting a pandemic high of 3,519 on Jan. 13.
Statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to fall
Hospitalizations due to COVID have plummeted 55% in Indiana since hitting a pandemic high of 3,519 on Jan. 13.