IndyGo hires new project exec after chief planner for Red Line departs
Transportation engineer Jennifer Pyrz now will lead IndyGo’s capital plan projects, including its upcoming Purple Line and Blue Line bus rapid-transit projects.
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INDOT to close I-70 in Indianapolis to take advantage of pandemic traffic slowdown
The Indiana Department of Transportation said it was accelerating planned construction on the interstate while traffic is down about 40%.
Cummins to suspend production at southern Indiana plants
The engine-maker says it will close three Columbus manufacturing sites and one in Seymour until May 4. The news comes a day after the company announced that it would temporarily reduce the salaries of its U.S. employees by 10% to 25%.
Virus could push state jobless numbers to historic level
The number of Hoosiers filing for unemployment benefits has skyrocketed over the past two weeks.
Firm trying to keep employees safe while churning out medical refrigerators
The company, which has about 350 employees, makes medical-grade refrigerators, freezers and defrosters for vaccines, medicines, blood products and other perishable medical supplies.
Cummins reducing executive, employee pay, citing coronavirus
The action affects employees as well as the Columbus-based engine maker’s CEO and board members. The company said it will re-evaluate the temporary pay cuts at the end of the second quarter.
Retail landlords weigh tenant-relief requests
Local landlords say they’re willing to offer relief to some of their retail tenants who’ve been hit hard by coronavirus-related closures—but the amount of relief, if any, varies depending on circumstances.
Allison Transmission halting production at some Indianapolis sites
Allison said it’s suspending some of its local production lines because the coronavirus outbreak has disrupted supply chains and weakened customer demand.
Q&A with Asia and Olivia White, Urban Contessa owners
The mother and daughter have temporarily shuttered their floral and gift shop in Salesforce Tower.
Banks say they’ll give commercial borrowers extra time
But the bankers also say it’s unclear how the pandemic might affect commercial customers—and the banks themselves—in the longer term.
IndyGo to cut schedule, eliminate fares due to coronavirus
IndyGo says it’s cutting service because ridership has dropped as businesses have shut down or asked employees to work from home.
Sushi restaurant opens in former Milano Inn
The restaurant, part of Holladay Properties’ LaGrotte Square development, opened on the same day that a coronavirus-related prohibition on in-house restaurant dining took effect. The owners say they’ve seen good support from neighbors who have come for take-out orders in the restaurant’s first week.
Musk restaurant group closes Indy locations, won’t reopen one after virus scare
Upscale restaurant Hedge Row and the more casual Next Door both opened in Indianapolis in 2018. Both are part of The Kitchen Restaurant Group founded by Kimbal Musk.
Sahm’s turns downtown cafeteria into temporary meal delivery space
Fishers-based Sahm’s Restaurant Group has teamed up with OneAmerica Financial Partners Inc. and the not-for-profit food relief organization Second Helpings to launch a meal-preparation operation.
As IndyGo launches fundraising effort, state legislators are watching
IndyGo is in the hot seat after lawmakers raised the issue during their recent 2020 legislative session of the transportation agency’s legal requirement to raise 10% of its increased tax revenue.
Banks changing branch operations due to coronavirus
Chase has temporarily closed a few of its local branches, while many others are moving to appointment-only service and drive-through service in response to the outbreak.
Local high-end restaurants adapting to in-house dining restrictions
Some are switching their menus to carryout-friendly fare and redeploying servers as delivery drivers.
Indianapolis library adds to digital collection amid outbreak demand
The library shut down all its physical locations at the end of the day Saturday. This, plus the fact that many patrons are home from work or school, has created a big bump in demand for digital materials.
Chicago-based pizza chain Lou Malnati’s coming to north side
The chain’s signature deep-dish pies are renowned in the Chicagoland area, where the company has 56 locations. A private equity firm took an ownership stake in 2016 to spur growth.
Apartments, homes, hotel in works at Fort Harrison site
Three housing and hotel projects are in the works at the former Fort Benjamin Harrison site in Lawrence, and planners hope these projects will accelerate efforts to redevelop part of the former U.S. Army base.