AUG. 1-7, 2025
Development restrictions along the route of IndyGo’s future Blue Line intended to foster transit-oriented development have created difficulties for two projects along East Washington Street. Taylor Wooten has more. Also in this week’s issue, Sam Stall explains how restaurants are balancing rising costs with customer tastes. And Daniel Lee reports that the University of Indianapolis is launching a program this month to prepare nurse practitioners, long a fixture in primary care exam rooms, to care for complex and critically ill patients in hospitals
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Amid urban walkability push, zoning stalls some projects
Development restrictions along the route of IndyGo’s future Blue Line intended to foster transit-oriented development have created difficulties for two projects along East Washington Street.
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NCAA seeks safe bet amid surge in sports gambling
The organization’s once-icy relationship with the sports betting industry is beginning to thaw, but the Indianapolis-based nonprofit is still holding legalized gambling at arm’s length as it evaluates the impact on college sports.
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Lessons from college basketball influence Muncie bank executive’s leadership today
During his career there, the Muncie-based bank has grown considerably, from a couple of hundred employees and $1 billion in assets to more than 2,000 employees and nearly $19 billion in assets.
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UIndy embraces growing role for nurse practitioners in hospitals
The University of Indianapolis is launching a program this month to prepare nurse practitioners, long a fixture in primary care exam rooms, to care for complex and critically ill patients in hospitals.
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Restaurants balance rising, unpredictable costs with what customers value
Economic uncertainty has seeped into the attitudes of restaurant customers.
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Mark Montieth: Sportswriter Bob Hammel wasn’t a paragon of objectivity, but he remained true to his kind nature
Bob Hammel might qualify as the biggest homer of all sportswriters in Indiana, if not beyond, during his 30 years as sports editor of the Bloomington Herald-Times (which was named the Daily Herald-Telephone the year his tenure started).
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Westfield City Council OKs controversial plan to expand golf cart usage
Westfield’s plan to allow expanded use of golf carts on designated trails in the city was approved despite vocal opposition from some members of the community.
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Accounting firm KSM acquiring Chicago-area firm
MichaelSilver’s team of 60 accounting professionals and 14 partners will join Katz, Sapper & Miller.
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Developer proposes mixed-use district at Lantern Commons in Westfield
The development proposal calls for two mixed-use buildings, a restaurant building, two plazas and a dog park.
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On heels of raising $400M for new acquisitions and projects, developer Ambrose Property makes raft of promotions
Ambrose recently closed on its fourth major investment fund intended to create or acquire industrial, logistics and e-commence properties across the United States.
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Gaylor internships give high schoolers glimpse of possible future
Gaylor Workforce Development Coordinator Amy Perlich said the company’s internship program teaches students everything from how to introduce themselves to employees and customers to how to bend conduit, pull wire and build electrical boxes.
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Editorial: Business leaders who excel raise up more than just their company
The Indiana 250—the latest iteration of which was released in last week’s IBJ and at Indiana250.com—is packed full of leaders who aren’t just succeeding in business or at the organizations that pay them salaries.
Read MoreMitch Frazier: USDA changes boost Indiana
Indiana is home to more than 53,000 farming operations, and 48 of Indiana’s 92 counties are considered rural.
Read MoreRep. Danny Lopez: Let’s reset the tone as we reform immigration policy
Ninety-eight percent of foreign-born Hoosiers are here legally, paying taxes and contributing immensely to the success of our state.
Read MoreDavid Kelleher: A turning point in health care for employers and patients
These tools have helped shine a light on pricing and performance at the hospital level, something employers never had before.
Read MoreAngie Carr Klitzsch: Why Indiana can’t afford to ignore child care policy
The average cost of child care in Indiana hovers around $8,000 per year, outpacing the average price of in-state tuition.
Read MoreMandy Haskett: Get ahead of the curve by relying on wisdom, not effort
The resulting paradox is this: The same relentless drive that’s making us successful here in the first half of life makes us miserable in the second.
Read MorePeter Dunn: Know your real expenses before making retirement plan
Which is exactly why my goal is to have less income in retirement than I require as a working person in the prime of my career (or past my prime—whatever).
Read MoreCecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Generic drug shortages can be remedied with the right approach
However, 92% of prescriptions in the United States are filled with generics, which account for less than 13% of total drug spending.
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Hinkle Fieldhouse to get huge new scoreboard as part of digital upgrade
The new digital signage will mean more advertising and sponsorship opportunities for the Butler University athletic program.
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