DEC. 30, 2022-JAN. 5, 2023
IBJ reveals its list of 2022 newsmakers this week, a list topped by Purdue University President Mitch Daniels and Indiana University President Pamela Whitten. Eight other central Indiana leaders also made the list. Profiles of all 10 newsmakers are part of IBJ's The Book (formerly the Book of Lists), which was delivered with this week's mini-issue of IBJ. The Book also recounts the biggest stories of the year.
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2022 Newsmakers of the Year: Daniels, Whitten broker plan to split IUPUI
The split is a move that state and local officials and many business leaders had quietly advocated for years because it gives each school the opportunity to develop its own strengths in the city.
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2022 Year in Review: A year of ups, downs and uncertainty
The stock market dropped in 2022. So did the unemployment rate. Except in Indiana, where in both cases, the numbers crept up.
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2022 Newsmaker: Ricks sends Indiana officials a wakeup call as Lilly stock soars
Some business leaders said Ricks’ message was a wake-up call about the need to make big improvements in schooling, health care and social policies.
Read More2022 Newsmaker: Ozdemir’s flurry of projects includes plans for downtown stadium district
Ersal Ozdemir—the real estate developer who brought professional soccer to Indianapolis—has married his two passions in a proposed $1 billion mixed-use project planned for the Diamond Chain manufacturing site downtown.
Read More2022 Newsmaker: Elanco intends to make new HQ ‘epicenter of animal health innovation’
On paper, it’s a global headquarters project—a $100 million campus for Elanco Animal Health on the former General Motors stamping plant site just west of downtown. But CEO Jeff Simmons is hoping it will become much more.
Read More2022 Newsmaker: Superintendent lays out changes, tax hike for IPS
Johnson’s Rebuilding Stronger plan has caused quite a stir, largely because of its sweeping scope.
Read More2022 Newsmaker: IEDC makes high-tech job moves
Commerce Secretary Brad Chambers won legislative support this year for a bill meant to modernize the state’s economic toolkit.
Read More2022 Newsmaker: Indianapolis doctor thrust into national spotlight
Dr. Caitlin Bernard told The Indianapolis Star about a 10-year-old Ohio girl who had been raped, became pregnant and had to travel to Indiana for an abortion.
Read More2022 Newsmaker: Rokita battles with doctor over abortion
In July, Rokita’s office began investigating an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist who told The Indianapolis Star she was involved in a 10-year-old Ohio girl’s abortion.
Read More2022 Newsmaker: Andretti plans $200M HQ, seeks F1 entry
Indianapolis-based Andretti Global’s announcement in August that it would build a global motorsports headquarters in Fishers.
Read More2022 Year in Review: KAR sells off physical auto auction business to Carvana
Carmel-based KAR Auction Services Inc., which has been working to transform itself into a digitally operated company, took a big step toward that goal when it sold its U.S. physical auto auction business to Tempe, Arizona-based Carvana for $2.2 billion in cash.
Read More2022 Year in Review: State pursues innovation district in Boone County
The IEDC said the location between Purdue University and Indianapolis along I-65 makes it attractive to high-tech companies, but hundreds of local residents have pushed back against the project, fearing a loss of farmland and community identity.
Read More2022 Year in Review: Christel DeHaan’s estate sells for a record $14.5M
The sale of the estate belonging to late businesswoman and philanthropist Christel DeHaan officially closed Sept. 2, setting a state sales record in the process.
Read More2022 Year in Review: Brainard won’t seek eighth term as Carmel mayor
His decision means the Hamilton County city will have its first new mayor in more than a quarter-century starting Jan. 1, 2024.
Read More2022 Year in Review: GOP-led Legislature passes near-total abortion ban
Republican lawmakers used a special session called by Gov. Eric Holcomb to consider abortion restrictions in addition to Holcomb’s inflation relief package.
Read More2022 Year in Review: Indy Fuel arena to anchor Fishers District expansion
The Indy Fuel minor league hockey team is expected to call Fishers home as soon as the 2024-2025 season. That’s because the team will be the anchor tenant of an 8,500-seat arena in a new Fishers Event Center and expanded entertainment district.
Read More2022 Year in Review: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hits home for some Indiana companies
Companies that had done business in Russia had to decide whether to keep doing so, while companies with operations in Ukraine were faced with the challenge of protecting their Ukrainian employees and keeping their businesses functioning.
Read More2022 Year in Review: Prologis acquires Duke
The acquisition of one of Indianapolis’ largest public companies came after months-long negotiations between Duke and San Francisco-based Prologis and broadens the firm’s logistics and industrial holdings in key locations, including Southern California, New Jersey, South Florida, Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta.
Read More2022 Year in Review: Chicken-themed restaurants came to roost
Six companies specializing in fast-casual chicken menus opened locations here, beginning with California-based Dave’s Hot Chicken setting up shop on Mass Ave in April and then in Broad Ripple in August.
Read More2022 Year in Review: Sale ends era of Emmis Corp. radio stations in Indianapolis
Indianapolis-based Emmis once owned more than 20 radio stations, including properties in New York City and Los Angeles. Emmis, founded in 1980, now owns just two radio stations: an AM contemporary gospel station and an FM affiliate of ESPN, both in New York City.
Read More2022 Year in Review: Cummins acquires Meritor in deal worth $3.7 billion
Meritor, which had 9,600 global employees pre-acquisition, is a leader in electric axle and brake technology.
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