JAN. 16-22, 2026
Indiana-based Guardian Bikes makes its bicycles in the United States, and it recently proposed to the feds that some of the primary materials in imported bicycles be subject to an additional 50% tariff. Daniel Lee reports that this has put Guardian at odds with much of the bicycle industry. Also in this week’s issue, Marek Mazurek unpacks proposed legislation that would allow businesses to get electricity from a provider other than their local utility company. And Daniel Bradley gets the lowdown on the celebrity chef who opened Clutch Kitchen this month in The Yard at Fishers District.
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Indiana bicycle manufacturer’s push puts it at odds with much of industry
Guardian Bikes has proposed to the federal government that aluminum and steel in imported bicycles, bicycle frames and certain parts, as well as e-bikes, be subject to an additional 50% tariff.
Read MoreUtility deregulation: Free-market savings or risky bet?
Two bills from Republican lawmakers could allow businesses, and potentially individual households, to get their electricity from a provider other than their local utility company.
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Q&A: Love of adventure fuels Brittany Smith both on and off the job
As the senior director of community engagement at Yelp Inc., a website that helps users connect with local businesses, Smith oversees activities in the 100 or so U.S. and Canadian cities where Yelp has a presence.
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Indianapolis finds energy-use benchmarking policy is a tall order
It’s been almost five years since the city joined sustainability-minded municipalities in passing an ordinance that requires owners of large buildings to report their annual utility use. Today, most building owners aren’t complying.
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Fishers chef putting plan into action for former Test Kitchen space
Kelsey Murphy, whose culinary career launched after her 2021 victory as a contestant on Fox’s “MasterChef,” opened Clutch Kitchen this month at The Yard at Fishers District in the former Fishers Test Kitchen space.
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Mark Montieth: Indiana coaching legends used principles similar to Cignetti’s
The Hoosiers have but one game to win to complete the greatest U-turn in the history of college football.
Read MoreBill would shield Uber from lawsuits over driver misconduct
Legislation filed in the Indiana General Assembly would prohibit future civil lawsuits against ride-hailing companies.
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Should utility regulators be elected? Some Indiana lawmakers think so.
Currently, 10 states hold general elections for utility regulators. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle think Indiana should join them.
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IU Indianapolis adds sports business-focused co-major
Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis offers three co-majors, which are 15-credit-hour programs students can take in addition to their core major.
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Philanthropist Lois Eskenazi—who helped fund a hospital, architecture school and more—dies at 92
Lois and Sidney Eskenazi have funded a long list of projects across Indiana, including a downtown Indianapolis hospital, an art museum renovation at Indiana University and the IU architecture school.
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Big gifts bring in $472.9M for Hoosier schools, nonprofits in 2025
Higher education continues to benefit from both quantity and amount when it comes to Indiana donations, according to data submitted to IBJ. Only two of the 13 gifts of $10 million or more did not go to universities and college.
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Editorial: State, federal officials must act to prevent local jail overcrowding
The jail was over capacity by 48 people on Tuesday, with 33 Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, detainees.
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Lesley Weidenbener: Be Better Awards honor late civic leader Jim Morris
The Be Better Awards are part of a larger effort by the NCAA and the Indiana Sports Corp. to honor Morris, who was an architect of the effort to bring the NCAA headquarters to Indianapolis in 1999.
Read MoreKelly Karbowicz Riley: Philanthropy helped IPS reach historic graduation rates
Over the past seven years, our supporters have invested more than $25 million in postsecondary readiness initiatives because they believed in what IPS students could achieve when given the right resources and support.
Read MoreRep. Alex Burton: As data centers grow, Indiana must lead, not react
I am working to develop a standardized, statewide framework for evaluating data center projects.
Read MoreJeffrey Harrison: Investment yields robust water system that benefits all
Citizens has developed a 50-year water resource plan and added more than 50 million gallons of water per day of supply and more than 100 million gallons of water per day of water transfer capacity to our system.
Read MoreGary Langston, Vanessa Green Sinders and Andrew Berger: Businesses need lawmakers to act on tort reform now
As we look across the country at a legal system trending anti-business, both in verdicts and unpredictability, we want to restore fairness and balance to our system by modernizing tort law.
Read MoreMaggie Phelps: AI will change which skills workers need to develop and maintain
From a people and talent perspective, the coming years will be a fascinating shakeup.
Read MoreJalene Hahn: Beware investing advice from chatbots, influencers
According to the Certified Financial Planning Board, “financial misinformation is any type of incorrect or misleading financial information.”
Read MoreCecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: NIL reshapes priorities for athletes, schools
NIL earnings are highly concentrated, with roughly 0.3% (50 to 75 college athletes) earning more than $1 million.
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Catchings returns to Pacers, Fever to serve as brand ambassador
In her new position, Catchings will champion the Indiana Fever, Indiana Pacers and Noblesville Boom, the Pacers’ G-League team, and work to elevate sponsorship and business initiatives. She’ll also represent the teams at community events.
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Brownsburg-based State Bank names new CEO
Brownsburg-based State Bank has a new CEO following the Dec. 31 retirement of longtime executive Mike Baker.
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Hogsett taps police chief Chris Bailey as new chief of staff
He succeeds Mayor Joe Hogsett’s former chief of staff, Dan Parker, who stepped down at the end of 2025 after more than three years in the post.
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