JUNE 13-19, 2025
Purdue University’s long-term master plan for its downtown Indianapolis extension calls for 28 acres of campus that can serve 15,000 students. IBJ’s Mickey Shuey shares the vision for high-density development that will rely on tall buildings to meet its big aspirations. Also in this week’s issue, Daniel Lee reports on the startup Syndeio Biosciences that’s bringing $90 million in venture backing to its mission to treat mental health and cognitive conditions. And IBJ unveils this year’s Corporate 100, our authoritative list of the largest public and private companies in the state.
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Indianapolis-based startup leans on connections to treat brain diseases
Syndeio Biosciences sees burgeoning potential to treat mental health and cognitive conditions, including Alzheimer’s and depression, with therapies that target the almost countless minuscule brain synapses that give people the ability to think and function.
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25 years in, WestClay remains one of area’s most desirable neighborhoods
The project imagined by Tom Huston and George Sweet turned 760 acres of farmland on Carmel’s west side into a quaint community that mimics small-town life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Q&A with IU Innovate’s Julie Heath: Using entrepreneurship as a way to drive Indiana’s economy
IBJ talked with Heath last week during the Global Entrepreneurship Congress at the Indiana Convention Center about what IU Innovates has accomplished in its first two years and what’s next for the effort.
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Gener8tor’s new Bolt conference set for Indianapolis this fall
The Wisconsin-based startup accelerator is shifting its conference strategy to one large gathering irather than a handful across the U.S., a move expected to expand networking opportunities among investors and entrepreneurs.
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Purdue’s plan for its Indianapolis extension focuses on high-density development
The university’s early concepts for the site call for 16 buildings ranging from five to about 20 stories, as well as a handful of others on the east side of West Street, the eight-lane roadway that separates the campus from the rest of downtown.
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Derek Schultz: Pacers’ personnel and current league landscape set up team for prolonged success
One fact that will forever remain the same in basketball: You need to have a true star to contend for a championship.
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Developer plans mixed-use revamp of block cater-corner to Children’s Museum
Indianapolis-based New City Development is planning apartments, townhomes, a nonprofit headquarters and retail space to accompany the 190,000-square-foot office building already on the property.
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Indianapolis developer Keystone Group buys former Anthem HQ
The Monument Circle building has been mostly empty since Anthem, now Elevance Health, moved its headquarters to Virginia Avenue in 2018.
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Hogsett ‘not at all considering’ resignation, calls situation ‘political football’
The Indianapolis mayor took questions from reporters in one-on-one interviews Tuesday afternoon.
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Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana to merge with Illinois counterpart
The combined nonprofit will operate in 40 Indiana counties and 21 central Illinois counties, serving tens of thousands of people.
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Folk-rock band America, Max McNown added to Indiana State Fair concert lineup
Four new acts have been added to the Hoosier Lottery Free Stage series for the 2025 Indiana State Fair.
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Jim Irsay’s daughters embrace his NFL legacy as they take their turn running the Colts
Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Foyt and Kalen Jackson said they want to take after their father by chasing another Super Bowl trophy.
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Editorial: It’s time for Mayor Hogsett to let someone else lead Indianapolis
Indianapolis needs a mayor who is putting all of his or her focus on the serious challenges and opportunities that come with running the state’s biggest cities and one of the Midwest’s economic drivers.
Read MoreLesley Weidenbener: IBJ covers sports? Yep, as a business story.
Sports is big business. Our stories are about sports as tourism and entertainment and economic drivers. They’re about development and advertising, about how sports can help attract a company’s headquarters or create opportunities for business leaders to connect.
Read MoreEmily Williams: Indiana knows the economic power of energy readiness
The growth of data centers, advanced manufacturing and defense-critical industries means the need for energy isn’t just coming—it’s already here. That power must come from somewhere.
Read MoreMary McConnell: Philanthropy must step up for arts and humanities
A great deal of funding for the arts and humanities has suddenly evaporated, and unless donors fill the void, a lot of meaningful experiences will evaporate, as well.
Read MoreJustin Phillips: Next step in saving lives is training on naloxone use
Naloxone training is about more than just emergency response. It’s a tool for changing culture, teaching compassion and reducing stigma and building bridges to recovery.
Read MoreNate Kaufman: Let’s fix what’s broken—not break what still works
Hospitals are not driving the cost crisis—they’re holding the line in a system where other parts of the infrastructure have been allowed to fail.
Read MoreMickey Kim: Moody’s downgrade points to looming U.S. debt calamity
Moody’s, S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings are the three primary credit rating agencies for corporate and government borrowers. Moody’s was actually the last CRA to strip the United States of its highest credit rating.
Read MoreGarrett Mintz: To avert fears of change, make leadership’s vision clear
At its core, corporate change stems from a realization: The current path isn’t working. A new direction is needed.
Read MoreCecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Politicians face paradox on trade deficit and federal debt
Channeling physicist Enrico Fermi’s approach of breaking down complex problems with simple numbers, Horowitz asked, “What does the U.S. spend on defense?”
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Qdoba returns to the south side of downtown Indianapolis
The new Qdoba follows the December closure of a location near Monument Circle that served customers for 25 years.
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City, service providers to launch $8.1M initiative to house hundreds living on streets
Advocates hope the first phase of the initiative, called Streets to Home, will provide housing and wraparound services to some 300 residents by next year.
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Westfield City Council OKs plan for town houses, entertainment at West Fork District
Plans call for the entertainment area to have duckpin bowling, laser tag, an arcade, a ropes course and mini-golf.
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Gina Miller: Solutions for housing should be multifaceted
When stakeholders ask whether we need strategy A, B, C or D—our answer is, ‘Yes.’
Read MoreAspen Clemons: Competing in global market requires affordable housing
In 2024, the jobs that employed the most Hoosiers did not provide average wages that kept up with housing costs.
Read MoreChris Hancock: To solve housing shortage, address barriers
It’s essential that we address these barriers to ensure safe and affordable housing for all.
Read MoreClaire Fiddian-Green: Meals on Wheels supports recovery one meal at a time
Individuals recovering from substance use disorders often face nutritional deficiencies that can hinder both physical and mental healing.
Read MoreDr. Richard Feldman: Reviewing health bills from this legislative session
A year of wins and losses amid extreme budgetary pressures.
Read MoreJim Shella: Sen. Ernst is wrong about Medicaid. I personally know.
[Medicaid] definitely improved the quality of her final years of life.
Read MoreKaren Celestino-Horseman: A seat on a political bench should be earned with ideas
A candidate who stands for nothing … is in serious jeopardy of being exposed for what he is: an actual ‘empty suit.’
Read MoreBill Taft: Here’s how we fill Unigov’s proverbial potholes
The outer townships of Indianapolis that once boomed with new development are experiencing many of the challenges of age.
Read MoreRep. Ed DeLaney: Why am I wearing my Harvard hat? I’m a proud grad.
The White House is doing enormous short-term damage to our universities through its attacks on research and on foreign students.
Read MoreDeborah Daniels: We must draw more students to higher ed, not fewer
My own college education was invaluable in teaching me to think critically, problem-solve and collaborate.
Read MoreBrian Schutt: The Silver Tsunami is putting rural Indiana at risk
So-called Main Street businesses represent 84.8% of total businesses in rural areas and 54.3% of total jobs.
Read MorePierre M. Atlas: Celebrating both the US Army and the end of slavery
The U.S. Army (also known as the Union Army back then) played the critical role in ending slavery in what remains the bloodiest war in American history.
Read MoreCurt Smith: Increased child tax credit will benefit the economy
The cost of raising a child today is high.
Read MoreJennifer Wagner Chartier: Don’t leave early; work through the challenge
As we head toward this Fourth of July, I hope we will remember that the fireworks of democracy don’t just light up the sky once a year.
Read MoreGeorge Gemelas: Indiana: A bellwether for America’s energy future
Energy is no longer just a monthly bill.
Read MoreLindsay Shipps Haake: Discontinuing summer benefits will leave kids hungry
SUN Bucks provides a mere $120 in grocery benefits per eligible school-age child when school is out for summer.
Read MoreBrad Rateike: Don’t be sidelined because you can’t help everyone
We all get solicited for resources every week, whether we realize it or not.
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2025 Corporate 100: Vera Bradley seeks to reinvigorate brand with new materials, silhouettes
Chief Marketing Officer Alison Hiatt explains the rebranding strategy and explains what has been working as the company tries to recover from lagging sales.
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2025 Corporate 100: Sweetwater’s focus on the details builds high-value relationships
IBJ talked with CEO Mike Clem about Sweetwater’s huge Fort Wayne campus, which includes the nation’s largest music store, a performance pavilion, recording studios, professional service center, theater, café, salon and more.
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