Indianapolis Business Journal

Hayleigh Colombo has another installment in her series “One City, Worlds Apart.” This week, she’s focusing on some of the reasons why low-income and working-class families in Indianapolis have trouble getting access to basic financial services like banking and checking accounts. Of course, without these things, it’s harder to operate in our economy, build wealth and break out of the cycle of poverty. Also this week, Lindsey Erdody explains how state and local officials are preparing for the 2020 Census and why it’s so important. There’s nearly $18 billion in federal funding on the line. The fewer people who are counted, the less money we get. And Mickey Shuey has the latest on the Indy Eleven’s plan to create a 20,000-seat soccer stadium. The team’s owner scored a huge victory in April, winning approval for a funding mechanism for the stadium, but conversations with the city are just beginning.