JUNE 7-13, 2019
In this week’s issue, Hayleigh Colombo dives into Indianapolis Public Library’s strategy of building new branches while adjusting to the needs of residents in the digital age. Lindsey Erdody explains how the Indiana legislature has made investing in Indiana startups much more attractive for folks from out of state. Samm Quinn details how Indianapolis is joining Noblesville and Fishers in their effort to redevelop the Nickel Plate railroad corridorinto a 17-mile pedestrian trail. And Mickey Shuey explains how the Indiana Pacers might be able to parlay the scheduled upgrades for the Fieldhouse into a much richer sponsorship deal for the arena.
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Upgrades might give Indiana Pacers upper hand in naming-rights deal
Pacers Sports & Entertainment is going down to the wire in lining up a new sponsor for the fieldhouse. But the wait might give it extra leverage to strike an especially lucrative deal.
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Undaunted by internet, Indianapolis Public Library adds branches, boosts visits
The Indianapolis Public Library system is on a physical growth spurt, even in an increasingly digital age where a growing portion of its collection exists only online.
Read MoreTax credit change poised to boost supply of venture capital from out of state
Indiana startups might soon have an easier time attracting out-of-state investments thanks to a change lawmakers made this year to an instrumental tax incentive program.
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Indianapolis joins effort to turn Nickel Plate into trail
Indianapolis has joined Fishers and Noblesville in a quest to turn the Nickel Plate Railroad into a 17-mile trail connecting the three communities and is seeking millions in state funds to make it happen.
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IndyGo faces challenges as early adopter of electric fleet
The transit system has hit some speed bumps as it works to implement a new model of electric bus that will be its fleet for the Red Line, the rapid-transit route that begins service Labor Day weekend.
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Bloomington soap makers call themselves ‘equality extremists’
Three former Indiana University roommates are trying to prove a business with socially responsible, equitable business practices can be successful in a dog-eat-dog world.
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Indy credit union pays a price to put ITT nightmare to rest
Elements Financial, formerly the Eli Lilly Federal Credit Union, is among seven credit unions that collectively agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by ITT Educational Services' bankruptcy trustee.
Read MoreQ&A with John Bales, founder of Biodynamic Ventures
Bales is among a growing number of entrepreneurs trying to get in on the ground floor of what is being called the “green rush.”
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St. Vincent adds 24-hour urgent care to its microhospitals
The Indianapolis-based health system said the move will give patients more treatment options. It has opened five tiny hospitals in the last two years, and plans to open three more later this year.
Read MoreFormer mayor urges school leaders to ‘step up’ to protect charter schools
As the school choice debate emerges as an issue in the presidential election, Bart Peterson, an architect of Indianapolis’ charter-school movement, says the schools aren’t fighting back strongly enough against their critics.
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Zionsville Town Council rejects controversial apartment proposal
The Zionsville Town Council voted 4-3 Monday night to reject a 184-unit apartment project proposed just south of the town’s quaint downtown village. A vote on the project ended in a deadlock a month ago.
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‘Agile and adaptable’ is the formula for Butler’s biz school and its soon-to-open new home
The Andre B. Lacy School of Business operates in an ecosystem filled with in-state competitors that dwarf it in size. Dean Steve Standifird figures if you can’t match them in size, you’d better be more agile and adaptable.
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NATE FELTMAN: Holcomb’s first term is welcome surprise
The governor has accomplished a lot by working across the aisle and sometimes bucking Republican orthodoxy.
Read MoreMaggie Phelps: Leadership lessons from a new parent
There’s no way around being vulnerable as a parent because the most precious person in your life is constantly at risk. Being vulnerable at work means you connect with people deeply and you build mutual trust.
Read MoreHAHN: How your money personality affects your financial health
As I read and learned more about handling money and finances, I was able to see how my actions undermined my long-term goals, and I was able to make changes.
Read MoreBOHANON & CUROTT: Indiana will be big loser in Trump’s war with Mexico
If President Trump’s new round of tariffs–this time aganst Mexico–is implemented, it will raise costs for producers, lower returns for investors, raise prices for consumers, and destroy jobs.
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Leaders unveil plans for developing White River in Marion, Hamilton counties
The White River Vision Plan, unveiled Monday morning by community leaders from Marion and Hamilton counties, makes key development recommendations to seven "anchor areas" along a 58-mile stretch of the river.
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Aldi seeking approval for first store in Fishers
The Germany-based discount grocery chain has asked a city committee for permission to make architectural changes to the front of a store that was vacated by another grocer last summer.
Read MoreCarmel-based Rook Security acquired by English firm
Rook Security, an 11-year-old firm that specializes in cyber-threat detection and response services, had been on a torrid growth pace for most of this decade but has downsized its workforce more than 60 percent over the past three years.
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Downtown architecture firm plans move, mixed-use project on College Avenue
Lancer + Beebe LLC has purchased property for a new headquarters on downtown’s eastern edge that also would include retail and residential space.
Read MoreClay resigns from City-County Council following tumultuous tenure
Stephen Clay was persona on grata on the council after being expelled from the Democratic caucus for a leadership coup in 2018.
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MIKE LOPRESTI: Ten sports legends made in Indianapolis
They’re not from the city, but the time they spent here made them household names.
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