MAY 30-JUNE 5, 2025
Mickey Shuey explains how the three Irsay sisters have carved out key roles within the Colts, how the NFL typically handles succession issues and what financial concerns the daughters likely will have following the death of Jim Irsay. Also in this week’s issue, Daniel Bradley explains how residents of the Home Place neighborhood have come to grips with their annexation by Carmel and hope to create out a distinctive identity for their community’s business district. And Taylor Wooten has the unlikely and inspiring story about how the Wild Geese Bookshop in Franklin has developed a national reputation with authors.
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Irsay daughters step into roles they grew up with
It’s a role the three women—Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Foyt and Kalen Jackson—have spent their lives preparing for, but experts say succession in professional sports is always a challenge, regardless of the circumstances.
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Entrepreneur conference in Indy offers idea ‘exchange’
Organizers of the Global Entrepreneurship Congress say it offers the state opportunities to showcase its entrepreneurial accomplishments to an international peer group while gleaning new ideas from those peers.
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Through experiences abroad, 29-year-old brings new insights to family business
Christian Huber, 29, could have been complacent in riding the continued success of his family’s seventh-generation business, Huber’s Orchard and Winery. But he feels strongly that that isn’t the way to learn the crafts of winemaking and distilling.
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Plan to refresh Home Place business district in the works
Seven years after the neighborhood lost its long annexation battle with Carmel and was absorbed into the city, the community’s business district along College Avenue is set for a refresh that residents hope will leave it feeling like home.
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Franklin’s Wild Geese Bookshop has energy that keeps authors, readers coming back
The small bookstore is regularly drawing big authors and bigger audiences. A close-knit community of readers has coalesced around the shop and around Phillips.
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Derek Schultz: Even with his flaws, Jim Irsay was everything a sports fan could want in an owner
What instead can be stated here is how much Jim Irsay the sports owner meant to this city.
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Downtown Fever facility moving forward, sporting exterior design changes
Since the Indiana Fever Sports Performance Center was first announced in January, Pacers Sports & Entertainment has been working with architectural firm Populous to make minor updates to the design of the three-story, 108,000-square-foot facility.
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Indianapolis 500 averages 7.05M viewers on Fox, biggest TV audience in 17 years
It was only the second time since 2001 that the Indianapolis 500 has outdrawn the Daytona 500 in TV viewership.
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Simon cites Indiana connections, lawsuit risks for redomiciling
One of the nation’s largest real estate companies has transferred its corporate registration back to Indiana from the state of Delaware.
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About to retire? Financial advisers say flexibility is key when economy is uncertain.
A surge in baby boomers nearing 65—about 4 million Americans turn 65 this year—means more people are making tough decisions about retirement. That surge is expected to continue through 2027.
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Editorial: Irsay made a lasting impact in support of community causes
In collaboration with his daughters, Irsay in 2020 launched the Kicking the Stigma campaign, which has since committed more than $31 million to raising awareness and expanding treatment and research related to mental health.
Read MoreLesley Weidenbener: Where should IBJ put reporting staff?
Trying to get all the things we care about assigned to a reporter who has enough time to cover them is increasingly difficult.
Read MoreLauren Murfree and Zia Saylor: State can do more to help with unexpected job loss
Large-scale job losses depress economies, make workers more likely to undertake large moves and induce young people to reconsider career trajectories.
Read MoreSam Snideman: Employers must play a role in expanding child care
SEA 463 extends the state’s child care expenditure tax credit, which allows a business to claim a credit of up to 50% of qualified expenditures to help set up on-site or near-site child care facilities for the business’s employees.
Read MoreJalene Hahn: To overcome risks, your financial planning needs to start early in life
The ideal time to start a financial plan is in high school.
Read MoreBarb Cutillo: On-the-job training needs to begin before graduation
Critical thinking, communication, professionalism and teamwork are the areas they “practice” as they solve real problems and analyze real issues.
Read MoreCecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Is the US footing the bill for pharmaceutical innovation?
Price discrimination often enables greater access to essential products and services, especially for low-income buyers, while providing companies with the revenue needed for future innovation.
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IMS Museum plans $18M car restoration, event facility near speedway
The facility will house more than 150 cars from the museum’s collection and will eventually host public tours, events and other programming.
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Developer planning 262-unit apartment complex in Whitestown
Mills on Main would include 10 three-story apartment buildings, six one-story garages, one 3,250-square-foot amenity building and outdoor pickleball courts.
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Marion County election board to investigate Morales campaign ad
The nearly five-minute ad shows Secretary of State Diego Morales visiting Marion County election sites in 2024 and includes footage of public employees and volunteers.
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