SEPT. 26-OCT. 2, 2025
The staffers at the Mayor’s Action Center—the city’s front line for fielding complaints and questions—feel they are underpaid and underappreciated for the vital and stressful work they perform. Taylor Wooten reports that the workers have unionized. Also in this week’s issue, Daniel Bradley details long-term planning in Noblesville to revitalize areas beyond its resurgent downtown. And Dave Lindquist throws a spotlight on a persistent problem with public art—funding maintenance when pieces fall into disrepair.
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Mayor’s call center workers form union
The Mayor’s Action Center at the City-County Building has a dozen employees who operate as the front line for complaints and questions for the Hogsett administration. Yet, those employees are among the lowest paid in the city-county enterprise.
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Noblesville crafting ideas for areas west and east of downtown
Redeveloping the long-vacant Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. manufacturing site is a major component of Noblesville’s long-term plan that involves creating master plans for areas just outside of downtown.
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Q&A with Festool CEO, who has leaned into Hasbro experience to appeal to customers
Festool has about 90 employees in Lebanon, where the company’s U.S. corporate headquarters and U.S. repair facilities are located. All of the company’s tools are made in Germany and the Czech Republic.
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Indiana Democrats prep for voter redistricting battle
Republican legal leaders, including Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, have declared a congressional district map redraw “perfectly legal.” Democrats and other opponents say they’ll challenge any such move in court.
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While Broad Ripple awaits new sculpture, two others are in disrepair
The planned installation of a 30-foot-tall sculpture in Broad Ripple is bringing attention to neglected pieces of public art in the neighborhood.
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Mark Montieth: Daniel Jones is just the latest pro athlete to enjoy a career resurgence here
The Giants’ pariah is the Colts’ Superman—one who has the power to cool the seats of his general manager and head coach and perhaps extend their employment beyond this season.
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Arrow McLaren seeking tax breaks on $30M headquarters project
Arrow McLaren expects to make a total investment of $30 million in its new home at 7615 Zionsville Road and is seeking city and state incentives to help reduce the cost of the project.
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18 residents of Fountain Square homeless camp housed via Streets to Home initiative, officials say
Additionally, some who had left the Leonard Street camp after initial closure notices and had relocated elsewhere in the neighborhood are also being connected to housing and services.
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Doctors, advocates brace for potentially ‘tragic’ premium increases
Five Indiana marketplace insurers—Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, CareSource, Cigna and Coordinated Care Corp.—will hike premiums an average of 31.4% effective Jan. 1 under plans recently approved by the Indiana Department of Insurance.
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Editorial: Fever, Colts give sports fans a lot to be excited about, inspired by
And then there’s the undefeated Hoosiers to cheer for.
Read MoreLesley Weidenbener: On the coast, comics and the stocks page
Zeke H. Dick, a third-grader who lives in Indianapolis, suggested that IBJ start running a comic strip. We’d love to hear all of your suggestions.
Read MoreLindsey Nell Rabinowitch: Stories of poverty can inspire, but data leads to action
In the last 10 years serving as director of the Faith & Action Project, I’ve witnessed how stories inspire and connect us and how data illuminates solutions. Together, they guide us toward meaningful, lasting change.
Read MoreSen. Andy Zay: Indiana is leading the way on energy innovation
Not only is energy production and delivery essential for our national security but it also helps ensure that the United States, with Indiana leading the way, is well equipped to beat China in the AI race.
Read MorePete the Planner: Lower rates are great, if you know what you’re doing
For upper-middle and upper-income families, lower rates are more than cheaper monthly payments. They’re levers.
Read MoreJess Carter: If your strategy is set in stone, cut it loose
Traditional strategic planning assumes a level of predictability that simply doesn’t exist anymore.
Read MoreCecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Business owners need to keep eye on elasticity when raising prices
To calculate the price elasticity of demand, divide the percentage change in quantity demanded by the percentage change in price.
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Kentucky-based retailer to open at former east-side RoomPlace store, warehouse
Big Sandy Superstore, which sells furniture, appliances, mattresses and electronics, opened its first area store last month in Plainfield.
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Hamilton County voters will stay in precincts after vote center proposal dies
In order to pass, the proposal needed unanimous support from the Hamilton County Council, Commissioners and Election Board.
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ACLU of Indiana parts ways with executive director
The Indianapolis-based organization said it will use interim co-executive directors until a replacement for Chris Daley is found.
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Meeting and Event Planning Guide: Signia project ‘in a good place’
Construction is about 50% completed, and nearly $503 million in contracts have been awarded.
Read MoreMeeting and Event Planning Guide: Indy nabs two large medical conventions
Combined, the two medical conventions are expected to generate almost $16 million in economic impact and bring nearly 14,000 attendees downtown.
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Meeting and Event Planning Guide: Downtown bars too good to miss (and in hotels)
From the Astrea rooftop bar at the InterContinental to Platt 99 at The Alexander, there are upscale bar hotels throughout the Mile Square that are worth a visit.
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Q&A with Debbie Locklear on four decades as an event planner
The founder of Meeting Services Unlimited launched her company at a time when Indiana had no established firms in the field, turning it into a go-to planning partner for major conferences and associations.
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