Search – Page 199 – Indianapolis Business Journal

Home » Search

Articles

CIB sees revenue dip by 50%, as officials hope for late-summer surge

June 5, 2020 | Mickey Shuey

With no new business in April and downtown hotel occupancy stuck below 8% since late March, the agency overseeing the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium has seen revenue crater.

expansion-timeline-indianaconventioncentertestedx-2col.jpg

Indiana releases guidelines for reopening schools in fall

June 5, 2020 | Emma Kate Fittes, Chalkbeat Indiana

State leaders say Indiana schools can reopen safely in the fall if they screen students and staff, create individual health plans, and maintain social distancing, according to newly released re-entry guidelines.

Black legislative leaders call for chokehold ban, criminal justice coalition

June 5, 2020 | Lindsey Erdody

In a press conference Friday morning outside the Indiana Statehouse, black legislative leaders outlined their suggestions for immediate action that elected officials could take in the wake of ongoing protests of police brutality and racial injustice.

UPDATES: Mayor announces times for Friday, Saturday curfews; IFD got 3,112 calls over weekend

June 5, 2020 | Mickey Shuey and IBJ Staff

Get the latest news on protests in the Indianapolis area against police violence in this ongoing series of updates available outside IBJ’s paywall.

With boards covering windows, downtown businesses embrace artwork

June 5, 2020 | Mickey Shuey

Several business owners in the city’s central business district and others along Massachusetts Avenue have enlisted staff members and local artists to paint murals and messages on the plywood covering the facades of riot-damaged buildings.

Downtown’s Sugarfire restaurant sues landlord in rent dispute

June 4, 2020 | Susan Orr

St. Louis-based Sugarfire Smoke House has closed its downtown Indianapolis restaurant following ongoing issues with the building’s landlord.

MARK MONTIETH: Gene Keady’s winning retirement

June 4, 2020 | Mark Montieth

Former Purdue basketball coach Gene Keady knows a thing or two about stepping away from the limelight and enjoying life.

Primary election: Dem party chairman loses primary; GOP incumbent on verge of loss; attorney wins GOP primary for Bosma’s seat

June 3, 2020 | Associated Press and IBJ Staff

Check back throughout the night for primary election updates.

Businesses on south side of downtown ask city for financial help in rebuilding

June 2, 2020 | John Russell

The Stadium Village Business Association, which represents more than 200 businesses south of downtown, decried the property damage caused by weekend riots and a “lack of leadership” from city officials.

Top conferences ask Congress for athlete compensation law

May 31, 2020 | Associated Press

Conference commissioners encouraged federal lawmakers to not wait for the NCAA process to play out before passing a national law that would set parameters for college athletes to be compensated for use of their names, images and likenesses.

2020 Innovation Issue: Bias is often baked into research, development

May 29, 2020 | Anthony Schoettle

For companies that pursue technological advances and innovative solutions, bias can have an enduring impact, making it easy for the cycle to be perpetuated.

2020 Innovation Issue: Pushing hard for a COVID-19 vaccine

May 29, 2020 | John Russell

Around the world, more than 80 vaccine projects are under development by pharmaceutical companies and university research laboratories.

2020 Innovation Issue: Regenstrief’s half century of health innovations

May 29, 2020 | Tom Harton

The not-for-profit and its health research are a testament to the idea that all innovation is related—even when the connection appears tenuous at first glance.

Indiana regulators agree to hear utility request to raise rates in wake of pandemic losses

May 27, 2020 | John Russell

Two weeks after 10 Indiana utilities asked state regulators for permission to charge ratepayers for millions of dollars in revenue the utilities stand to lose because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state has agreed to consider the matter.

Terre Haute prison inmate with COVID-19 dies; 3 others have virus

May 26, 2020

Some prisoners at the federal prison in Terre Haute have asked for early or home release because of the pandemic, including former Indianapolis-area executives Paul Elmer and Thomas Buck.

THE LATEST: PPE Marketplace hits 20,000-bundle mark; BMV to begin charging penalty fees again; no movie theaters, playgrounds in Stage 3

May 22, 2020 | IBJ Staff and Associated Press

Get the latest news on the coronavirus and COVID-19 in this ongoing series of updates available outside IBJ’s paywall.

MIKE LOPRESTI: Let’s revisit the last time IMS took a pause

May 22, 2020 | Mike Lopresti

The Speedway and other venues paused for more than one season as World War II monopolized priorities and resources.

IU makes tentative plans for in-person fall instruction, to offer virus testing to students, faculty

May 22, 2020 | John Russell

IU President Michael McRobbie outlined reopening plans in a note to the university community on Thursday. The note said the university could begin in-person instruction this fall “in some proportion,” but added the reopening would depend on the pandemic.

Former Mayor Bart Peterson resigns as CEO of Christel House International