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All-Star updates: Viewer ratings surged for All-Star Saturday Night events | Lil Wayne provides energetic finale for NBA concerts

February 18, 2024 | IBJ Staff

Lil Wayne closed out the NBA All-Star Weekend concert schedule with a vigorous showing Sunday at the Indiana Convention Center, pouncing on hip-hop tunes worthy of head-banging and employing a vulnerable touch on a handful of ballads.

Cisco Systems to lay off more than 4,000 workers in latest sign of tighter times in tech

February 15, 2024 | Associated Press

Cisco foresees sluggish demand for its products and software services during the next three to six months while its customers exercise “a greater degree of caution” amid an uncertain economic outlook, CEO Chuck Robbins said.

‘Magic mushrooms’ research gets OK from Indiana House committee

February 14, 2024 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration designated psilocybin as a “breakthrough therapy” for treatment-resistant depression in 2018 and for major depressive disorder in 2019.

Lawmakers seek solutions for Indiana’s shortage of nurses

February 12, 2024 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Estimates predict that Indiana would need an additional 5,000 nurses by 2031, equal to graduating an additional 1,300 nurses each year until that time, according to the Indiana Hospital Association.

Indiana 250: Jeffrey Harrison

February 9, 2024

Jeffrey Harrison is CEO of Citizens Energy Group, the locally owned utility that provides natural gas, thermal energy, water and wastewater services to more than 800,000 customers in the Indianapolis area. A company core value is a commitment to diversity, and since 2020, Harrison has served as chair of Business Equity for Indy, which aims […]

Lacy Johnson: Newfields’ path forward can be found within its walls

February 9, 2024 | Lacy Johnson

The recent controversy around Newfields, one of Indianapolis’ most treasured cultural institutions, exemplifies just how deeply we care.

Rokita’s new ‘Eyes on Education’ portal prompts pushback from Indiana school officials

February 6, 2024 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Multiple districts indicated they were not made aware of submissions to the public portal—and that many documents are out of date.

Powell: Federal Reserve on track to cut rates this year with inflation slowing

February 5, 2024 | Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in an interview broadcast Sunday night that the Federal Reserve remains on track to cut interest rates three times this year.

Prisoners are part of hidden U.S. workforce linked to popular food brands

January 29, 2024 | Associated Press

In a sweeping two-year investigation, The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes cereal and Ball Park hot dogs to Gold Medal flour and Coca-Cola.

Struggling Alpine 4 jettisons subsidiaries

January 26, 2024 | Susan Orr

Alpine 4 Holdings Inc., whose subsidiaries include Indianapolis-based RCA Commercial Electronics, says it is struggling “with unparalleled challenges.”

Developer unveils expanded plans for Lafayette Square after initial idea stalls

January 25, 2024 | Mickey Shuey

Fabio De la Cruz said if his vision is realized and partners participate as he expects, the total investment in the area could reach $700 million to $1 billion.

City’s carbon-credit plan is delayed but still a go

January 5, 2024 | Taylor Wooten

About a year ago, the City-County Council passed a resolution expressing support for a carbon credit program to finance green space preservation, but progress has been slow as the city struggled to find a cost-effective way to launch the plan.

Curt Merlau: Indiana must address mental health crisis among students

January 5, 2024 | Curt Merlau

It is incumbent upon us to step up and lead the charge in prioritizing our students’ emotional and psychological welfare as parents, business leaders and concerned citizens.

Former interim CEO Nichelle Hayes departs Indianapolis Public Library

January 4, 2024 | Taylor Wooten

Hayes, the librarian at the center of a months-long controversy over the Indianapolis Public Library CEO selection process, left as part of a mutual decision, according to the library system’s board of trustees.

Year in review: Influential people who died in 2023

December 29, 2023 | Associated Press

Henry Kissinger, Rosalynn Carter, Dianne Feinstein, Sandra Day O’Connor, Tina Turner, Suzanne Somers, Matthew Perry, Raquel Welch, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Belafonte and Norman Lear were among the long list of notable deaths over the past year.

Legislative push brewing to make new weight loss drugs more accessible