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Trump says he will change Gulf of Mexico’s name. Can he do that?

January 8, 2025 | The Washington Post

President-elect Donald Trump provided no details about how he planned to implement the name change, but the comments sparked immediate questions about whether a president has the authority to rename an international body of water.

Indianapolis tech startup Stellar lands $2.7M in seed funding

January 8, 2025 | Susan Orr

The seed round was oversubscribed, meaning Stellar Technology Services attracted more investor interest than anticipated.

Road funding, venture capital, workforce development top Indy Chamber agenda

January 8, 2025 | Cate Charron

Heading into a packed legislative session at the Indiana Statehouse, the Indy Chamber plans to focus its lobbying efforts on quality-of-place and human resources issues.

IRS has improved taxpayer services but has been slow to resolve ID theft, independent watchdog says

January 8, 2025 | Associated Press

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said the agency is seeing higher numbers of theft victims overall since before the pandemic, in part because scammers are increasingly moving to online schemes.

Indiana lawmakers kick off legislative session

January 8, 2025 | Cate Charron

More than 400 bills have been filed so far as the General Assembly gets underway Wednesday, including several tax bills.

IPS enrollment falls by hundreds, with decline especially large at middle schools

January 9, 2025 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The decline of roughly 800 students since last school year was driven almost entirely by falling middle school enrollment.

Indiana Chamber cautions against placing property tax burden on business

January 9, 2025 | Cate Charron

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce laid out its legislative priorities Thursday, which also include quality-of-life measures to benefit the state’s workforce.

HealthNet chooses former COO Kougel as chief executive

January 10, 2025 | Daniel Lee

HealthNet serves more than 61,000 patients a year in Marion, Morgan and Monroe counties at 10 primary care health centers, including a mobile center, and through community outreach and support programs.

Fishers-based Pierce Aerospace lands $10M federal contract for drone tech

January 10, 2025 | Susan Orr

Fishers-based Pierce Aerospace, whose technology allows users to detect, track and identify drones, has secured a $10 million government contract that could set the company up for future growth.

Two Senate bills propose new oversight of water withdrawals following LEAP pipeline concerns

January 10, 2025 | Cate Charron

One of the bills—which made the Senate Republican agenda—would require permits for projects that move significant amounts of water from one area of the state to another.

Q&A with Kristin Sherman: Life sciences veteran is fighting for women’s health

January 10, 2025

Kristin Sherman leads startup Kovina Therapeutics, which is still in the early stages of developing ways to stop human papillomavirus infections before cancer develops and to treat HPV cancers after detection.

Fountain Square residents want to rein in CBD retail development

January 10, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

Neighborhood leaders want a mechanism in place that allows them to provide public comment when the next smoke shop owner wants prime real estate in Fountain Square.

Tech giants who vilified Trump are now giving him millions

January 12, 2025 | The Washington Post

After giving sparsely to the presidential inaugurations of Trump in 2017 and Joe Biden in 2021, the country’s biggest tech firms—Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Uber—have showered the president-elect with gifts or pledges of $1 million each.

Medical software provider hc1 completes $6.25M funding round

January 13, 2025 | Daniel Lee

The company said the funds would help it take advantage of its technology and expertise after its recent acquisition of Accumen, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based health care consultant.

Bill seeks to boost Indiana tourism projects through tax rebates, special districts

January 14, 2025 | Cate Charron

Under House Bill 1223, the Indiana Destination Development Corp. could soon have a few new tools to incentivize tourism development.

School districts, coalitions punch back at bill that would close their doors

January 15, 2025 | Rachel Fradette, WFYI

A Republican-backed bill that could dissolve five Indiana school districts, including Indianapolis Public Schools, sparked backlash from advocates and district leaders who argue the legislation unfairly targets high-poverty and urban districts that primarily educate children of color.

Purdue unveils first plans for $187M Academic Success Building in Indianapolis

January 15, 2025 | Mickey Shuey

Purdue University’s new multi-use building planned for the northwest corner of Michigan and West streets in Indianapolis is expected to rise 15 stories and open in 2027.

Indiana lawmaker proposes creation of new small-business focused state office

January 15, 2025 | Cate Charron

Several current programs related to starting a business would be shifted from the Indiana Economic Development Corp’s oversight to the new office.

Council committee approves $1.6M in incentives for Reagan Park town house project

January 15, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

Arnold Place, a $13.2 million complex of 33 town houses, is being developed by the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership.

State leaders pressure IU to ensure Kinsey Institute’s compliance with 2023 funding ban