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Business leader Jack Welch, who transformed General Electric, dies at 84

March 2, 2020 | Associated Press

Jack Welch had a a major impact on business in Indiana during his tenure, directing GE to sell most of the assets of RCA Corp. to French multinational corporation Thomson SA in 1987. RCA employed thousands of people in Indianapolis and in Bloomington, making televisions, radios and records.

Judge overturns child-porn conviction of Jared Fogle’s associate

March 2, 2020 | Associated Press

U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt ruled that Russell Taylor’s defense attorney, Brad Banks, provided ineffective counsel. Taylor, who directed former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle’s not-for-profit, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2015.

March Madness with empty arenas? It can’t be ruled out

March 3, 2020 | Associated Press

An advocacy group for college athletes has urged the Indianapolis-based NCAA to consider holding its winter sports championships with no fans, and the idea has not been dismissed out of hand.

Bloomington-based sub shop closing Indianapolis location

March 4, 2020 | Susan Orr

The Indianapolis location of Dagwood’s Deli & Sub Shop, which opened in 2016, is set to close next week.

IPL gets OK to spend $1.2B on grid upgrade, setting stage for seven years of rate increases

March 4, 2020 | John Russell

IPL said a typical household customer would likely pay an extra $1.50 a month in the first year. That monthly amount would increase by $1.50 each year, or by a total of $10.50 a month by the seventh year.

2020 Health Care Heroes: Decades of research yields drug for bone disease

March 5, 2020 | Tom Harton

The drug Crysvita can be a game-changer for children and adults with X-Linked Hypophosphatemia, a painful and deforming bone disease that causes rickets and softening of the bones.

2020 Health Care Heroes: Surgeon repairs the littlest of hearts

March 5, 2020 | Tom Harton

Dr. Mark Turrentine’s interest in medicine started in western Kansas, migrated to Indianapolis and now takes him around the world performing heart surgery on children.

2020 Health Care Heroes: A caregiver for families in poverty, disarray

March 5, 2020 | Tom Harton

Wanda Thruston decided at the age of 5 that she wanted to be a nurse. She wasn’t much older when she had a vision of working in a clinic that took care of people in distress.

Local tourism, convention officials prepare for impact from coronavirus

March 5, 2020 | Mickey Shuey

Officials say no events have been canceled locally, but groups—including the NCAA and Visit Indy—are watching the news and weighing their options.

Local firm, IUPUI offers free software to schools closed by coronavirus outbreak

March 6, 2020 | Anthony Schoettle

CourseNetworking, an Indianapolis-based maker of distance learning and collaborations software, and the IUPUI CyberLab are offering a free solution for schools through their Learning Management System.

How Farm Bureau Insurance runs with the big dogs of auto insurance

March 6, 2020 | Susan Orr

For four years, the insurer has held the state’s No. 4 market share for private-passenger auto insurance based on direct premiums written.

Sheila Kennedy: Legislators like to remind us who’s boss

March 6, 2020 | Sheila Suess Kennedy

Their most consistent behavior, year after year, is their adamant refusal to allow cities and towns—especially Indianapolis—to do much of anything unless and until our overlords in the Legislature deign to give local elected officials their official blessing.