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MIKE LOPRESTI: Indy works to change its sports-hosting playbook
Pandemic throws a new challenge at city’s time-tested ability to host giant sports events.
Some restaurants in no rush to resume dine-in service
With capacity restricted, the smallest restaurants say it’s not feasible to reopen. Others are proceeding cautiously and changing how they’ll operate.
Developer attributes continued delays on Speedway hotel project to pandemic
Construction has been stalled on the planned 126-room hotel at the southeast corner of Main and 16th Streets since July 2019, while Indianapolis-based development firm Loftus Robinson LLC has tried to shore up financing.
Locked-down drinkers lose their thirst for Budweiser, Stella
Revenue from Budweiser, Stella Artois and Corona dropped 11% in the first quarter, about twice the rate of decline for the company’s overall portfolio of more than 500 labels.
Another 3.2M file unemployment claims, including 43,777 in Indiana
Roughly 33.5 million people nationwide have now filed for jobless aid in the seven weeks since the coronavirus began forcing millions of companies to close their doors and slash their workforces.
Trump says virus task force to stay but evolve with reopening
While the task force has already been meeting less frequently, its medical experts, particularly Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx, have emerged as among the most trusted voices on the virus response.
EdgeRock Development proposing $18M apartment, retail complex in Westfield
There’s still some debate about whether the roughly 100-unit apartment complex with 30,000 square feet fulfills an expectation that senior apartments would be built on the property.
April jobs data to show epic losses, soaring unemployment rate
Even the breathtaking figures due out Thursday and Friday won’t fully capture the magnitude of the damage the coronavirus has inflicted on the job market.
CNO Financial see tough quarter, but commits to no layoffs in 2020
Carmel-based CNO Financial Group Inc. suffered a first-quarter loss of $21.2 million, due mostly to a dismal investment market brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gary Brackett closes Stacked Pickle sports bar chain
Stacked Pickle lists 10 locations on its website—nine in Indiana and one in Dayton.
Airport could see lower-than-expected activity for up to 3 years, leader says
Mario Rodriguez, executive director of the Indianapolis Airport Authority, said activity has dropped to as low as 5% of typical operations, with the the facility serving only 14 of its 53 destinations.
Toxicology firm to offer antibody testing for COVID-19 in Indy, Carmel
The northwest side company said it has secured an FDA-approved serology test developed by Abbott Laboratories, making it the latest player to offer the service.
Big Ten Conference football season an uncertainty without open campuses
Not one of the 14 schools in the Big Ten Conference can say for sure if it will have students back on campus this fall—a crucial step for sports.
Community Health reports $13.7M operations loss during first quarter
The Indianapolis-based hospital system is feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also lost $201.2 million on investments during the quarter as the economy and financial markets tanked.
Michigan Legislature sues to block governor’s virus orders
The Republican-led Michigan Legislature sued Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday, asking a judge to declare invalid and unenforceable her stay-at-home order and other measures issued to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Federal agency says state was wrong to drop Amazon fines in worker’s death
A federal investigation into how the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration reviewed an Amazon employee’s death in 2017 has found that the state agency should not have dismissed the safety violations.
State reports surge in COVID-19 cases, rise in testing
The Indiana State Department of Health said Wednesday that the cumulative death toll in the state rose to 1,264, up from 1,213 the previous day—an increase of 51.
Fishers video surveillance firm adding jobs
Qumulex is ramping up plans to help commercial clients enjoy some of the same surveillance and access control features people are already using in residential settings.
Hogsett says county’s stay-home order will still run through May 15 despite state plan
A plan issued last week by the state would allow Marion County to “reopen” on May 11, but Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett said maintaining his stay-at-home order through May 15 will be safer.