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It is too hard being black in this city, and black people are tired.
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Deborah Daniels: After a weekend in crisis, city has huge challenges to confront
The most significant theft that has occurred is not that of liquor or merchandise; the looters, by their actions, are stealing the credibility of the good people peacefully protesting a lengthy history of opportunity denied to people of color and those without means.
Erica Wells: We need proactive leadership, rather than reactive decisions
Decisions are impossible to make when leadership fails to listen to the community; fails to communicate a comprehensive plan; and falls into a reactive, not proactive, stance on protecting our community.
Vop Osili: Riots must shake us out of the status quo
We can and will address the concerns of citizens and business owners grappling with the damage to public and private spaces caused by last weekend’s violence. But we cannot do so without simultaneously wrestling, and besting, the historically tolerated race disparities that lie at the heart of that violence.
Perspectives: How we got here—and what comes next
It’s hard to find words for the horror that is the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, just as it is hard to comprehend how the anger over that death—and too many others—led to so much destruction in downtown Indianapolis. But IBJ asked several community leaders to give it a shot. Here’s what they wrote.
Q&A: Elaine Bedel on raising money for women-led research
Development Corp., is helping raise money for a women-focused cancer research initiative. The campaign, which will run through June, is in its second year.
Pandemic, violence put Indy downtown at crossroads
| Greg Andrews and Kurt Christian and Lindsey Erdody and Samm Quinn and Mickey Shuey
The one-two punch of the pandemic and protest-related violence raises questions about whether downtown can recover. Experts and community leaders say yes—but only with concerted effort and strong leadership.
Scrappy WISH-TV throws passion, resources into covering chaos
WISH usually has one crew on Saturday nights, but on May 30, it had four. WISH went live outside its normal newscasts more than any other station—which is easier for it to do than any other station because it lacks a major network affiliation.
Area financial adviser barred from industry, ordered to shut down business
The actions stem from a 2018 complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission in which the adviser was accused of selling $13 million in risky securities to clients without disclosing that she would earn commissions on the sales.
Wall Street’s rally zooms higher after surprise gain in jobs
The S&P 500 is now down less than 6% from its record high set in February after being down nearly 34% earlier this year when recession worries were peaking.
CIB sees revenue dip by 50%, as officials hope for late-summer surge
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.
Indiana releases guidelines for reopening schools in fall
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.
Indiana reports increase of 482 COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths
Marion County on Friday saw its cumulative death toll from the virus reach 604, up from 598 in Thursday’s report.
Power Breakfast Series Technology
Please check back for 2023 event details. Registration opens soon.See below for 2022 information. Stay on top of Indy’s tech scene at IBJ’s Technology Power Breakfast on February 18. Hear from top tech entrepreneurs, investors and up-and-comers who are building the city’s technology economy. Reserve your ticket today. Featured Panelists: Al Eisaian Past Chief Executive […]
Black legislative leaders call for chokehold ban, criminal justice coalition
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
| 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.
U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly fell in May as hiring rebounded
America’s labor market unexpectedly rebounded in May, signaling the economy is picking up faster than thought from the depths of the damage from the coronavirus pandemic.
IU and Purdue both score $10M supercomputer grants
Indiana was the only state to land two National Science Foundation grants. Together, the schools received half of the funding that was available.
With boards covering windows, downtown businesses embrace artwork
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.