Zoobilation enters 30th year with attendance, revenue on the rise
What started as a moderate fundraiser in 1986 at Herb Simon’s house with a few hundred guests has grown into possibly the most lucrative single-event fundraiser in the state.
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‘Zero-waste’ Natatorium aims to make big splash
IUPUI and Natatorium officials have embarked on an ambitious initiative to assure that at least 90 percent of the waste generated at the newly renovated building is either recycled or composted.
New overtime rules force hard choices for employers
An estimated 87,000 Hoosier workers will be affected by the change, which means companies could be making significant workforce investments as they weigh expensive compliance choices.
Boozing while biking
Fishers has its first adult brews pedal bike. The Pint Cycle is a 16-person bike similar to The Handlebar Pedal Pub and Pickle Peddler in Indianapolis, where riders pedal to different local establishments and drink along the way. Chris Hutchinson, founder of niche consulting company The CoLab Group, started the business with his wife. The […]
Key 38th Street corridor poised for renewal
A prominent Indianapolis developer is pursuing two projects totaling $32 million that would bring a grocery and 200 apartments to a neglected stretch near 38th and Meridian streets.
Construction begins on interstate exit
The Indiana Department of Transportation will start work on the Whitestown Parkway exit on Interstate 65 in Boone County this month. The $1.6 million improvement project will add a lane for drivers entering or exiting the highway at Exit 130. Whitestown is covering 25 percent of the cost, and INDOT is providing 75 percent of […]
Carmel, Fishers among richest Midwestern cities
(IBJ file photo) Two Hamilton County communities ranked in the top five wealthiest cities in the Midwest in a new report from personal finance website NerdWallet. Carmel is listed as the second-wealthiest city and Fishers is ranked fifth among municipalities with a population of at least 65,000. Nationally, Carmel ranked 22nd and Fishers is listed […]
Medicaid cuts spell trouble for home health firms
The state’s Family and Social Services Administration is set to cut home health care Medicaid reimbursements for licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, aides, therapists and pathologists.
KIM: Why Phil Mickelson got insider trading mulligan
There’s no statutory definition of illegal insider trading, so the law has been developed on a piecemeal basis by the courts, with the definition alternately expanding and contracting.
BOHANON & STYRING: Turn clock way back to pre-tech economy
A modest proposal: Pass a law outlawing everything patented after 1900. Think of the marvelous effects the law would have on supply and demand almost overnight.
Beck’s Hybrids exceeds growth expectations
In 2014, the seed supply company committed to creating 100 jobs by the end of 2017 as part of a $60 million expansion of its headquarters—and it’s already surpassed that amount.
Two Statehouse veterans join Krieg DeVault
Krieg DeVault said it has bolstered its governmental affairs practice group by bringing aboard Michael Leppert and Mathew Norris, both previously with Taft Stettinius & Hollister. Leppert will serve as the firm’s director of public affairs, while Norris will be of counsel. Leppert has 26 years of public affairs experience, including 14 in the private […]
UPDATE: City’s second-largest hotel to be sold for $165M
White Lodging Services Corp. and REI Investments have a contract to acquire the 622-room Indianapolis Marriott Downtown hotel, the owner said Thursday.
Speedway deserves better
It is obvious that Anthony Schoettle is not a fan of nor well informed about the Indianapolis Motor Speedway [Elements in place to keep IMS under family ownership, May 23]. Tony Hulman bought the Speedway from Eddie Rickenbacker, not Wilbur Shaw. Hulman’s “tax avoiding maneuver” was as legal and ethical as writing-off interest on a home […]
Art groups deserve fair spot
I was so disappointed to see the exclusion of the many arts organizations that count on the Broad Ripple Art Fair to spread the word about what is going on in Indy [Broad Ripple Art Fair—sans cultural organization booths—booms, IBJ.com, May 26]. It would seem that the Art Center would lend a hand to other […]
IBJ’s Innovation Issue misses the mark
You have taken years to perfect your publication—putting together columnists and articles on a weekly basis that your readers want and need to read. I look forward to reading my IBJ every weekend. And then for some unknown reason, you throw all of that good work away and put out an issue like this week’s [Innovation […]
GUY: The only thing we fear is …
Cognitive bias has an outsized effect. It causes humans to take action when no action is indicated. It prompts a healthy person to seek major medical review when a neighbor has a heart attack, and sheriffs to create barely relevant strategies of personal defense.
KENNEDY: Is Indy a grown-up city—finally?
If all goes well, Indianapolis voters will go to the polls in November, authorize a modest tax, and join the 21st century.
MAURER: Steve Russell was brilliant, unforgettable
Patron of the arts, founder of Celadon, and a soft touch for community causes.
EDITORIAL: Race officials can’t let up
It’s important to many inside and outside of racing, and to the Indianapolis economy, that the team in charge not let up in seeking the broad audience the Indianapolis 500 deserves.