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Derek Schultz: A fleeting moment

August 4, 2023 | Derek Schultz

This latest crumbling relationship with an Indianapolis sports star has become another example of how things in the sports world can seem to be heading in one direction, before turning on a dime and rapidly retreating the opposite way.

Noble Roman’s faces investor lawsuit in ongoing proxy war

August 4, 2023 | Susan Orr

Indianapolis-based Noble Roman’s Inc., which is battling one of its biggest shareholders over whether to replace CEO Scott Mobley on the restaurant company’s board of directors, is now facing a lawsuit from that shareholder over the same issue.

U.S. employers added fewer-than-expected 187,000 jobs in July

August 4, 2023 | Associated Press

Despite the influx of workers, average hourly wages rose 0.4% from June and 4.4% from a year earlier—numbers that were hotter than expected and are likely to worry the Federal Reserve.

Lilly sued for alleged failure to warn about ‘severe’ side effects of diabetes drug

August 4, 2023 | Olivia Covington, Indiana Lawyer

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. and the maker of popular diabetes drug Ozempic are accused of failing to warn consumers and physicians about the risk of “severe gastrointestinal events” resulting from the use of two diabetes drugs.

Most teaching staffers directly affected by IPS school closures to stay in district

July 30, 2023 | Jade Thomas and Chalkbeat Indiana

The update from IPS shows that 300 staffers affected by school closures and mergers initiated by Rebuilding Stronger were placed elsewhere in the district.

IPS plan to sell school buildings could create conflict with charters, lawmakers

July 27, 2023 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The district plans to give preference to not-for-profits or government agencies before selling to other buyers.

Battery maker EnerDel files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy

July 25, 2023 | Peter Blanchard

The company’s bankruptcy filing comes less than a month after it shut down its Andersen plant in a decision that blindsided employees.

‘Barbie’ takes box office crown, while ‘Oppenheimer’ soars in historic weekend

July 23, 2023 | Associated Press

“Barbenheimer” didn’t just work—it spun box office gold. The social media-fueled fusion of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” brought moviegoers back to the theaters in record numbers this weekend, vastly outperforming projections.

Marianne Tobias, philanthropist and classical music advocate, dies at 82

July 17, 2023 | IBJ Staff

She first gained public notice as a piano soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra at age 12. She later endured the tragic deaths of both her father and her husband Frank McKinney Jr. in separate airplane crashes.

AI learned from their work. Now they want compensation.

July 16, 2023 | The Washington Post

The wave of lawsuits, high-profile complaints and proposed regulation could pose the biggest barrier yet to the adoption of “generative” AI tools, which have gripped the tech world ever since OpenAI launched ChatGPT to the public late last year.

Made in Indiana: Tarps by Gosport Manufacturing Co.

July 7, 2023

History: Gosport Manufacturing was founded as Hoosier Tarpaulin in 1944 by Mortimer King and quickly became one of the largest American-produced tarp companies in the country. Mortimer’s son, Joe, took over operations in 1957, buying the company outright in 1981 and renaming it Gosport Manufacturing Co. Product details: Gosport offers tarps, athletic covers, truck covers and other […]

Democrats fill most City-County Council ballot slots, seek to protect supermajority

July 7, 2023 | Taylor Wooten

Marion County Democrats have overwhelming control of the City-County Council, but they’re leaving little to chance in the Nov. 7 election. They’ve fielded candidates in even some of the most lopsidedly-Republican districts.

Wait for passports creating travel purgatory, snarling summer plans

July 5, 2023 | Associated Press

People who thought they were renewing or applying for new passports in plenty of time for their summer trips have flooded what the State Department says is a system still short-staffed from cuts during the pandemic.

July 4 was earth’s hottest day on record

July 5, 2023 | The Washington Post

In the United States, 57 million people were exposed to dangerous heat on Tuesday.

Indiana offers nationally ranked entrepreneurship programs at IU, Purdue and Ball State

June 30, 2023 | Sam Stall

Indiana University’s undergraduate entrepreneurship program ranks sixth in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. And both Ball State University and Purdue University offer programs that are among the 50 best in the country, according to the Princeton Review.

Marc Hackett: Investing in mental health care is just good business

June 30, 2023 | Marc Hackett

Employers must invest in resources for employees to combat and treat mental health challenges, including burnout, depression, anxiety and more.

Noble Roman’s sparring with investor over proposed leadership shake-up

June 30, 2023 | Susan Orr

West Fargo, North Dakota-based restaurant operator BT Brands Inc. filed a proxy statement this month asking shareholders to vote for its own CEO, Gary Copperud, rather than reelect Noble Roman’s CEO Scott Mobley to the five-member Noble Roman’s board.

Haze of unhealthy air settles over the Great Lakes region

June 28, 2023 | Associated Press

Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada has created curtains of haze and raised air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region and in parts of the central and eastern United States.

Threatened by shortages, electric car makers race for supplies of lithium for batteries