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Lilly’s soaring stock, Fishers’ innovation park among top 10 life sciences stories of 2023

December 27, 2023 | John Russell

It was a busy year for the Indiana life sciences community, with a flurry of billion-dollar deals, major announcements, and a few setbacks. Here we present the top 10 stories of 2023—the good, the bad and the ugly—about an industry that is often hailed as a key driver of Indiana’s economy.

Butler University launching two-year college program

November 3, 2023 | Peter Blanchard

Butler is partnering with a national not-for-profit to create a two-year college on its Indianapolis campus—an initiative it says will offer an affordable pathway for historically underserved students who want to pursue higher education.

State higher ed officials say they need to do better job selling value of degrees

October 13, 2023 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Representatives from the state’s colleges and universities conceded that rising tuition costs are deterring thousands of students from post-high school educations.

Indiana University, Purdue leaders share goals for Indy campuses

October 12, 2023 | Peter Blanchard

During a forum Thursday hosted by the not-for-profit Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute, officials from IU and Purdue emphasized continuing opportunities for collaboration even as both schools create two independent urban campuses in Indianapolis.

City hires New York firm for fresh perspective on Indiana Avenue redevelopment

October 6, 2023 | Mickey Shuey

City officials have hired an out-of-state firm to create a development plan for the Indiana Avenue corridor, a part of downtown that has seen neighbors push back on recent project proposals.

16 Tech pencils in plans for two more buildings after early leasing success

September 26, 2023 | Mickey Shuey

Pre-leasing has begun on two buildings planned for the entrepreneurism-innovation district: a 100,000-square-foot laboratory building and a 40,000-square-foot office structure that would be dedicated to sports- and health-focused tenants.

IBJ Podcast: Why does downtown need a $90M sports arena, in addition to its NBA and NFL venues?

June 5, 2023

IBJ reporter Mickey Shuey explains the rationale behind a proposed 5,000-seat arena at what will be Indiana University-Indianapolis and what needs to happen before construction can start.

Revised state budget expands school voucher funding, accelerates income tax cuts

April 26, 2023 | Peter Blanchard

The $44.5 billion spending plan restores measures coveted by Republican leaders in both chambers, a reflection of the April state revenue forecast that showed Indiana is expected to receive an additional $1.5 billion in revenue over the next two fiscal years.

Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow: How to balance risks, rewards of transparency

March 31, 2023 | Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow / Special to IBJ

Transparency in the workplace can be a double-edge sword that cuts both ways.

City looking to establish development plan for Indiana Avenue corridor

February 23, 2023 | Mickey Shuey

The Department of Metropolitan Development on Thursday issued a request for expressed interest, or RFEI, which will allow the officials to gauge the appetite developers have to devise an overall plan for the Indiana Avenue neighborhood.

Despite what you might think, lawyers are compartatively scarce in Indiana

June 29, 2009

Only North and South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin have smaller proportions of lawyers within their working populations.
Experts point to the state’s shrinking base of corporate HQs, the exodus of law school graduates, and a less litigious climate
overall.

Light on lawyers-WEB ONLY

June 27, 2009

If the country indeed has too many lawyers, as the knock on the profession suggests, Indiana may be exempt from the conversation. Only North and South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin have smaller proportions of lawyers within their working populations, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show. In Indiana, 0.24 percent of the work force of […]