In addition to his responsibilities with the team, the new hire will serve as senior vice president for Keystone Group and as strategic adviser to owner Ersal Ozdemir.
The governor recently removed three alumni-elected board members in favor of his own appointees after lawmakers gave him the new powers earlier this year.
Xiao built Hageman Capital from a “back-of-the-napkin” concept to a market leader in financing tax-increment-financing incentives for real estate developers that has developed more than $1 billion worth of real estate.
Because of her tireless devotion to Indiana’s economic and social betterment, IBJ has named Proffitt the 31st recipient of the Michael A. Carroll Award.
Matt Mindrum is a month into his new role and recently spoke with IBJ about his vision for the region’s growth, downtown vitality and his new insights into youth apprenticeships.
Representatives from the state’s colleges and universities conceded that rising tuition costs are deterring thousands of students from post-high school educations.
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.
Mindrum, who has spent his career in marketing positions at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Eli Lilly and Co. and Butler University, is set to begin his new job on Dec. 1.
While many economists are sounding the alarm on a possible economic slowdown next year, Gov. Eric Holcomb says Indiana is well-positioned to take advantage of a “manufacturing renaissance” in the United States.
Michael Huber, who will become Indiana University’s vice president for university relations, said the school’s role as an engine to improve lives and the economic vitality of Hoosiers was a big draw.
Indiana University said Michael Huber—who previous served as former Mayor Greg Ballard’s deputy mayor for economic development—will lead government relations efforts at the state and federal level as well as economic engagement.
Once every four years, the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis and the American Pianists Association jazz contest share space on the city’s arts calendar, but many Indianapolis-area residents are unaware that the city hosts the events.
Carmel’s Center for the Performing Arts, known for its Palladium venue, unveiled 51 shows during a Monday night presentation for top supporters of the not-for-profit organization.
David Ricks’ lunchtime speech to The Economic Club of Indiana—repeated on social media by those in attendance and reported by IBJ and local TV stations—has reverberated across the state.
Despite Indiana’s economic development successes, industry experts say the state must do more to attract multibillion-dollar megadeals like ones other states have recently landed.
The chamber set out to make a business case—along with a moral one—for reducing inequality in the community. That has played out in a number of ways, perhaps most important—at least initially—in educating community and business leaders about the data that supports the premise that Indianapolis is bifurcating along racial and economic lines.
Guest host Lesley Weidenbener interviews Indy Chamber CEO Michael Huber and the group’s director of economic development, Vincent Ash, about the programs that won it Chamber of the Year honors.
There’s a saying about successful college athletic programs: “They don’t rebuild, they reload.” After a year of unprecedented economic disruption and hardship, Indianapolis is well-positioned to both rebuild from COVID and reload with talent to drive our economy forward.
