State plans new I-65 exit near Boone County’s innovation district
INDOT wants to build an interchange at West County Road 300 North that would serve the planned 7,000-acre LEAP Innovation and Research District.
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Six businesses in Fountain Square Theatre Building sold to wedding venue operator
Moller Enterprises, which owns The Sanctuary on Penn, bought the business operations from Linton Calvert, with plans to greatly increase event activity in the building.
Fast-growing chicken finger chain plans two Indy-area restaurants
Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is advertising for managers to oversee restaurants in Noblesville and Avon that will open late this year.
New residential projects planned for Westfield’s Grand Park Village
The three proposed projects would add 471 living units to the 220-acre development south of Grand Park Sports Campus.
Indiana Democrats criticize GOP for delaying special session work
Democratic members of the House and Senate met at the Indiana Statehouse on Wednesday to criticize state Republicans for not meeting on the first day of a special session to address abortion and inflation issues.
Marian University lands $5M grant from Fairbanks Foundation for engineering
Marian University said the grant would help educate “a pipeline of diverse engineering talent” to meet the workforce needs of central Indiana.
Pickle pizza among 22 new vendor menu items at Indiana State Fair
Two alcoholic beverages, Sun King’s Caramel Corn beer & Hi and Mighty’s Lemon ShakeUp, will join the roster of menu items.
IPS expanding virtual tutoring at low-performing schools
Virtual tutoring is the latest addition to a suite of tutoring efforts the district is launching to address academic declines after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airport Authority to buy nearly 58 acres near Mount Comfort airfield
The decision to buy the privately owned property came after seeing the swiftness with which developers have moved to acquire thousands of acres near the Indianapolis Regional Airport for their own projects.
IBJ Podcast: What lies beneath downtown’s Diamond Chain site?
Of course, there are the usual concerns about environmental impacts that come with any industrial site. But this particular spot—now earmarked for the Indy Eleven’s 20,000-seat stadium—was also the city’s first burial ground.
Former uses of Diamond Chain site could pose ‘bit of a sticky situation’ for developers
Experts are optimistic that the property’s redevelopment will spur growth in housing and entertainment, but the industrial site’s environmental and historical factors must be considered in the aggressive timeline set for Eleven Park.
Boone County plans $59.1M jail expansion
The council approved the project on June 14 by a 4-3 vote following months of debate between the council and the Boone County Commissioners.
Arcane world of pharmacy benefit managers slowly unraveling
A series of federal and state actions are putting the $400 billion PBM industry under a spotlight.
UPDATE: Big Ten votes to add USC, UCLA as members starting in 2024
The expansion to 16 teams will happen after the Pacific-12 Conference’s current media rights contracts with Fox and ESPN expire, and make the Big Ten the first college sports conference to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Updated Eiteljorg galleries reframe the context of Native art
The $6 million upgrade of the Eiteljorg’ second floor exhibition space focuses on themes of Relation, Continuation and Innovation.
After 28 years at WIBC, news anchor Stan Lehr set to sign off
Broadcast veteran Stan Lehr spent time at radio stations in Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska before joining the WIBC staff in 1993. He will work his final on-air shift Friday afternoon.
Republic Development planning 52 townhouses at Jackson’s Grant Village in Carmel
According to the proposal, the townhouses would be built on 8.83 acres of land at the northwest corner of East 116th Street and Spring Mill Road.
Lilly inks $275M deal to supply more COVID-19 antibody
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. on Wednesday announced an agreement with the U.S. government to supply an additional 150,000 doses of its COVID-fighting antibody bebtelovimab.
Simon secures $5.5M ruling over theater chain for absent rent
The judge in the case found that the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t excuse Regal from covering its rent at the theaters, which are now in default for the lack of lease payments.
Indiana lawmakers delay special session work by nearly three weeks
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb originally called for the special session to discuss a tax refund, but now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, lawmakers are seeking more time to address abortion law.