Hinchcliffe moves from IndyCar driver to NBC analyst
The media-savvy Canadian will replace countryman Paul Tracy in the booth and call next year’s 17-race schedule alongside Leigh Diffey and Townsend Bell.
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The Fresh Market grocery chain plans second Carmel location
Upscale grocery chain The Fresh Market intends to place a store in the former site of an Earth Fare store in Carmel.
Design for 16 Tech’s ‘centerpiece’ bridge called first of its kind
Officials at 16 Tech on Wednesday unveiled a bridge design that they say is both pedestrian-friendly and architecturally unique. The overall project, which includes the bridge and related road work, has an estimated $20 million-plus price tag.
Hot-chicken restaurant to take former Noodles & Co. site in Broad Ripple
Todd Hollman, who co-owns the Dave Diggity franchise group with Tyler Freeland and Matt Fortney, said the Broad Ripple building will be the second Indiana location for Dave’s Hot Chicken.
Kroger ends some COVID-era benefits for unvaccinated employees
Among other changes, the two weeks of paid emergency leave that Kroger has been offering to employees who contract COVID-19 will no longer be extended to the unvaccinated, unless local jurisdictions require otherwise.
Pure Eatery set to close at Fountain Square’s Murphy Art Center
Pure Eatery plans to end its 11-year run as a fixture in the Fountain Square neighborhood, the owners said Tuesday in a social media post.
Upscale Mexican chain planning downtown eatery, cantina
Los Arroyos Mexican Restaurant and Take Out, which opened a Carmel restaurant in 2016, is branching out with plans for a location near the mouth of Mass Ave.
Lilly, Chinese firm to pursue therapies for metabolic disorders
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. has inked a research collaboration and licensing agreement with Regor Therapeutics Group that could be worth up to $1.5 billion.
Hoagies & Hops closing Fletcher Place eatery
The restaurant known for its cheesesteaks plans to concentrate on its flagship location in the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood.
IBJ Podcast: How has the Vogue been able to weather the pandemic?
A trio of tech executives bought the entertainment business that stages events at the famed Broad Ripple nightclub in 2019, less than a year before the pandemic hit the live-events industry like a sledgehammer.
Did city officials properly vet deal for developmental football league event?
The Spring League, a developmental football association formed in 2017, racked up some $1.4 million in unpaid bills during a nine-week stay in Indianapolis last spring.
Legislation pits religious freedoms against employer rights
For the past year, Indiana employers have faced the challenge of whether to enforce COVID-19 vaccination mandates on workers who say the vaccines violate their religious beliefs.
College football title game is also helping Indiana educators, students
When the College Football Playoff National Championship visits a new city, the game’s philanthropic arm, the College Football Playoff Foundation, makes a legacy investment in local teachers.
Al Unser, four-time winner of Indianapolis 500, dies at 82
Unser won the Indy 500 in 1970, 1971, 1978 and 1987, and is the only driver in history to have both a sibling and a child also win one of the biggest races in the world.
Lumina Foundation set to relocate to new building in Bottleworks
The foundation will occupy the top floor of the planned five-story structure at 820 Massachusetts Ave., using 23,700 square feet for about 50 of its employees.
IndyGo awards $114 million in Purple Line construction contracts
Construction on the $188 million Purple Line is expected to begin in early 2022. The route will extend from downtown Indianapolis to Lawrence.
Overwhelmed by latest surge, hospitals again delay elective surgeries
Some hospitals across Indiana warn they are operating near full capacity due to the latest COVID-19 surge and that their doctors, nurses and other staffers are already exhausted.
Downtown Shake Shack set to open this weekend
Fans of Shake Shack will have three Central Indiana locations to visit after a downtown Indianapolis location opens at 11 a.m. Sunday at 167 E. New York St.
Study: NCAA basketball tourney had $47M direct impact on local economy
Hospitality officials had expected an economic impact approaching $100 million for the NCAA Final Four alone, but that estimate was made before the pandemic put severe attendance limits on the tourney.
Local firms set to redevelop former Kroger store in Broad Ripple
Gershman Partners and Citimark plan to raze the grocery to make way for a new mixed-use project, though plans for the development are still in the works.