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The NBA signed 11-year, $76 billion broadcast contracts this year, but that euphoria has given way to a winter of discontent for the league.
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Biden will decide on US Steel acquisition after influential panel fails to reach consensus
Nippon Steel of Japan has pledged to invest $2.7 billion in U.S. facilities, including blast furnaces in Gary and in Pennsylvania.
Damien Center planning 40-unit apartment project next to future headquarters
The nonprofit, Indiana’s largest and oldest AIDS service organization, hasn’t finalized a budget for the project, but early estimates place the cost between $12 million to $15 million.
The 10 most-downloaded IBJ Podcast episodes of 2024
At the top of the list is host Mason King’s interview with Chick McGee, who has been a fixture on Indianapolis radio for 38 years as a cast member of “The Bob & Tom Show.”
Q&A with First Internet Bank’s David Becker on apprenticeships as workforce training
Becker expects the bank’s apprenticeship program will gain momentum when changes to the high school diploma take effect, beginning with the class of 2029 (current eighth-graders).
Insurance-tech firm Remodel Health raises $100M in growth funding
The firm, which helps employers transition workers to individual health insurance plans, has more than doubled its workforce in the last year and hopes to go on an acquisition spree.
Indiana leaders wrestle with massive energy needs on horizon
Hot topics at the inaugural IBJ Media Future of Energy Summit included the staggering power demands of data centers, continued reliance on coal and natural gas and the potential assistance of nuclear power.
Red Curb Comedy to depart Avon for Mass Ave
Beginning Feb. 1, Red Curb Comedy will be a resident troupe at IF Theatre—the venue in the Mass Ave cultural district previously known as IndyFringe Theatre.
French restaurant set for January opening in Carmel’s Sophia Square
Dan and Anna Cage, whose eateries also include Broad Ripple restaurant Ambrosia and Fall Creek Place’s Bocca, plan to open Josephine at the corner of West Main Street and First Avenue SW.
Indianapolis couple sues IU professor, students for $2B alleging they stole project plans
Tim and Doris Anne Sadler say the students disclosed the couple’s plans for a 1,550-acre development in Puerto Rico to a company that used the information to take over the project.
Butler University’s Clowes Hall to expand with 1,200-capacity ballroom
The Allen Whitehill Clowes Ballroom, an 11,000-square-foot venue expected to open in 2027, will be built on the east side of Clowes Hall.
Spartz to boycott committees, GOP caucus
Fifth District Indiana Congresswoman Victoria Spartz took to social media Monday to say she refuses to go to meetings for committees or the GOP caucus.
Jim Dandy restaurant to close after 60 years in Noblesville
Harry Reasoner opened Jim Dandy in Noblesville in 1964, and the family business later expanded with restaurants in Elwood, Frankfort, Greenfield, Marion, North Vernon and Tipton.
City initiates demolition of 8 more buildings at troubled Towne & Terrace
The ultimate goal of the Hogsett administration is to redevelop the 20-acre property site in conjunction with the neighboring Oaktree Apartments site.
Amazon ignored its own worker safety studies, Senate report says
The 159-page Senate report says Amazon’s policies, including productivity targets, risk worker injury owing to exhaustion and repetitive stress.
IBJ Podcast: Mission of Indy furniture maker ‘is about building other people up’
More than 240 people who have struggled with addiction, homelessness, incarceration and other obstacles have been employed and trained by Purposeful Design. And sales of its high-end furniture cover most of the cost of operation.
Former nursing home CEO included in Biden’s sweeping clemency grant
James Burkhart was chief of Indiana’s largest chain of nursing homes before being indicted on 32 fraud counts in 2016.
Manufacturers weigh potential impact of Trump tariffs promise
Incoming President Donald Trump’s pledge to impose tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico has caught the attention of Indiana companies, which stand to experience a significant impact if new or expanded tariffs are imposed.
Q&A with Jessica Gendron on helping women achieve success
“I wanted to be able to show women that there were lots of stories of female success that were a lot more accessible and also laden with failures and lessons and mistakes.”
Starbucks exits Broad Ripple after 25 years as Glendale shop prepares to open
Starbucks opened at the corner of Broad Ripple and Guilford avenues in 1999, taking over a spot once occupied by Abigail’s dress shop.