Simon Property Group CEO David Simon being treated for cancer
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group announced David Simon will continue to serve as CEO during his cancer treatment.
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Larry Bird Museum officially opens in Indiana
The museum contains memorabilia from Bird’s high school, college and NBA career, interactive exhibits and interviews with coaches, teammates and rivals.
SubSurface street art festival stages comeback in Fountain Square
Twenty SubSurface artists will paint intricate, letter-based murals on five Fountain Square walls on June 8.
Chucky-D restaurant opens at former downtown Punch Burger site
Chucky-D is a concept launched by three partners who have experience managing Asian restaurants in central Indiana.
Pickleball chain chooses Noblesville for second area club
Former NFL quarterback Drew Brees and a pair of Indianapolis financial advisers are working to build a 57,000-square-foot indoor pickleball facility on the south side of Noblesville.
Former Westfield library building to become school district event center
The Westfield City Council this week unanimously approved a plan to renovate and convert the 32,000-square-foot former library at 333 W. Hoover St. into the $15 million Westfield Washington Schools Event Center.
Big changes for NCAA likely to upend scholarship limits, roster sizes
Scholarships are not going away in college athletics, but how many there are and which sports they will apply to in coming years are among the many questions stemming from a mammoth antitrust settlement and athlete revenue-sharing plan proposed by the Indianapolis-based NCAA and its five largest conferences.
Broad Ripple location will be 8th for Higher Grade smoke shop
CBD and vape retailer Higher Grade also plans to sell late-night soft drinks and snacks in the Broad Ripple entertainment district.
Elanco to launch product that reduces dairy cattle methane emissions
Elanco has called Bovaer a potential blockbuster, meaning it could ring up annual sales of at least $100 million.
IBJ Podcast: Downtown soccer battle update—stadium design, burial sites, Simon family land
The saga has taken several turns with fresh revelations about what’s underneath the ground set aside for the stadium complex that developer Keystone Group wants to build and who owns the land the city has identified for another site that Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration has championed.
Indianapolis 500 viewership ratings climb 8% over 2023
In addition to higher ratings, the Indianapolis 500 purse paid out a record purse for the third year in a row.
Governor says he won’t get involved in spat between city, Keystone over MLS team and stadium deal
Eric Holcomb told IBJ while he is hopeful Indianapolis will secure a Major League Soccer club—an effort Joe Hogsett announced during a public address on April 25—it will have to do so without having him play facilitator.
Hogsett ‘serious’ about leaving proposed Indy Eleven stadium site undeveloped
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration could pursue a plan to turn the proposed Indy Eleven stadium property into a memorial park to honor its history as an early cemetery grounds rather than let it be developed, the mayor’s spokeswoman confirmed Friday.
UIndy creates ‘stackable’ MBA to help students already in the workplace
“I look at it like a la carte kind of learning, where you choose what you need,” said Karl Knapp, dean of the UIndy School of Business. “They can come in, get the knowledge they need to advance their careers, get something they can put on their LinkedIn and their resume, and they don’t have to commit to the whole MBA.”
Lilly’s huge expansion plan took place at record speed to reduce bottlenecks for Mounjaro, Zepbound
The company said the site footprint will not expand, but the company will fill in the property with more buildings and equipment. Manufacturing capacity will almost triple there.
Former Humane Society building in Noblesville to house three county government offices
The 12,000-square-foot building at the southwest corner of Pleasant Street and State Road 37 is expected to house the Household and Hazardous Waste, Soil and Water District, and Weights and Measures offices after renovations.
Intriguing Indy 500 storylines captivate Row 7 lineup of Andretti, Castroneves and Dixon
With Marco Andretti, Helio Castroneves and Scott Dixon, open-wheel fans will get a rare glimpse of racing royalty competing side-by-side-by-side.
Black Light project nurtures infrastructure for live theater
“Voices of the Avenue” will debut May 31 at the District Theatre as the second of six Indiana Avenue-themed productions made possible by a $350,000 grant from the New York City-based Mellon Foundation.
UPDATE: DOJ says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives up prices for fans
Ticketmaster, which merged with Live Nation in 2010, is the world’s largest ticket seller. The company owns or controls more than 265 of North America’s concert venues and dozens of top amphitheaters.
Peyton Manning says he has no desire to leave broadcasting for NFL executive position
The former Indianapolis Colts great said he’d rather stick to his “Monday Night Football” Manningcast with brother Eli, which just won its second Sports Emmy award.