Q&A: Carmel entrepreneur pursues reset of competitive cheer industry
Patrick Cowherd has pushed for sweeping reform to the sport’s governance and safety protocols, particularly as the sport has become more widely embraced.
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Mickey’s Camp to convene for final time after 25-year run
Through the years, Mickey’s Camp—a summer retreat for business leaders—has offered sessions on topics ranging from metalsmithing and acupuncture to fly fishing and trapeze acrobatics.
Artists of Suckerpunch Collective offer a hand up to peers
The Suckerpunch Collective is made up of 13 artists who aspire to cross-promote and elevate one another’s stature—and they’re taking a punk-rock approach, according to founder Matthew Aaron.
Mission-driven Indy furniture maker partners with national distributor
In reaching its first large-scale supply agreement, Purposeful Design intends to further its mission of training and employing men who have experienced homelessness and addiction.
Simons buy two more properties on South Meridian bar belt near hotel, entertainment project
The acquisitions are within a stone’s throw of the family’s planned hotel and music venue project at the former CSX site.
Founders Grounds partners with craft brewery for new Speedway concept
Speedway City Garage will be home to Founders Grounds Coffee Co. and a taproom for Lapel-based Pax Verum Brewing Co.
INCOG BioPharma investing additional $200M to expand Fishers campus
INCOG, which now employs just more than 400 people in Fishers, plans to have nearly 1,000 people working at its 21-acre campus by 2030.
Indiana film critics select Chase Infiniti as 2025’s breakout performer
The Indiana Film Journalists Association, which promotes the art of film criticism in the Hoosier state and supports Indiana’s film industry, released its year-end poll on Monday.
IBJ Podcast: The ‘difficult, complex work’ of extending life expectancy in five Indy neighborhoods
Jamal Smith of Indy Health District has a one-year progress report, including strategies that succeeded and situations where he needed to ask for grace and go back to the lab.
Fernando Mendoza tells kids who feel overlooked: ‘I was you’
The quarterback—the first football player from IU to win the Heisman Trophy—told head coach Curt Cignetti, “You drove me to a level I didn’t even know I had inside me.”
Ryan Rohrman leads the auto dealership group his grandfather started
The younger Rohrman, 41, worked his way up through roles as sales manager, used car manager, new car manager and general sales manager before leading his first store about 15 years ago.
Braun signals support for relocated casino in Allen County over Indianapolis
Lawmakers are already considering two bills in the 2026 session that would bring a casino to Allen County, while central Indiana legislators are coalescing around a push for a casino in downtown Indianapolis.
UPDATE: Braun warns of ‘political consequences’ for Republicans who voted against redistricting push
Gov. Mike Braun vowed to work with President Trump—who for months has pushed for more winnable seats for the GOP ahead of the 2026 midterms—to encourage primary challengers to those “no” voters.
10 ways to celebrate a music-filled New Year’s Eve in central Indiana
For New Year’s Eve revelers seeking music events to ring in 2026, two new parties headline the calendar in Indianapolis.
Indiana couple accused of insider trading on $3.7B acquisition
An indictment unsealed this week does not identify the companies involved, but details in the court documents line up with those of Cummins’ 2022 acquisition of Michigan-based Meritor Inc.
Walmart plans Supercenter in Ingalls amid town’s development spree
Town planners expect the store to attract shoppers from surrounding communities, including Fishers, Fortville , Lapel and Pendleton.
Tamika Catchings announces closing date for original Tea’s Me Cafe location
Tea’s Me Cafe, founded by former Indianapolis resident Wayne Ashford, opened in the Fall Creek Place neighborhood in 2005.
Indianapolis lawmakers weigh hand for casino push as session starts
No legislation seeking to put a casino in Indianapolis has been introduced this session so far, but Sen. Aaron Freeman, R-Indianapolis, said he will carry a bill to that effect.
WIBC-FM 93.1 among 9 radio stations moving out of Monument Circle building
Radio One Indianapolis will bring its group of media properties back to the St. Joseph Street building the company has leased since 2001.
Indy Maven CEO sells company to pair of local residential brokers
Leslie Bailey sold Indy Maven to residential real estate brokers and entrepreneurs Colleen Hungerford and Bhavna Thapar.