Local developer planning $58M apartment project on South Meridian Street
TWG hopes to receive incentives for the project from the city of Indianapolis, as part of a ”potential public-private partnership” supported by tax-increment financing.
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IU cancer center researchers land $5.7M grant to study chemo-induced side effects
The grant will help fund an ongoing study to evaluate long-term health outcomes for cancer patients who receive life-saving chemotherapy treatments that often have difficult side effects.
Indiana tweaks county virus rating system for school decisions
State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box said the ratings were changed based on feedback received from school leaders in the past week.
Depression, anxiety spike amid pandemic, turbulent times
Mental health therapists’ caseloads are bulging. Waiting lists for appointments are growing. And anxiety and depression are rising among Americans amid the coronavirus crisis, research suggests.
CDC tells states to be ready to distribute vaccines on Nov. 1
The timeline raised concern among some public health experts about an “October surprise”—a COVID-19 vaccine approval driven by political considerations ahead of a presidential election, rather than science.
State dishes out $14M to landlords through rental assistance program
The $40 million program provides up to $500 a week for up to four weeks to renters whose income is lower than it was on March 6 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Memo: NCAA to furlough its entire staff for up to 8 weeks
The NCAA will furlough its entire Indianapolis-based staff of about 600 employees in a cost-saving move, according to memo obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.
CBO: U.S. government debt almost the size of entire economy for first time since WWII
Congress has approved more than $3 trillion in new spending since March to combat the pandemic and subsequent economic downturn, approving hundreds of billions in aid for businesses and the unemployed.
Housing industry groups consider challenging Trump’s anti-eviction order
Advocates for low-income families and other Americans struggling to afford their housing costs praised the Trump administration for its approach, which is broader than what Congress enacted earlier in the pandemic.
Steroids can save lives of patients with severe COVID-19, earning WHO endorsement
Cheap, widely available steroid drugs reduced the number of deaths in the sickest patients with COVID-19, show a trio of newly published clinical trials.
Indiana reports another 871 COVID-19 cases, 13 more deaths
Indiana reported the testing of 9,085 more individuals, the seventh time in eight days that testing has exceeded 9,000.
Well-known Midwest auto dealer Bob Rohrman dies at 87
Rohrman, who was known for his goofy TV commercials, operated about 30 dealerships, with 15 in Indiana and the others in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Kendallville printing operation to close, costing 307 jobs
LSC Communications US LLC cited “continued deterioration of market conditions” for its decision to close one of its two Kendallville plants.
School of Rock coming to Zionsville this fall
Zionsville parents convinced the local owner of the Carmel and Fishers School of Rock franchises to open the new school, which is offering lessons ahead of its October grand opening.
Indiana education officials change school funding rules for virtual learning
Exercising special power granted during the pandemic, Indiana education officials rewrote school funding rules Wednesday to prevent cuts for virtual learning due to the coronavirus.
Health and Human Services canceling ventilator contracts, says stockpile is full
The Trump administration is canceling some of its remaining orders for ventilators, after rushing to sign nearly $3 billion in emergency contracts as the COVID-19 pandemic surged in the spring. The Department of Health and Human Services issued a statement Tuesday affirming that the national stockpile has now reached its maximum capacity for the life-saving […]
Westfield council hears forensic investigators’ plan for reviewing city finances
Consultants from three different firms on Tuesday conducted a special presentation for the Westfield City Council about their investigation into the city’s finances and operations.
Council considers penalties for vendors that don’t meet minority-contracting goals
The proposal gives more power to the Office of Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise in ensuring city contractors work to meet the city’s goals for utilizing minority-owned, women-owned, disabled-owned and veteran-owned businesses.
Extensive antibody study offers hope for virus vaccine efforts
Tuesday’s report, from tests on more than 30,000 people in Iceland, is the most extensive work yet on the immune system’s response to the virus over time, and is good news for efforts to develop vaccines.
State launching new guidelines for schools during pandemic
The color-coded system, expected to go live Wednesday, assigns scores to counties based on three key metrics: the number of new cases per 100,000 residents, positivity percentage and change in percent positivity from the previous week.