Reporter, humorist Wolfsie to retire from WISH-TV
Dick Wolfsie, 73, has been a mainstay of Channel 8 since 1990, serving full-time as a feature reporter on “Daybreak” until 2010 and then as a “Weekend Daybreak” contributor.
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Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra cancels indoor season due to pandemic, ‘economic pressures’
A joint statement from the symphony’s management and musicians said they were working together to try to provide health insurance for furloughed orchestra members.
With no new law to curb drug costs, Trump tries own changes
President Trump signed four executive orders Friday. One was about importation. The others would direct drugmaker rebates straight to patients, provide insulin and EpiPens at steep discounts, and use lower international prices to pay for some Medicare drugs.
Pence in Indianapolis: ‘We have to open up America’s schools’
Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Education Betsy Devos and Dr. Deborah Birx, a leader of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, joined Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and leaders of Marian University on Friday for a roundtable about how to reopen K-12 schools and and universities.
Unemployment system issues complicate negotiations over $1T stimulus
With days to go before enhanced jobless benefits expire, the White House and Senate Republicans are struggling to design a way to scale back the program without overwhelming state unemployment agencies and imperiling aid to more than 20 million Americans.
U.S. prison populations down 8% amid coronavirus outbreak
A nationwide analysis by The Marshall Project and The Associated Press says Indiana’s prison population dropped 4% from March to June, to 25,876.
Governor’s mask order carries no penalties for non-compliance, reveals end date
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s executive order, signed Friday, does not include penalties for violations. The state attorney general said this week that the governor does not have legal authority to enforce a mask mandate.
More twists, turns in CNO’s surreal hedge fund odyssey
The Carmel-based insurer for years has been managing the fallout of a deal it cut in 2013 that was supposed to reduce risk but instead blew up in spectacular fashion.
Hogsett says city resilient, downtown to rise again
The mayor, who is in the first year of his second term, acknowledged the challenges—and even some naivete when it came to the riots. But Hogsett, a Democrat, said he’s confident in the ability of residents, the business community and leaders to address them.
Roiled by pandemic, not-for-profits cut back, shift missions
Seventy percent of not-for-profits in Indiana have reduced programs or limited capacity since the coronavirus pandemic hit the state, according to a recent report.
Couple’s germ-fighting robot keeps humans safe
The skill sets of husband-and-wife duo Jason and Diana Brugh are as perfectly blended for the task they aim to accomplish as the abilities of the integrated robots they’re building to kill germs and fight coronavirus in the workplace. Diana Brugh is a microbiologist with experience in food science and working with bacteria- and virus-killing […]
Indiana reports second straight daily high in COVID-19 cases
The surge in cases came on the same day Indiana reported 12,515 new tests. That’s the second-highest number of tests reported in a daily state health department report since the beginning of the pandemic.
Survey: Many Americans believe temporary job losses will be permanent
In April, 78% of those in households with a job loss thought the losses would be temporary. Now, 47% think that lost job is definitely or probably not coming back, according to the poll.
Simon Property-backed venture makes offer to buy Brooks Brothers
Under the terms of the agreement, the Simon-back venture intends to purchase substantially all of the iconic retailer’s global business operations as a going concern. It has committed to acquiring at least 125 Brooks Brothers retail locations.
San Francisco organization launching initiative it says can boost Indy tech sector
One America Works, a Bay Area not-for-profit, is helping Silicon Valley tech firms find the talent they need to grow, and thinks Indianapolis has talent to harvest. Its founder intends to bring Silicon Valley firms here to capitalize on the strengths of the region.
Area ad agency adding 145 jobs, moving its HQ to downtown Indy even as industry shrinks overall
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. has offered JDA Worldwide and its newly created parent company, Prolific, up to $2.2 million in tax credits to support its expansion plans.
City plans to continue statewide tourism campaign despite rollback in reopening
Visit Indy said about $75,000 of the $1 million budgeted for the “You’ve Earned It” advertising campaign has so far been spent, generating about $400,000 in visitor spending.
Westfield City Council’s attempt at more Grand Park oversight stymied by mayoral veto
Mayor Andy Cook passively vetoed a Westfield City Council-approved resolution Thursday by not signing the measure, meaning proposed additional oversight of Grand Park’s contracts will not take effect unless the resolution is approved a second time by the council.
As AMC postpones reopening, movie theaters implore studios: Release blockbusters
Movie houses say that despite far from ideal circumstances, it’s time for new movies. Four months of near-zero revenue has brought the $50 billion annual business to its knees.