Open jobs fall sharply for 2nd straight month
U.S. businesses sharply cut the number of open jobs in December for the second straight month, an unusual sign of weakness in an otherwise healthy job market.
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Fever’s Catchings headlines women’s hoops Hall of Fame class
Tamika Catchings won collegiate and Olympic titles before spending her entire 15-year professional career with the Indiana Fever and leading the team to its lone WNBA title in 2012.
New owners plan wholesale change for vacant Marsh in Lawrence
Two brothers who hail from the Lawrence area have purchased North Lawrence Shopping Center in part to relocate their business, SE Imports & Wholesale. But another grocery is expected as well.
Sullivan’s Hardware buys Fishers garden-and-home center for $5M, plots growth
After more than 40 years as the nursery’s founder and owner, Jeff Gatewood decided last fall to retire and put his five-acre business at 11405 Allisonville Road up for sale.
NCAA, 2 conferences spend $750,000 on lobbying
As Congress considers whether to allow college athletes to receive endorsement money, the forces for the status quo have a power player in their corner that the students don’t: money.
Portillo’s plans to set up shop in Westfield
More than two years after first entering the market to great fanfare and huge crowds, Chicago-based Portillo’s is planning a fourth restaurant in the Indianapolis area.
Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget proposal revisits rejected cuts
The president unveiled an election year budget plan on Monday that recycles previously rejected cuts to domestic programs like food stamps and Medicaid to promise a balanced budget in 15 years—while leaving Social Security and Medicare benefits untouched.
California-based OpenPath to open Fishers office in Flexware project
The security firm’s Fishers office will be its first major move outside of its home base in Los Angeles, where most of its 70 employees are located.
Simon says $3.6B Taubman deal will help refresh rival’s malls
Investors on Monday morning leapt aboard the plan from Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. plan to buy rival shopping center owner Taubman Centers Inc. for $3.6 billion.
Simon agrees to buy rival Taubman Centers for $3.6 billion
The deal sends a resounding message that Simon remains a devout believer in retail real estate, even as the rise of e-commerce has knocked the sector out of favor across the globe.
IBJ Podcast: Hamilton County emerges as player in hemp industry
IBJ reporter Kurt Christian talks with host Mason King about what some are calling a “green rush,” which follows a 2018 federal law that removed marijuana’s non-psychoactive cousin from the Controlled Substances Act.
Indiana’s school choice voucher program growing statewide
The program has been growing since its inception in 2011, when it was limited to 7,500 students. Last year, 36,290 students around the state utilized vouchers to attend private schools.
Amish Acres tourist site to continue operation after auction
The new owners of Amish Acres’ tourism-related components said they plan to continue using the facilities to host stage events as well as an annual arts and crafts festival but will likely make some changes.
After 20 years, Knight lets bygones be bygones in Assembly Hall
When Bob Knight walked through the tunnel Saturday and onto his old court for the first time since his firing in September 2000, the crowd went wild — chanting his name, roaring with approval and thanking him for all the success and banners he brought to Bloomington.
Purdue gets $5.9M contract to develop Mach 8 wind tunnel
Purdue, which is already home to one of only two working Mach 6 quiet wind tunnels in the U.S., will collaborate with the University of Notre Dame to develop the Mach 8.
Switch in IPS bus providers to cost jobs of drivers, attendants
Indianapolis Public Schools will part ways with its current student transportation provider in June to work with a new contractor in a move affecting more than 500 drivers and attendants.
Barnes & Thornburg partner Mackey faces discipline hearing over relationship with former client’s then-wife
The Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission has filed a complaint against Larry Mackey, a titan in the Indianapolis law community and a former federal prosecutor. It alleges he had a romantic relationship with a woman while representing her husband in a high-profile fraud case.
Children’s Museum prepares to invest millions on new programs, exhibits, upgrades
Three temporary exhibits will open this year, and a handful of existing spaces will receive substantial upgrades—including the popular Dinosphere space.
Merritt shifts focus to poverty after mayoral run
Sen. Jim Merritt says his run last year for Indianapolis mayor has made him a better senator—one who’s more in touch with his constituents and who has seen the city’s poverty and crime problems firsthand.
Hamilton County key to hemp supply chain
Hemp-processing companies are investing millions of dollars into refineries across Hamilton County to close a gap in the state’s CBD supply chain.