St. Vincent faces expensive growth options
The hospital system’s 45-year-old campus will likely need hundreds of millions of dollars in upgrades in coming years to keep it competitive long term.
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Program to spur growth is not limited to poor communities
The area that includes the Fletcher Place neighborhood and the southeast corner of downtown is one of the hottest parts of Indianapolis, yet it’s included in a federal program designed to spur investments in poor neighborhoods.
Light, video show on Circle to pay patriotic tribute nightly
The curtain is set to be raised on a nightly five-minute patriotic light and sound presentation that local officials say will cast Monument Circle in a whole new hue and could draw tens of thousands of people annually to the iconic landmark.
Not-for-profit plans $12M welcome center, museum for ethnic-food district
The International Marketplace Coalition has purchased a former Value City Furniture location on Lafayette Road to serve as a focal point for the district, which includes more than 100 restaurants.
Butler University sues Metro Diner over campus restaurant closure
Florida-based Metro Diner closed its Butler location in March. Butler says the lease is still in effect and it’s suing for unpaid rent. Metro has four other Indianapolis-area locations that remain open.
Warren pledges no middle class tax increase in $20T health care plan
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s plan is built on transferring to the government 98% of the $8.8 trillion she estimates that employers will spend on private insurance for their employees.
U.S. manufacturing index ticks up, but remains in contraction territory
Twelve of 18 manufacturing industries contracted in October, led by primary metals, clothing and textile mills.
Poll: Most Americans dislike twice-a-year clock changes
Seven in 10 Americans prefer not to switch back and forth to mark daylight saving time, a new poll shows. But there’s little agreement on which time clocks ought to follow.
New neighborhood investment fund targets areas around 16 Tech Innovation District
The 16 Tech Community Investment Fund is seeded with $3 million and plans to issue up to $1 million in grants in 2020.
Retailers seek to stretch shortened holiday shopping season
Faced with the shortest holiday shopping season since 2013, retailers are trying to figure out ways to get into the minds of shoppers sooner.
U.S. posts better-than-expected October jobs numbers despite GM strike
U.S. employers added a solid 128,000 jobs in October, a figure that was held down by a now-settled strike against General Motors that caused several thousand workers to be temporarily counted as unemployed.
Early voting picks up in Marion County in week before election
So far for the 2019 election, 6,158 voters have cast ballots in person, which is higher than how many people voted early in person at the same point in 2015 and 2011.
Salesforce analyst jumps into matchmaking fray with new dating site
Dating web sites are notorious for being clogged with questionable characters exhibiting bad online behavior. Aeyai Saengkeo is launching Good Apples Dating to address that problem.
High-ranking United Auto Workers officer faces embezzlement charges
A high-ranking United Auto Workers official is facing felony charges of embezzlement and fraud, and prosecutors say that several top union officials conspired to steal more than $1.5 million from the union. The Detroit News said one of the unnamed union leaders is union President Gary Jones.
Fiat Chrysler-PSA deal likely to mean fewer brands, models
CEO Carlos Tavares, who used to run Nissan in the Americas and knows the U.S. market well, will not shy away from trimming unprofitable models and brands.
Indiana suspends work requirement for Medicaid until lawsuit is resolved
Starting in July, Indiana began requiring people to work, volunteer or participate in other qualifying activities as a condition for receiving medical benefits under the Healthy Indiana Plan, the state’s biggest Medicaid program.
Granite City closes Carmel restaurant
The closure leaves Minnesota-based Granite City with only one Indiana location, in Fort Wayne. The company has struggled with financial problems in recent years, and has shuttered numerous locations in recent months.
Hogsett receives fundraising boost from Christel DeHaan, Jim Irsay
The Democratic mayor nearly raised six figures in a seven-day period that ended Wednesday. Hogsett’s opponent, Republican state Sen. Jim Merritt, logged nearly $20,000 in the same time frame.
IEDC president to lead state’s new tourism agency
State lawmakers passed legislation during the 2019 session that allowed the Indiana Office of Tourism Development, which is under Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and funded by the state budget, to become a quasi-governmental corporation as of July 1, 2020.
House approves rules for Trump impeachment process
Thursday’s near party-line 232-196 roll call was the chamber’s first formal vote on a process that’s likely to take months, possibly stretching into the early weeks of the 2020 election year.