2025 Innovation Issue: What’s a startup? Most say it’s a company that’s young, disruptive and scalable
Even seasoned entrepreneurs and business executives have different takes about exactly what constitutes a startup—or at least a successful one.
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2025 Innovation Issue: Startup expert says founders need business skills in addition to a great idea
Rob Mathews, executive director of Ball State University’s Entrepreneurship Center, views leadership and innovation as inseparable attributes for a startup.
Indiana Historical Society to keep its building, land after agreement with governor’s office
The deal follows concerns raised during the 2025 legislative session over proposed budget language that could have stripped the nonprofit of its biggest asset.
Hoosier business executives say to voice tariff concerns, find alternative trade pathways
Representatives from Eli Lilly, Cook Medical and other Hoosier businesses gave advice about tariffs during the Indiana District Export Council’s annual trade and business conference Thursday at Newfields.
‘Innovation at every stage’: Lilly to invest up to $250M in broadened alliance with Purdue University
The extended partnership holds the potential to be the largest industry-academic agreement of its kind in the United States, Purdue President Mung Chiang said.
Residents, attorneys raise questions about city’s land acquisitions in planned Monon Trail expansion
City officials say the acquisition process is intended to clear up the ownership of the former rail line as they expand the trail from 10th to 96th streets.
U.S. Sen. Todd Young partners on bipartisan bill to jumpstart domestic shipbuilding industry
Young, R-Indiana, and fellow Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, reintroduced legislation to jumpstart the country’s “rusted” shipbuilding industry and increase onshore ship production that has largely shifted to China.
Rally innovation conference to continue as planned, likely without state support
Rally innovation conference creator Elevate Ventures says Rally will take place as planned this year, but organizers are not counting on financial support from the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
Indiana crackdown on ‘predatory’ towing to take effect in July
Surveyed commercial carriers logged the most “predatory” towing incidents relative to mileage in Indiana between 2021 and 2023, according to a report by the American Transportation Research Institute.
Trump floats cutting China tariffs to 80% ahead of trade meeting
Top U.S. officials are set to meet with a high-level Chinese delegation in Switzerland in the first major talks between the two nations since Trump sparked a trade war with stiff tariffs on imports.
Tech industry warns investment pledges hinge on research tax break
Major tech companies lobbying to salvage a tax deduction for research and development say they might pull back from high-profile pledges of new U.S. investments if Congress doesn’t fully reinstate the break.
White House overhaul of troubled air traffic control system will cost ‘lots of billions’
The plan calls for six new air traffic control centers, along with an array of technology and communications upgrades at all of the nation’s air traffic facilities over the next three or four years, said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
Pacers’ Haliburton gets warning from NBA for celebration, but no fine, source says
Tyrese Haliburton said he expected to be fined for the “dance” he performed after his game-winning shot Tuesday night. Other players have previously drawn fines for what the league has described as an “obscene gesture.”
Some attorneys express frustration with new immigration court in Indianapolis
For some immigration attorneys, like Vicki Fortino, there are mounting frustrations with how the new court operates in Indianapolis.
Indiana elections chief defends voting ban on ‘unsecured’ student IDs after legal challenge
A trio of plaintiffs alleged that a new state law “deliberately abridges young voters’ right to vote,” in violation of the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Mickey Maurer Entrepreneur of the Year Award: First Internet Bank the latest success in long line of entrepreneurial ventures
It took three years to get a charter, but on Feb. 22, 1999, Becker launched First Internet Bank, the first FDIC-insured bank to operate completely online, from a flip phone.
Food security, financial stability among challenges for Indianapolis artists, new survey says
In a survey of 148 Indianapolis artists, more than half said they earned less than $10,000 from arts work during the past 12 months.
First American pope in history of Catholic Church will take name Leo XIV
Cheers erupted in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square on Thursday as cardinals announced with a billow of white smoke and the clamor of church bells that a successor to Pope Francis had been named.
Overhaul of US air traffic control system will revolutionize industry, Trump says
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee estimated last week that it might cost $12.5 billion to overhaul the air traffic control system.
Trump agrees to cut tariffs on United Kingdom autos, steel and aluminum in trade deal
The United States already runs a trade surplus with the United Kingdom, making it a bit easier to find common ground.