Hogsett outraising, outspending Merritt by millions of dollars
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett has so far spent $4.6 million on his re-election campaign, about $4 million more than his opponent, Republican state Sen. Jim Merritt.
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Some Indiana farmers uncertain hemp will become profitable
Some Indiana farmers have started harvesting their first legal crop of hemp without knowing whether it will prove to be lucrative.
Parliament votes to withhold OK of Brexit deal, postponing Boris Johnson’s moment of reckoning
Johnson responded to the parliamentary beatdown with emphatic finger-jabbing. The prime minister insisted, “I’m not daunted or dismayed by this particular result.”
Purdue prof, wife plead guilty in research fund scheme
Sixty-one-year-old Qingyou Han and his wife, 53-year-old Lu Shao, pleaded guilty to a felony wire fraud charge in federal court in Hammond.
Story, Indiana’s next chapter: Son taking over after dad’s death
Rich Hofstetter is inheriting control of Story, Indiana, after the death of his father, Richard, who for years was the public face of the off-the-beaten-path attraction.
Colleges to battle over shrinking pool of student recruits in coming years
Schools in Indiana and nationwide are preparing for a significant drop in the number of high school graduates.
Cities seek state authority to join forces on taxes, projects
Central Indiana elected officials want to create a formal organization that could combine regional resources to pursue transformational projects.
Brokers say downtown dining scene hopping despite high-profile closures
A host of big-name restaurants has closed downtown over the past year amid financial struggles and disappointing sales.
Painter applies data to artwork sales
Painter Justin Vining is something of an anomaly. What makes him unique isn’t so much his art as his data-driven approach to selling it.
Indianapolis to host final event of global food sport competition
The 2020 World Food Championships Final Table event is the culmination of annual competition involving more than 1,500 home cooks, chefs and professional cooking teams from more than 40 states and 15 countries. The World Food Champion will be crowned at the event.
IU receives $60M gift from tech pioneer Fred Luddy for AI initiative
In recognition of the gift from Luddy, an IU student in the 1970s, the university’s trustees have approved changing the name of the informatics school.
Center for the Performing Arts seeks corporate naming partner
The Center for the Performing Art in Carmel encompasses the Palladium, The Tarkington and The Studio Theater, all in the city’s central core.
Ambrose says city making it ‘impossible’ for firm to sell Waterside land
Ambrose Property Group said it still plans to find a buyer for the former General Motors stamping plant site, despite an ongoing—and escalating—dispute with the city of Indianapolis about control of the land.
Startup aims to provide digital ‘Green Book’ for minority travelers
LaToya Johnson launched AwayZone, which she describes as a kind of digital Green Book, in Indianapolis in late 2017. She already has commitments from dozens of corporations to pay for monthly subscriptions to be a part of the app and has a plan to boost revenue to $4.1 million by 2022.
Can Pete Buttigieg, cool and cerebral, second that emotion?
Of the many ways the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is different from his better-known rivals, there is this: his ingrained emotional restraint in a show-all-tell-all era.
IHPC members pan design of proposed 22-story addition to Morrison Opera Place
Members of the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission on Thursday said they would be hesitant to support the design for the proposed $60 million, addition. One even called it a “brutal proposal.”
Bottleworks adds three more tenants to Garage Food Hall lineup
The Garage Food Hall is part of the much larger, 12-acre, $300 million Bottleworks development at 850 Massachusetts Ave. that will include retail, residential, office and restaurants, as well as a hotel.
GM workers to stay on picket line until vote on new contract
Details on the four-year pact were posted Thursday on the UAW website as factory level union officials met to decide if they’ll approve the deal. Workers went on strike Sept. 16, crippling the company’s U.S. production and costing it an estimated $2 billion.
Hotel Tango to open tasting room near Zionsville’s village
The craft distiller is partnering on the project with Indianapolis-based Jackson Investment Group, which this summer acquired the 10,300-square-foot building where the tasting room will operate.
Indiana to share in J&J’s $117M settlement over pelvic mesh devices
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $117 million multistate settlement over allegations it deceptively marketed its pelvic mesh products, which support women’s sagging pelvic organs.