U.S. orders for long-lasting goods show 2.1% July increase
Orders for transportation equipment powered the overall gain, rising 7%, the category’s strongest month in almost a year.
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Holcomb, legislators call for pause on consequences for poor ILEARN scores
Scores for the first year of Indiana’s new test, ILEARN, are expected to be lower than previous years’ scores under ISTEP—a drop which could affect schools’ state grades and teachers’ pay.
Trump says serious trade negotiations with China to begin
President Donald Trump said his trade negotiators had received two “very good calls” from China on Sunday. He expressed his optimism about China hours after he sent mixed messages on the tariff war.
Las Vegas ready to bid to host numerous big NCAA events
This is the first year that Las Vegas is eligible to bid after the governing body for college sports indefinitely suspended a ban last year that prevented events from being hosted in states that accept wagers on single games.
BRACKETT: Understanding Luck’s decision
To fans, players are just parts of their favorite franchise or fantasy team. Let me remind you that we have lives to live. Families to take care of. Dreams beyond football.
IBJ Podcast: Don Brown’s newest venture combines his two passions—health and technology
Host Mason King talks with Brown about how he has juggled several companies and several degrees (and did we mention the eight kids) and how his interest in intermittent fasting has led his newest venture, LifeOmic, down a new path.
Teachers who kept working at failing virtual schools won’t get a last paycheck
The missing paychecks for 38 teachers and a handful of administrators come as the state claims the schools collected $47 million more than they should have after over-reporting enrollment.
Bus company makes daily Chicago-Indianapolis route permanent
New York-based OurBus began a two-month pilot service last month after Amtrak ended its passenger line between Chicago and Indianapolis.
LOPRESTI: Lots of questions linger in wake of Luck’s retirement
You wonder if this is a big bay window into the cost of playing modern football. Luck called it the greatest team sport in the world, but the physical demands of the game had apparently chewed him up and spit him out.
UPDATE: Andrew Luck to retire due to injuries that have ‘taken my joy’
Colts backup quarterback Jacoby Brisset is expected to take over as the starter of a team that some had pegged as a contender for the Super Bowl. “We’ll make this city proud,” said General Manager Chris Ballard.
Fans, pundits react with shock as Colts QB Luck says ‘injury, pain, rehab’ cycle became too much
Some fans booed as he left the field. Former Colts kicker Pat McAfee responded with, “Wow.” And former Colts long snapper Matt Overton tweeted that he was, “At a loss for words.”
Indiana University sees student overflow amid dorm work
About 200 Indiana University students started the fall semester living in residence hall lounges as two major housing complexes on the Bloomington campus underwent renovations
Cost-cutting persists at company swallowing Indy Star parent
Just a week after announcing its $1.4 billion acquisition of Gannett, GateHouse Media was again laying off journalists and other workers at its newspapers.
U.S. Steel expects 150 layoffs by idling Indiana plant
The Pittsburgh-based company says the East Chicago plant was underutilized because low-priced imports have captured roughly half of the U.S. tin products market.
Trump orders biofuel boost in bid to temper farm state anger
Administration officials agreed to the broad contours of a renewable fuel plan, including further moves to encourage the use of E15 gasoline containing 15% ethanol, beyond the 10% variety common across the U.S.
Zionsville’s Creekside Corporate Park remains largely empty
Town leaders say development is coming, but has been slow because they’re picky about tenants.
Hendricks County Icon grows in tough newspaper times
In the wake of the May closure of The Hendricks County Flyer, Grow Local Media is expanding its own Hendricks County paper.
David Simon’s contract expired. Will he stick around?
The last time Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. negotiated an employment contract with CEO David Simon, it was an ordeal.
Will residents jump aboard IndyGo’s Red Line?
IndyGo has big expectations for the bus rapid transit route—including a 69% increase in ridership along the north-south corridor by this time next year.
App’s success leads Don Brown to embrace consumer market
After building and selling three companies and starting a fourth, Dr. Don Brown thought he had seen it all. Even so, he still gets an occasional surprise.