2025 Corporate 100: Vera Bradley seeks to reinvigorate brand with new materials, silhouettes
Chief Marketing Officer Alison Hiatt explains the rebranding strategy and explains what has been working as the company tries to recover from lagging sales.
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2025 Corporate 100: Sweetwater’s focus on the details builds high-value relationships
IBJ talked with CEO Mike Clem about Sweetwater’s huge Fort Wayne campus, which includes the nation’s largest music store, a performance pavilion, recording studios, professional service center, theater, café, salon and more.
Purdue’s plan for its Indianapolis extension focuses on high-density development
The university’s early concepts for the site call for 16 buildings ranging from five to about 20 stories, as well as a handful of others on the east side of West Street, the eight-lane roadway that separates the campus from the rest of downtown.
Gener8tor’s new Bolt conference set for Indianapolis this fall
The Wisconsin-based startup accelerator is shifting its conference strategy to one large gathering irather than a handful across the U.S., a move expected to expand networking opportunities among investors and entrepreneurs.
25 years in, WestClay remains one of area’s most desirable neighborhoods
The project imagined by Tom Huston and George Sweet turned 760 acres of farmland on Carmel’s west side into a quaint community that mimics small-town life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Indianapolis-based startup leans on connections to treat brain diseases
Syndeio Biosciences sees burgeoning potential to treat mental health and cognitive conditions, including Alzheimer’s and depression, with therapies that target the almost countless minuscule brain synapses that give people the ability to think and function.
Q&A with IU Innovate’s Julie Heath: Using entrepreneurship as a way to drive Indiana’s economy
IBJ talked with Heath last week during the Global Entrepreneurship Congress at the Indiana Convention Center about what IU Innovates has accomplished in its first two years and what’s next for the effort.
Hamilton County bars, restaurants get a boost as fans flock to Pacers watch parties
Carmel, Westfield and Fishers restaurants are seeing increased sales and foot traffic as the cities host watch parties during the Indiana Pacers’ NBA Finals run.
Apple targets spring 2026 for release of delayed Siri AI upgrade
Apple sought to downplay the company’s struggles in AI, saying that the postponed Siri features were just a part of a broader push and that success in AI will be determined over the next several years.
Calls for Hogsett to resign. A forced removal from a public meeting. Apologies. Accusations. How did we get here?
Here’s a recap of a chaotic week in city government that stems from how the Hogsett administration handled sexual harassment allegations but has expanded into much more.
Consumer sentiment rises for first time this year as inflation remains tame
The large increase followed steady drops that left the preliminary number last month at the second-lowest level in the nearly 75-year history of the survey.
Hoosier homeowners have seen 16% rise in insurance premiums over past 3 years, report says
One in every 54 policies, or 1.8%, were canceled due to nonpayment in 2022, according to the center’s analysis of Federal Insurance Office data.
Late owner Jim Irsay to be inducted into Colts Ring of Honor
Irsay, who died May 21 at age 65, will become the 20th honoree inducted into the ring.
Braun appointees join IU board; changes made to protest policy
The governor recently removed three alumni-elected board members in favor of his own appointees after lawmakers gave him the new powers earlier this year.
Zionsville planning refresh for downtown park on site where Lincoln spoke in 1861
Image gallery: Zionsville plans to replace Lincoln Park’s gazebo and brick paths, add a water feature and improve drainage at a cost between $800,000 and $950,000.
Noblesville-based Telemetry Sports acquired by North Carolina-based sports tech firm
Telemetry provides artificial intelligence, video and tracking analytics to help football programs with player evaluation, scouting, recruiting and planning. It’s used by 25 NFL teams.
Ex-congressman Billy Long confirmed as commissioner of IRS, an agency he once sought to abolish
Long will take over an IRS undergoing massive change, including layoffs and voluntary retirements of tens of thousands of workers.
House approves Trump’s request to cut funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid
Indianapolis public broadcasting station WFYI released a statement Thursday that it would lose $1.5 million in federal funding annually under the legislation, 11% of the station’s annual budget.
IU unveils architectural design plan for IU LAB at 16 Tech
The five-story, 150,000 square-foot building will be built next to the Herron School of Art and Design’s Eskenazi Fine Arts Center on Indiana Avenue in Indianapolis.
Massive Google Cloud outage disrupts popular internet services
Tens of thousands of users of Spotify, Discord and other platforms began noticing issues with their services around 1:50 p.m.