Fire departments paying more for trucks that take longer to get
Cities and their fire departments are feeling the strain as post-pandemic wait times and costs for new fire trucks have shot up—due in part to industry consolidation.
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Scouting council emerges from restructuring with new CEO, new resolve
After years of declining membership and institutional turmoil, Crossroads of America Council, Scouting America has a new leader who says the organization still offers a compelling model for young people to improve themselves and serve others.
Some IndyCar drivers choose Indy; others choose travel
More IndyCar teams and young drivers are choosing to locate near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway than in years past.
Legislative session was mixed bag for business
Business owners can expect some tax relief and a new state small business office, but the Indiana Economic Development Corp. will have less money for some of its operations and programs under the next two-year budget.
Financial advisers counsel calm amid market ups and downs
It might be tempting to make dramatic changes to your investments right now, but it’s important to resist that impulse, advisers say.
Wawa reveals opening date for first Indianapolis-area store
Convenience store Wawa, which is set to open in Noblesville, offers built-to-order food such as hoagies and breakfast sandwiches, beverages, coffee drinks, and, in a majority of locations, gasoline.
Braun signs bill to create IEDC land-purchase guardrails, new state business office
The bipartisan bill requires the IEDC to be more transparent when it makes large land purchases for major projects like the massive LEAP business park in Boone County.
Residents, activists respond to Hogsett director pick with concerns about Indy’s winter shelter program
Guests who stayed in the city’s temporary winter shelter have spoken against Andrew Merkley’s nomination to head the Office of Public Health and Safety, arguing the shelter was unfit for families.
Home ownership climbs further out of reach for most Americans
Based off the latest U.S. median home listing price, homebuyers need to earn $47,000 more a year to afford a home than they would have just six years ago.
Employers add better-than-expected 177,000 jobs as job market shows resilience
Hiring came in above economists’ expectations and the unemployment rate remained unchanged, the Labor Department reported Friday.
Launch Fishers working with California-based Plug and Play to help local startups
Launch Fishers recently formed a partnership with venture firm and accelerator operator Plug and Play, giving Launch Fishers members access to Plug and Play’s network of resources and connections across the country.
5 Indiana breweries win gold awards at World Beer Cup
The World Beer Cup, part of the Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America, honored a total of nine Hoosier breweries, many of whom were from central Indiana.
Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS, NPR
The broadcasters get roughly half a billion dollars in public money through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and have been preparing for the possibility of stiff cuts since Trump’s election.
Under new law, state needs to create high school workforce credential framework
The measure builds on recent education efforts to “reinvent high school,” meaning a curricular change to create additional high school credit pathways in addition to college prep.
Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics adds surgeons, Mooresville location
Carmel-based Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics now has 26 physicians and five offices in the Indianapolis area,
Independent review finds IU men’s basketball doctor conducted rectal exams appropriately
The investigation was conducted by international law firm Jones Day, which IU hired to be an independent voice in reviewing player allegations that the exams were sexual in nature.
Criminal, civil charges dismissed against Noblesville Bitcoin exchange operator
The operator of AurumXchange, a virtual currency exchange, had been charged with five counts of money laundering and two counts of willfully failing to file a tax return.
Apple posts stronger-than-expected Q2 results
Apple’s earnings for the first three months of the year topped expectations thanks to high demand for its iPhones, and the company said tariffs had a limited effect on the quarter’s results.
Lilly shares plunge after CVS Health drops Zepbound from preferred coverage
CVS Health’s pharmacy benefits manager said weight-loss drugs from rival drugmaker Novo Nordisk will become the preferred options on its standard formulary, or list of covered drugs, as of July 1.
10 summer concert recommendations in Indiana if you’re willing to pay
Some of the summer’s biggest concerts are considered sold out, but there’s usually a way to secure a seat through the secondary ticket market—if a music fan is willing to pay.