Lawmakers propose transparency measures for Indiana Economic Development Corp.
The agency has been subject to criticism resulting from its handling of the LEAP Research and Innovation District in Boone County.
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Braun names more agency heads on eve of inauguration
Indiana Gov.-elect Mike Braun has announced the appointment of eight individuals to lead various state agencies and departments in the new administration.
Photo gallery: Pro volleyball team Ignite scores victory, praise at inaugural match
The Indy Ignite professional volleyball team made its debut Saturday night, earning a 3-1 victory against the Orlando Valkyries before a big crowd at the Fishers Event Center.
Tech giants who vilified Trump are now giving him millions
After giving sparsely to the presidential inaugurations of Trump in 2017 and Joe Biden in 2021, the country’s biggest tech firms—Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Uber—have showered the president-elect with gifts or pledges of $1 million each.
Which U.S. companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?
A Meta official said Friday that the company is “building teams with the most talented people” instead of making hiring decisions based on protected characteristics.
After termination, Newfields HR executive makes discrimination claim
Ernest Gause says the art museum and gardens fired him after he repeatedly told CEOs things about discriminatory business practices within the organization they didn’t want to hear.
Ballard promises to take new approach after Colts fail to make playoffs again
In GM Chris Ballard’s first eight seasons with the team, Indy has made the postseason twice, won one playoff game and no division titles.
Executive director of Bloomington entrepreneurship center The Mill announces departure
“The Mill has significant momentum and I feel great about the foundation I’m leaving for the next leader to build upon,” founding executive director Pat East said in his announcement.
Minority college enrollment steady in Indiana despite ruling that ended race-conscious admissions
Experts say it will likely take a few years before the impacts of the Supreme Court decision fully shake out, especially given other factors that could have affected enrollment this year, like the shaky rollout of a new federal aid platform.
Financial advisers in demand in digital age
The industry is in expansion mode, with job growth expected to significantly outpace overall U.S. job growth over the next several years.
Q&A with Kristin Sherman: Life sciences veteran is fighting for women’s health
Kristin Sherman leads startup Kovina Therapeutics, which is still in the early stages of developing ways to stop human papillomavirus infections before cancer develops and to treat HPV cancers after detection.
Town houses provide chance to fill ‘missing middle’
The typically two-, three- or four-story residence that ranges in size from 1,800 to 2,300 square feet and shares a wall with a neighbor often appeals to people looking for a less-costly option than a single-family home or to people looking to downsize.
Fountain Square residents want to rein in CBD retail development
Neighborhood leaders want a mechanism in place that allows them to provide public comment when the next smoke shop owner wants prime real estate in Fountain Square.
Former F.C. Tucker Co. leader Fred Tucker III dies at 78
Frederick C. “Fred” Tucker III led the F.C. Tucker Co. for a quarter-century and served on numerous business and civic boards.
Woman sentenced following guilty plea in $1M employer theft case
A former employee of a Greenfield-based contracting business has been sentenced to 30 months in prison on charges that she defrauded her former employer out of more than $1 million.
Most of remaining catacombs will be exposed as part of City Market plaza overhaul
The $15 million project, a collaboration between the city and Indianapolis developers Gershman Partners and Citimark, is tentatively expected to daylight about 13,500 square feet of the catacombs on the southern portion of the plaza.
ParkIndy to increase hourly rates at meters downtown, in Broad Ripple
The new rates will go into effect Feb. 2.
Two Senate bills propose new oversight of water withdrawals following LEAP pipeline concerns
One of the bills—which made the Senate Republican agenda—would require permits for projects that move significant amounts of water from one area of the state to another.
U.S. payrolls growth picks up, unemployment rate drops
The U.S. economy in December added the most jobs since March, capping a surprisingly strong year and supporting the case for a pause in Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.
Trump sentenced in hush money case, will not face jail or probation
New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, who oversaw the trial, gave Donald Trump an unconditional discharge, meaning the president-elect will not face time behind bars, a fine or probation.