Weight-loss-drug frenzy lures rich Indians to brave the gray market
The race to score blockbuster weight-loss drugs like Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro and Zepbound is pushing one of the world’s largest population of people with obesity to creative lengths.
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State treasurer places BlackRock on ESG watchlist
Indiana passed a law in 2023 directing the Indiana Public Retirement System board to refrain from making investments aimed at environmental, social, and governance issues.
Car dealerships disrupted by a multi-day outage after cyberattacks on software supplier
For prospective car buyers, that may mean delays at dealerships or vehicle orders written up by hand, with no immediate end in sight.
Meet the new city-county councilor with eye on redevelopment at Towne and Terrace
Rena Allen, a corporate compliance analyst at Eskenazi Health, last month was selected by a Democratic caucus to fill a vacancy on the City-County Council in District 15 on the far-east side of Indianapolis.
Local tech exec R.J. Talyor launches marketing startup with $2M in seed funding
Talyor is the CEO and one of the four locally based co-founders of Backstroke, which uses generative artificial intelligence to create customized marketing emails at scale
Indianapolis on deck to host major WWE events, including first WrestleMania since 1992
World Wrestling Entertainment is close to an agreement with the Indiana Sports Corp. to present several events in Indianapolis over the next few years—including its flagship WrestleMania, Royal Rumble and Summerslam shows—according to sources familiar with the deal.
Randy Head emerges as likely Hoosier GOP chief
The lobbyist and former state lawmaker would succeed Anne Hathaway, who recently resigned after a 10-month stint chairing the party.
Water withdrawals in decline in Indiana’s north-central region, agency reports
The Indiana Finance Authority, at Gov. Eric Holcomb’s behest, assumed control of an Indiana Economic Development Corp. water study connected to development of the controversial LEAP district.
Alex Shackell of Carmel grabs Olympic spot; Lilly King has engaging night
It was a big night for several swimmers with Indiana ties Thursday at the USA Swimming Olympic Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
NCAA presents options to expand March Madness tournaments, source says
Many in college basketball have said they believe the 68-team fields and three weekends of play are ideal, but pressure has grown to add teams and games to one of the nation’s most popular sports events.
IRS says ‘vast majority’ of 1M pandemic-era credit claims show risk of being improper
The Employee Retention Credit was designed to help businesses retain employees during pandemic-era shutdowns, but it quickly became a magnet for fraud.
Bloomington band Six Foot Blonde is in the swim of music industry
After playing the USA Swimming Live show, Six Foot Blonde will headline historic venues in New York City, Chicago and Cleveland in July. Five of the six band members grew up in central Indiana
Democrat Jennifer McCormick selects Terry Goodin as preferred lieutenant governor
As a state representative representing the 66th District in southern Indiana for two decades (2000-2020), Goodin became known as a “socially conservative Democrat.”
Mike Pence’s foundation launches $10M election-year campaign to preserve Trump tax cuts
Advancing American Freedom released a 13-page blueprint Thursday with arguments being made to Capitol Hill and to voters in swing states, particularly in those that could decide control of the Senate.
Indiana Avenue section of Cultural Trail opens for travelers
The first phase of the trail extension connects portions of the original six-mile Cultural Trail to historic Indiana Avenue neighborhoods and other areas of Indianapolis.
IU Health to lease 11 acres in Hancock County for Lifeline heliport operations
The agreement with the airport authority comes as the organization moves forward with plans to decommission the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport, where IU Health’s LifeLine transport operations for the city are based.
Supreme Court upholds tax on foreign income over challenge backed by business interests
The justices, by a 7-2 vote, left in place a provision of a 2017 tax law that is expected to generate $340 billion, mainly from the foreign subsidiaries of domestic corporations that parked money abroad to shield it from U.S. taxes.
Amazon shifting from air pillows to recycled paper for filling packages
The company said Thursday that it’s already replaced 95% of the plastic air pillows with paper filler in North America and is working toward complete removal by year’s end.
Hamilton County preparing to build $85M emergency operations center
The Hamilton County Public Safety Center will be built on 22 acres and house 911 dispatchers, an emergency operations center, training areas, storage and possibly a child-care area.
As bird flu continues to spread, Indiana holds off on mandatory dairy cattle testing
So far, scores of dairy farm cows in 12 states—including Michigan and Ohio—have been infected with H5N1, also known as bird flu.