Co-working space P30 seeks community impact on far-east side
In the next 10 years, Executive Director Tamise Cross wants P30 to launch 300 businesses and create 3,000 employment opportunities.
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Fountain Square cocktail bar Thunderbird announces plans to close
Thunderbird revived the legacy of a building that hosted rockabilly shows in the 1950s and country music shows in the 1970s
Honda chooses Ohio for $3.5B battery plant, will hire 2,200 people
The company had been expected to choose either Ohio, where it has a plant in Marysville, or Indiana, where it has a plant in Greensburg, for the battery factory. It announced Ohio as the location on Tuesday.
Downtown Sweetgreen opening as company’s 2nd Indiana restaurant
Sweetgreen specializes in salads, bowls with proteins and veggies, and sides that lean heavily toward farm-grown tomatoes and cauliflower.
Upscale $85M Kimpton hotel set to move forward following TIF district approval
Plans call for the downtown hotel in the historic Odd Fellows building to feature as many as 164 rooms, a ground-floor restaurant, a rooftop bar and 4,500 square feet of ballroom and meeting space.
Retailers’ stockpiles mean holiday discounts starting now
After struggling with product shortages for much of the pandemic, the country’s retailers are now facing an unprecedented glut of unsold merchandise that’s cutting into profits, derailing holiday plans and threatening to drag down broader U.S. economic growth.
Former teacher decides to end litigation against Indianapolis Archdiocese
The former Cathedral High School teacher who sued the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis after he lost his job for being in a same-sex marriage has decided to end his litigation even though the Indiana Supreme Court gave him the opportunity to continue.
Fishers City Council approves 1% food and drink tax, property tax cut
The council voted 8-1 in favor of the 1% food and beverage tax that would raise an estimated $3.2 million a year toward the construction of the Fishers Events Center.
Sports bar and restaurant chain set for South Meridian Street
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux will move into the former home of two troubled downtown bars: Taps & Dolls and After 6 Lounge. Building owner Todd Johnson is teaming with an NFL Hall of Fame linebacker on the project.
Roche executive sues company for discrimination after losing job in restructuring
Brigitte Fernandes is suing Roche for sex discrimination and national origin discrimination. A Roche spokesman declined to comment, citing pending litigation.
Large rail union rejects deal, renewing strike possibility
About 56% of the track maintenance workers represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division union who voted opposed the five-year contract even though it included 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses.
Screening procedure fails to prevent colon cancer deaths, large study finds
A 10-year study by researchers from Poland, Norway and Sweden published in the New England Journal of Medicine questions the benefits of colonoscopy screening exams.
USA Gymnastics expands mental health services for athletes
The Indianapolis-based organization will help cover eight visits a year to mental health providers for eligible national team members across all disciplines and four visits to mental health providers for eligible coaches under the new program.
Small business group files suit over Biden student loan plan
The new suit is one of a growing number of legal challenges against the proposal laid out by President Joe Biden in late August to cancel up to $20,000 in debt for certain borrowers.
Logistics firm to open Whitestown fulfillment center
Capacity Midwest, which provides third-party logistics services for a variety of industries, said the facility at will ultimately employ 250 workers when fully operational.
Indiana improved college completion rate still lacking, officials say
A report released last week by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education emphasized the completion rate “is not nearly robust enough” to provide Indiana’s economy with the skilled talent it needs.
Growth of Catholic hospitals has implications for U.S. reproductive care
Catholic health care systems now control about 1 in 7 U.S. hospital beds, requiring religious doctrine to guide treatment, often to the surprise of patients.
IBJ Podcast: Program hopes to reduce infant mortality in Indy by focusing on housing
Host Mason King talks with Dr. Cameual Wright and Jack E. Turman Jr. about the Housing Equity for Infant Health Initiative, a program that will provide support for pregnant women and mothers with infants under 1 year old.
Telemedicine got easier during pandemic, but limits are returning
Over the past year, nearly 40 states have ended emergency declarations that made it easier for doctors to use video visits to see patients in another state, according to the Alliance for Connected Care, which advocates for telemedicine use.
Pregnancy complications spiked during pandemic. No one knows exactly why.
While the vast majority of people who are infected with COVID do not experience complications, the risk of preeclampsia and other severe issues has been documented to be much higher with infection.