Fewer nuggets, smaller salads as shrinkflation hits U.S. restaurant diners
Feeling a bit cheated when you look down at your plate? It’s not just a figment of your imagination—portions at some U.S. restaurants are indeed getting smaller.
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IndyCar’s aeroscreen gets mixed reviews in first rain test
IndyCar officials will spend the next few days collecting information and gathering advice about improving aeroscreen visibility for races held in the rain.
Baby formula shortage fueling spike in milk bank interest
It’s a pathway that won’t work for every formula-fed baby, especially those with special dietary needs, and it comes with challenges because the country’s dozens of not-for-profit milk banks prioritize feeding medically fragile infants.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway teams with Caesars on sports betting lounge
The lounge is part of a larger agreement between the gambling company and Indianapolis Motor Speedway that makes Caesars the official sports betting partner of the racetrack and the Indy 500.
FDA approves Lilly diabetes drug that helps patients lose weight
The drug has been closely watched by medical professionals and is viewed by financial analysts as a possible blockbuster, with potential annual sales in the billions of dollars.
Keeping schools out of NIL dealings opened door for boosters
As the NCAA and its highest-profile Division I member schools try to rein in booster-fueled organizations known as collectives, part of the solution could be taking down the firewalls between athletic departments and athletes when it comes to name, image and likeness compensation.
Westfield firm gives farmers a drone’s eye view of crops
Taranis is part of a new but rapidly growing industry offering agricultural mapping services and the ability to monitor vast swaths of cropland in minute detail, helping landowners maximize yields.
Q&A: Cooking school for kids opening second location
In 2015, Stephanie Drewry launched a children’s cooking school in her home, with the vision of eventually opening a brick-and-mortar location. Two years later, she opened Sprouts Cooking School in Carmel. A second location is on the way.
Indy hosts summer-long NBA 2K League esports season
The league wants to draw fans to its studio inside Pan Am Pavilion to watch the games and engage with players, whose teams are mostly associated with NBA franchises.
$18 starting wage touted to employers as a big plus
The Indianapolis Airport Authority, National Bank of Indianapolis and Mays Chemical Co. are three of 24 local employers participating in the Good Wages Initiative launched April 25 by not-for-profit EmployIndy.
Electric vehicle commission is setting stage for industry growth in state
Members are conducting research on everything from the capabilities of Indiana’s current auto manufacturers to potential opportunities for research and development within the EV product industry.
Neighbors fight dense White River development near Broad Ripple
The siblings who own soon-to-close Willows Event Center on Spirit Lake want to redevelop the site into more than 250 apartments and town houses.
United States can’t make enough fuel—and there’s no fix in sight
In other kinds of markets, a surge of demand and shortage of supply would trigger more investment. But the longer-term transition away from fossil fuels dims the outlook for demand, making companies unwilling to put up the billions of dollars needed to build new refinery plants.
Americans have bet $125B on sports in four years since legalization
In just four years, the industry has worked itself into the daily lives of millions of Americans—from those who plunk down money hoping for a certain outcome to those who watch TV broadcasts with odds calculations to those struggling with gambling problems.
GOP prosecutor candidate seeks to raise $1M in effort to unseat Mears
Former Indiana Inspector General Cyndi Carrasco says that’s the kind of money she wants to become the first Republican to win a Marion County-wide race since then-Mayor Greg Ballard won re-election in 2011.
PR veteran picked to lead Governor’s Workforce Cabinet
Longtime public relations strategist Whitney Ertel will take the job May 31, succeeding Patrick McGrew.
U.S. civil rights enforcers warn employers against biased artificial intelligence
The federal government said Thursday that artificial intelligence technology used to screen new job candidates or monitor worker productivity can unfairly discriminate against people with disabilities.
U.S. to release $45B for nationwide internet access
The goal is to have states lay out a five-year timeline to provide full internet access, while ensuring affordable internet access and promoting competition among providers.
Indianapolis-based ed-tech startup XR Technologies to launch teacher licensure program
Indianapolis-based XR Technologies, which hires math teachers with non-traditional backgrounds and places them in classrooms around the state, has received approval to launch a teacher licensure program that the company says will help it scale its reach beyond the state’s borders.
Musk says $44B Twitter acquisition ‘temporarily on hold’
Elon Musk’s concern about spam and fake accounts on the social media platform represents yet another twist amid signs of internal turmoil over the proposed acquisition.