Boutique hotel planned near Cultural Trail on Virginia Avenue
Plans for the 26-room hotel are still in the early stages, with the owner set to request feedback on its proposal during an Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission meeting.
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Ed Carpenter Racing plans to relocate HQ to Westfield’s Grand Park
The IndyCar team’s campus is expected to be the first piece of the Grand Park District planned as part of the sports complex.
United States imposes 17% duty on Mexican tomatoes
Proponents said the import tax announced Monday will help rebuild the shrinking U.S. tomato industry.
Westfield City Council approves $105M Jersey 32 downtown project
The project’s plan calls for 43,000 square feet of retail space, 15,500 square feet of office space, up to 235 apartment units and a 574-space parking garage.
Multiple events have downtown Indy hotels ‘jam-packed’ for All-Star Weekend
With little to no vacancy and multiple events downtown, hotel rooms are about as hard to come by as tickets to the WNBA All-Star Game.
IMPD safety plans for All-Star Weekend include drones, cameras and text line
Officials on Monday also outlined multiple street closures—including complete closures of Monument Circle—likely to affect the flow of traffic during All-Star Weekend.
More Hoosier emergency responders activated for Texas flood help
Dozens more first responders from Indiana’s Task Force One team have deployed to Texas to help with search and rescue efforts, and they got there with the help of a Carmel company’s CEO.
Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees
The high court action enables the administration to resume work on winding down the department, one of President Trump’s biggest campaign promises.
Residents at downtown apartment building sue Indianapolis Housing Agency, property owner over safety concerns
Elderly and disabled residents of subsidized public housing at the Richard G. Lugar Tower Apartment Complex in downtown Indianapolis are embroiled in a multiyear conflict over safety and sanitation issues.
Boys & Girls Club programs threatened by Trump grant freeze serve thousands of families
About 1.4 million children and teenagers around the country attend after-school and summer programming at a Boys & Girls Club, the YMCA or a public school for free thanks to federal taxpayers.
From Marvin Gaye to Britney Spears, Tonic Ball reveals its honored acts
Cover bands will take over four Fountain Square stages as part of the annual fundraiser that benefits hunger-relief nonprofit Second Helpings.
Hoosier employers increasingly turn to self-insured plans to trim costs
The average privately employed Hoosier is 20% more likely to be enrolled in a self-insured plan than the average privately employed American.
Trump threatens Russia with tariffs if war on Ukraine isn’t resolved within 50 days
President Trump has long boasted of his friendly relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but Russia’s relentless onslaught against civilian areas of Ukraine wore down Trump’s patience.
Manufacturing stuck in rut despite subsidies from Biden, protection from Trump
The Institute for Supply Management, an association of purchasing managers, reported that manufacturing activity in the United States shrank in June for the fourth straight month.
Bitcoin soars to new all-time high as lawmakers focus on pro-crypto legislation
The world’s oldest and most popular cryptocurrency is currently the fifth most valuable asset class in the world, at $2.4 trillion, giving it a higher market cap than Amazon.
IBJ Podcast: Indiana’s first Miss Basketball on Caitlin Clark and 50 years of progress
Judi Warren explains how girls in the early 1970s had to fight for respect, funding and even decent practice time—and then how quickly attitudes changed after she guided Warsaw to the first state championship in 1976.
Nursing home employment struggles with immigration crackdown
More than a quarter of an estimated 4 million nursing assistants, home health aides, personal care aides and other so-called direct care workers are foreign born.
Marion County superintendents support proposal to extend curfew after recent shootings
The City-County Council is weighing a longer curfew after recent shooting fatalities of teens in downtown Indianapolis.
U.S. District Court in Southern Indiana names Sweeney as new chief judge
Before his appointment to the U.S. District Court in 2018, James Sweeney was a partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP in Indianapolis, where he focused on intellectual property.
New tax break for auto loans could save some buyers thousands of dollars. But will it boost sales?
Under President Donald Trump’s new tax-cut law, many people for the first time could claim a tax deduction for interest on their vehicle loans. But there are caveats, including whether the vehicle was assembled in the U.S.