Facemasks mandatory again at City-County Building, local courts
The judges said rising COVID-19 case numbers and a positivity rate that has risen to 10.5% have created a need for the order.
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Hoosier doctors among the nation’s highest paid
Doctors in Indiana earn an average of $337,000 a year, ranking them fourth in the nation, according to the annual survey by Medscape, a website for doctors and health professionals, released Monday.
The world might never reach herd immunity against COVID-19, experts say
As COVID-19 surged last year, governments worldwide touted the hope of “herd immunity,” a promised land where the virus stopped spreading exponentially because enough people were protected against it. That’s now looking like a fantasy.
Bottleworks adding two-level restaurant for supper-club-style dining
Named The Fountain Room, the 6,300-square-foot restaurant from Noblesville-based Clancy’s Inc. will pay tribute to the property’s past as a Coca-Cola bottling plant.
Indiana COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb
The state reported 1,902 new cases of COVID-19, the highest number in a Monday report since Jan. 25, when 2,210 cases were reported.
Indy tech firm Lessonly acquired by San Diego company
Lessonly will be a brand within Seismic, which will retain the Indianapolis office and its 240 employees.
Longtime not-for-profit exec Stolen takes key role at Child Advocates
Steven Stolen, who has built a lengthy resume in arts, education and not-for-profit fundraising in Indianapolis, has been named director of external relations for Child Advocates, the not-for-profit announced Monday.
Heart surgery sidelines Tom Griswold of ‘Bob & Tom Show’
The show’s co-founder initially was scheduled for a procedure to repair the valve, but doctors then decided full replacement was a better course of action.
IBJ Podcast: Why are emergency rooms sending ambulances to other hospitals?
On July 26, at least 10 hospitals across the Indianapolis area issued messages to ambulance drivers that their emergency rooms needed to limit incoming patients. Please try to find another destination, hospitals said. This is an extreme example of a phenomenon that has become much more common in recent months—ambulance diversions.
Biden administration OKs largest boost to food assistance benefits in SNAP history
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is expected to announce Monday morning that benefit amounts for the program, formerly known as food stamps, will rise an average of 25% above pre-pandemic levels.
U.S. mulls COVID vaccine boosters for elderly as early as fall
Federal health officials have been actively looking at whether extra shots for the vaccinated may be needed as early as this fall, reviewing national case numbers “almost daily” as well as the situation in other countries.
Local sports talk morning radio show loses both co-hosts
“The Fan Morning Show with Jeff & Big Joe” on Emmis-owned WFNI-FM has seen the departure of both Jeff Rickard and Joe Staysniak in the past week.
Virus claims more young victims as deaths climb yet again
Data on the the age and demographics of victims during the delta surge is still limited, but hospitals in virus hotspots say they are clearly seeing more admissions and deaths among people under the age of 65.
Local arts groups offer help for venues seeking to require proof of vaccination
The Arts Council of Indianapolis and the Indiana Independent Venue Alliance are partnering with a technology company to help Indianapolis venues that want to require patrons attending their events to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Pelosi faces new threat from Dem moderates in budget fight
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faced a fresh hurdle Friday to passing President Joe Biden’s multi-trillion dollar domestic policy aspirations, as nine moderate Democrats threatened to derail a budget blueprint crucial to opening the door to much of that spending.
IndyGo takes in-between step toward all-electric transit system
When IndyGo’s goal of an all-electric bus fleet by 2035 hit a major obstacle, the agency detoured, ordering 27 hybrid buses that are powered with both electricity and diesel.
Local businesses lean on subscriptions to build revenue, customer connections
The idea of having customers periodically pay in advance for products or services is nothing new. But within the past year, at least five Indianapolis-based food and beverage retailers have launched subscription services.
Nursing shortage, COVID surge force hospitals to divert ambulances
At emergency rooms across central Indiana, “No Vacancy” signs are flashing on at unprecedented rates.
Statewide hospitalizations, deaths due to COVID-19 continue to climb
The state said more than 3 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday at 5 a.m. More than 3 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
Federal judge leaves CDC evictions moratorium in place
U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich has refused landlords’ request to put the Biden administration’s new eviction moratorium on hold, though she made clear she thinks it’s illegal.