City, health department name 86 awardees for $1 million COVID-19 grant program
The grants will help fund wellness projects supporting communities that were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic
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Boone County judge rules Zionsville mayor needs council OK to demote fire chief
Zionsville Mayor Emily Styron filed the lawsuit in March after the town council unanimously denied her request to demote Zionsville Fire Department Chief James VanGorder.
CIB optimistic about finances post-pandemic
The Capital Improvement Board of Marion County is working to balance its budget and rebuild its reserves after a year in which it fell $40 million into the red.
Duke Energy under pressure to break into 3 pieces
Activist investor Paul Singer says the huge utility has been underperforming its peers and argues that Duke’s customers would be better served by locally managed utilities.
Twin Aire waits to see what Community Justice Campus will bring
Seven months before the bulk of the campus opens southeast of downtown, neighborhood residents are waiting to see if the promise of accompanying redevelopment comes to pass.
Sen. Todd Young’s bill could lead to innovation hub in Indiana
Government and business leaders are preparing to bid to host one of the regional tech hubs that would be created by the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, even though the bill has yet to pass.
July 4 downtown fireworks show returning after 2020 cancellation
The annual fireworks show has new organizers and a different launch site. The 36-story Regions Tower had been the launch site since the 1970s, but can no longer be used.
Musk restaurant group reverses course, plans to reopen Next Door Eatery in SoBro
When Next Door American Eatery on College Avenue closed in March 2020, co-owner Kimbal Musk said the closure would be permanent. But the company now says that a transformed version of the restaurant will reopen at the same location this summer.
COVID-19 cases increase by 405 in Indiana
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 decreased from 666 on Wednesday to 652 on Thursday.
House Dems unveil $547B infrastructure bill amid Biden talks
The bill would boost investment in roads and bridges by about 54% with an emphasis on fixing existing infrastructure. It would dedicate about $4 billion to electric vehicle charging stations and would provide record levels of investment for pedestrian and cyclist pathways.
Sources: U.S. report makes no definitive finding about UFOs
The report due to Congress later this month examines multiple unexplained sightings from recent years that in some cases have been captured on videos of pilots exclaiming about objects flying in front of them.
U.S. adds 559K jobs as businesses struggle to fill positions
Last month’s job growth was above April’s revised total of 278,000, the Labor Department said Friday, yet well short of employers’ need for labor. The unemployment rate fell to 5.8% from 6.1%.
Local software firm Authenticx lands $7.5M in growth capital
The Carmel-based business communications software company said the new funding will be used for ongoing product development and to boost hiring.
New sports tech startup backed by IEDC
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. is backing the effort with a 21st Century Fund grant and expects the initiative to generate new investment and innovation opportunities for the state.
IBJ Media names Olivia Covington editor of The Indiana Lawyer
Nate Feltman, co-owner and CEO of IBJ Media, will move back into the role of publisher of the legal news organization.
Orthodontics manufacturer to add 154 jobs in Johnson County
G&H Wire Company Inc. announced Friday that it plans to invest $3.3 million to lease and equip 55,000 square feet of new corporate office and manufacturing space in Franklin.
‘I finally did it’: Students at Simon’s mall-based academy celebrate graduation
Simon Youth Academy, an alternative high school in Indianapolis Public Schools, was created to help juniors and seniors in danger of dropping out. This year, 62 students earned diplomas from the school based in Circle Centre mall—the most in its six-year history.
Pence: I’ll likely never see eye to eye with Trump on Jan. 6
Former Vice President Mike Pence, speaking at a Republican dinner Thursday in the early-voting state of New Hampshire, gave his most extensive comments to date on the events of Jan. 6, when angry Trump supporters stormed the Capitol.
Indiana University offering prizes for vaccine documentation
The award program announced Thursday comes after the university stepped back this week from a plan to require shot documentation ahead of the fall semester amid protests from many state officials.
Despite pandemic, traffic deaths last year hit highest number since 2007
Preliminary data from the Federal Highway Administration shows that vehicle miles traveled fell by about 430.2 billion miles last year when compared with 2019.