Indiana reports fewest new COVID-19 cases in almost 11 months
In the nine-county Indianapolis area, the only counties to report more than 10 new cases were Marion (57) and Hamilton (23).
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White House gives GOP one week to reach deal on infrastructure
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said time is running short for a bipartisan deal on infrastructure, indicating that President Joe Biden will look to act without Republican support if there is no consensus when Congress returns from its Memorial Day break.
Indianapolis 500 welcomes 135,000 fans in global benchmark
The largest crowd in the world for a sports event showed up in joyous force on Sunday, 135,000 of them packing the stands at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Helio Castroneves wins Indianapolis 500 for fourth time
The Brazilian joined A.J. Foyt, Al Unser Sr. and Rick Mears, his former mentor at Team Penske, as the only four-time winners of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Mears was the last driver to join the club in 1991.
Holcomb said he will not order IU to eliminate its vaccine mandate
Republican lawmakers asked the governor to issue an executive order prohibiting any state university from mandating vaccines that don’t have full U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval.
Indiana tops 2.5M mark for fully vaccinated residents
The Indiana State Department of Health on Saturday reported 448 new COVID-19 cases.
Evansville woman pleads guilty to absentee ballot charge
Prosecutors said Reed mailed the absentee ballot applications with instructions leaving voters no choice but to participate in the Democratic Party’s June 2 primary.
Rioters blame their actions on 2020 election misinformation
Lawyers for at least three defendants charged in connection with the violent siege tell The Associated Press that they will blame election misinformation and conspiracy theories, much of it pushed by then-President Donald Trump, for misleading their clients.
Biden’s $6T budget: Social spending, taxes on business
President Joe Biden on Friday unveiled a budget for next year that’s piled high with new safety net programs for the poor and middle class, but his generosity depends on taxing corporations and the wealthy.
Ashley HomeStore settles employment-rights case with Indiana guardsman
Ashley HomeStore has agreed to pay an Indiana Army National guardsman $6,000 after he alleged he was fired from the store’s Greenwood location after returning from active duty.
2021 Innovation Issue: Telehealth is disrupting traditional care model for doctors, hospitals
For decades, one industry—health care—has largely clung to its traditional model of person-to-person visits in brick-and-mortar buildings, even as other industries have gone virtual. It took a pandemic to disrupt everything, almost overnight.
2021 Innovation Issue: Small companies are most likely to be disruptors
One reason is that big companies are focused on staying on course—maintaining the successes and strengths that made them big in the first place. And if you’re always on course, there’s little room for innovation.
2021 Innovation Issue: When the chips are down, manufacturers scramble
A global semiconductor shortage, driven in large part by pandemic-related factors, is forcing many central Indiana manufacturers and distributors to broaden their supply base and forecast their needs longer term, along with hoping for federal aid from the president’s infrastructure proposal.
2021 Innovation Issue: Lilly’s disruptive model opens doors to women, minorities
For more than a century, Eli Lilly and Co. has pushed for innovation in the pharmaceutical industry. But six years ago, the drugmaker had to admit it was less than innovative in its own workforce.
2021 Innovation Issue: KAR Global wants to be the disruptor, not the disrupted
When the pandemic hit last spring, KAR Global had little choice but to shut down its in-person, wholesale auto auctions, which had been the publicly traded company’s backbone for years. But within two weeks, the Carmel-based company was back up and running—with 100% remote auctions. So how did KAR make it happen?
2021 Innovation Issue: Tumultuous year jolts diversity efforts into overdrive
Shaken by protests and social unrest in cities across the country in 2020, employers in particular ramped up diversity commitments within their organizations.
Purdue plans vaccine cash drawing as IU faces policy critics
Purdue’s “Old Golden Ticket” drawing makes students who submit proof of a COVID-19 vaccination by July 15 eligible for one of 10 prizes paying $9,992. That is the equivalent of a year’s undergraduate tuition.
Travel numbers climb as Americans hit the road for holiday
Americans hit the road in near-record numbers at the start of the Memorial Day weekend, as their eagerness to break free from coronavirus confinement overcame higher prices for flights, gasoline and hotels.
State reports 571 new COVID-19 cases, 13 more deaths
The state said 2.49 million Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 2.63 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
Milo leaving state job to launch entrepreneurship center for women, minorities
Blair Milo, who in 2017 was named the state’s first secretary of career connections and talent, will step down June 7, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Friday.