Retailer Shoe Show to depart Circle Centre
The North Carolina-based retail chain opened its Circle Centre location in late 2019. The company’s other area stores will remain open.
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Indiana COVID-19 cases hit lowest mark since September
The Indiana State Department of Health said 3,640 new individuals were tested for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the lowest number since May 13.
Walmart sales still surging, but a chill may be on the way
Walmart has pushed hard into fast and convenient delivery during the pandemic. But even the massive infrastructure put into place by Walmart in recent years was strained by the crush of orders from millions of people sheltering at home.
Martindale-Brightwood chosen for Lift Indy development program
The neighborhood will receive about $3.5 million in funding over the next three years from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Home Investment Partnership Program and the Community Development Block Grant program.
U.S. jobless claims rise to 861,000 as layoffs stay high
The figures underscore that the job market has stalled, with employers having added a mere 49,000 jobs in January after cutting workers in December.
Proposed plan by Thompson Thrift would bring homes to Fishers District
The Villas at Fishers District would bring 210 paired villas and 40 townhomes to the southeast corner of Ikea Way and USA Parkway.
House passes pregnancy accommodations bill that lacks requirements
House Bill 1309, authored by Rep. Karen Engleman, R-Georgetown, will allow employees to request accommodations from their employer—something pregnant workers are already permitted to do.
How Indiana has cut funding for students in poverty, hurting urban schools
In recent years, Indiana lawmakers have prioritized across-the-board increases for schools over support for disadvantaged students, favoring budget strategies that buoy more affluent districts while higher-poverty schools say they’re left without enough resources to serve disadvantaged students.
Children’s Museum lawsuit over Drake moves ahead amid talks with developer
An effort by the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis’ to overturn the city’s designation of the Drake apartment building as a historic property has been transferred to federal court—even as the organization continues working with city officials on a plan to salvage the building.
Lawmakers facing off with GameStop saga’s key players
The episode has been portrayed as a victory of the little guy over Wall Street titans, but not everyone is buying it. Lawmakers from both parties are among the skeptics.
U.S life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWII
Minorities suffered the biggest impact, with Black Americans losing nearly three years and Hispanics nearly two years, according to preliminary estimates Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Allison Transmission expects revenue, profit to rebound this year
Allison Transmission’s fourth-quarter financial performance exceeded analysts’ revenue expectations but fell short of profitability forecasts.
Snowstorm disrupts COVID-19 vaccine clinics, delays expansion to 60-64 age group
Indiana health officials said Wednesday they hope to begin offering vaccines sometime next week to the 60-64 age group, which comprises about 432,000 Hoosiers.
House votes to override governor’s veto of landlord-tenant bill, allowing it to become law
Senate Enrolled Act 148 prevents all local governments from regulating any aspect of landlord-tenant relationships and blocks tenant protections that the city of Indianapolis had put in place last spring.
Indiana rolling out pandemic rental-assistance program
The state of Indiana is preparing to launch a new rental and utility assistance program after receiving an additional $372 million in federal funding for that purpose.
AG Rokita declined to sign bipartisan letter condemning Capitol attack
Separately, Indiana’s attorney general is facing calls for records surrounding his decision to remain employed as an adviser to a private company while also holding statewide elected office.
Newfields president resigns amid staff, community pushback
Charles Venable, who came to Newfields in 2012, stepped down Wednesday amid controversy over a job posting.
Rush Limbaugh, ‘voice of American conservatism,’ dies at 70
For more than two decades, starting in the late 1980s, Limbaugh dominated the airwaves, inspiring a generation of conservative talk show hosts and politicians.
Indiana Senate panel advances bill that would pass along drug rebates to consumers
The bill pitted the two largest companies headquartered in Indianapolis—drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. and health insurer Anthem Inc.—on opposite sides of the issue.
Committee fails to vote on work-share bill, despite business support
The Senate Pensions and Labor Committee on Wednesday discussed Senate Bill 44, which would authorize the Indiana Department of Workforce Development to implement a work-sharing program, but the chairman of the committee refused to vote on the bill.