Simon Property Group sues Gap Inc. over $65.9M in unpaid rent
Gap Inc. has more than 390 stores at Indianapolis-based Simon’s malls, including its namesake brand, Old Navy and Banana Republic.
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NBA to present players with plan for season restart
Under the plan, the Indiana Pacers and 21 other teams would temporarily move to the ESPN Wide World Of Sports complex near Orlando in late July and play eight games to determine playoff seeding.
Colts to hold camp at own training facility instead of Grand Park
All 32 NFL teams have been told by Commissioner Roger Goodell to hold training camps at their home facilities this summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shopping center planned for vacant 16th Street lot near downtown
The lot in the Herron-Morton Place Historic District was slated several years ago for a new gas station, drawing fierce opposition from nearby residents.
Eli Lilly begins human testing on potential COVID-19 treatment
Dr. Daniel Skovronsky, chief scientific officer and president of Lilly Research Laboratories, said Lilly has already started “large-scale manufacturing” of the potential treatment.
IBJ PODCAST: Quiet not-for-profit powers big innovations in energy, transportation
Energy Systems Network prefers to work in the background while pushing forward initiatives like IndyGo’s bus rapid transit program, the Blue Indy electric car-sharing service and autonomous IndyCar-style racing.
Top conferences ask Congress for athlete compensation law
Conference commissioners encouraged federal lawmakers to not wait for the NCAA process to play out before passing a national law that would set parameters for college athletes to be compensated for use of their names, images and likenesses.
Massive protests raise fears of new virus outbreaks
Health experts fear that silent carriers of the virus who have no symptoms could unwittingly infect others at protests where people are packed cheek to jowl, many without masks.
Hogsett calls for peaceful protest on Circle on Saturday afternoon
Following unrest overnight, Mayor Joe Hogsett said Saturday afternoon that he had spoken with protest organizers and social-justice groups to arrange an event on Monument Circle with their assurance that it would remain peaceful and that they would help disperse the crowd afterward.
Hogsett planning afternoon press conference after night of violence, vandalism downtown
Overnight, protesters clashed with police and busted windows on Monument Circle and across the Mile Square. Officers used tear gas to try to break up pockets of protesters.
Six ways Indianapolis Public Schools will be different when buildings reopen
With the next school year rapidly approaching, the state’s largest district is planning for the challenges it must tackle for staff and students to return safely for in-person instruction.
Salesforce cuts revenue, profit forecasts as cloud-app demand weakens
The company leads the market for sales-tracking software, but growth rates have slowed over time.
City seeks new uses for remaining BlueIndy assets
The city will issue a request for information next month that will solicit “cost-effective, placed based uses” for the below ground infrastructure and footprint of existing BlueIndy stations.
BBQ joint, Books & Brews site join long list of area restaurants to call it quits during pandemic
While numerous Indianapolis-area restaurants are looking forward to reopening their dining rooms this week, many others are no longer around to get the chance.
Indy PopCon calls off July extravaganza, plans online film festival
The comic and popular-culture convention was expected to draw about 40,000 people downtown to the Indiana Convention Center.
Memorial Day weekend gave Indianapolis restaurants a small boost, report says
Indianapolis restaurants got a much-needed boost during the Memorial Day weekend, as in-person dining services resumed for the first time in more than two months—at least on an outdoor basis. But dining numbers paled in comparison to a year ago.
IBJ Podcast: ‘When can we be with Grandma and Grandpa?’ and other COVID questions families are asking
Two public health experts field questions vexing families with children, including topics such as grandparents, youth sports, preschools, masks, eating out and taking safe vacations.
Indianapolis salon owners tearing hair out over closure order
A petition asking Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett to allow salons to reopen has received more than 6,000 signatures in six days. Some owners said they’re at a huge disadvantage with competitors in adjacent counties back in business.
State to cut spending 15%, sideline several projects to deal with budget shortfalls
Gov. Eric Holcomb said the budget agency is estimating that Indiana could take in $3 billion less than expected during the last two months of fiscal year 2020—which ends June 30—and fiscal year 2021.
About half of Castleton Square’s stores now open, with safety protocols
The mall shopping experience is far different than it was before the pandemic began in March—and it’s likely to stay that way for a while.