Mark Montieth: Nancy Leonard was Pacers’ assistant GM, Super Mom and unyielding rock
Nobody messed with the franchise’s matriarch, who ran the show, backed the players, hosted the parties, told the coach what to do and anchored Murderer’s Row.
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IndyGo planning new bus docking bays by Carson Transit Center, eliminating street parking
The canopied platform for rapid-transit buses along East Washington Street will be long enough to accommodate two 60-foot articulated buses.
IBJ Podcast: Rugby star wants to make Indy the sport’s home field
After playing internationally, Bryce Campbell’s new goal is to raise the profile of Indianapolis in the rugby world and turn it into the center for the sport at the amateur, professional and national levels.
Owners of east-side industrial park seeking $8.8M tax break on $125M expansion
The project would fill out the rest of the available land in Thunderbird Commerce Park, which is situated on the former site of the Ford Visteon Plant.
IBJ Podcast: Pew Research’s Richard Fry unpacks gender gap in college enrollment
Fry analyzes federal data from 2011 to 2022, highlighting a sharp drop in college attendance among young men, shifting public views on the value of a degree, and rising wages for workers without one.
Arts Council, firm redeveloping Circle Centre considering next steps for Artsgarden
Among the options on the table are renovating the 30-year-old elevated event venue, rebuilding it or even relocating it to another intersection downtown.
IBJ Podcast: Pete the Planner on whether buying a home is always a smart investment
It’s not at all necessary to get started right away, and there’s a navigable path for renters in the 40s to end up in a very comfortable situation by retirement.
Apartment project with 261 units of workforce housing planned on far-west side
Raceway Development Partners LLC intends to construct the six-building project on nearly 11 acres on the western edge of Marion County.
IBJ Podcast: ‘It all comes back to relationships,’ says banker turned small-biz owner
Something was missing from her career as a commercial lender, and Cindy Schum found it in a small firm that sold janitorial and cleaning supplies. After early trepidation, she realized she already had the key to entrepreneurship.
IBJ Podcast: She kept her job but hit the road, lived in a school bus and reclaimed her calling
Karmen Johnson explains how she kept her job with an Indy-based credit union while exploring the country—and then added a career in art after a near-fatal accident brought it all into focus.
More than 300 apartments planned for property at 46th and Monon Trail
The project would consist of workforce units—those priced to accommodate residents making 80% to 120% of the area’s median income—as well as lower-income and market-rate units.
IBJ Podcast: Who’s afraid of the big, bad FAFSA? Here’s what families can expect this fall.
If you think you’re too well off to receive help paying for college, you’re probably wrong. And the process for filing the FAFSA isn’t nearly as arduous today as its reputation suggests.
Apartment project planned near Goose the Market seeks city’s OK for eco-devo designation
A local firm with plans to build a 46-unit apartment project north of downtown Indianapolis soon could have the means to request up to $2 million and change in city funds to help finance the development.
IBJ Podcast: Christine Brennan on Caitlin Clark’s cultural influence and the WNBA’s growing pains
The sports broadcasting veteran speaks candidly on her new book about Clark, the WNBA’s flawed handling of Clark’s debut and its continuing struggle with balancing promotion, parity and politics
IBJ Podcast: Indy’s fast-rising chief of community outreach on potholes, curbside recycling, rural roots
In eight years, Butler grad Natalie van Dongen she risen from an internship with the mayor’s office to the city’s point person for addressing the concerns and complaints of nearly 1 million people.
Castleton complex acquired in state’s second-largest apartment transaction
The complex has undergone more than $20 million in renovations since 2020, including luxury-level finishes, fully upgraded kitchens and bathrooms, new roofing, refreshed hallways and fresh paint throughout.
IBJ Podcast: Indiana’s first Miss Basketball on Caitlin Clark and 50 years of progress
Judi Warren explains how girls in the early 1970s had to fight for respect, funding and even decent practice time—and then how quickly attitudes changed after she guided Warsaw to the first state championship in 1976.
Former home of Tiki Bob’s among downtown buildings sold to Simon family in $4.5M deal
The acquisitions come as the family redevelops the former CSX warehouse property on the eastern side of the same block.
IBJ Podcast: ‘Am I crazy for doing this?’ asks attorney turned bookstore owner
Tiffany Phillips discusses how she got Wild Geese Bookshop off the ground, developed a national reputation and fights fears that championing the printed word in retail “doesn’t make any sense.”
Indianapolis Zoo buys two nearby parcels but has ‘no plans’ for expansion
In the past decade, the zoo has seen substantial growth of its wildlife and educational offerings, with the addition of dedicated exhibit areas for orangutans, kangaroos and, most recently, chimpanzees.