The 10 most-downloaded IBJ Podcast episodes of 2024
At the top of the list is host Mason King’s interview with Chick McGee, who has been a fixture on Indianapolis radio for 38 years as a cast member of “The Bob & Tom Show.”
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Insurance-tech firm Remodel Health raises $100M in growth funding
The firm, which helps employers transition workers to individual health insurance plans, has more than doubled its workforce in the last year and hopes to go on an acquisition spree.
Indiana leaders wrestle with massive energy needs on horizon
Hot topics at the inaugural IBJ Media Future of Energy Summit included the staggering power demands of data centers, continued reliance on coal and natural gas and the potential assistance of nuclear power.
French restaurant set for January opening in Carmel’s Sophia Square
Dan and Anna Cage, whose eateries also include Broad Ripple restaurant Ambrosia and Fall Creek Place’s Bocca, plan to open Josephine at the corner of West Main Street and First Avenue SW.
Indianapolis couple sues IU professor, students for $2B alleging they stole project plans
Tim and Doris Anne Sadler say the students disclosed the couple’s plans for a 1,550-acre development in Puerto Rico to a company that used the information to take over the project.
Spartz to boycott committees, GOP caucus
Fifth District Indiana Congresswoman Victoria Spartz took to social media Monday to say she refuses to go to meetings for committees or the GOP caucus.
Jim Dandy restaurant to close after 60 years in Noblesville
Harry Reasoner opened Jim Dandy in Noblesville in 1964, and the family business later expanded with restaurants in Elwood, Frankfort, Greenfield, Marion, North Vernon and Tipton.
City initiates demolition of 8 more buildings at troubled Towne & Terrace
The ultimate goal of the Hogsett administration is to redevelop the 20-acre property site in conjunction with the neighboring Oaktree Apartments site.
Amazon ignored its own worker safety studies, Senate report says
The 159-page Senate report says Amazon’s policies, including productivity targets, risk worker injury owing to exhaustion and repetitive stress.
IBJ Podcast: Mission of Indy furniture maker ‘is about building other people up’
More than 240 people who have struggled with addiction, homelessness, incarceration and other obstacles have been employed and trained by Purposeful Design. And sales of its high-end furniture cover most of the cost of operation.
Former nursing home CEO included in Biden’s sweeping clemency grant
James Burkhart was chief of Indiana’s largest chain of nursing homes before being indicted on 32 fraud counts in 2016.
Developer plans $22M apartment, retail project with housing for veterans along Keystone corridor
The 92-apartment development, which would feature one- to three-bedroom units, would consist of market rate and reduced-income housing, with the latter meant to serve homeless veterans.
Mass Ave restaurant Nine Irish Brothers closes
The Irish pub opened in 2014 as the third Nine Irish Brothers location. After a decade of serving shepherd’s pie and bangers and mash, the downtown restaurant is permanently closed.
IBJ Podcast: Josef Newgarden, Indy 500 champ and avid investor, also races against S&P 500
Newgarden enjoys being a hands-on caretaker of his financial life, including managing his investment portfolio. He says if he weren’t a racer, “I think I’d be an equity trader or some kind of strategist.”
ISO planning major facelift for Hilbert Circle Theatre
The overhaul would include construction of a new rooftop event space and outdoor terrace overlooking Monument Circle, a revamp of lounge areas, and a new covered walkway and entryway along the Scioto Street alley.
Derek Schultz: IU football fans finally get to live in the moment
If you had posed any of the current playoff scenarios to anyone back in August, much less a die-hard IU football fan, they would’ve laughed you out of the room.
Thanksgiving meal in Hoosier state expected to cost a bit less than last year, per report
The market survey is conducted each year by volunteer shoppers across Indiana who search for the best prices while not using coupons or special promotions.
Zionsville receives $4M from state grant fund for infrastructure projects south of Village
Among the projects: A dog-bone-style roundabout will connect Main Street and First Street, and another roundabout would be built to the north at Sycamore Street and First Street.
Triton Brewing Co. to close after 13 years at Fort Ben
Triton Brewing Co., known for its Rail Splitter IPA, was an early participant in the rise of Indianapolis craft beer makers.
Formula 1 expands grid to add GM’s Cadillac brand and new team headed by Andretti Global owners
Michael Andretti stepped aside from leading his Indianapolis-based racing company in September, so F1’s 11th team will be called Cadillac F1 and be run by new majority owners Dan Towriss and Mark Walter.