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Q&A: Architecture firm is first in state to use employee trust ownership model

January 9, 2026

Luke Leising founded and leads Guidon, which has more than 90 employees and specializes in designing buildings for medical professionals and hospital campuses.

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IU Health aims to award 30% of downtown hospital project to diverse contractors

July 7, 2023

John Russell

IU Health expects to give about $690 million worth of work to diversity contractors. That’s 30% of $2.3 billion—the amount the hospital system says the project is worth after subtracting the cost of expensive medical equipment such as imaging scanners.

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Public contractor ban removed, ‘good faith’ protections added to immigrant work eligibility bill

January 15, 2026 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Contractors would be prohibited from employing people that don’t pass E-Verify muster, although workers would be able to join the project later if they get a valid number.

Legislation seeks to close ‘loopholes’ in E-Verify requirements for public contractors

January 8, 2026 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Public work project contracts entered into or renewed after June 30 would have to include a provision requiring the primary contractor and all tiers of subcontractors to enroll in E-Verify.

Illinois-based trash collector acquires Indianapolis company ahead of 2026 city contract

August 5, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

Approximately 60 employees from the locally owned and operated company will join Lakeshore Recycling Systems as part of the deal, officials said.

Subcontractor sues for nearly $1.6M in unpaid work on Stevanato site in Fishers

June 12, 2025 | Greg Weaver

The lawsuit alleges the Indianapolis office of Chicago-based Pepper Construction has failed to fully pay Indianapolis-based BMWC Constructors Inc. for site work it provided.

Trump’s administration seeks to end diverse contracting program with ties to Indiana lawsuit

June 6, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program requires state and local transportation agencies to award some contracts to businesses certified as disadvantaged business enterprises.

Indianapolis approves 10-year contract with new trash, recycling service

March 12, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

The company will also be involved with the city’s transition to universal curbside recycling, expected to begin in 2028.

Minority-owned firms face ‘crisis’ as affirmative action programs fall

November 11, 2024 | The Washington Post

Minority- and women-owned businesses are bracing for the end of affirmative action in federal contracting—and the potential loss of contracts worth at least $70 billion a year.

Translation app Duolingo fired some contract workers in favor of AI

January 10, 2024 | The Washington Post

Language-learning app Duolingo has been steadily firing contract writers and translators and replacing them with artificial intelligence, in one of the most high-profile instances yet of a company getting rid of human workers in favor of AI.

Construction workers kept busy all over downtown in the two weeks leading up to the game, including installing this zip line.

New rule tightens worker classification standards; Uber, Lyft say drivers won’t be affected

January 9, 2024 | Associated Press

The Labor Department rule, which the Biden administration proposed 15 months ago, replaces a scrapped Trump-era standard that lowered the bar for classifying employees as contractors.

Plymouth-based SIMBA Chain lands 20-year government contract

December 30, 2022 |

Susan Orr

SIMBA Chain, which helps customers implement blockchain technology, recently became a preferred vendor for the federal government. This means the company can do business with any federal government agency and can more easily work with other government vendors on projects.

Stadium construction manager with Indy ties pays $1.9M over minority hiring

December 23, 2022 | Associated Press

Construction of the 9,500-seat, $160 million stadium in Worcester was managed by Gilbane/Hunt, a joint venture of Gilbane Building Co. of Providence, Rhode Island, and Aecom Hunt Construction Group Inc. of Indianapolis.

Indy-based bath remodeler riding COVID-fueled home improvement surge

April 8, 2022 | Sam Stall

New Bath Today, founded by brothers Mike and Ryan Redman, offers a tightly focused specialty—converting conventional tub-and-shower combos into either walk-in tubs or shower-only arrangements.

U.S. poised to sue contractors who don’t report cyber breaches

October 6, 2021 | Associated Press

Officials have repeatedly spoken of the need for better private-sector engagement as the government confronts a surge in ransomware attacks that in the last year have targeted critical infrastructure and major corporations.

Williams Comfort Air and Mr. Plumber acquired by Georgia company

June 9, 2021 | IBJ Staff

The acquisition marks Marietta, Georgia-based Wrench Group’s first expansion into the Midwest and adds 400 employees to its operations.

Union-connected PAC spends thousands to defeat candidate who represents non-union contractors

May 29, 2020 |

Lindsey Erdody

Believe in Indiana, a political action committee connected to the Indiana State Building & Construction Trades Council, has spent more than $51,000 to run TV commercials that criticize JR Gaylor, CEO of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Indiana and Kentucky, who is running against Scott Baldwin in the Senate District 20 primary.

State’s contractor faces big test as it ramps up contact tracing effort

May 22, 2020 |

John Russell

Washington, D.C.-area-based Maximus is taking on a critical, massive assignment: helping health departments across Indiana contact people who have tested positive for COVID-19 to learn whom they might have exposed.

Independent contractors may have to wait until May to receive jobless benefits

April 16, 2020 |

Lindsey Erdody

The additional $600 in unemployment benefits could start arriving Friday for some Hoosiers, but independent contractors and gig economy workers may be waiting until next month to see any payments.

City, Indy Chamber launch financing program for minority-owned businesses

February 13, 2020 |

Samm Quinn

Funding for the program will help smaller businesses pay initial expenditures associated with bidding on contracts—supplies and payroll, for example—without having to put themselves at financial risk through high-interest borrowing.

Fast-growing contractor Gemco acquires Carmel firm

December 10, 2019 | IBJ Staff

Indianapolis-based Gemco Constructors LLC has acquired Carmel-based Real Mechanical Inc., a mechanical contracting firm founded in 1978.

UPDATE: Transportation contractor plans $11M headquarters on southeast-side

October 16, 2019 |

Mickey Shuey

Milestone Contractors LP received approval for incentives from the city of Indianapolis tied to an effort to build a 25,000-square-foot office building and 52,000-square-foot garage in Beech Grove.

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