MAY 3-9, 2024
Less than two weeks ago, everything that we had assumed about the future of pro soccer in Indianapolis and the creation of a publicly owned downtown stadium for the Indy Eleven soccer team received a swift kick between the stitches. Mickey Shuey details the city’s shift in strategy and how the Indy Eleven stadium deal fell apart. Also in this week’s issue, John Russell explores the shortages of Eli Lilly and Co’s new diabetes and obesity drugs. And Susan Orr explains how Eleven Fifty Academy is shifting its focus from coding and cybersecurity to artificial intelligence.
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With Indy’s soccer future in balance, city to go all-in on MLS
The April 25 announcement that the city is pursuing a Major League Soccer franchise followed more than three months of secret phone calls, emails and other interactions between city leaders, MLS officials and a longtime soccer executive named Tom Glick.
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How the city’s negotiations with Keystone Group broke down
City officials say the decision to walk away from the Eleven Park development was in taxpayers’ best interest. But the Keystone Group says the move was driven by misplaced ambitions and a lack of interest in discussing specifics of the project’s finances.
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Patients on hunt for diabetes, obesity and weight-loss drugs
Lilly’s newest obesity and diabetes medicines, widely known as GLP-1 drugs, are drawing rave reviews from doctors, researchers and patients for their ability to safely and effectively control blood sugar and take off weight.
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Eleven Fifty Academy putting AI at core of revamped curriculum
More than a year after its acquisition by Marion-based Indiana Wesleyan University, Indianapolis-based Eleven Fifty Academy is rolling out big, future-focused changes.
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IBJ wins 11 honors, Indiana Lawyer wins five at SPJ’s Best of Indiana awards ceremony
IBJ’s design team, which does work for Indiana Lawyer as well, swept the graphics and illustration category.
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Derek Schultz: A quiet evolution?
If you look deeper and more closely examine what Ballard’s done to this point, you’ll see he is quietly evolving and venturing off the usual script.
Read MoreIndiana 250: Max Siegel
Max Siegel has been CEO of Indianapolis-based USA Track & Field—the national governing body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking—since 2012. Additionally, he’s been the owner of Rev Racing since 2010 and has led NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program. Locally, he’s a trustee at Martin University and Brebeuf Jesuit High School. First […]
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Made in Indiana: Candles by Antique Candle Co.
How it started: Brittany Whitenack was “disillusioned” with her traditional workplace job in retail management. So she quit and started looking for another job, picking up a few hobbies along the way that included candle making. “Instead of heading back to the traditional workforce, I wondered if I could potentially work back up to the […]
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Corporate transparency: New federal law imposes reporting requirements on some businesses
The law is intended to provide law enforcement with ownership information about many companies for the purpose of detecting, preventing and punishing terrorism, money laundering and other misconduct through business entities.
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Surgeons from across the US come to Indiana Spine Group to learn the latest techniques
The Carmel medical group is gaining a reputation as a training and education center. It holds courses for high school and college students in anatomy as well as surgeons going out on their own after residencies and fellowships.
Read MoreVince Wong: Indiana is poised to extend its leadership in life sciences
The four pillars of our state’s new life sciences strategy—fostering R&D and innovation, enhancing Indiana’s manufacturing ecosystem, boosting the state’s life sciences talent and workforce, and supporting connections and outreach—will help Indiana attract and retain new investments and top talent, enabling the state to solidify and extend our leadership.
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Editorial: Don’t give away your vote
Boycotting a race doesn’t help a candidate understand why a particular voice or a particular group of voices is important. It doesn’t do anything to help a candidate appreciate and empathize with a voter’s story or concerns. It doesn’t build a relationship.
Read MoreNate Feltman: Why IBJ has named an award for Mickey Maurer
Significant to the naming of this award, Mickey brought IBJ Media back under local ownership when he and partner Bob Schloss purchased the company back in 1990. He understood the importance of a local news organization, with local owners who are engaged in their community and take great care in producing factual and balanced reporting.
Read MoreHale Crumley: Fair housing statutes need to be expanded
The Fair Housing Act made significant strides toward rooting out long-standing discriminatory housing policies and practices. But some discrimination is still perfectly lawful.
Read MoreJason Shelley: Let’s encourage kids to explore a career in architecture
A pathway to an architecture career exists right here in Indiana. Several universities—Indiana University, Ball State University, Notre Dame University—offer nationally recognized programs with internships and job placement services. Indiana’s architecture firms work locally, nationally and internationally, leaving a worldwide legacy.
Read MoreTiffany Sauder: Dare to stand apart: Transforming your brand strategy
Standing apart in a crowded marketplace requires a bold departure from the status quo.
Read MoreMickey Kim: Risk and failure indispensable to your investment success
Risk is the permanent loss of capital invested or loss of purchasing power from inflation.
Read MoreCecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Freedom—and control—of seas still matters
Mahan wrote in the late 1800s and early 1900s during the first period of globalization and viewed access to the ocean commons as crucial to a global economy.
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Restaurateur takes over former downtown bank branch by Riley Towers
FortyFive Degrees owner Bill Pritt said he intends for Harrison’s Restaurant, a concept based on “good portions and fair prices,” to open by spring 2025.
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Indiana Hospital Association leader Brian Tabor stepping down
Tabor, 49, who has acted as chief advocate the state’s 170 hospitals since 2016, said he is looking forward to spending more time with his family and pursuing his longtime hobby, birdwatching.
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Hendricks closes on $85M purchase of Circle Centre Mall
Hendricks Commercial Properties—the developer of the Bottleworks District—plans to spend at least $600 million to convert the nearly 30-year-old mall into an open air, pedestrian-focused retail, office and residential district.
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Caitlin Clark, Peyton Manning to attend ‘Full Court Press’ premiere in Indy
Clark is featured in the ESPN+ series focused on women’s college basketball stars, co-produced by Manning’s Omaha Productions.
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TechPoint exploring launch of AI-focused networking group
TechPoint has secured a $50,000 cash prize from the U.S. Small Business Administration to help with this effort.
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