JULY 26-AUG. 1, 2024
Fishers is advancing a long-held plan to annex about 1,000 acres along its southeastern border. Daniel Bradley explains the benefits and the costs of adding the land and close to 3,000 residents to the city. Also in this week’s paper, John Russell explores the implications of Eli Lilly and Co. becoming one of a handful of companies worldwide worth at least $1 trillion. And Taylor Wooten has a progress report on the demolition of the crime-ridden Towne & Terrace community on the east side.
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Fishers looks to annex 994 acres, add up to 3,000 residents
Fishers is advancing a long-held plan to annex about 1,000 acres along its southeastern boundary, a move that would encompass the largest chunk of unincorporated land along the ever-growing Hamilton County city’s borders.
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Lilly inches toward rare $1 trillion market-value distinction
The spotlight is turning to Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. as the next possible member of the so-called “Trillion-Dollar Club,” based on the drugmaker’s climbing stock price and swelling demand for its treatments for diabetes, obesity and other diseases.
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Purdue gives students leg up in chip-making through summer program
An intensive, eight-week training program is devoted to the understanding of semiconductors, the crystalline solids that conduct electricity and power computer microchips.
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Work to empty troubled complex nears end
After years of neighborhood strife, the administration of Mayor Joe Hogsett last year began demolishing portions of the cluster of 258 housing units and is in the process of relocating other Towne & Terrace residents.
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Mark Montieth: Caitlin Clark is transcendent
It’s exhausting, being a revolutionary. And Clark, with no hint of being rebellious, is just that.
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Indiana 250: Melina Kennedy
Melina Kennedy is CEO of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, a group of leaders from corporations, foundations and universities who want to promote prosperity in the region. In that role, she’s worked to reinforce the state’s status as an innovation hub and is focused on growing the life sciences business sector through the partnership’s BioCrossroads […]
Read MoreMade in Indiana: Coffee mate liquid creamers by Nestlé
History: Nestlé’s history dates back to 1867, when Henri Nestlé developed infant cereal in Switzerland. In 1905, his company merged with Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. to create the Nestlé Group, which became a global dairy company. Over the years, the company expanded its traditional business, entering areas like frozen foods and pharmaceuticals. In 1939, Nestle […]
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How Lilly wooed Massachusetts biotech with flurry of offers
It was a mating dance that lasted more than three years. At the end, Eli Lilly and Co. wound up buying a Massachusetts-based biotech developing treatments for inflammatory bowel disease for $3.2 billion.
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Harris previews presidential campaign priorities, women’s rights focus in Indy speech
Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, focused her message on the fight for a variety of rights. “We are witnessing a full-on assault on hard-fought, hard-won freedoms,” she said.
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Indiana Chamber, some companies continue DEI work despite backlash
DEI efforts remain popular with the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and some prominent members of the Hoosier business community even as companies elsewhere back away from what has become a culture war flashpoint.
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Car loan defaults jump as consumers battle inflation, high interest rates
A Cox Automotive report finds that car repossessions nationwide are up 23% over last year and 14% compared with the first half of 2019.
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Editorial: Gubernatorial debate comes late, but event still important
We look forward to learning more about Mike Braun, Jennifer McCormick and Donald Rainwater in the coming weeks—particularly about where they stand on issues important to Hoosiers.
Read MoreLesley Weidenbener: Nominate strong women, attorneys for awards
We want your help finding our next group of extraordinary leaders to honor for our Women of Influence program. Go to IBJ.com/nominations to get more details and fill out the nomination form. Nominations are due Aug. 2.
Read MoreMichael-Paul Hart: Let’s take a balanced approach to short-term rentals
Expanding our existing registry program to include short-term rentals is an effective solution that respects property rights and addresses the community’s concerns without unnecessary and excessive legislation.
Read MorePamela Whitten: A 2024 perspective on the IU 2030 strategy
A key part of our student-success pillar is our commitment to ensuring graduates are ready for the 21st century, signaled by our new requirement for annual experiential learning opportunities like a common first-year seminar, a final-year capstone, internships, undergraduate research or study abroad.
Read MoreGarrett Mintz: We need to change how we approach business development
With the tightening of spending by companies and increased private-equity scrutiny around how budgets are spent, I believe a gap is widening between business development professionals who understand this information and those who don’t.
Read MorePete the Planner: Know your black boxes and blank checks
But you do have the ability to know a lot more things about your financial life than you are currently attempting to know.
Read MoreCecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: ‘Crowd wisdom’ influences betting odds
So why would the price of these contracts be of interest? It goes back to the “wisdom of the crowd.”
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Ale Emporium to expand to Avon with new restaurant
The fourth Ale Emporium is expected to open next spring in a retail center that includes a Rural King and D-Bat baseball academy.
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Sease Gerig adds three partners, relocates to Fishers
The firm on Tuesday announced the addition of Jayson Manship, Alicia Thomas and Ty Gerig as partners.
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Three Indiana gubernatorial candidates agree to televised debate
Republican Sen. Mike Braun, Democrat Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian Donald Rainwater are scheduled to participate in the Oct. 24 debate.
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Former U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly to serve as state’s DNC delegation chair
Party delegates begin meeting virtually this week to begin the process of officially nominating a new candidate for president, with the election just a few months away.
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Big Ten football championship game staying in Indianapolis through 2028
Indianapolis has hosted the conference’s football championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium every year since its inception in 2011.
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