OCT. 25-31, 2024
The leaders of White River State Park are finalizing design plans for a $65 million extension of the park across Washington Street to the former General Motors stamping plant site where Elanco Animal Health is building a new headquarters. Mickey Shuey gets the proposed lay of the land. Also in this week’s issue, Susan Orr has the latest hiring outlook for Indy’s technology sector. And Taylor Wooten details the final stretch of the Nickel Plate Trail expansion through Indianapolis’ north side.
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White River State Park reveals plans for $65M expansion on stamping plant site
The park will expand into 15 acres between the White River and Elanco Animal Health’s new headquarters and will include an event pavilion to be developed inside the remnants of a former crane bay that had been part of the original stamping plant.
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Technology job market status: Better but not great
More than two years into a tech-sector downturn, people in touch with Indiana’s tech job market say they’re seeing signs of better days ahead. But, they add, no one should expect a return to the red-hot job market that preceded the current slump.
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Nickel Plate Trail construction is in the final stretch in Indianapolis
The Allisonville Road and East 62nd intersection is just a tiny piece of the trail that stretches across three cities and two counties.
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Gravel pit operator’s expansion plan rejected again
Beaver Materials last year was granted a variance by the Noblesville Board of Zoning Appeals to dig a 68-acre gravel pit on land that is zoned residential near the intersection of East 161st Street and Cherry Tree Road.
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Q&A: Purdue’s Dan Hasler says first semester in Indianapolis after split is promising
On July 1, IUPUI was split into Indiana University Indianapolis and Purdue University in Indianapolis. Purdue’s Indianapolis venture is an extension of the West Lafayette flagship campus, meaning students can study at both campuses throughout their time at Purdue.
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Derek Schultz: Ashley Adamson is grateful for a Midwestern homecoming that she never expected
The 2023-2024 sports season was a prolonged goodbye for Adamson, but that was better than the abrupt ending that can befall most in the sports business.
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Indianapolis International Airport lands nonstop flights to Ireland
Aer Lingus will begin offering nonstop flights between Indianapolis and Dublin four times a week starting in May, marking the first nonstop transatlantic flights from Indy since 2020.
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Traffic plans, pop-up performances unveiled for Taylor Swift weekend
Construction and congestion are expected to be challenges for motorists as nearly 200,000 people gather downtown over a three-day period.
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Zionsville Town Council approves designated outdoor refreshment area
Zionsville is the first Boone County community to approve plans for the increasingly common district, known as a DORA.
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New Indy Health District aims to make five historic neighborhoods healthier
IU Health is joining forces with other anchor institutions on the northern edge of downtown—including The Children’s Museum, Ivy Tech Community College and Citizens Energy Group—to form what they are calling the Indy Health District.
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Purdue professor teaches robots how to work with people, get along in our world
It’s an area that Aniket Bera has researched extensively, writing dozens of papers that have been cited nearly 2,000 times.
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Editorial: Recreational, cultural projects drive economic growth, too
The trails and the state park expansion—along with other regional projects, some funded by the state’s Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative program—or READI grants—have provided a great start. Let’s look for even more ways to expand these opportunities.
Read MoreLesley Weidenbener: Intrigue builds in governor’s race
With the presidential contest close and big issues like abortion, immigration and the economy weighing on voters’ minds, it’s difficult to know how voters are weighing down-ticket races.
Read MoreJamie Merisotis: Retooling higher education to meet the needs of Gen Z
A college credential generally leads to greater personal fulfillment and a longer lifespan. And we know that education after high school promotes deeper engagement with democracy and social issues.
Read MorePolina Osherov: It’s time to take Indiana’s creative economy seriously
Creative sectors are fueling new businesses, creating jobs and boosting our state’s competitiveness.
Read MoreChristopher Day: Have we ever stopped to think what our children hear?
Remember, only 2% of adults creating the canvas of learning are considered creative geniuses. Have we ever stopped to consider what our children hear?
Read MoreMickey Kim: Harris, Trump both live in economic ‘fantasyland’
Candidates love to hand out “goodies” like tax reductions and tinker with the economy to curry favor with voters.
Read MoreCecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: How fertility rates impact society—and taxpayers
Fewer people in the working-age population and more older Americans mean that U.S. taxpayers may be unable to afford future Social Security benefits increases.
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West Fork Whiskey Co. plans Fountain Square location
West Fork will occupy a 1,700-square-foot space on the first floor of the Union Square apartment complex at 1233 Shelby St.
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Alfa Laval expects to hire 300 at new south-side facility
The provider of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling products announced that it has begun construction of a 324,000-square-foot facility in the County Line Commerce industrial park.
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New Orleans-influenced raw bar planned for former Thunderbird site
Nick Detrich, an Indianapolis native who owns a French Quarter bar, says oysters, chilled seafood dishes, Sazeracs and cauldrons of café brûlot will highlight the menu at Magdalena.
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Fishers-based Qumulex acquired by Texas company
Fishers-based Qumulex offers cloud-based video surveillance and access control systems for businesses. The company has been acquired by Texas-based Synerion USA Inc.
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