FEB. 28-MARCH 6, 2025
Mayor Joe Hogsett’s campaign to establish a Major League Soccer team in Indianapolis took a big step forward this week with the stamp of approval from Gov. Mike Braun and continued evidence that the Simon family is involved. Mickey Shuey reports on sentiment from insiders an sports business experts that the Simons could provide the credibility and at least some of the cash needed to get a deal done. Also in this week’s issue: Dave Lindquist explains how the owner of downtown’s new InterContinental Hotel is using unique visual art to establish the property’s local bona fides. And Cate Charron has your guide to the organizational chart in Braun’s fledgling administration.
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Simons give Indianapolis’ MLS efforts a big boost, experts say
The Simon family’s involvement in the city’s effort to attract a Major League Soccer team might have been the worst-kept secret in Indianapolis.
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Circle City’s identity drives art program at InterContinental Hotel
The luxury hotel pays tribute to Broad Ripple High School alum David Letterman among 24 pieces displayed in lobbies, hallways, meeting rooms and guest rooms.
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Reorganized, staff is focused on efficiency
The secretary positions—many of which are new—pay $275,000 each. Three of the secretaries also lead an agency or department in their vertical.
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Commerce secretary wants to turn the IEDC inside out
In some ways, social media platforms are unlike traditional media platforms, such as radio and television. In other ways, they are very similar.
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Some businesses fear for future of federal program in wake of partial blockage
A federal court last fall temporarily blocked a program meant to prevent discrimination in government-funded transportation contracts from applying to two southern Indiana contractors.
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Q&A: IU basketball player making a play with software platform for college athletics
IU basketball player Anthony Leal is building his company, Motion Sports, as a go-to platform for collegiate athletic programs.
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Mark Montieth: Naming sports facilities is all the rage. What happens, though, when colleges run out of available real estate?
When attaching a name to something is done as an honor, it makes people happy.
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City staffers seek more details on contentious Devington Plaza revamp, recommend denial of rezoning
The company’s current proposal calls for a two-phase, $100 million overhaul including more than 500 apartments, 35,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, townhouses and a hotel.
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Cadillac F1 to be managed by TWG Motorsports, with Towriss named CEO of racing portfolio
The group that owns Cadillac Formula 1 officially launched TWG Motorsports on Tuesday in Indianapolis as the division responsible for its rapidly growing motorsports portfolio.
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Lawmakers seek path to remediate brownfields through inventory
Senate Bill 307 would allow the Indiana Brownfields Program to be used to study brownfields and to create a statewide inventory, although the bill provides no funding for the task.
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Editorial: Before we cut property taxes, look where Hoosiers choose to live
Many Hoosiers are choosing higher taxes—they see them as a cost of living in vibrant communities with top-notch services.
Read MoreLesley Weidenbener: When change can be excellent
This week’s paper includes our Excellence in Health Care publication, a new take on a program that has since its inception been called Health Care Heroes.
Read MoreSen. Chris Garten and Sen. Ryan Mishler: For secure future, we must reform Medicaid now
SB 2 closes loopholes to stop fraud and waste in Indiana’s Medicaid program, which spends millions each year on Medicaid enrollees who are ineligible.
Read MoreHunter Jones: Unleashing free market is best for energy production
At the heart of conservative values is the principle that individuals have the right to use their property as they see fit. That principle isn’t just a talking point; it’s fundamental to who we are as Americans.
Read MoreMickey Levitan: The DEI that should go is the performative variety
Poorly conceived and executed training programs were touted as enlightened efforts to redress longstanding inequities. Instead, they seemed to divide us into either oppressors or oppressed.
Read MoreEmmy Hildebrand: Charitable gambling helps many but needs an upgrade
Electronic pull tabs—or e-tabs—offer a modern, efficient and appealing way to raise funds while maintaining the integrity and purpose of charitable gambling.
Read MorePete the planner: Complexity is the measure for needing a tax preparer
If you’ve got investment income, especially anything involving capital gains, tax-loss harvesting or the wild world of cryptocurrency, you might want someone who understands the tax code better than you do.
Read MoreBarb Cutillo: We all have stress, but bad managers create anxiety
To meet or exceed goals, managers must motivate the talented employees to accomplish the work on time and under budget.
Read MoreCecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: The value proposition for social media is its users
In some ways, social media platforms are unlike traditional media platforms, such as radio and television. In other ways, they are very similar.
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BorgWarner to close Noblesville facility, cut jobs in restructuring effort
The Michigan-based company told IBJ that work has been underway since October to move employees from the Noblesville Technical Center to a similar facility elsewhere in Indiana. More than 20 people are expected to lose their jobs in the transition.
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Pulte Homes looking to build more homes near Spyglass Falls in Fishers
The proposed development would feature ranch and two-story houses with average sales prices ranging from $500,000 to $650,000.
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Fishers planning second AgriPark near Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport
Fishers and the Indianapolis Zoo will partner on some aspects of the new AgriPark, which received a key approval in the development process on Tuesday.
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Joann plans to close all stores, cease business operations
Monday’s announcement comes less than two weeks after the retailer announced it would close more than two-thirds of its stores, including two in the Indianapolis area.
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2025 Excellence in Health Care: ‘Just something I like to do’
Dr. William Goggins has performed more than 3,000 kidney transplants.
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2025 Excellence in Health Care: Doctor’s advocacy is the linchpin
Dr. Nassa Hanna founded and chairs the advocacy group End Lung Cancer Now, an initiative of IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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2025 Excellence in Health Care: Program addresses health disparities
The iHEART Collaborative is bringing heart health to barbershops, Bible study groups, food pantries and neighborhood centers in Meadows/Martindale Brightwood.
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2025 Excellence in Health Care: The Restoracy is disrupting an industry
The Restoracy, which has homes in Carmel, Whitestown and Goshen, has introduced a “small-house model” intended to provide residents with a home rather than a facility.
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2025 Excellence in Health Care: Building patients up before transplant
The Transplant Optimization Program at Franciscan Health help strengthen patients before and after treatment.
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2025 Excellence in Health Care: Company’s mask improves respiration
Intersurgical specializes in manufacturing respiratory devices, the majority of which are used in the areas of anesthesia, intensive care, respiratory treatment and emergency medical services.
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2025 Excellence in Health Care: Hospital brings new procedure to state
This procedure, which involves applying current at a rapid rate, affects heart tissue without affecting surrounding tissues.
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2025 Excellence in Health Care: Helping patients get the right therapies
During her time as Community Health Network’s vice president and chief pharmacy officer, Dawn Moore has dedicated herself to finding myriad ways to help patients quickly, safely and affordably obtain the medications they need.
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2025 Excellence in Health Care: Reshaping how mental health care is delivered
The Ackerman Center was launched in March 2023 to help address the post-COVID bump in demand for mental health services by tackling a related problem—a significant shortage of mental health workers.
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2025 Excellence in Health Care: Giving voice to patients’ experiences
Since 2018, Dr. Danielle Henderson has appeared roughly 100 times on local television, addressing numerous mental health concerns and discussing their impact on underserved communities.
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2025 Excellence in Health Care: Doctor dedicates career to addiction
Dr. Timothy Kelly, chief medical director for addiction treatment and integrated recovery at Community Health Network, has devoted his entire professional life to working in addiction medicine.
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2025 Excellence in Health Care: IU doctor serves as IMS medical director
Methodist Hospital emergency physician Dr. Julia Vaizer is one of the world’s leading practitioners of a unique specialty—motorsports medicine—and is teaching others how to follow in her footsteps.
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2025 Excellence in Health Care: WellBridge works to lower health care costs
Dr. Eric Inman and Jeff Williams founded WellBridge Surgical, which offers outpatient services at pre-advertised prices.
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2025 Excellence in Health Care: Fire survivors help patients in recovery
Patients may experience sadness, fear and anxiety as well as emotions they often hesitate to share with their families.
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2025 Excellence in Health Care: Trauma survivor turns attack into positive
Since becoming a peer support volunteer in 2021, Buck, 48, has connected with more than 500 trauma survivors, providing them with a friendly face and a compassionate ear.
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2025 Excellence in Health Care: Coordinator focuses work on prevention
Tiffany Davis, injury prevention program coordinator at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital, has devoted her career as well as her considerable fundraising and networking skills to either keeping injuries from happening or, in some cases, keeping them from happening again.
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