Drum Corps International extends contract with city by five years
The extension was announced Thursday during the the DCI World Championships event, which began Monday and culminates Saturday with the finals at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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Indianapolis chemical maker closing 159-worker plant
Aurorium, which traces its roots to Reilly Industries, is closing a facility at a site that has been home to a chemical manufacturing plant since 1921.
Ex-employee of Carmel firm sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison over embezzlement
Lisa Raines is the third former employee since 2021 to be sentenced to federal prison for defrauding the travel insurance company—all in unrelated cases.
New Indiana consortium aims to accelerate development of pediatric medical devices
The new effort involves Purdue University, the Indiana University School of Medicine and medical device company Cook Medical. It was created to develop new technologies for the underserved pediatric population.
Area home construction permit filings down only slightly in June
The Indianapolis area might be showing signs of emerging from a single-family construction slump that began early last year.
OurBus calls off Indianapolis-Chicago bus service
The service was launched after Indiana withdrew funding for Amtrak’s Hoosier State train service from Indianapolis and Chicago in July 2019.
Longtime Indianapolis business leader Jerry Semler dies at 86
Semler, who spent almost a quarter-century in executive leadership at American United Life Insurance Co. and served as a board director for a multitude of central Indiana civic, business, charitable and arts organizations, died Monday.
Indy Eleven’s women’s soccer team captures championship
The crowd of of 5,419 was the largest to ever see a women’s soccer game in Indiana, according to the Indy Eleven, topping a previous mark set by Team USA in 1996.
Comedian Ron Sexton, longtime member of ‘Bob & Tom Show,’ dies at 52
Indianapolis native Sexton, who was known for several characters, including Donnie Baker, appeared on “The Bob & Tom Show” for more than 20 years.
Doughnuts & Dragons going out of business
The artisanal doughnut shop and taproom that opened in 2019 on the north side of Indianapolis plans to close permanently at the end of the month, it announced Thursday night.
Fast-growing tech firm Resultant undergoes leadership change
Mark Caswell, who led the Indianapolis-based technology consulting and analytics firm through four acquisitions in four years, has been replaced by a new chief executive.
Envelope company closing Indy plant, eliminating 127 jobs
Cenveo Worldwide Limited said the plant at 6302 Churchman Bypass—just outside Interstate 465 on the city’s southeast side—will close on Sept. 8.
Marianne Tobias, philanthropist and classical music advocate, dies at 82
She first gained public notice as a piano soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra at age 12. She later endured the tragic deaths of both her father and her husband Frank McKinney Jr. in separate airplane crashes.
Lilly to spend up to $1.93 billion to acquire Boston biopharmaceutical firm
With the acquisition of Versanis Bio, Lilly is adding another promising treatment to its weight-loss drug pipeline.
IEDC planning second Global Economic Summit
Happy with the results from its first-ever Global Economic Summit in May 2022, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. has lined up dates for a second one.
Broad Ripple businesses to close earlier in wake of fatal shootings
The Broad Ripple Village Association said the village’s late-night business owners met Wednesday and “agreed unanimously, that effective immediately, all bars and restaurants will shut their doors at 1 a.m. every day until further notice.”
IBJ wins 10 national business reporting awards, including top honors in 5 categories
Judges from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism awarded IBJ with the bronze award in the Best of Show category, which honors the organization’s best printed newspaper.
Home construction rise in Hamilton County bucks area trend
Single-family building permit filings in central Indiana have fallen on a year-over-year basis for the past 17 months and in 20 of the past 22 months.
IBJ Podcast: Brian Payne on the Cultural Trail, equity, fighting systemic racism and leaving CICF
Retiring on June 30, Payne delves into the impact of the Cultural Trail, how CICF will change once he leaves and the challenge of measuring its progress on a goal as large as dismantling institutional racism in central Indiana.
Meatball specialty restaurant closes its Fashion Mall location
The closure of the Fashion Mall location comes less than two years after the Mimi Blue restaurant in Carmel ceased operations. The locally owned business has one remaining restaurant.