With Purdue in the mix, tickets for NCAA tourney in Indy drawing premium prices
Tickets for Purdue University basketball games have been in heavy demand all season because of the team’s high ranking and Player of the Year Zach Edey.
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Purdue men get No. 1 seed in NCAA tourney, to play in Indianapolis
The inclusion of the Boilermakers in Indianapolis means there will be major demand for tickets. Purdue has been a hot draw this season, with tickets drawing huge prices on the secondary market.
Florida REIT buys Brownsburg rehab hospital building for $39M
The building housing Community Rehabilitation Hospital West, a 40-bed inpatient rehab facility at 8920 E. 56th St., was bought by Sila Realty Trust Inc., of Tampa, Florida.
Seven Indiana gubernatorial candidates to participate in Fishers forum
Five leading Republican candidates will be joined by Libertarian Donald Rainwater and Democrat Jennifer McCormick. The event is one of several on the calendar for gubernatorial candidates.
Workers are seeking pay bumps; employers try to respond
About 70% of employers responding to a Franklin Templeton survey said they had recently increased the number of or quality of their benefits, and 65% described their benefits as “quite competitive.”
Editorial: Stripping access counselor’s authority harms public as well as press
The public access counselor’s goal is to make sure government is open to its constituents—the people who pay for it to exist and the people it’s set up to serve.
New poll: Braun holds sizable lead in GOP gubernatorial race
The new Fox59/CBS4/Emerson College/The Hill poll also found 43% of those surveyed were still undecided about the GOP primary race for governor.
Community Health lands $5M gift to support housing for its Fairbanks Recovery Center
The donation, which will be paid over five years, is a gift from local philanthropist Julie Wood, on behalf of the Tom & Julie Wood Family Foundation.
Women4Change names former EmployIndy CEO as new leader
Angela Carr Klitzsch becomes the second CEO in the advocacy group’s eight-year history,
Gainbridge signs college star Caitlin Clark to sponsorship deal
Gainbridge—which holds the naming rights for Gainbridge Fieldhouse, home to the Indiana Fever and the Indiana Pacers—said Clark will serve as brand ambassador for the company.
Holcomb signs controversial bill that ends local bans on retail pet sales
The law overturns 21 ordinances passed by local governments, including Indianapolis, Carmel and Bloomington, that banned pet stores from selling puppies from breeding operations. The local measures were designed with the intent of limiting puppy mills.
Finkam appoints former Indianapolis deputy mayor as Carmel’s eco-devo chief
Nick Weber’s resume includes stints working for Indianapolis Mayors Stephen Goldsmith and Greg Ballard, as well as late Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar.
Indiana to promote state’s EV industry in trade trip to South Korea
Part of the trip will involve showcasing the state’s growing electric vehicle industry at InterBattery 2024, South Korea’s leading battery exhibition, which is expected to draw about 75,000 attendees and 500 businesses.
Editorial: Retention isn’t ideal, but it’s a tool to attack reading problem
State data shows that nearly 1 in 5 third-graders doesn’t pass the state’s reading exam.
UPDATE: Macy’s to close 150 stores over 3 years as it fights takeover bid
Macy’s Inc., which did not release a list of stores it will shutter, also said it will expand its higher end Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury chains.
Area homebuilders see surge in demand to start 2024
Applications for new home construction in central Indiana rose 77% in January on a year-over-year basis, according to the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
Sales of existing homes in central Indiana reach two-year slump
Sales of existing homes in central Indiana have fallen for 24 straight months on a year-over-year basis., but the market showed signs of improvement in January amid a small decline in mortgage rates.
All-Star updates: Viewer ratings surged for All-Star Saturday Night events | Lil Wayne provides energetic finale for NBA concerts
Lil Wayne closed out the NBA All-Star Weekend concert schedule with a vigorous showing Sunday at the Indiana Convention Center, pouncing on hip-hop tunes worthy of head-banging and employing a vulnerable touch on a handful of ballads.
Lucas Oil Products looks within for new CEO and president
The lubricant and fuel-additive company on Friday announced the promotion of Morgan Lucas to CEO and Katie Lucas to president as part of a family-leadership-transition plan.
Carmel man sentenced to 8-plus years in prison for fraud, identity theft
Investigators say Tuong Quoc Ho devised and led a complex, international scheme from 2013 to 2020 to defraud multiple victims in the United States and abroad of about $2 million.