IBJ Podcast: John Stehr, news anchor turned mayor, on tackling one of Zionsville’s hottest issues
Stehr has jumped into the job with a big-picture vision for addressing how to develop the land just south of Zionsville’s gingerbread-like downtown.
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IBJ Podcast: Chick McGee of ‘Bob & Tom’ on happiness, regrets, mortality and (of course) Tom
McGee, the combustible comic foil to Tom Griswold, dives into the dynamics that drive the show, how his role developed and evolved over 38 years, and the rocky youth that shaped his humor.
Jaguars pounce on UIndy’s Corsaro to coach IU Indianapolis hoops
Paul Corsaro, who led University of Indianapolis to a 79-37 record in Division II athletics over the past four seasons, was announced on Monday as the coach of the Division I Jaguars.
IBJ Podcast: Ball State hoops star turned bank CEO talks leadership tips, that UNLV game and making moves
Mark Hardwick’s journey as a distinguished Ball State alum continues. He was a key player during the Cardinals’ run of NCAA and NIT appearances, and now he’s CEO of fast-growing First Merchants Bank after nearly 20 years as CFO.
IBJ Podcast: Civic Theatre’s music director, fellow BSU alum take Carpenters cabaret show to NYC
Brent Marty and Amy Rafa discuss developing “The Carpenters Project” in the Indy area, getting gigs in New York and using their connections to classic pop tunes to explore themes of love, artistry and second chances.
IBJ Podcast: Christopher Day on boosting state’s startup ecosystem, getting investors to say ‘yes’
The CEO of Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures spills on expanding the search for talent, the untapped power of collaboration, and the five aspects of a business where entrepreneurs can minimize risk and attract investors.
IBJ Podcast: IU Indianapolis chancellor driving big changes on downtown campus
Latha Ramchand discusses her upbringing and education in Mumbai, India, and the mission to make IU Indianapolis (the IU side of the IUPUI split) one of the nation’s premier urban research universities.
IBJ Podcast: Tony Pancake, the PGA’s pro of the year, walks fine line at Crooked Stick
He’s charged with preserving one of the most significant Pete Dye courses in the country while remaining faithful to the purpose of the club when it was founded in 1964: to provide a venue for championship-level golf.
IBJ Podcast: Pete the Planner asks, ‘Can ambitious people feel fulfilled in retirement?’
If you’re a company founder, serial entrepreneur and/or C-suite executive, the ambition that drives you will not vanish the day you decide to give up full-time work and hit the pickleball court.
IBJ Podcast: Inside the plan to pack a million meals for food pantries in 24 hours of All-Star Weekend
Founded by Nancy and Hintz in 2007, Indianapolis-based Million Meal Movement has packed nearly 35 million meals.
Telling Indiana’s basketball story through 24 public art projects
See how to find the larger-than-life basketball murals and learn why the projects were meaningful to the artists.
California-based jeweler opening first Indiana store at Fashion Mall
Founded by the husband-and-wife team of Jason and Gorjana Reidel, the chain began its expansion in 2017 and now counts more than 60 stores nationwide.
Made in Indiana: Roasted duck by Maple Leaf Farms
History: The company was founded in 1958 by Donald Wentzel, who bought a poultry plant in northern Indiana after deciding to leave the feed trade in Chicago, where he had sold duck feed to farmers on Long Island. He saw how inefficient and costly it was to transport feed cross-country from the Midwest. Wentzel thought […]
IBJ Podcast: RecycleForce founder on new HQ, hiring ex-offenders and his own story of second chances
Here’s how a kid from Winchester got involved in the drug trade, moved to Jamaica and became a straight-laced business leader, and then returned to Indiana to help ex-offenders restart their lives and make an honest living.
IBJ Podcast: Huddling with the Indiana artists painting 24 massive basketballs for All-Star Weekend
For the NBA All-Star Weekend set for Feb. 15-18, local organizers hit on a way to put a distinctly Hoosier spin on the areas downtown that will host the most visitors, playing off of the concept of Hoosier Hysteria.
Sales of existing homes in Indy area slumped 18% in 2023
Mortgage rates escalated for the first 10 months of last year. No surprise: Existing-home sales in the 16-county area dropped from 35,876 in 2022 to 29,483 in 2023.
IBJ Podcast: New play about Oscar Robertson, historic Crispus Attucks team to debut in Indy
Playwright Laura Town and director Deborah Asante discuss the production and the achievements of Robertson and his teammates, who excelled despite having no home court—and some being displaced from their actual homes.
IBJ Podcast: Pete the Planner bullish on 2024 stocks, housing market (with a Constitutional caveat)
IBJ’s personal finance columnist believes the U.S. economy will start hitting on all cylinders this year—as long as the political climate in America remains at its usual low boil.
IBJ Podcast: ‘We’re survivors’—how the founders of Clancy’s Hamburgers and Grindstone Charley’s evolved to The Fountain Room
The story of Clancy’s Hospitality in many ways is the story of the central Indiana restaurant industry.
IBJ Podcast: Former drag racer Morgan Lucas now in driver’s seat at Lucas Oil Products
In this week’s edition of the IBJ Podcast, Lucas recounts what it was like growing up with hard-charging entrepreneurs as parents, the value of sponsoring Lucas Oil Stadium, and the decision to relocate the firm’s HQ from California to Indianapolis.