Attorney Melissa Proffitt’s enthusiasm, endurance benefit community organizations
Because of her tireless devotion to Indiana’s economic and social betterment, IBJ has named Proffitt the 31st recipient of the Michael A. Carroll Award.
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IU Indianapolis video-game lab gets museum designation
The Media Arts and Science Research Learning Arcade, or MARLA, at Indiana University Indianapolis has an ever-growing collection of some 550 vintage video games and 20 gaming consoles.
Q&A: Carmel native builds company by building community
How has Old Town Design Group consistently grown in spite of real estate market disruptions? And what is its plan for the future? Co-founder Justin Moffett addressed those and other questions.
Q&A with Graham Rahal: Race car driver is moving full speed ahead in business
How does someone who’s still on the racing circuit keep so many plates spinning? And why did he put this high-end automotive wonderland in Zionsville? Rahal addresses those and other questions.
A&E Preview: Introducing Ronan Marra, the new executive director of Storytelling Arts of Indiana
Marra’s arrival marks the first time in the organization’s 37-year history that it hasn’t been overseen by one of its co-founders: Ellen Munds, Nancy Barton and Bob Sander.
Carmel-based logistics firm plots exponential growth
Koola Logistics received approval from the Indiana Economic Development Corp. for $4.25 million in conditional EDGE tax credits to expand their payroll to 250 by the end of 2026.
Carmel siblings carry on swimming tradition as they seek Olympic bid
17-year-old Alex Shackell and 19-year-old Aaron Shackell will compete during the Olympic swimming trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Both have a chance to make the team.
USA Swimming men’s coach thrives under pressure
Anthony Nesty, who has a multi-decade career in collegiate and Olympic swimming, first as an athlete and now as a coach, will oversee the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Cooking oil recycler cleans up at IMS, Gainbridge
Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions filters customers’ used cooking oil for reuse. It also cleans customers’ fryers and carts off used cooking oil to be recycled into biodiesel fuel.
Mickey Maurer Entrepreneur of the Year Award: ‘A great connector of ideas and people’
During its quarter century of existence, BCforward has become one of the nation’s largest Black-owned businesses, employing some 5,000 workers around the world.
Demand continues to outpace supply, but sales volume increase is expected
Experts say this year will see a continuation of the same pattern that’s governed the market since before the pandemic—too many buyers chasing not enough listings—with higher interest rates complicating the picture.
2024 Health Care Heroes: Dr. Jill Donaldson
Most common in people age 40 or older, essential tremor can cause involuntary shaking in pretty much any part of the body.
2024 Health Care Heroes: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
Multidisciplinary teams composed of surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, pharmacists and others have worked to develop best practices for quick recovery from everything from open-heart procedures to gall bladder removal to bariatric surgery.
2024 Health Care Heroes: Riley Children’s Health/ Indiana University School of Medicine
For almost a century, it’s been possible to ameliorate the ravages of diabetes using insulin, but this is the first time it’s been stopped in its tracks—at least for a while.
2024 Health Care Heroes: Doctors Laurie Ackerman, Matthew Partain, Mitesh Shah and Satyan Sreenath
Obviously, there was no playbook for such a freak injury.
2024 Health Care Heroes: Dr. Brownsyne Tucker Edmonds
As chief health equity officer, Edmonds established IU Health’s Office of Health Equity Research and Engagement.
2024 Health Care Heroes: Dr. Joseph Smucker
A big proponent of education and mentorship, Smucker is a leader in the Indiana Spine Group Fellowship program and teaches physician assistant students from local and regional programs.
2024 Health Care Heroes: Fatema Amro
She first encountered the Cancer Art Therapy Studio in 2013, as she was struggling with her first breast cancer diagnosis.
Indianapolis company is one of nation’s largest regional alcoholic cider producers
Ash & Elm Cider Co.’s owners say the company is just getting started, with plans to expand its retail business to neighboring states and grow its online cider club into the nation’s biggest.
HVAC companies create and expand programs to train desperately needed technicians
Several new and growing training programs in central Indiana are designed to bring the next desperately needed generation of HVAC technicians up to speed.