JANUARY 16-22, 2017
Gov. Eric Holcomb has his eyes on improving the state’s connectivity via air travel and is pushing a plan aimed at attracting new nonstop and direct flights to and from the Indianapolis International Airport. Hayleigh Colombo has details on the $10 million plan. Also in this week’s issue, Scott Olson reveals the city’s vision for the GM stamping plant site. And Lindsey Erdody examines the surge in home building in Whitestown.
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Holcomb seeks $10M to attract more nonstop flights
Gov. Eric Holcomb is pushing a plan aimed at attracting new nonstop and direct flights to and from the Indianapolis International Airport.
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City’s vision would relink GM property to downtown
An iconic architectural landmark that would create a gateway to downtown is one of several features city officials want as part of a redevelopment of the former General Motors stamping plant site.
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Community Health demolishing, rebuilding East hospital
The wrecking ball is busy at Community Hospital East, knocking down one building after another, as workers ready the site for a brand-new, $175 million hospital.
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Bankruptcy trustee appears poised to sue former ITT brass
Deborah Caruso has launched a no-holds-barred inquiry into the defunct company's business practices and is seeking documents and depositions from the accounting firms that audited its books.
Read MoreIndiana bank stocks surge on Trump prospects
Indiana-based banks have benefited from a post-election stock jolt hitting financial stocks across the country.
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Whitestown sees spike in single-family home permits
The Boone County town has a population about a quarter the size of neighbor Zionsville, but new single-family housing permits filed for Whitestown have outpaced Zionsville’s since 2014.
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Purdue-based firm could change radiation treatments
Purdue University Professor You-Yeon Won’s development, called radio-luminescent nanoparticles, is designed to enhance the cancer-cell-killing effects of radiation treatment.
Read MoreFEIGENBAUM: Even among GOP, compromises are a must
While some governors prefer to hold their legislative-agenda cards close to the vest before bully-pulpit time, Holcomb appears to want to get the legislative train rolling and doesn’t appear to be harboring any major programs announcement for the State of the State speech.
Read MoreURBAN DESIGN: Downtown Indy could take big strides in 2017
From Mass Ave to White River, here’s what to look for in the year ahead.
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Holcomb seeks $2 million per year to provide free training for high-demand jobs
The plan to skill up Indiana’s adult workforce could help prepare the state to fill an estimated 1 million jobs by 2025, most of which will be openings created by the impending retirements of baby boomers.
Read MoreHolcomb’s budget plan modestly boosts funding for Indiana schools
Democrats say it’s not enough, particularly in its failure to expand state-funded preschool to more counties.
Read MoreNew state schools chief picked to lead Indiana education board
Board members voted unanimously after little discussion Wednesday to endorse Jennifer McCormick as the board’s leader.
Read MoreSenate education chief expects delay for ISTEP replacement
The Legislature is expected to extend the life of the current test so that a new version can be written and thoroughly vetted before being administered.
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EDITORIAL: Holcomb must think big
Indiana faces serious problems on numerous fronts—and needs an inspirational leader with the bold ideas to tackle them.
Read MoreDAVISON: Bridging the Indy-area workforce gap
For central Indiana talent to fulfill our developing need, the region must bridge the workforce gap. The good news is that work has begun through the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and its recent initiative, Ascend Indiana.
Read MoreNEFF: Panning for gold: innovation in health care
Business decisions are balancing acts of risk and reward. So to create a flow of business opportunities requires creating a different frame of reference, one that is organizationally tolerated or, ideally, encouraged.
Read MoreSMITH: State, city should be friendlier for e-cigarettes
Policymakers understandably have concerns about e-cigarettes, including whether vaping will attract new customers who are not current smokers. To date, research both here and in Europe suggests this is exceedingly rare.
Read MoreBOHANON & STYRING: Pre-K isn’t as effective as proponents say
Do kids who go through Head Start-type programs ultimately wind up learning more than comparable kids who don’t? The answer is pretty clearly no.
Read MoreKIM: Profits, ‘animal spirits’ may drive up stocks in ’17
If the animal spirits of capitalism stir and result in a shift in motivation from safety to profit, the results could be impressive.
Read MoreLETTER: IPL should find better option for coal-ash ponds
Clean drinking water sounds like something all Hoosiers should stand for.
Read MoreLETTER: Hudnut had important impact on neighborhoods
Mayor William Hudnut’s passing leaves a special legacy for Indy’s neighborhoods.
Read MoreLETTER: For-sale housing needed for downtown growth
Many current downtown renters would like to buy downtown—but the limited inventory hinders that move.
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Carmel expects to land extra $1.7M due to population gains
Carmel’s population has grown by 7,755 people since 2010, the city announced Wednesday, citing a partial special census it conducted late last year.
Read MoreIndiana venture capital deal activity hits 16-year high
Hoosier companies signed 31 venture capital deals worth $77 million last year, a 16-year-high for deal activity that underscores Indiana’s growing variety of high growth firms.
Read MoreCarmel biotech firm scores major deal with pharmaceutical giant
A small Carmel-based biotech firm has signed a deal with international drug company Allergan Plc that is worth at least $50 million and could grow to more than $2 billion under the best-case scenario.
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