JULY 14-20, 2023
In the last two years, the Indianapolis arts community has experienced head-spinning turnover at the top of some of its most prominent institutions, including Newfields, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Dance Kaleidoscope and Heartland Film. Dave Lindquist explores how leadership changes can affect an organization’s relationship with existing donors while potentially making inroads with new audiences. Also in this week’s issue, John Russell takes the temperature of Hamilton County’s Riverview Health hospital system, which is dealing with a flood of red ink and competition from larger health care systems. And Susan Orr checks in with Hoosiers who have federal students loans about their concerns as they prepare to restart payments.
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Funding challenges await new leaders at arts groups
Many donors who support Indianapolis arts organizations are asking the same question during a time of significant turnover in leadership: “Are things going to change?”
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Riverview Health CEO anticipates growth despite recent red ink
It’s turnaround time at Riverview Health, the small, 114-year-old hospital system owned by Hamilton County, which is trying to deal with competition from larger health care systems.
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Hoosier borrowers gearing up for restart of student loan payments
Hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers will soon be required to make payments on their federal student loans after a 3-1/2-year pandemic pause—and some of those borrowers are more prepared for that day than others.
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How Indiana’s data chief helps tackle policy issues
Josh Martin has been leading the Indiana Management Performance Hub since it opened in 2014. Since then, demands on the agency have grown as the state has come to depend more on data to tackle huge problems such as the pandemic.
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Southern Indiana farm gets $15M grant to expand climate-smart production
Fischer Farms will use the funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand its own environmentally friendly initiatives and help other farmers adopt regenerative farming practices.
Read MoreIndiana 250: Patty Martin
Patty Martin joined BioCrossroads as president and CEO in July 2019. She stepped down from the role in April. She previously worked as chief operating officer of Lilly Diabetes and served as Eli Lilly and Co.’s chief diversity officer and chief alliance officer. She is a member of the Indiana University Foundation and Women’s Philanthropy […]
Read MoreMade in Indiana: Cut glass by Warsaw Cut Glass Co.
History: Warsaw Cut Glass traces its roots to 1911, when Chicago’s Johnson-Carlson Cut Glass Co. met with the Warsaw Chamber of Commerce to expand the company’s glass-cutting operations. Johnson-Carlson’s Chicago factory could not keep up with demand, and company officers decided Warsaw was a good second location. A year later, Warsaw Cut Glass opened for […]
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum launches $89M campaign, plans major transformation
The massive overhaul of the 47-year-old museum will require a closure of nearly a year-and-a-half, officials announced Tuesday morning.
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New state archives building coming to downtown Indy—finally
Construction of a new Indiana archives building is slated to begin this summer after a years-long search for a new site to house the state’s vast collection of historical records.
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City-County Council approves proposals targeting gun violence
The Indianapolis City-County Council passed two gun-violence-related proposals Monday evening, but one of them calling for stricter gun-control regulations won’t be enforceable under state law.
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Mark Montieth: Almost-fab five never reached potential
It’s widely believed to be their most promising collection of talent since the team that advanced to the conference finals in 2013 and 2014
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Downtown construction boom raises workforce concerns
With at least $9.5 billion in development projects in the downtown pipeline over the next decade, construction industry leaders are under pressure to find enough qualified workers to ensure the work gets off the ground.
Read MoreJudd Haag: Investment in solar systems lowers costs, increases sustainability
Installing solar saves money, protects businesses from rising electricity rates and is a sustainable solution because it reduces business owners’ carbon footprint.
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Editorial: IMS Museum fundraising effort will elevate Indy racing treasure
It’s a welcome development that should help reinvigorate the museum, generate more excitement for it among Hoosiers, give its many out-of-state visitors a more tantalizing experience, and make the institution a bigger part of the city’s arts and culture scene.
Read MoreNate Feltman: America’s political leadership crisis
Both parties are guilty of demonizing the other and using the polarization that they create to raise funds, bring notoriety to themselves, and stake out positions that are all-or-nothing, thus all but eliminating problem-solving and compromise.
Read MoreWilliam Plater: Kudos to all of the people who made IUPUI successful
There may be even more engaging dreams ahead in this era of dazzling new possibilities: harnessing artificial intelligence for the common good, drawing on Indiana’s local imagination to overcome global challenges and recentering democracy on more inclusive principles.
Read MoreDr. Enrico Repetto: We need health-savvy kids to stem diabetes epidemic
Awareness, understanding, nutrition and regular physical activity can teach lifelong healthy habits and stave off obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases.
Read MoreGarrett Mintz: How to build a company culture that embraces mistakes
Imagine the workplace today. How much grace and patience do we give people to succeed?
Read MoreMickey Kim: Will ‘bull market’ continue or are stocks poised for a tumble?
Taking a walk down “Memory Lane” sometimes brings back painful memories but can also reinforce important lessons.
Read MoreBohanon and Horowitz: How your social network influences what you do
Economics considers individuals who cooperate with others through networks such as markets and institutions to achieve common goals.
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Indiana to host Farm Aid benefit concert for third time
Farm Aid founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp will top the bill at Ruoff Music Center.
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Fishers-based biosciences firm Quantigen acquired by Versiti
Quantigen employs 46 people at its office at 10300 Kincaid Drive, and it will retain its name following the deal.
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Former Indiana AG Curtis Hill announces run for governor
Hill, who had his law license temporarily suspended after allegations surfaced that he drunkenly groped four women during a 2018 party, becomes the fourth Republican candidate to declare for the 2024 gubernatorial primary.
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Indianapolis to host annual conference for state lawmakers across nation
Speakers for the summit include Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush and local sports greats Peyton Manning and Tamika Catchings.
Read MoreMed tech startup getting boost from global accelerator
West Lafayette-based Neurava is one of 61 companies from around the world to showcase its medical technology as part of the 11th annual MedTech Innovator, billed as the largest accelerator of med tech companies.
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