JUNE 7-13, 2024
One hundred years after the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials were held in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis again will have a major role in assembling America’s team. The nine-day trials start on June 15 at Lucas Oil Stadium, and IBJ has a 32-page guide to the event, the Hoosiers competing for spots on the team and the support from Indy’s corporate community. Also in this week’s paper, Daniel Bradley unpacks Westfield’s 8-year, $186 million infrastructure plan. And Dave Lindquist introduces us to two former chefs from famed brunch spot Milktooth who are striking out on their own with a combined restaurant, bakery and market in Speedway.
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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.
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Entrepreneurs charged up over next venture
Longtime business partners Robert Laikin and Larry Paulson, who made their fortunes in the cellphone industry, are turning their sights to manufacturing high-density batteries for industrial uses.
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Former Milktooth chefs bring new perspective to Speedway venture
On June 12, Josh Kline and Zoë Taylor will open their own business in Speedway: a combined restaurant, bakery and market known as Borage.
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Westfield unveils 8-year, $186M infrastructure plan
That represents $125 million in road improvements, $31 million in new roundabouts, $16.7 million in trail projects and $12.5 million in park projects. Half the projects have fundings allocated; the city is studying how to fund the other half.
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Sue Ellspermann plans to leave Ivy Tech after decade as president
Ellspermann, the college’s ninth president and the first woman to hold the role, will serve out her current three-year contract, which ends in June 2025.
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Derek Schultz: Learning as they go
On the court, you can see how far they still have to go before becoming a contending team again.
Read MoreIndiana 250: Loretta Rush
Former Gov. Mitch Daniels appointed Loretta Rush a state Supreme Court justice in 2012. She was retained by voters in 2014, and the Judicial Nominating Commission named her chief justice in August 2014. She was reappointed in 2019. Before joining the Supreme Court, Rush spent 15 years at a Lafayette law firm and was elected […]
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City-County Council approves mayor’s plan for new soccer stadium district
The City-County Council on Monday evening approved a major piece of the Hogsett administration’s plan to lure a Major League Soccer team to Indianapolis, advancing a proposal for a new professional sports development area intended to fund a soccer-first stadium.
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Local developer plans low-income senior project at former site of Ritz Theatre
DTM Real Estate is seeking low-income housing tax credits for its planned project at the northwest corner of 34th and Illinois streets, which it intends to call The Ritz on Illinois as an homage to the 1920s movie house.
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Indianapolis company that bred beagles for research pleads guilty to neglect, ordered to pay record $35M fine
Prosecutors said the penalties against Indianapolis-based Envigo RMS, as well as West Lafayette-based parent company Inotiv, amount to the largest ever levied in an animal-welfare case.
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Carmel man agrees to guilty plea in $952,000 theft case
Nathaniel Wills of Carmel is accused of stealing nearly $1 million from his former employer, Anderson-based Indiana Flooring and Linoleum Co. Inc.
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Lilly CFO Ashkenazi leaving to take job at Google parent Alphabet
Anat Ashkenazi was Lilly’s third-highest paid executive last year. She has worked at the company for 23 years, including as chief financial officer since 2021.
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Indiana aims to keep closer eye on mergers, acquisitions
Starting July 1, any health care entity or private equity firm that is planning a merger or acquisition in Indiana—where the assets of at least one of the parties is $10 million or more—must notify the state attorney general at least 90 days in advance.
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New director for IU Indy bioscience institute sets precision medicine as major goal
James Lin, a biomedical researcher who has focused on new innovations for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, will start his new job in Indianapolis on Aug. 26.
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Community Health planning $335M hospital in Westfield
The 425,000-square-foot project will mark the Indianapolis-based health care system’s first hospital in Hamilton County.
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Editorial: Let’s rally around Olympic trials and cheer on swimmers to Paris
Go because it’s an opportunity to see world-class athletes competing at the highest level. Go because it’s a heck of a lot cheaper than trying to get to Paris. Go because the swimming trials will be on prime time television for nine straight days—and that’s nine days of amazing advertising for the city of Indianapolis.
Read MoreLesley Weidenbener: Sallie Rowland was an impactful leader
While Rowland commanded attention for her work on hundreds of office spaces across the region, she is best known for her work in the community, which started in earnest when she became president of the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission.
Read MoreEmily Weikert Bryant: Farm bill’s draft language would weaken hunger help
One in seven Hoosiers experienced food insecurity, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The farm bill is a crucial opportunity to quickly reduce hunger in our communities and support the work of food banks like our members.
Read MoreLuke Messer: Let’s work together to improve Hoosier health care
The Indiana Business Health Collaborative is a unique new partnership among Hoosier employers, all parts of the health care industry and other stakeholders interested in working together to strengthen the state of health care in Indiana through market-based, patient-centered solutions.
Read MoreAngie Stocklin: Exits come with mixed emotions. Let’s recognize that.
I was extremely proud of my team and what we had accomplished to bring us to the point of acquisition, but I was also distraught and devastated.
Read MoreMickey Kim: Did fishy shrimp deal ultimately end Red Lobster?
In a famous exchange from Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises,” one friend asks, “How did you go bankrupt?” To which the friend replies, “Two ways. Gradually and then suddenly.”
Read MoreCecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Not just about dollars: Economics embraces a broad way of thinking
Many people think economics is just about dollars and cents. However, it is much broader than that.
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Yolk breakfast restaurant closes in Salesforce Tower
Owner Taki Kastanis cited the inability to “revitalize” the restaurant after the pandemic for the closure. Two other Indianapolis Yolk locations remain in operation.
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UPDATE: Braun says he’ll participate in two general election debates
Gubernatorial hopefuls Republican Sen. Mike Braun, Democrat Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian Donald Rainwater are set to debate at least once in October, their campaigns confirmed Monday.
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New owner plans to carry on Metro’s LGBTQ legacy on Mass Ave
The owner of Mass Ave sushi restaurant FortyFive Degrees purchased the 7,200-square-foot Metro bar and restaurant in May.
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Chucky-D restaurant opens at former downtown Punch Burger site
Chucky-D is a concept launched by three partners who have experience managing Asian restaurants in central Indiana.
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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.
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CEO’s love for swimming leads OneAmerica to sponsor USA team
Scott Davison has a lifelong love of the sport. Knowing this helps explain why OneAmerica’s name and logo will be deeply imbedded in the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Indianapolis.
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Over 100 years, Indiana has made its mark on swimming
The phrase “All Great Racers Come to Indy” originated in motorsports. For a century, that has applied to swimming, too, whether the pool is at Broad Ripple Park, on a college campus or inside a football stadium.
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Indiana company is charged with getting the Olympic trials pools just right
Spear Corp., a 50-employee company based in Roachdale, was founded in 1984 and has grown into a premier provider and servicer of competition and commercial pools and water parks.
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Lights, camera, action: Indiana firm will put on a show
USA Swimming has turned to a longtime Indiana partner, Dodd Technologies in Pendleton, to provide the lighting, decking and special effects for the U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials.
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Leaving a legacy: USA Swimming, Indiana Sports Corp. dedicate $400K to teaching kids to swim
Joel Shinofield, managing director of sport development for Colorado-based USA Swimming, said one goal is “to make events last more than a week.
Read MoreJ. Scott Davison: Indianapolis will make history during Olympic trials
To make this event all it can be, we need our community and our local corporations to support the event. Olympic Trials will be the most exciting event of the summer. You won’t want to miss it!
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Landmark opportunity: Guild reaching new heights with Eiffel Tower replica
Jessica Hernandez, the guild’s deputy director, said the Eiffel Tower replica project is a significant opportunity for welding trainees.
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Discover the hidden creative gems of Indianapolis
If you’re planning to take in the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, I strongly encourage you to take a break from the splash zone and dive into the city’s artistic wonders.
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