SEPT. 1-7, 2023
NXG Youth Motorsports teaches children of color and from underprivileged backgrounds about the racing industry through karting and science. Mickey Shuey reports that the not-for-profit is on the verge of a major expansion with a new site and new programs. Also in this week’s issue, Susan Orr takes the temperature of the tech community to see if it’s recovering from the slowdown earlier in the year. And Taylor Wooten reports that Mayor Hogsett’s administration faces an uphill battle with its proposal to change the state road funding formula that now strgly favors rural areas.
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Youth-racing initiative that focuses on children of color aims to gear up
NXG Youth Motorsports has signed an option to purchase a 2.2-acre, city-owned plot just west of the former Central State Hospital site on the west side of Indianapolis.
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Is the tech recession over? Maybe.
After peaking early this year, the number of tech industry layoffs—and the number of companies cutting those jobs—appears to have slowed in recent months.
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After bouncing back from health problems, drummer plays music all over the map
Indianapolis-based Devon Ashley, who has played with artists in just about every musical genre, has survived three brushes with death and is about to head off on a European concert tour with New Age musician Simrit Kaur.
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State to examine options for road funding
When an Indiana task force meets this month to discuss future funding for state and local roads, Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration will face an uphill battle with its proposal to change the funding formula that strongly favors rural areas.
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Derek Schultz: Hope is on the horizon
The bar of expectations for this Colts team is so low that it’s hard to tell if it’s even off the ground.
Read MoreIndiana 250: W. Quinn Buckner
As vice president of communications for Pacers Sports & Entertainment, W. Quinn Buckner is the organization’s liaison to the corporate community, leads the Pacers Youth Basketball Program, and is the analyst for Indiana Pacers television games. He serves on the board for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game. Before joining the Pacers, he was an analyst […]
Read MoreMade in Indiana: Chorizo and other Mexican foods by El Popular
History: El Popular’s origins date to 1925, when company founder Vicente F. Garza migrated to the United States from Monterrey, Mexico. He brought with him family recipes that would one day give his future company a nationwide presence: chorizo, mole sauce, chocolate and queso. In his new home city of East Chicago, Garza established the […]
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UPDATE: City picks developer for restoring Old City Hall, building 32-story tower with boutique hotel
The $140 million project, which city officials are calling the “Alabama Redevelopment,” will include 190 residential units, 150 hotel rooms and 8,000 square feet of retail and hospitality space.
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Solar energy company plans $35M plant, 240 new jobs in Indianapolis
The Singapore-based company on Tuesday announced intentions to renovate and equip an existing 150,000-square-foot space just south of downtown Indianapolis to serve as its U.S. headquarters.
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Fishers restaurants to begin posting health department grades in September
Under the system, restaurants receive a letter grade from A to C based on a 100-point scale for sanitation.
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Carmel set to premiere $2M projection performance on Palladium
Beginning Thursday, Palladiscope shows lasting 12 minutes will play every half-hour nightly beginning at dusk and continuing through 11 p.m.
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Haughville housing project, initially opposed by neighbors, moving forward with changes
Earlier this month, more than a dozen Haughville residents who live near the project held a press conference to express frustration with Buckingham Foundation’s decision to move forward with the project despite their misgivings.
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First Merchants to establish regional HQ in Indianapolis with $18M office purchase
Muncie-based First Merchants Corp., parent of First Merchants Bank, plans to relocate about 175 jobs to the new headquarters and add another 100 over the next five years.
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Purdue aims to restore commercial air passenger service
The first shovel of dirt won’t be turned on the $15.4 million terminal and runway project at Purdue University Airport until May, but university officials hope restore commercial passenger service for the first time since 2004.
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Editorial: Task force should consider changes to road fund to help urban counties
Last year, a study showed what public officials have long known: There is a wide disparity in the amount of road funding that communities receive when measured by the traffic traveling on those roads. In fact, the study found that Marion County ranked dead last in state-road funding among Indiana’s 92 counties when vehicle miles traveled are taken into account.
Read MoreLesley Weidenbener: For the newsroom, hybrid works well
What I found during the pandemic is that many (but not all) reporters and editors can be productive working remotely. Some of them can even be more productive at home. But that doesn’t always mean the team is more productive with everyone working apart.
Read MoreJim Merritt: Focus on expanding broadband, health care access
Anything that delays or limits deployment also delays or limits health care access and is inappropriate for Indiana.
Read MoreKate Willard: Trans-Atlantic partnerships key to joint prosperity
Everywhere I’ve been—from the University of Notre Dame to White River State Park to Victory Field—I’ve found politicians, policy academics and businesspeople excited at the prospect of working together and helping both Indiana and the Thames Estuary.
Read MoreIlya Rekhter: The road to 1,000 miners was filled with referrals
The transition from zero to one is daunting. What if the product doesn’t work as expected or, worse, what if no one wants what I’ve built?
Read MoreJalene Hahn: Close the purse strings on your adult children—gently
While our children are important, at some point, parents need to stop subsidizing their everyday expenses.
Read MoreCecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: China’s focus on building has left it at a crossroads
China’s economic growth over the last 40 years has been spectacular, making China the “workshop of the world.”
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Bakery planned for Shelby Street corridor near Garfield Park
Cafe Babette LLC plans to take over the former location of The Garfield Eatery & Coffee, which closed in December 2016.
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King’s Hawaiian eyes central Indiana for massive production campus
Plans call for the development to include a 368,000-square-foot main manufacturing plant, a 78,000-square-foot cold storage building and an 86,000-square-foot beverage plant.
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Area homebuilders see first increase in permit filings since 2021
Six of the area’s nine counties had rising single-family building permit numbers last month, with big increases seen in Hendricks, Madison and Morgan counties.
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Moe’s Southwest Grill closes 8 of 17 Indiana restaurants, including 2 in Indianapolis
In addition to closing the two Indianapolis restaurants, the fast-casual Mexican chain closed three locations in the city’s suburbs.
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Green District to exit central Indiana with closure of two salad restaurants
Green District, a salad restaurant concept founded in Louisville, has opened and closed five restaurants in central Indiana from 2019 to 2023.
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