SEPT. 13-19, 2024
City leaders laud small, independent markets for helping fill the need for walkable food sources in urban neighborhoods, but grocery store owners face an array of challenges operating at that scale. Taylor Wooten has the story of two stores that sought to help solve Indy’s “food desert” problem but still need outside support to make ends meet. Also in this week’s issue, Daniel Bradley provides a preview of Noblesville’s Pleasant Street corridor after more than $100 million in renovations. And Susan Orr explains the steep rise in auto insurance costs.
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A tale of two stores
Nearly a year after opening, though, Indy Fresh Market isn’t profitable; instead it is being propped up by corporate partners Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana and Cook Medical.
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Auto insurance rates keep rising
For a variety of reasons, some related to the pandemic, auto insurance premiums have risen dramatically over the past few years.
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Candidates for governor want to seed job growth locally
IBJ asked Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, Democrat Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian Donald Rainwater how they plan to approach economic development and job creation.
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Reimagined Pleasant Street has been 44 years in the making
In total, the $113 million, three-phase Reimagine Pleasant Street project involves extending, realigning and expanding Pleasant Street into a 2-1/2-mile corridor from State Road 32 to just west of State Road 37.
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Derek Schultz : A final time to shine
The Tribe’s nod to Shines in retiring his No. 3 jersey at Victory Field is unprecedented for the organization.
Read MoreIndiana 250: Phil Kenney
Phil Kenney started working summers as a teenager in the mid-1970s for the family business started by his grandfather, Francis A. Wilhelm. His construction career began in earnest with Wilhelm’s small-projects group, and he worked his way up to managing the facilities-contracting group, then presiding over its mechanical-construction subsidiary. In 2001, he stepped into the […]
Read MoreMade in Indiana: Peanut butter snack mix by B. Happy
Small start: The pastel-labeled jars of chunky peanut butter mixture carried in Walmart and Meijer stores across the country began out of a commercial kitchen in Zionsville. In 2013, Jon and Kathy Weed started grinding up peanuts with their three kids—Jackson, Julie and Sawyer—with the goal of teaching them what it means to run a […]
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City-County Council OKs investigation into sexual harassment in Hogsett administration
The legislative body overwhelmingly approved the proposal, which authorizes an investigation by an independent human resources or law firm with no ties to city business, as well as the creation of a council investigative committee.
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Mass Ave business owners weighing designated outdoor refreshment area
The Mass Ave Merchants Association is expected to discuss the creation of a DORA this week—the first step of several needed to establish what would be the first such district in Indianapolis.
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Marion County judge dismisses Indiana abortion records lawsuit
Superior Court Judge Timothy Oakes ruled in favor of the Indiana Department of Health, which stopped sharing the reports following the state’s adoption of a near-total abortion ban.
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Report: Indiana tax system high for manufacturing, life sciences companies, but low for HQs
The Chamber of Commerce study found that Indiana’s total tax burden—state and local—has been consistently less than the U.S. average.
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Workers, employees likely to see another stiff increase in health benefits
Nationally, the average cost of employer-sponsored health plans is expected to grow 9% next year if companies don’t find ways to cut costs, according to an Aug. 15 report by professional services firm Aon.
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Editorial: Inquiry into how Hogsett handled allegations must be thorough
Now we just hope the council keeps the heat on to get to the bottom of this very messy and unacceptable situation.
Read MoreNate Feltman: Indy Chamber leads life sciences initiative
Plans by both IU and Purdue to invest in Indy and increase enrollment in STEM programs will be critical for providing the necessary talent pipeline.
Read MoreRobert Evans III: Scooters are causing ADA violations for city government
As Indianapolis moves further into our cultural and institutional renaissance, it’s important that we protect the most vulnerable among us, assuring that all residents have equal access to opportunity.
Read MoreMark Myers: Property tax changes must be strategic and thoughtful
The quality of life in our communities depends on our ability to invest in not only essential services and infrastructure but also parks, trails, sidewalks and more.
Read MoreAngie Stocklin: Are you ready to start a business? Start here.
A strong support system will include both personal and professional support and can include a lot of people, or a few.
Read MoreJalene Hahn: Improving financial literacy is a critical task at hand
According to a survey by Standard & Poor’s, only 57% of U.S. adults are financially literate.
Read MoreCecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Students hear assortment of Rice’s insights
When asked which three parts of the world are currently most problematic for the United States, Rice listed the Middle East, Russia and Venezuela.
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Former comedy club site is newest music venue in Broad Ripple
The Turntable venue, which has a seated capacity of 150 and a standing capacity of 400, will present Bob Schneider and Kate Nash in October.
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Fishers Event Center schedule filling up ahead of November opening
Violinist Lindsey Stirling and an ice performance by Cirque du Soleil have been added to the schedule at the new 7,500-seat Fishers Event Center, venue managers announced this week.
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Lilly names new chief financial officer
Lucas Montarce, who has been with Lilly since 2001 and most recently served as president for its Spain, Portugal and Greece operations, is now the company’s CFO and executive vice president.
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Tech Exec of the Year: Gopinath Jaganmohan
Gopinath Jaganmohan’s ConverSight, whose mission is to humanize the interaction between people and data, is one of the only companies with a patented technology that combines semantics, knowledge graph and a fine-tuned large language model.
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Tech Exec of the Year: Jeremy Miller
In Jeremy Miller’s tenure with Lionfish, the company has developed its groundbreaking Cyber Security Risk Management Enablement platform and established collaborative partnerships to drive workforce development initiatives.
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Tech Exec of the Year: Kevin Schatz
Kevin Schatz has helped Sharpen, a cloud-based contact center software solution that empowers agents and enhances customer service interactions, roll out infrastructure-as-code and auto-scaling technologies.
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Tech Exec of the Year: Drew Westrick
Drew Westrick played the lead role in designing, deploying and maintaining the company’s extensive library, which contains thousands of parts for numerous clients and projects.
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Tech Exec of the Year: Scot Lindsey
In the past year, Scot Lindsey has led the development and rollout of a first-of-its-kind, patent-pending proprietary speed-of-movement solution technology that assures quality and safety by minimizing contamination in sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
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Tech Exec of the Year: Paul Kilroy
In three months, the team added an international contact center in the Philippines and, in six months, it stabilized every quality metric across the organization.
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Tech Exec of the Year: Robert Kariuki
Robert Kariuki contributed to Indiana’s e-filing initiative that revolutionized court case filings by cutting down on time and costs associated with paper submissions.
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Tech Exec of the Year: Amar Nagaram
In his three years with IU Health, Amar Nagaram has aligned IT initiatives with the organization’s strategic goals, resulting in measurable improvements in patient care, operational efficiency and financial performance.
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Tech Exec of the Year: Dr. Emily Webber
Throughout the pandemic, Riley Children’s Health served as a resource for the Indiana pediatric medical community.
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