SEPT. 24-30, 2021
Jim Irsay wants to share his massive collection of rare pop-culture memorabilia with the world. Mickey Shuey reports that the Colts owner has been having early conversations with Indianapolis and other cities about creating a museum to do just that. Susan Orr reveals that an Indianapolis-based investment brokerage has been ordered to pay more than $530,000 in fines and restitution as part of a settlement agreement over alleged rule violations. And Kurt Christian details a plan from Bedrock Builders for a $142 million, 274-acre, master-planned, multi-use development smack in the middle of the Noblesville’s Corporate Campus.
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Is Irsay pop-culture collection Indy’s next museum?
Jim Irsay wants to share his memorabilia with the world—and he’s been having early conversations with Indianapolis and other cities about creating a museum to do just that.
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Hyde Park marks pivot in Noblesville approach
Noblesville-based Bedrock Builders Inc. is embarking on a $142 million, 274-acre, master-planned, multi-use development smack in the middle of the city’s Corporate Campus.
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Local brokerage fined, ordered to pay more than $530,000 in fines and restitution
The alleged violations occurred when the firm operated as David A. Noyes and Co. It was acquired by Sanctuary Wealth in 2018.
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Health care firm that runs clinics for employers is expanding nationwide
Marathon Health, which splits its headquarters between Indianapolis and suburban Burlington, Vermont, operates primary-care clinics for employers in 42 states.
Read MoreQ&A with Travis Zinger, owner of Big Mouth Biscuits
He launched Big Mouth Biscuits at Indy’s Kitchen, a culinary incubator at 2442 Central Ave., on April Fool’s Day. Now he and business partner Clint Rollins are preparing to open their first stand-alone location at City Market by Thanksgiving while also continuing to operate at Indy’s Kitchen.
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Republic Airways outlines plan for $200M training facility, corporate HQ project in Carmel
The $200 million headquarters development plan by Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc. and Kite Realty Group Trust would result in Republic becoming the largest employer in Carmel.
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Developers planning $50M-plus, 279-unit apartment complex for 16 Tech
Expected to be a key component of 16 Tech’s live-work vision, the apartment project will include a mix of studios and one- and two-bedroom units.
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Noblesville planning 200-acre innovation district on city’s southeast side
Innovation Mile, as it would be called, aims to bring medical technology, life science innovation, wholesale trade, professional and technical services companies to Noblesville by offering shovel-ready sites and shared amenities.
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COhatch set to open four more area coworking sites in early 2022
The company, which entered the market in 2020 by opening coworking centers in Broad Ripple and Noblesville, announced formal plans Wednesday to open additional Indianapolis-area centers—in Martindale-Brightwood, Carmel, downtown Indianapolis and Zionsville.
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Carmel council tables GOAT’s petition to reopen for additional city staff review
The owners of The Greatest of All Taverns, known as The GOAT, are trying to rezone their property in Carmel’s Midtown to allow the bar and restaurant to reopen. Now, city staff members are trying to determine a potential suitable zoning designation.
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Mike Lopresti: October should bring clarity to sports
Clarity. That’s what October is for.
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Cyberattacks prompt higher insurance premiums, lower coverage limits
Due to a spike in the number and severity of ransomware attacks and other cybercrimes, insurers are tightening up their cyber insurance underwriting standards.
Read More7 tips to keep your remote work setup secure
As many organizations continue to provide a long-term remote work policy, it is imperative that employers ensure that their internal security measures are up to the task.
Read MoreTreasury targets ransomware payment ‘enablers’
The Biden administration took aim Tuesday at the financial marketplace for criminal ransomware gangs, announcing sanctions against a Russia-based virtual currency brokerage that officials say has processed illicit transactions for attackers.
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Editorial: Give Irsay museum a serious look
Whatever the approach, it will take the cooperation of city leaders, the philanthropic community, developers and Irsay to come up with a proposal that accomplishes the Colts’ owner’s primary goal and is beneficial to the city and its taxpayers.
Read MoreNate Feltman: Inside INdiana Business powers new IBJ section
This new, permanent section will feature stories produced, written and edited by our new colleagues: Gerry Dick, Alex Brown, Wes Mills, Reed Parker and Mary Roberts. Business news from places like Lafayette, Terre Haute, Hammond, New Albany, Elkhart and beyond will now be more readily available to IBJ readers.
Read MoreGary Roberts: Why corporate America, higher ed are turning on GOP
As long as the GOP increasingly caters to and relies on those whose worldview is rooted in fantasy, it should not be surprised that intelligent people who are committed to truth and must operate in the real world lean in other directions.
Read MoreStephanie Anderson: The opposite of addiction is not sobriety, it’s connection
How do we quickly turn the tide of addiction while simultaneously growing our business, our workforce and our impact on the local communities? It is time for business leaders to change their practices to encourage the workforce in their pursuit of recovery.
Read MorePete the Planner: Many Americans are overly confident about their retirement—and that’s no joke
For instance, roughly seven of 10 pre-retirees plan to work for pay as a means for retirement, while in retirement. When in reality, the 2021 survey finds just over two in 10 retirees end up working for pay as a source of retirement income.
Read MoreIn the Workplace: 4 ways to make a people strategy part of your business strategy
In fact, our team is observing that “people strategy” is becoming the No. 1 agenda item at executive-planning retreats across industry and geography.
Read MoreUrban Design: ‘People-oriented’ zone could transform city
Transit is absolutely an important component of successful, livable places. But it’s all the things that surround transit that the new zoning overlay addresses.
Read MoreEconomic Analysis: Solving the national debt crisis: If not now, when? If not us, who?
When bond repayments come due, taxpayers in the future must reduce their consumption.
Read MoreLetter: Afghanistan column ignores key fact
Half the population can’t make ends meet financially and amounts of tax-dollar expenditures only raise concern when earmarked for infrastructure and people here.
Read MoreLetter: Vaccines allow spread
This policy of “your body, my choice” is dated and misguided based on real science on what these shots are, how they work and the global results.
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Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra to grow under new 3-year labor contract with musicians
The musicians have been working on a one-year contract that slashed their pay to $500 a week in January because most performances had been called off due to the pandemic.
Read MoreBankable launches new loan fund for Black-owned businesses
Based in Anderson, Bankable offers microloans to small and startup businesses around the state. This is the organization’s first fund specifically targeting Black-owned businesses.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence launches podcast
“American Freedom with Mike Pence” is being produced in partnership with the Young America’s Foundation, a national conservative youth organization.
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Meeting & Event Planning Guide: Newest downtown event space expands Crystal Catering’s offerings
The Heirloom at NK Hurst, a new event center south of downtown, hosted its first event Sept. 4.
Read MoreMeeting & Event Planning Guide: Great cocktails to try in downtown Indy—and the recipes to make them at home
From fancy options to one you can take with you, we’ve got several options to choose from.
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10 ways to make your next convention or event environmentally friendlier
Over the past few years, interest in hosting environmentally friendly, “sustainable” business meetings and conventions has risen as inexorably as sea levels and summer temperatures.
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