Indiana State Fair releases list of 15 new attractions
An outdoor movie theater, duck races, baby animal feeding and oversized illuminated structures will be among the new attractions at this year’s fair.
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Three Hancock County organizations partner to acquire Elanco’s Greenfield HQ property
Pride Investment Partners, Hancock Health and energy cooperative NineStar Connect collaborated on the purchase of the 20.4-acre site through a joint venture called HealthStar Partners.
National Catholic group, Brickyard 400 making hotel rooms scarce in Indianapolis this weekend
The National Eucharistic Congress will use about 27,000 hotel room nights over five days. The event officially runs Wednesday through Sunday, but a welcome service took place Tuesday night at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church (see photo gallery in story).
Westfield plotting 10-year plan to develop Grand Park entertainment district
Westfield’s Grand Park Sports Campus is one of the busiest sports facilities in the country in the spring and summer, but the city needs to find ways to turn its crown jewel into a year-round tourism destination, city leaders say.
WNBA heads to Olympic break with big All-Star weekend
The Olympic team’s matchup with Team WNBA on Saturday featuring Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will be one of the toughest games the American squad will potentially play over the month.
Braun says Republican Party on trajectory to win, teases property tax proposal
U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, who is the GOP nominee for Indiana governor, said the issue of high property taxes is probably the one he hears about the most.
Widespread rally sends Wall Street to record as Dow leaps 740 points
Unlike other record-setting days, Tuesday’s came after a widespread rally where nearly nine out of every 10 stocks in the S&P 500 rose, instead of just the handful of influential Big Tech stocks.
Summer pause: Small business sales growth tapers as consumers take breather on spending
Consumers cut back on small business spending and visits in June across a number of industries.
Chinese swimmers will be under scrutiny at Paris Olympics after past positive doping tests revealed
Prominent figures such as Katie Ledecky, winner of more individual swimming medals than any other female, have gone public with their complaints about a system that seems to have dropped the ball on a very clear-cut case.
Proposed Indy ordinance aims to rein in unwanted dog population
Under the proposal, Indianapolis residents with one or more dogs that can be bred would be required to sign up for the registry and abide by a set of animal care guidelines.
Retail sales unchanged in June from May, underscoring shoppers’ resilience
Excluding gas prices and auto sales, retail sales rose 0.8%.
Amazon Prime Day a big event for scammers, experts warn
Consumers reported losing about $10 billion to fraud in 2023, a 14% jump from 2022. Online shopping scams were the second most-reported form of fraud.
574-unit apartment project planned next to Nora Plaza
Known as Winterton, the project would consist of 574 apartments across two buildings, along with more than 14,000 square feet of retail space and a 756-space interior parking structure.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files for spot on Indiana’s presidential ballot
The Indiana Election Division confirmed that Kennedy met the filing deadline, but the state office said it hasn’t yet certified signatures submitted by the Kennedy campaign to assure that it met the threshold.
Republicans outraise Democrats in battle for statewide offices
Indiana Republicans continue to outraise their Democratic counterparts when it comes to campaign finance — including races for governor, attorney general and lieutenant governor.
Powell says Federal Reserve more confident inflation slowing toward target
In his remarks Monday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stressed that the Fed did not need to wait until inflation actually reached 2% to cut borrowing costs.
Developer planning $123M third phase of Carmel’s Proscenium project
Proscenium III would feature 151 apartments, a 125-room boutique hotel, 63,000 square feet of office space, 15,000 square feet of retail space, 508 parking spaces and a public plaza
Team Penske on hot streak headed into Indy for return of Brickyard 400
NASCAR heads to Indianapolis this week for the much-anticipated return of the Brickyard 400 on the historic oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Online vendors already cashing in on Trump assassination attempt
Retailers and conservative supporters have commodified the assassination attempt on Donald Trump at lightning speed, with products from T-shirts to trading cards bearing images of the former president—fist raised and bleeding at his Pennsylvania campaign rally—flooding the internet.
Biden to unveil plan to cap rents as GOP convention begins
The plan is likely to prove controversial among economists, including many Democrats. Experts on both sides of the aisle tend to argue that government limits on rent discourage new development by making it less lucrative.