Labor market continues to surprise and unemployment rate falls
June numbers were surprisingly strong. Health care jobs increased by 39,000. State governments added 47,000 workers and local governments 33,000.
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Keanu Reeves to host series focused on Fishers-based F1 racing team
Actor Keanu Reeves attended this this year’s edition of the Indianapolis 500 and he raced at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last fall.
More roundabout interchanges planned in Hamilton County after 146th and Allisonville opens
Hamilton County Commissioner Steve Dillinger provided updates at his State of the County address about several road and construction projects.
House Republicans are pushing Trump’s big bill to the brink of passage
GOP leaders were up all night and the president himself worked to persuade skeptical holdouts to drop their opposition and deliver by their Fourth of July deadline.
IBJ names inaugural Nonprofit Excellence Award winners
Fourteen organizations, four individuals and four companies will be honored on Aug. 5 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom.
Caitlin Clark to miss 4th straight game for Fever with groin injury
The game against the Las Vegas Aces marks the beginning of a five-game homestand for the Fever.
Trump announces trade deal that will let US goods into Vietnam duty-free
Vietnam is one of Indiana’s top 10 trade partners in terms of imports.
New laws aim to help Indiana make mark in development of small nuclear reactors
Sen. Eric Koch, R-Bedford, has been one of the Legislature’s biggest proponents of SMRs, streamlining the regulatory process for those reactors and trying to persuade utilities and manufacturers to embrace their development.
Tesla sales plunge again as anti-Musk boycott shows staying power
A June AP-NORC poll showed about half of U.S. adults have an unfavorable opinion of Tesla, including 30% of Republicans.
Indiana secures $6.25M to advance apprenticeships
Indiana’s demand for apprenticeship is rising after education officials approved a massive high school diploma redesign last year.
No more hybrid schedules for state workers as remote work slashed
State government officials rescinded 8,486 hybrid remote work agreements Tuesday as part of Gov. Mike Braun’s push to return state employees to the office.
Avon real estate agent involved in dozens of lawsuits faces loss of license
Attorney General Todd Rokita is seeking to revoke the real estate license of Jeremy Tucker, an Avon real estate agent who has been sued dozens of times over local real estate deals.
Pier 48 restaurant moves from downtown, citing effects of nearby construction
Pier 48 Fish House & Oyster Bar is establishing a pop-up location at George’s Neighborhood Grill on the northeast side of Indianapolis.
Microsoft announces another mass layoff, thousands of workers affected
In May, the company also laid off about 6,000 workers, its largest job cuts in more than two years, as the company spent heavily on artificial intelligence.
Indy Ignite hire Swiss Women’s National Team coach to lead club
Lauren Bertolacci, who spent the past 12 years coaching in Switzerland, will take over as head coach for the Ignite as the team prepares for its second season.
Documents reveal Google as company behind proposed Indianapolis data center
The name of the company has been hidden while the proposal to rezone more than 460 acres for a massive data center campus on the southeast side moved through official channels.
Komen Tissue Bank hosting breast tissue donation drive ahead of WNBA All-Star festivities
The event, a partnership between the tissue bank and the city’s WNBA All-Star 2025 Host Committee, seeks 500 women to donate breast tissue for cancer research.
House Republicans race toward final vote on Trump’s tax bill, daring critics to oppose
The bill would extend and make permanent various individual and business tax breaks that Republicans passed in Trump’s first term, plus temporarily add new ones that Trump promised during the campaign.
Indiana reaches consumer-protections agreement with 23andMe buyer
Among the conditions agreed to by the buyer is a promise not to transfer any user genetic data to a third party.
Trump administration withholds $6B in federal grants for after-school and summer programs
The move leaves states and schools in limbo as they budget for programs this summer and in the upcoming school year, introducing new uncertainty about when—or if—they will receive the money.