Cirque du Soleil ‘Ovo’ show sets Indianapolis dates
Tickets go on sale Dec. 18 for five Cirque du Soleil performances scheduled at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in 2024.
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NBA, partners to host pitch contest for Hoosier startups on All-Star Weekend
The contest for diverse-led Indiana-based startups offers a total of $150,000 in cash prizes.
Nurses at IU Health’s University, Methodist hospitals eye unionizing
The Indianapolis-based nurses cite poor staffing ratios, patient care and wages as some of the driving reasons behind their efforts.
Barbie, Israel-Hamas war among year’s top internet searches
Other top searches included Damar Hamlin, Jeremy Renner, Matthew Perry and Tina Turner.
Holiday crowds at airports, on highways expected to be bigger than last year
Auto club AAA forecast Monday that 115.2 million people will go 50 miles or more from home during the 10 days between Dec. 23 and New Year’s Day. That’s 2.2% more than AAA predicted during the comparable stretch last year.
IBJ Podcast: Former drag racer Morgan Lucas now in driver’s seat at Lucas Oil Products
In this week’s edition of the IBJ Podcast, Lucas recounts what it was like growing up with hard-charging entrepreneurs as parents, the value of sponsoring Lucas Oil Stadium, and the decision to relocate the firm’s HQ from California to Indianapolis.
INDOT to study expansion of Indy-to-Chicago train service
INDOT is expected to use a federal grant to develop a service plan for the Amtrak Cardinal line that would include increasing its frequency from three days a week to seven days.
Purdue board OKs $168M biz school construction, 13th straight tuition freeze
The project will double the size of the current business school at Purdue University, which hasn’t had a tuition hike since 2012.
Indiana Fever win WNBA draft lottery for No. 1 pick for 2nd straight season
Indiana, which hasn’t made the playoffs since 2016, had a 44% chance of getting the No. 1 pick, but became only the third franchise to win the draft lottery in consecutive seasons.
Secretary of state appeals ruling for Senate candidate seeking GOP nod
The filing came a day after a Marion County judge granted an injunction sought by John Rust, the former chair of the egg supplier Rose Acre Farms who is running to replace Sen. Mike Braun.
Two Indiana police officers acquitted of excessive force in 2020 protesters’ arrests
Officers Jonathan Horlock and Nathaniel Schauwecker had been charged with battery and official misconduct in the case.
Expect a tamer legislative session in 2024
Republican leaders in the Indiana General Assembly say not to expect the same level of heated debate in the 2024 legislative session as in recent years. Instead, look for lawmakers to “tweak” and “fine-tune” existing laws.
Indiana-based banks see stock-price rebound on horizon
Most of Indiana’s 14 publicly traded banks have seen a significant drop in stock prices at some point this year, in some cases falling more than 50% from their Jan. 3 prices, the first trading day of the year.
Lilly launches obesity drug, but insurers balk over price
The new drug, called Zepbound, carries a hefty price of $1,059.87 per month, and insurers and health care plans are balking, questioning its affordability. Many employers and government health programs exclude obesity treatments from their coverage.
Warehouse drones scan codes to help track inventory
Greenfield-based Progressive Logistics and Indianapolis-based Langham Logistics are both working with Pittsburgh-based Gather AI Inc. to use drones to scan and track items in their facilities.
New Whitestown leaders prepare for next phase of town growth
With less than a month to go before they take office Jan. 1, the five members of Whitestown’s next town council—three new councilors and two who will start their first full terms—are preparing to get to work in Indiana’s fastest-growing community.
Commercial air service slated to return to Purdue Airport
Purdue is partnering with California-based Surf Air Mobility Inc. to begin scheduled commuter air service between West Lafayette and O’Hare International Airport in Chicago in early second quarter 2024.
U.S. labor market defies slowdown forecasts in broad strengthening
The acceleration in payrolls is at odds with recent reports that have depicted a softer hiring pace, an outcome favored by the Fed as it will help rein in demand and tame price pressures.
Ground broken for planned YMCA near Grand Park in Westfield
Westfield officials and leaders with the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis on Wednesday held a ceremonial groundbreaking and shared new information about the design and amenities for the planned new facility near Grand Park Sports Campus.
Opponents of downtown tax to seek reprieve from Legislature, Bosma says
It’s unclear if lawmakers are open to rolling back the measure, which was slipped into the 2023 state budget without public input. However, the push for a change has a powerful ally in former Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma.