Charlotte airport workers strike at outset of busy Thanksgiving travel week
Workers describe living paycheck to paycheck, unable to cover expenses like car repairs while performing jobs that keep countless planes running on schedule.
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IBJ Podcast: Why size matters when it comes to Indy concert venues
IBJ arts and entertainment reporter Dave Lindquist talks with MOKB Presents partners Josh Baker and Dan Kemer about the venue — their third — they plan to open in the Murphy Arts Building and why musicians and their management care about venues of different sizes.
Entek officially receives $1.2B DOE loan for Terre Haute plant
When operational, the facility will produce battery separators for lithium-ion battery manufacturers across the country, primarily for use in electric vehicles.
Trump, GOP eye new limits on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Aides on Trump’s transition team have started considering candidates to lead the CFPB who are expected to ease its oversight of banks, lenders and tech giants.
Rising price of paying national debt complicates Trump’s promises on growth, inflation
Not only is the federal debt at roughly $36 trillion, but the spike in inflation after the coronavirus pandemic has pushed up the government’s borrowing costs such that debt service next year will easily exceed spending on national security.
Michael Strahan to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car
The football-star-turned-TV-personality will become the fifth consecutive athlete to lead the IndyCar field to the green flag.
Concert launches Fishers arena to high marks, although parking policy faces learning curve
For motorists who did not pay before exiting the Fishers Event Center parking lot on Friday night, a $20 invoice will be sent by mail.
Maven Space moving from downtown to north side
The woman-focused business and social group is relocating to Nora after more than two years in the historic OneAmerica Gibson Building on North Capitol Avenue.
Caitlin Clark to join Cincinnati bid for 16th National Women’s Soccer League team
Major League Soccer’s FC Cincinnati heads the group trying to bring a women’s pro team to the city.
New coalition seeks to reduce barriers for entrepreneurs in Indiana
The coalition is a state branch of the national nonprofit Right to Start, which advocates for laws that provide tax breaks, provide procurement dollars and reduce regulations for startups and small businesses.
Carmel leaders seek answers on Christkindlmarkt financing
From 2017, when Carmel Christkindlmarkt was launched, through last year, city departments spent an estimated $7.56 million to support logistics of the market, which last year attracted nearly half a million visitors.
Indy councilors each have a $1M allocation to make improvements in their districts
Allowing each councilor to choose an improvement project is part of an initiative by Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration to invest in roads, parks and dangerous intersections throughout Marion County.
Sales-tech firm Kennected facing lawsuit from creditor
Ultimo Global Holdings LLC alleges that the company has defaulted on a $1 million promissory note.
Riches and gifts roll on for Lilly Endowment
The Lilly Endowment is writing a flurry of big checks again and recently sold more than $50 million worth of stock in namesake drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. to fund the gifts, many of them to Indiana organizations.
Public Greens restaurant along Monon Trail to close
All profits from Public Greens restaurants have been donated to the Patachou Foundation to provide meals for food-insecure children.
State receives $196M loan from EPA for water projects
Funding will go toward updating aging water systems and replacing lead pipes, building and expanding water systems in growing areas and improving cybersecurity systems.
Indianapolis Department of Public Works director to depart in December
Brandon Herget spent almost two years as director of the Indianapolis Department of Public Works, the city’s largest department by budget and second largest in terms of workforce.
Chicago Fed president weighs in on interest rates in Indianapolis visit
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said he supports additional interest rate cuts—although he also said it’s difficult to determine the ideal rate.
IPS board renews agreements with six Innovation Network schools
The 6-0 approval extends the district’s relationship with the schools—most of which are charters—until June 2030.
Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to proceed against Meta
The justices heard arguments in November in Meta’s bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to take up the case in the first place.