Republicans pick Tom Emmer as nominee for House speaker as they try for third time
The House has been without a speaker since the start of the month after a contingent of hard-line Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy.
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Gray Brothers Cafeteria seeking franchisees for carry-out locations
The family-owned Mooresville restaurant that has become synonymous with comfort food in central Indiana wants to branch out into franchising. It projects startup costs for carry-out locations to be between $391,000 and $738,000.
Westfield City Council again considering second-class city ordinance
Westfield is considering a new plan to move the city from third-class status to second-class status more than a year after its city council rejected an ordinance to make the change.
Deion Sanders to headline Steward Speakers gala at Lucas Oil Stadium
Deion Sanders is part of speakers series that also will bring Shannon Sharpe and Jackie Joyner-Kersee to Indianapolis.
Ascend Indiana CEO Jason Kloth stepping down
Kloth, a former Indianapolis deputy mayor, helped launch the Indianapolis-based talent-development and job-placement initiative in 2016.
IU Health Foundation launches $200M fundraising campaign
Indiana University Health Foundation, the fundraising arm of IU Health’s adult hospitals, is launching the campaign with the ambitious goal of making Indiana one of the healthiest states in the country.
Sue Finkam significantly outraises Miles Nelson in Carmel mayoral race
Finkam and Nelson are running to succeed seven-term Mayor Jim Brainard and lead a city that has grown from suburb of 30,000 people into a regional powerhouse with more than 100,000 residents, more than 150 corporate headquarters and 148 roundabouts (and counting).
State wins restraining order against Fishers attorney for alleged Ponzi scheme
According to a complaint, Darrin Blaine presented himself to investors as a seller of securities, despite not being registered with the state’s Securities Division. He allegedly obtained $680,000 from investors and used the funds for his personal lifestyle expenses.
Roche to buy bowel drugmaker Telavant for $7.1 billion
Roche has come under pressure to improve its pipeline with medicines it can commercialize soon as a windfall of revenue from products used in the COVID-19 pandemic comes to an end.
Baby born at Colts game had family in the stands and on the field
Medical personnel at Indiana University Health who regularly work at Colts games see a wide variety of health-related situations, but this one was unique.
Tesla says Justice Department expanding investigations, issuing subpoenas
Federal prosecutors have expanded investigations into Tesla beyond the electric vehicle maker’s partially automated driving systems, and they have issued subpoenas for information instead of simply requesting it, the company disclosed Monday.
Indy mayoral candidates debate handling of riots, housing, public safety
A question repeatedly posed by the Shreve campaign and other Marion County Republicans was asked Monday: Where was Hogsett during 2020’s downtown riots?
Life science boosters hail Indiana’s designation as federal technology hub
The federal designation marks Indiana as a hub for biologics manufacturing. Biologics are medicines derived from biological sources and include vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and immune modulators.
Chevron buying Hess for $53B in latest oil megadeal
The Chevron-Hess deal comes less than two weeks after Exxon Mobil said that it would acquire Pioneer Natural Resources for about $60 billion.
UPDATE: Feds pick Indiana as biotech hub, putting it in running for millions in funding
The technology hub designation makes Indiana eligible to compete against 30 other designated hubs in hopes of landing up to $70 million in federal funding to implement its program.
Seafood arrives swiftly at Broad Ripple’s new Bardales market
Bardales Seafood was founded last year as a wholesale supplier to central Indiana restaurants. The business opened a Broad Ripple shop earlier this month to sell specialty fish to the public.
Replacing income tax with sales tax hike would cost poor Hoosiers more, experts say
Analyst Neva Butkus with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy called the state’s tax system “deeply regressive,” meaning that lower-income residents contribute larger shares of their income toward government services.
UAW escalates strike by adding Stellantis plant with 6,800 workers
About 40,800 workers are now on strike against all three automakers. The strikes, now in their sixth week, cover seven assembly plants and 38 parts warehouses.
IBJ Podcast: Carmel filmmaker, 23, prepares to air 8-hour JFK documentary on History Channel
Ashton Gleckman lays out the reasons he thought the world—and in particular its post-Kennedy generations—needed a deep dive into the life and legacy of the 35th president.
Nine Republicans announce intentions to run for House speaker
The Republican conference is expected to meet Monday evening to hear from this new crop of candidates seeking the gavel. The group is expected to vote as early as Tuesday on its next speaker-designate.