Janelle Monáe, Gary Clark Jr. announced for new Black music festival in Indy
The single-day Black music festival designed to honor rock ’n’ roll originators is planned for downtown’s American Legion Mall in May.
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Zionsville-based 120Water lands $43M investment
The $43 million investment, by far the largest in 120Water’s eight-year history, will help the water management software company pursue some of the big opportunities that lie ahead, CEO Megan Glover says.
Boeing CEO pledges to own up to ‘mistake’ after midair incident
Boeing’s chief executive told employees during a company meeting Tuesday that the aerospace giant will be transparent as it attempts to move forward after the grounding of dozens of its 737 Max 9 aircraft over safety concerns.
House speaker wants public hearing on Mile Square tax
New legislation would repeal language included in the 2023 state budget that gave the city of Indianapolis the authority to create a special Mile Square taxing district to pay for downtown enhancements and a low-barrier homeless shelter.
Holcomb makes workforce push in his final State of the State address
Gov. Eric Holcomb also announced that the Lilly Endowment would provide a $250 million grant to the Indiana Economic Development Corp. to fund projects focused on blight reduction, development and arts and cultural initiatives. It’s the largest single grant in the endowment’s history.
Scientists knew 2023’s heat would be historic—but not by this much
Last year shattered the previous global temperature record by almost two-tenths of a degree—the largest jump scientists have ever observed.
New rule tightens worker classification standards; Uber, Lyft say drivers won’t be affected
The Labor Department rule, which the Biden administration proposed 15 months ago, replaces a scrapped Trump-era standard that lowered the bar for classifying employees as contractors.
Lilly Endowment awards $100M to Purdue University
Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. is awarding $100 million to the Purdue Research Foundation, with half the money going toward construction of the Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. School of Business building on the West Lafayette campus and the rest to support the Purdue Computes initiative.
Education priorities for Indiana lawmakers to include absenteeism, cell phone ban, sex ed
Legislative leaders say to expect a quieter session after several years of major curriculum changes affecting things like literacy, as well as divisive and high-profile bills about critical race theory and book bans.
United, Alaska find loose hardware on Boeing jets grounded after blowout incident
The situation will no doubt compound the woes at Boeing, which has struggled to rebuild its reputation since an earlier model of the Max was grounded after two crashes killed 346 people several years ago.
Rep. Greg Pence will not seek fourth term in U.S. House
Greg Pence, the older brother of former Vice President and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, is currently serving his third term representing Indiana’s 6th Congressional District.
Colts owner Irsay being treated for ‘serious respiratory illness’
The team said Tuesday that the 64-year-old Irsay was receiving “excellent care” but would not be appearing with his band at the Irsay Collection event in Los Angeles this week as a result.
Section of downtown’s Jail II building slated for demolition in revision of $120M redevelopment plan
The structural issues have thrown a curve at the rest of 1820 Ventures’ development plan for housing, retail and entertainment uses, requiring it to move a planned concert venue to another location.
House Republicans to push retiree 13th check, antisemitism bills
Indiana’s House Republican caucus—70 strong—will prioritize legislation boosting retirement benefits for public employees and banning antisemitism in public educational institutions.
House GOP stare down another internal fiscal fight as deadline looms
Following weeks of negotiations, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced Sunday that they had agreed to a $1.66 trillion funding deal that would reduce overall spending by the federal government.
Gov. Eric Holcomb to deliver 2024 State of the State address
The address will begin at 7 p.m. EST and will be livestreamed over YouTube.
New Carmel City Council hits pause on pair of major projects
Councilors decided to withdraw two ordinances authorizing a total of $76 million in bonds for the projects from the agenda to give Mayor Sue Finkam’s administration more time to study plans, consider feedback from residents and negotiate with developers.
Ali Brown elected vice president of Indianapolis City-County Council
Brown, who represents District 10 in the northeast corner of Marion County, replaces former councilor Zach Adamson in the role of second in command
Cook Group to sell West Lafayette-based biotech subsidiary to Florida company
Cook Biotech employs 275 people, all of whom will transition to RTI Surgical once the deal closes.
Allison Transmission strike potentially averted with tentative agreement
The proposed four-year contract has a starting wage of $20 an hour and bonuses adding up to $7,000.