Carolina Panthers hire Frank Reich as new head coach
The Panthers finished 29th in the league in offense and 29th in passing this season after struggling with quarterback play. Reich is no stranger to dealing with a revolving door of quarterbacks.
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Explainer: How will we know if U.S. is in a recession?
Despite solid economic growth in the second half of 2022, economists believe a recession is very likely sometime this year. But it won’t necessarily be obvious.
Fast-growing Fitzmark acquires Georgia logistics firm
Indianapolis-based FitzMark LLC, a third-party logistics firm, has acquired a similar firm that specializes in refrigerated freight, marking its seventh acquisition in four years.
First Internet Bank to exit consumer mortgage business
Fishers-based First Internet said the decline in the housing market and the sector’s negative outlook for the next few years prompted it to get out of the consumer mortgage business.
U.S. economy grew 2.1% in 2022, but recession fears linger
The latest figures point to a strong but slowing economy that has been tempered by the Federal Reserve’s aggressive efforts to control inflation.
Committee approves anti-ESG, anti-China pension investing bills
Indiana senators on Wednesday said the state’s pension system should prioritize return on investment in one bill—not environmental and social concerns—even as they advanced another bill requiring the system to divest from China-related investments.
Developer planning 77 townhouses near Westfield’s Grand Park
The townhouses would be constructed on about seven acres of land at Grand Park Village and would hew to the community’s Cape Cod-style architecture.
Indiana House GOP ‘exploring options’ to postpone school tax referendums, including for IPS
The move comes as Indianapolis Public Schools plan to introduce two ballot measures in May to increase taxes to support more than $800 million in capital and operating expenses. The district has said the additional money is critical to its reorganization plan.
Indiana students may need to learn how to open bank accounts, take out loans in order to graduate
The vote puts Indiana on track to join several other states that have recently adopted financial literacy graduation requirements.
Indiana lawmakers scale back on private school aid expansion
Critics argued the original proposal opened up tuition payments to private schools for even the wealthiest families.
AmazonSmile’s end is alarming, say not-for-profits that benefited
The e-commerce giant had launched AmazonSmile in 2013, contributing 0.5% of every purchase made by participating customers to the charity of their choosing.
Indiana Senate panel advances bill to prohibit non-compete agreements for physicians
It’s the latest in a series of bills meant to address the high cost of health care in Indiana, as well as the physician shortage and patients’ rights.
Record 16.3 million seek health coverage through ‘Obamacare’
The boost in enrollment for the insurance marketplace comes as the number of uninsured people is at an all-time low. Just 8% of those in the United States remain without coverage.
Westfield-based Storage Solutions acquired by German firm for $375M
Jungheinrich AG sees purchasing the 45-year-old warehouse racking and automation company as part of its strategy to expand its geographic footprint. It says that it intends to keep Storage Solutions’ management team.
Andretti focuses on sports cars while F1 ruling pending
So long as he can’t get Indianapolis-based Andretti Global onto the Formula One grid — seemingly a long shot at this stage — Michael Andretti has turned his attention to other areas for his expanding motor sports program.
Lawmakers advance measure to create fund for housing infrastructure
The bill’s author—a homebuilder—says the fund would be a tool for Indiana communities to provide infrastructure for their housing needs, especially workforce housing.
Mind Trust secures $6.8M in grants from three local philanthropies
The grants are intended to support operating expenses for the Indianapolis-based education not-for-profit, as well as its work to support K-12 teachers, parent and student achievement.
Key pandemic food benefit set to end, putting some seniors at risk
The reductions of allotments will be difficult for many, advocates say, especially since food costs were 12 percent higher in November 2022 than a year earlier.
Microsoft reports outage for Teams, Outlook, other services
Thousands of users reported problems with Teams, Outlook, the Azure cloud computing service and XBox Live online gaming service early Wednesday.
Colts want to interview 49ers’ DeMeco Ryans, give Saturday another look
Ryans had an interview planned with the Colts last week for their open head coach job, but had to postpone to focus on preparation for San Francisco’s divisional playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys.