21st Amendment selling all 20 liquor stores to Indianapolis company
Late entrepreneur Jim James opened his first 21st Amendment liquor store on Michigan Road in the early 1970s.
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Indiana’s 2022 graduation rates stagnant, with disparities persisting among groups
Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner said the data indicates that many students are continuing to recover from the academic impacts of COVID-related learning disruptions.
COVID continues to create child care disruptions
For working parents of young children, it seems the rest of the world has moved on from the pandemic. But unending illness and child care disruptions have upended these families’ lives.
UPDATE: NFL postpones Monday night game after player collapses on field
Buffalo defensive back Damar Hamlin was in critical condition early Tuesday after the Bills say his heart stopped following a tackle during the Monday Night Football game, which was indefinitely postponed.
IBJ Podcast: Jeff Smulyan talks radio, owning a baseball team and David Letterman
IBJ reporter Dave Lindquist talks with Smulyan about his career, his successes and some of his initiatives that didn’t go so well.
Zionsville Mayor Styron says she won’t seek reelection
Already, Jane Burgess, a former member of the Zionsville School Board, and John Stehr, a former news anchor at WTHR-TV Channel 13, have announced they will seek the GOP nomination.
Crunch Fitness plans Michigan Road location, the chain’s first in Indiana
Crunch Fitness plans to occupy part of former J.C. Penney location near the intersection of 86th Street and Michigan Road.
As legal pot grows, more children sickened by edibles at home
More than 7,000 confirmed cases of children younger than 6 eating marijuana edibles were reported to the nation’s poison control centers between 2017 and 2021, climbing from about 200 to more than 3,000 per year.
Indiana House Republicans take aim at ESG investing
House Republican leadership appears poised to dive into culture war issues again when the legislative session starts in January, setting a target on environmental, social and government-focused investing within the Indiana Public Retirement System.
IMF chief warns of ‘tough year’ for world economy
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said one third of the world is expected to be in recession in 2023.
Marion County Democrats to eliminate slating
Marion County Democrats will end a long held tradition of slating candidates ahead of the primary.
Indiana lawmakers closer than ever to expanding legalized online gambling
A recent study suggests Hoosiers are likely spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year in illegal, online gambling—things like poker and slot games.
S&P 500 closes out dismal year with worst loss since 2008
The benchmark index fell 0.3% Friday, the last trading day of the year, leaving it down 19.4% for the year.
Google to pay Indiana $20 million to resolve privacy suit
States began investigating after a 2018 Associated Press story that found that Google continued to track people’s location data even after they opted out of such tracking by disabling a feature the company called “location history.”
Carmel City Councilor Bruce Kimball dies at age 70
Kimball, who was elected in 2015 and reelected in 2019, suffered a stroke in December 2020 and had not attended city council meetings the past two years.
Mural of poet Etheridge Knight planned to be third in ‘Legends’ series
Late Indianapolis poet Etheridge Knight found success in Black Arts Movement following incarceration in the 1960s.
Area homebuilders see 11th straight month of falling permits
Interest in new homes in central Indiana continued to slow dramatically last month, according to the latest statistics from the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
Congress expands protections for pregnant and nursing workers
Experts say the provisions will help close the gender wage gap and improve conditions for pregnant workers, especially in physically demanding jobs.
Southwest Airlines schedule returns to relative normalcy
The carrier, which had canceled thousands of flights every day this week after a winter storm last weekend, reported fewer than 40 cancellations early Friday. That was still more than United, American and Delta combined
Plymouth-based SIMBA Chain lands 20-year government contract
SIMBA Chain, which helps customers implement blockchain technology, recently became a preferred vendor for the federal government. This means the company can do business with any federal government agency and can more easily work with other government vendors on projects.