Mass Ave Starbucks first in Indianapolis to unionize
In an election Wednesday, workers at the 430 Massachusetts Ave. store voted to become part of Starbucks Workers United, the national union.
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Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw, new poll finds
The findings underscore the challenges the 81-year-old president faces as he tries to silence calls from within his own party to leave the race and tries to convince Democrats that he’s the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump.
Appeals court refuses to lift order blocking rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students
The ruling kept in place a preliminary injunction issued last month by a federal district judge in Kentucky. That order blocked the new rule in six states—Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
New Market District grocery store set to open in Westfield
Market District, operated by Giant Eagle, will offer a grab-and-go prepared food section, bakery, deli counter with meats, cheeses and charcuterie, and event catering.
Longtime Cup owner Rick Hendrick to drive pace car at Brickyard 400
Hendrick Motorsports has won at least one race in each of the past 39 seasons, and Hendrick driver Jeff Gordon won the first Brickyard.
Capital One offers $265B benefit plan to appease regulators for planned purchase of Discover
Capital One said it plans to buy and merge with Discover Financial Services, which will create the seventh-largest bank in the country as well as the largest credit card company. Capital One would also acquire Discover’s payment network, a rare asset.
Elevance Health stock falls as medical costs show signs of rising
The Indianapolis-based health insurance giant posted solid second-quarter results, but emerging pressure in Medicaid appeared to spook investors.
Honest Abe Auto Sales to pay customer restitution in deceptive advertising settlement
The Indiana attorney general’s office said Sycamore Cos., which operates four used car dealerships under the Honest Abe name, deceived customers about the true cost of financing a vehicle purchase.
Indiana lands $1.2M in federal support for apprenticeship programs
The money will expand registered apprenticeships in K-12 education, transportation, clean energy, supply chain, hospitality, care economy and other public sector occupations.
Nursing homes report payment disruption under managed care
Nursing home operators in the state say they haven’t been paid for their work since the state transitioned to managed care for certain Medicaid services on July 1.
AI expert Tia White rounds out Rally conference keynote lineup
Amazon Web Services executive White joins a speaker lineup that includes Alex Rodriguez and Marcus Lemonis.
Indiana’s new ILEARN test scores remain stagnant
New state standardized test results show little to no progress among Hoosier students in grades 3-8, signaling a continued struggle to reverse learning loss following the pandemic.
Indiana State Fair releases list of 15 new attractions
An outdoor movie theater, duck races, baby animal feeding and oversized illuminated structures will be among the new attractions at this year’s fair.
Three Hancock County organizations partner to acquire Elanco’s Greenfield HQ property
Pride Investment Partners, Hancock Health and energy cooperative NineStar Connect collaborated on the purchase of the 20.4-acre site through a joint venture called HealthStar Partners.
National Catholic group, Brickyard 400 making hotel rooms scarce in Indianapolis this weekend
The National Eucharistic Congress will use about 27,000 hotel room nights over five days. The event officially runs Wednesday through Sunday, but a welcome service took place Tuesday night at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church (see photo gallery in story).
Westfield plotting 10-year plan to develop Grand Park entertainment district
Westfield’s Grand Park Sports Campus is one of the busiest sports facilities in the country in the spring and summer, but the city needs to find ways to turn its crown jewel into a year-round tourism destination, city leaders say.
WNBA heads to Olympic break with big All-Star weekend
The Olympic team’s matchup with Team WNBA on Saturday featuring Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will be one of the toughest games the American squad will potentially play over the month.
Braun says Republican Party on trajectory to win, teases property tax proposal
U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, who is the GOP nominee for Indiana governor, said the issue of high property taxes is probably the one he hears about the most.
Widespread rally sends Wall Street to record as Dow leaps 740 points
Unlike other record-setting days, Tuesday’s came after a widespread rally where nearly nine out of every 10 stocks in the S&P 500 rose, instead of just the handful of influential Big Tech stocks.
Summer pause: Small business sales growth tapers as consumers take breather on spending
Consumers cut back on small business spending and visits in June across a number of industries.