Medicare, Medicaid plans to experiment with covering weight loss drugs
Trump administration officials have offered mixed messages about GLP-1s and whether they should be relied upon for weight loss by obese and overweight Americans.
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Hiring slows sharply as Trump advances aggressive trade agenda
U.S. markets recoiled at the jobs report and the Dow Jones industrial average tumbled more than 600 points at the opening bell Friday.
‘That nostalgic feeling’: Plainfield toy store has captured childhood for 10 years
Toy Buzz and Fizz, a toy, candy and soda store just east of downtown Plainfield, traces it roots to a toy-collecting hobby.
Scale Computing acquired by Texas-based software company
Prior to the acquisition, Scale, founded in 2007, operated in the realm of what’s known as edge computing, a growing trend in the tech world.
TechPoint launches statewide networking group for top data officers
The Indiana CDO Network, which seeks to bring together chief data officers and other high-level data and analytics leaders, launches later this month.
Flat federal funding stymies Head Start as state child care resources diminish
With more from Congress, the group hopes it could close the gap left by slashed funding for state programming.
Owner of Foxgardin, Bonge’s acquires Carnegie’s in Greenfield, plans reopening
Carnegie’s, a fine-dining eatery that occupied the lower level of a former Carnegie Library at 100 W. North St., closed in late June after a 26-year run under retiring former owner and chef Ian Harrison.
Trump’s EPA targeting key vehicle-emissions rules. Here’s what that means for carmakers.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s plan this week to relax rules aimed at cleaning up auto tailpipe emissions is the latest Trump administration move to undo incentives for automakers to go electric.
Trump announces sharper tariffs to take effect in a week, including 35% for Canada
In a pair of executive orders, the president increased tariffs on merchandise from about 70 countries and raised the rate on products made in Canada, one of the United States’ largest trading partners, to a punitive percentage.
Indy-based fellowship program prepares parents to work in schools
Freedom Readers Fellowship is a 16-week course that teaches community members about the science of reading and prepares them for employment in local elementary schools.
Trump brings back presidential physical fitness test canceled by Obama
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday alongside a coterie of current and retired professional athletes to bring the presidential fitness test back to U.S. schools.
Indianapolis Foundation names Ahmed Young as president and CEO
Young has been director of public and government affairs in Walmart’s Corporate Affairs division since January 2022. He previously held several leadership positions in education, government and law in Indianapolis.
Fishers freight company accuses former workers of stealing customer
CapLink Logistics Inc. filed the lawsuit on July 25 in Hamilton Commercial Court against two former employees, accusing them of fraud, breach of contract, unfair competition and conspiracy.
Trump announces 90-day negotiating period with Mexico as 25% tariff rates stay in place
President Trump had threatened tariffs of 30% on goods from Mexico in a July letter, something that Mexico gets to stave off for the next three months.
Financial Center announces CEO Cameron Minges will retire
Minges, who has been with the company for more than a decade, was named CEO in 2022. During the transition, a former Financial Center executive has been appointed to serve as interim.
Lilly’s Mounjaro gets mixed results in extensive study vs. Trulicity
A trial of Eli Lilly and Co.’s blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro fell short of expectations in one aspect, but the results showed enough cardio benefits to eventually encourage investors.
Some say Fountain Square homeless camp closure conflicts with new housing push
Critics say closing the camp won’t be helpful to the Streets to Home program—an ambitious new cross-agency effort to house more than 300 people living on the city’s streets.
Parkview Health plans $200M hospital, office building in West Lafayette
Parkview said the hospital would be roughly 200,000 square feet, accommodate up to 40 inpatient beds and offer a 24/7 emergency department.
Hamilton County purchases Sheridan Airport as demand for private aircraft use rises
Sheridan Airport has a 3,760-foot paved runway and two grass runways. The airport can house nearly 40 aircraft in three multi-unit hangars and one corporate hangar.
UPDATE: Fox Corp. acquires minority share of IndyCar, Indianapolis Motor Speedway parent
The publicly traded Fox, which owns Fox Sports, and Penske have also agreed to a multiyear extension of Fox Sports’ media rights deal with IndyCar.