Indiana bill approved to ban government vaccine passports
State or local governments in Indiana will be prohibited from issuing or requiring COVID-19 vaccine passports under a bill approved by state lawmakers.
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NFL exploring changes to scouting combine, source says
The source, who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the conversations are ongoing, said the league is evaluating all aspects of the combine, including the player experience.
D.C. statehood approved by House as Senate fight looms
A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House of Representatives approved a bill to make the nation’s capital the 51st state.
Indiana COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations tick up
The state reported four new deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, increasing the cumulative total to 12,844.
Marketing tech firm ActiveCampaign lands $240M in investment capital
Chicago-based ActiveCampaign hasn’t realized the type of employment growth it projected in Indianapolis when it opened its local office two years ago. Company officials, however, emphasized this week that they still have big plans for the Indy office.
Developer plans apartment, condominium project in Carmel
The Signature at Carmel is currently designed to feature 287 luxury apartments, eight condominiums and 16,100-square-feet of retail space at the northeast corner of Old Meridian and Main streets.
U.S. jobless claims fall to pandemic-low 547,000
Weekly jobless claims are down sharply from a peak of 900,000 in early January, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Rolls-Royce forms research partnership with Purdue, Carnegie Mellon
The partnership, which is expected to tackle several research projects per year, is aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity of Rolls-Royce’s products, which are used in civilian and military aircraft, nuclear power plants and other applications.
U.S. sees unprecedented drop in vaccinations over past week
Daily coronavirus vaccinations have slowed significantly for the first time since February, a sign that demand is slipping even though every American adult is now eligible for the shots.
Proposed $48M apartment project advancing slowly at former Noblesville granary site
Developer Flaherty & Collins Properties was approved for up to $7.3 million in industrial recovery tax credits for its plans to build 238 apartments, a parking garage and retail space at the site, but the project has seen little progress since 2018.
U.S. takes new aim at ransomware after costly year for attacks
Last year was the worst to date in terms of the economic toll from ransomware, with demands to victims averaging more than $100,000 and in some cases totaling tens of millions of dollars.
FedEx facility near airport reopens following mass shooting
FedEx said it plans to gradually ramp up operations. Employees were given the choice whether to return to work on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the company said it has donated $1 million to a survivor’s fund.
Lawmakers OK bill to allow local officials to overrule county health departments
With strong support from Republican lawmakers, Senate Bill 5 was characterized by them as a way to inject a system of “checks and balances” into the process of imposing restrictions on citizens and businesses during public health emergencies.
Some spectators to be permitted at Indy 500, but concerts called off
The Indianapolis 500 can run with up to 40% of its typical spectator capacity this year, following discussions between the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and city and state officials.
White House to offer new tax credit to help spur vaccinations
The tax change would provide a credit of up to $511 per day per employee for businesses with fewer than 500 workers to ensure that those workers or businesses don’t suffer a penalty by getting vaccinated.
Indiana reports 1,166 new COVID-19 cases, 14 more deaths
The state said more than 1.6 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Wednesday. More than 2.2 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
New enrollments push Anthem beyond expectations in first quarter
Enrollment in Medicaid plans that Anthem manages jumped 20%, to about 9.2 million people, compared with the same three months last year. That helped counter a drop in its more profitable commercial coverage, which includes employer-sponsored insurance.
Cities braced for post-Chauvin trial unrest, got celebrations instead
Across America, communities prepared for the worst. They put up barriers and called in reinforcements. They boarded up windows and declared emergencies. They were bracing for Derek Chauvin to be acquitted of George Floyd’s murder, but that didn’t happen.
Wisconsin’s new deal with Foxconn lowers tax breaks by billions
Foxconn originally proposed a 20 million-square-foot manufacturing campus that would have been the largest investment in U.S. history for a new location by a foreign-based company, but those plans have been downsized significantly.
Sikh group wants probe of gunman’s possible supremacist link
The Sikh Coalition’s request came a day after Indianapolis police released a report stating that an officer who seized a shotgun from Brandon Scott Hole’s home after his arrest in March 2020 saw what he identified as white supremacist websites on Hole’s computer.