COVID summer uptick is underway as FLiRT, LB.1 variants ascend
If you’re hearing about more people testing positive or getting sick, it’s no surprise, as data shows another wave forming.
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Expunging criminal record, regaining driver’s license often require assistance
Several counties across the state are working to help Hoosiers clear their records and reinstate their driver’s licenses, using expungement and driving restoration laws like those passed in many states to help residents get their lives back on track.
Parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue to buy Neiman Marcus for $2.65B
The new entity will be called Saks Global, creating a luxury powerhouse at a time when the arena has become increasingly fragmented with different players.
Perry’s school board has just 2 candidates for 4 seats. Here’s what could happen next.
Few candidates and low voter participation and engagement with schools can pave the way for outside groups to sway elections.
TSA expects to screen record number of travelers this weekend
Eight of the 10 busiest days in the Transportation Security Administration’s history have come this year.
Fishers-based metals recycling company agrees to SPAC merger
American Metals LLC, a subsidiary of Fishers-based American Resources Corp., announced plan this week to merge with New York City-based AI Transportation Acquisition Corp. in a move intended to take the Indiana company public.
Developer sues Lebanon for tech park fallout, citing LEAP District as city’s priority for water use
South Carolina-based RealtyLink is suing Lebanon for more than $25 million, alleging the city withdrew incentives after the project was delayed by the city’s inability to service the park with water.
After years-long effort, IndyCar ready to unveil its hybrid engine system
IndyCar will unveil its hybrid engine system this weekend. It has been a joint effort involving IndyCar and engineers from Chevrolet and Honda, the two engine suppliers for the series.
Analysis finds growing gap in Indiana’s housing affordability
The findings, from an annual report jointly published by the National Low Income Housing Coalition and Prosperity Indiana concluded that Indiana dropped from 43rd to 34th in terms of affordability between 2021 and 2024.
Indiana elections chief directs 100-plus federal agencies to halt alleged ‘unauthorized involvement’
President Joe Biden’s spring 2021 order, titled “Promoting access to voting,” mandates federal agencies to “consider ways” to encourage citizen participation in the electoral process.
Report: Women now comprise majority of law associates
The number of women attorneys reached a historic level nationally last year, a finding that Indiana lawyers confirmed they’re seeing in their day-to-day practices.
Starbucks store on Mass Ave could become first in city to unionize
Baristas at the 430 Massachusetts Ave. store this week filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board.
Caitlin Clark-Gatorade ad explores new heights on JW Marriott hotel
The 34-story hotel’s facade has frequently been used to promote numerous local events and teams, but the 205-foot-tall Clark graphic for Gatorade marks the first obvious product advertisement on the building.
New-vehicle sales barely rose in second quarter as buyers balked at still-high prices
Sales were crimped in late June, when cyberattacks knocked out software from CDK Global that dealerships use to do sales paperwork.
Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese headline WNBA All-Star team that will face US Olympic squad
The Indiana Fever’s Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell also made the All-Star team.
UPDATE: FDA approves Lilly drug that can modestly slow Alzheimer’s disease
Eli Lilly’s drug—Kisunla, the brand name for donanemab—is one of the few treatments developed for Alzheimer’s that modifies the underlying disease and will join just one other drug, Leqembi, on the commercial market.
Council plans introduction of tweaked downtown tax district
Funds raised from the downtown economic enhancement district would pay for cleaning and beautification efforts, public safety initiatives, homeless outreach and costs associated with a planned low-barrier shelter.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell: U.S. inflation cooling again, but rate cuts would be premature
After some persistently high inflation reports at the start of 2024, Powell said, the data for April and May “do suggest we are getting back on a disinflationary path.”
Arrow McLaren to replace Rossi with Lundgaard in yet another driver lineup change for IndyCar team
Alexander Rossi, who won the Indy 500 in 2016 as a rookie with Andretti Global, joined Arrow McLaren last year. In late June, he scored only his second podium since joining the team.
Report: Indiana has lost 350K acres of farmland, but productivity rises
The Indiana General Assembly passed House Enrolled Act 1557 last year, tasking the Indiana State Department of Agriculture to estimate the amount of farmland lost—as well as the cause of it—from 2010 to 2022.