Longtime entrepreneur sets sights on storage industry
Longtime local entrepreneur Jim Sapp is revving up for expansion of his latest venture: Commercial Self Storage, a company geared to business customers.
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IU Health hopes new robotic warehouse saves it millions
The Indianapolis-based system has spent $9 million on the “high-tech integrated service center,” but hopes to save up to $3 million a year through standardizing inventory, ordering in bulk at a discount, and streamlining delivery routes.
Firm behind BlueIndy car-sharing service running into trouble in Paris
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is considering early termination of the firm’s contract with the city, amid widening losses and criticism that the vehicles are poorly maintained and dirty.
Salmonella linked to pre-cut melon from local distributor sickens 60 in Midwest
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the fruit was distributed to numerous retailers in eight states, including Indiana. At least 30 people have been hospitalized.
Hogsett backs Rethink I-65/I-70’s position on north-split project
Both the mayor and the Rethink coalition are urging state transportation officials to do a more comprehensive study of options for the $250 downtown interchange project.
Airport sets monthly records for passenger traffic
Indianapolis International Airport experienced record-breaking passenger traffic in January and March, airport officials announced Friday.
Anthem seeks to use downtown green space for 60-space exec parking lot
The insurer is asking for a zoning variance to install a fenced-in lot covered by solar panels on a grassy space off Virginia Avenue.
Honda, GM to develop electric vehicle batteries together
The companies will collaborate based on GM’s next-generation battery system, both sides said, mainly for the North American market.
State Road 37 revamp still a year away, but prep work has begun
The $124 million project will turn the highway into a freeway from 126th to 146th streets.
Civic leaders launch push to meld transit, technology
The Central Indiana Personal Mobility Network is in its early stages. But the general idea is to use technology, including a smartphone app and other tools, to make it easier for people to use IndyGo and other local transportation options, including Blue Indy electric-car sharing, Indiana Pacers Bikeshare, Uber, and Lyft.
Frontier adding year-round nonstop flights from Indy to San Diego
The twice-weekly flights will depart Indianapolis International Airport on Mondays and Fridays starting Aug. 13.
Farmers struggle with growing suburban traffic
In suburban Indianapolis, the roads farmers have used for decades to reach their fields have become increasingly busy.
ClusterTruck food-delivery service expanding HQ, planning to add 125 jobs
The Indianapolis-based founded by tech luminary Chris Baggott recently agreed to take the entire seventh floor of the J.F. Wild Building on Market Street.
EPA sends White House revision on fuel economy standards
The proposal is widely expected to scale back future fuel economy rules for cars and trucks. EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has criticized Obama-era standards, saying this spring they were “too high.”
Republic Airways plans to churn out hundreds of pilots at new local flight school
Republic Airways Holdings Inc. plans to open an aviation school at Indianapolis International Airport that it hopes will help it address an ongoing pilot-shortage problem.
2018 Innovation Issue graphic: How blockchain works
Blockchain is complicated, but at its roots, it’s simply a way to perform secure transactions.
2018 Innovation Issue: Blockchain could transform many industries—but maybe not yet
Early adopters say blockchain has the potential to revolutionize everything from executing insurance contracts and conducting financial transactions to assuring food safety.
2018 Innovation Issue: John Wechsler says Indiana can be the crossroads of IoT innovation
Our state’s key industries—manufacturing, agriculture and logistics—face imminent disruption from internet-connected devices, referred to collectively as the internet of things.
Discussions continue on Midstate Corridor highway project
Southwestern Indiana officials have met with Gov. Eric Holcomb and the state's transportation commissioner in their continuing efforts to get a four-lane, limited-access highway built to ease traffic congestion in the region.
Indiana’s largest beer distributor laying off 100 workers
Monarch Beverage Co. expects the job cuts to occur by Sept. 1, when the Indianapolis-based wholesaler will pull out of the wine business by closing its $67 million-a-year wine distribution business.