2016 TOP STORIES: Indy voters say yes to transit tax
In all, 59 percent of voters said “yes” to the referendum, which gives the council the authority to impose an income tax of up to 0.25 percent to help fund the Marion County Transit Plan.
Year in Review
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2016 TOP STORIES: Feds charge nursing home executives with fraud
Federal prosecutors say two American Senior Communities executives and two other men orchestrated a scheme that used kickbacks and shell companies to defraud American Senior Communities and federal health care programs out of millions of dollars.
2016 TOP STORIES: Anthem-Cigna merger runs into big trouble
In July, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the two companies to keep them independent. A trial got underway in November with no end in sight.
2016 Year in Review: New vaping law spurs controversy, FBI probe
The law, passed in 2015 and tweaked in 2016, effectively put a single private firm—Lafayette-based Mulhaupt’s—in charge of deciding which companies can seek a permit to manufacture e-cigarette liquids sold in Indiana and which were shut out of the state’s market for good.
2016 TOP STORIES: Micro- hospitals trend lands here
What’s driving the tiny hospitals here and around the country is cost. They’re often only 15,000 to 50,000 square feet in size and cost only $7 million to $30 million to build.
2016 Year in Review: $260M development planned for Mass Ave
Hendricks Commercial Properties' proposal calls for 337 apartments, 339,400 square feet of office space, and 67,225 square feet of retail. It also plans to construct a 132-room hotel and a 41,000-square-foot cinema.
2016 NEWSMAKER: Sue Ellspermann, president of struggling Ivy Tech
Ivy Tech has faced challenges over recent years, including questions about its low graduation rates and whether its programs were adequately aligned to the state’s workforce needs.
2016 Year in Review: Carrier keeps plant open after Trump intervenes
The issue got even more national attention when Donald Trump incorporated criticism of the layoffs into his presidential campaign, using Carrier as an example of what’s wrong with American trade policy.
2016 TOP STORIES: Monarch’s quest to sell liquor reaches Indiana’s high court
A Marion Superior Court judge ruled in August in favor of Spirited Sales in its quest to gain a wholesale liquor permit after a judge found the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission’s decision to deny it a permit “arbitrary and capricious.”
2016 NEWSMAKER: Bob Whitt, from park to pints
Last spring, Whitt became president and co-owner of Indianapolis-based Sun King Brewing Co. after 11 years as executive director of White River State Park.
2016 TOP STORIES: Lilly Alzheimer’s drug fails in high-stakes trial
t was the most closely watched experimental drug from Eli Lilly and Co. in years, a potential game-changer for treating the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease.
2016 TOP STORIES: Competitor acquires Interactive for $1.4B
California-based Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories Inc. said it would acquire the Indianapolis-based call-center-software company for $60.50 a share, a 36 percent premium over Interactive’s closing stock price before news of the deal leaked.
2016 TOP STORIES: Retooled Republic preps to exit bankruptcy
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February, says it expects to emerge from bankruptcy during the first quarter of 2017.
2016 TOP STORIES: Salesforce adds 800 jobs, puts name on Chase Tower
Salesforce’s light-blue cloud logo is expected to be anchored to the 48-story structure early next year.
DINING: Lots of ‘new’ in ’15 dining
Many of 2015’s new restaurants went into otherwise underserved areas. Brew pubs were also big this year.
LOU’S VIEWS: Visiting artists, local talent brighten year
I’m going to forgo the usual top 10 list and, instead, focus, by category, on the strongest arts experiences I had the privilege of attending.
LOPRESTI: Was 2015 a favorable year for Indiana sports? Yes and no
Disappointing Colts’ season countered by inspiring results on the court, in the pool.
2015 NEWSMAKER: Glenda Ritz
The Democratic state schools superintendent—frustrated by legislative action to strip her office of some powers—announced she’d run for governor. But after a lackluster start, she decided to seek a second term as the superintendent of public instruction instead.
2015 TOP STORIES: Other big news from the year
2015 has ups and downs for area firms, local governments and their leaders, including American Senior Communities, High Alpha, the Pacers, Blue Indy and more.
2015 TOP STORIES: Republic’s labor turmoil nearly kills the airline
The Indianapolis-based regional airline narrowly escaped a bankruptcy filing this fall when it finally reached a new three-year contract with its 2,100 pilots.