Slowdown escalating for Indianapolis homebuilders
Central Indiana’s homebuilding slowdown continued to escalate last month, according to the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.... Read More
IBJ Staff
Boys & Girls Clubs in Indiana get $30M grant from Lilly Endowment
Boys & Girls Clubs of America announced Thursday it has received a $30 million grant from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. that is designated for 31 Boys & Girls Club organizations in Indiana.... Read More
Elevance Health must face federal suit alleging fraud
Indianapolis-based Elevance Health Inc. must face a federal lawsuit alleging that the company defrauded the U.S. government of millions of dollars by falsely certifying incorrect diagnosis data from doctors and other health providers.... Read More
Indianapolis-area insurance broker charged in $4M Ponzi scheme
Former insurance broker Brian Simms of Lebanon was arrested Wednesday after being charged with six counts of wire fraud by a federal grand jury.... Read More
Huber to leave Indy Chamber, join IU as vice president
Indy Chamber CEO and President Michael Huber will step down after nine years heading the local business organization to join Indiana University as vice president for university relations.... Read More
Area homebuilders see 8th straight month of falling permits
Filings for new home construction continued to slow last month, according to the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis. Builders in the nine-county ARea filed 603 single-family building permits in August, down 20% from the same month of 2021.... Read More
Sale of former DeHaan estate closes, sets state record at $14.5M
The expansive Indianapolis estate of late businesswoman and philanthropist Christel DeHaan has now officially been sold, setting a state record in the process at $14.5 million.... Read More
Italian manufacturer expands plan for Fishers by $367M, 265 workers
Italy-based life sciences firm Stevanato Group isn’t expected to open its manufacturing plant in Fishers until 2024, but the company is already expanding its original plan for the facility by hundreds of millions of dollars and 265 workers.... Read More
Lawn Pride acquired by home-service franchisor
Indianapolis-based Lawn Pride Inc., one of central Indiana’s top lawn-care companies, has been acquired by Waco, Texas-based Neighborly Inc., one the world’s largest franchisors of home-service brands. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. ... Read More
Indy Chamber urges pause on abortion bill, says acting now could be ‘reckless’
The Indy Chamber on Thursday morning urged Indiana lawmakers to pause their work on legislation that would ban abortion in most circumstances and take more time to gather information about how the proposal would affect women and health care providers.... Read More