Terre Haute-based Hamilton Center is raising its minimum wage to $17.75 per hour, the organization announced Thursday. The nonprofit regional behavioral health system's CEO, Melvin Burks, said the change comes amid clinical staff shortages.... Read More
House Bill 1279 is intended to make it easier for dissatisfied restaurants to get out of contracts with delivery services, and to block those services from offering a restaurant’s food without its consent. ... Read More
A car wash company with three locations in Goshen is under new ownership. Pride's Express Car Wash has been acquired by Wisconsin-based Tsunami Express, though financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed.... Read More
The city of South Bend this week announced $2.5 million in agreements to expand homeless shelter services. Mayor James Mueller said the services are critical to the city’s “housing first” approach.... Read More
The Federal Reserve's favored inflation gauge slowed sharply last month, an encouraging sign in the Fed's yearlong effort to cool price pressures through steadily higher interest rates. Friday’s report showed consumer prices rose 0.3% from January to February.... Read More
One hundred Indianapolis police officers are donning virtual reality headsets as a method to battle the dangerous levels of stress that come with their job. A Black female entrepreneur is leading the charge with her startup, Peak Mind.... Read More
Smooth sailing is ahead for Indiana innovators. We look at how a new state-of-the-art bridge at the 16 Tech innovation district could be a key driver in pushing Hoosier tech and research to the next level.... Read More
Plans continue to move forward for the $63 million second phase of a mixed-use development in downtown Mishawaka. The city's redevelopment commission has approved a development agreement for The Mill at Ironworks Plaza Phase II, along the St. Joseph River.... Read More
The Ports of Indiana has issued a Request for Qualifications as it searches for a new operator of the International Ag Shipping Terminal at the Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor. The facility has been operated by Minnesota-based Cargill since the late 1970s.... Read More
Plans to decommission and redevelop the Downtown Indianapolis Heliport have hit turbulence as one of the state’s most influential and connected business leaders spearheads an effort to stop the move and potentially buy the site.... Read More
The TechPoint Foundation for Youth says 167 teams at last weekend's State Robotics Championship qualified for the world championship in Dallas. However, the foundation is seeking help in raising funds to cover costs to send the teams to the event.... Read More
Plainfield-based Duke Energy Indiana said Thursday it has received approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to lower bills due to declining fuel and purchased power costs. Customers will see their bills decrease by about $26 per month.... Read More
A pharmacist convicted of producing and distributing adulterated drugs was not entitled to attorney fees in his case against the Indiana Board of Pharmacy, which was entitled to immunity, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.... Read More
A team of students from Purdue University has won the $20,000 grand prize in this year's Student Soybean Innovation Competition, held by the Indiana Soybean Alliance. The team has developed a biodegradable and non-toxic, soy-based foam called StyroSoy.... Read More
The University of Evansville has received a $30 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The funding will establish the Evansville Promise Neighborhood, which aims to help prepare children throughout their academic journey.... Read More
The city of Crawfordsville is beginning plans to establish a new nature park on a 47-acre parcel of land. The land is currently owned and being donated by Will Shortz, a Crawfordsville native and crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times.... Read More
Senators and health care stakeholders alike seemed unable to find much agreement Wednesday on how to address Indiana’s health care costs, or even how to measure and compare those costs to neighboring states. ... Read More
Evansville-based food equity nonprofit Urban Seeds has selected Maria Marton as its new executive director. Marton most recently served as operations and finance manager for the Nashville Farmers' Market in Tennessee.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has received a record number of applications for the 2023-24 academic year. Our partners at WTWO-TV report more than 5,300 students from more than 70 countries have applied to attend the school.... Read More
Pop-rock musician Bryan Adams is set to headline this year’s Carb Day concert with support from Soul Asylum, Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials announced Thursday. Adams will be making his first concert appearance in Indianapolis since 2010.... Read More
