Anthem introduces Elevance Health subsidiary brands

As Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc. (NYSE: ANTM) prepares to officially rebrand to Elevance Health Inc. later this month, the company is launching its healthcare services brand Carelon and health plan brand Wellpoint. The health insurance company says the rebrand will optimize and streamline its brand portfolio and reduce complexities.... Read More

Co-op group aims to create statewide fiber network

A new consortium comprised of nearly two dozen electric and telephone cooperatives looks to provide fiber service to a majority of customers statewide. Accord Telecommunications Collaborative LLC says it will create one of the largest, contiguous, fiber-based networks through a combination of private investment and grant funding. ... Read More

Original Big Woods to reopen as Quaff ON! Pour House

The original Big Woods restaurant in Nashville is expected to reopen as Quaff ON! Pour House in the coming weeks. Big Woods Restaurant Group LLC, which owns a family of brands that includes Big Woods and Quaff ON!, will lead operations for the brewery.... Read More

Purdue partnership establishes medical simulation center

The Purdue University Global School of Nursing is partnering with Dallas County Hospital in Iowa to create a state-of-the-art simulation center. Purdue says the center will provide a more efficient and immersive learning model that meets the needs of students, hospital staff and the community.... Read More

Indy Olympic trials organizing committee named

In advance of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for swimming in Indianapolis, the Indiana Sports Corp. announced leaders of the Local Organizing Committee. OneAmerica Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Scott Davison and OneAmerica Executive Vice President Karin Sarratt will co-chair the committee that will help organize and promote the nine-day event.... Read More

Apartment project groundbreaking in Washington

Work is underway in the Daviess County city of Washington to build a $14.5 million apartment complex, the first large-scale multi-unit building in years, according to economic development officials. Business and government leaders broke ground Wednesday on the Cypress Point housing project.... Read More

Developer secures financing for Mammoth Solar first phase

Israel-based Doral Renewables LLC says it has closed on construction financing for the first phase of a $1.5 billion solar farm in Starke and Pulaski counties. The first phase, known as Mammoth North, is expected to generate enough electricity to power 75,000 homes annually.... Read More

Inotiv to close Envigo facilities in Virginia

West Lafayette-based Inotiv Inc. (Nadaq: NOTV) says it will close two facilities in Virginia that are currently operated by its Indianapolis-based subsidiary, Envigo RMS. One of the facilities is a dog breeding facility in Cumberland that is the subject of a lawsuit alleging animal welfare law violations.... Read More

CFP tackles sustainability during championship event

The College Football Playoff says January’s national championship game in Indianapolis was the most sustainable championship in the event’s history. Through the CFP’s Playoff Green program, the organization says teams hand-sorted and recovered more than 117 tons of materials throughout downtown Indy over a two-week period.... Read More

Lilly receives FDA approval for severe alopecia areata treatment

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) and Incyte (Nasdaq: INCY) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved OLUMIANT as a treatment for adults with severe alopecia areata. The approval was based on Lilly's BRAVE-AA1 and BRAVE-AA2 trials, which the company says is the largest Phase 3 alopecia areata clinical trial program completed to date.... Read More

Indiana Uplands to launch competitive funding programs

The Indiana Uplands region is preparing to launch two competitive funding programs made possible through the region’s Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative award. The programs, which are a collaboration between Regional Opportunity Initiatives, Radius Indiana, and the Indiana Uplands READI Steering Committee, include the Ready Communities 2.0 program and the Ready Housing program.... Read More

Clarksville seeks to preserve historic Colgate site

The Clarksville Town Council has begun the process to acquire a historic property with the goal of preserving it for potential reuse. The town plans to use eminent domain to acquire the Colgate site, which once housed the state's first prison and has sat mostly empty since 2008. ... Read More

NIH grant to support improved dental data communication

Dr. Thankam Thyvalikakath, director of the Regenstrief and IU School of Dentistry Dental Informatics program, has been awarded a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The funding, which will be allocated over a five-year period, will help build on research that aims to improve communication between dental and medical clinicians.... Read More