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Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson cashed in on the race's record purse, earning an unprecedented $3.1 million check for Sunday's victory.... Read More

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians says construction of its 23-story hotel in South Bend is on target to wrap-up later this year and open in the first quarter of 2023. The project, which was first announced in September 2019, has been delayed by the pandemic and workforce challenges.... Read More

Greenwood-based Wright’s Gymnastics will Tuesday open the door to its new facility at Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield. Wright’s 360° Movement Academy will offer traditional gymnastics, ninja and dance, as well as an academic preschool called Kids 360° Early Learning Academy.... Read More

Illinois-based Meats by Linz will Tuesday break ground on a 120,000-square-foot meat packing facility in Hammond. The meat processor earlier this month announced plans for the project, which will bring more than 300 jobs to the city.... Read More

Marcus Ericsson had to leave Formula One to become a global superstar — a goal achieved Sunday when the Swedish driver won the Indianapolis 500.... Read More

The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne is seeing a return to normalcy in terms of event bookings. However, officials tell The Journal Gazette staffing levels and ticket sales are still slow to recover from the impact of the pandemic.... Read More

Indiana wants to take a lead role in the semiconductor industry for the U.S. ... Read More

The University of Notre Dame has received a $20 million gift from Douglas and Diana Berthiaume of Massachusetts. Notre Dame says the gift will endow the newly established Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health, which develops new tools to study variations in humans at the molecular and cellular levels.... Read More

Rolls-Royce North America Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tom Bell believes companies are generally embracing the idea of green manufacturing, reducing their carbon footprint, and adopting sustainability goals. However, Bell says there is a distinction between those that are giving “lip service because it's the acceptable, expected thing to do,” and those that are really investing in it.... Read More

The United Kingdom this morning signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the state of Indiana, its first-ever state level agreement, during the inaugural Global Economic Summit in Indianapolis. The MOU creates a framework to remove barriers to trade and investment, paving the way for UK and Indiana businesses to invest, export, expand and create jobs in a variety of areas such as aerospace, life sciences, and automotive.... Read More

The Florida-based operator of Gary Community School Corp. will continue to manage the district for the next two years. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report MGT Consulting received a unanimous vote Thursday from the Distressed Unit Appeals Board.... Read More

The chief executive officer of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) visited the Gary Works facility Thursday as the steelmaker begins construction on a $60 million pig iron caster. David Burritt says the project, expected to create 25 jobs, will improve the company's self-sufficiency.... Read More

INDYCAR will become the first North American racing series to use 100% renewable fuel in its race cars. Shell, which recently signed a five-year extension to be the fuel sponsor for the open-wheel series, announced plans Friday to switch to a low-carbon fuel in 2023.... Read More

Tim Durham, the Indianapolis businessman convicted of cheating investors out of more than $200 million, will return to a federal courtroom in the city next week, hoping to convince a judge to release him from prison.... Read More

Indianapolis Public Schools is planning a solar energy project that is estimated to save the district $45 million over the next 30 years. The IPS Board of School Commissioners on Thursday approved an agreement with Carmel-based Sun FundED to develop, finance and operate solar energy systems for the district under the firm’s “Solar-as-a-Service” program.... Read More

Paramount Schools of Excellence says it is opening new campuses in Lafayette and South Bend. Although building renovations are underway at the new campus sites, Paramount Schools says it has opened tutoring centers at Tippecanoe Mall and University Park Mall.... Read More

Developers of a $30 million golf and entertainment venue expect to open for business on July 1. Back 9 Golf & Entertainment says the 60,000-square-foot facility on the near southwest side of downtown Indianapolis feature a three-story golf range, restaurant and a 550-person music pavilion.... Read More

United Kingdom-based McLaren Racing on Thursday announced plans to invest more than $25 million to build a new INDYCAR facility in Whitestown. The company says the project will create up to 175 jobs by the end of 2025.... Read More

Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana has selected attorney Fred Glass as its next president and chief executive officer. Glass, a former athletic director at Indiana University, will succeed John Elliott, who is retiring at the end of September after six years in the role.... Read More

Frontier Airlines has added a new nonstop flight from Indianapolis International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The airport says the seasonal nonstop flight will leave out of Indy on Thursdays and Sundays.... Read More