Five Indiana-based businesses are being recognized for their corporate disability inclusion policies and programs in the 2024 Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion list. The list, which is not a ranking, gives companies scores on the...... Read More
A group that touts itself as devoted to the fair treatment of all persons without regard to race or ethnicity has filed a civil rights complaint against Indiana University over what it describes as the university’s offering of “discriminatory” scholarships.... Read More
An urban planning initiative led by the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture has helped a Michigan city land a $25 million federal grant to redesign a key thoroughfare. The school’s Housing and Community Regeneration Initiative held a weeklong...... Read More
Tutoring programs last year appeared to spur academic gains for Indianapolis Public Schools, but the district is scaling them down as funding ends. Like districts across the country, IPS leaned on in-person and virtual tutoring to drive academic recovery...... Read More
James Michaels, a longtime executive at Bosma Enterprises, has been appointed as the superintendent at the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Michaels will succeed James Durst, who is retiring Sept. 30 after 35 years in the position.... Read More
Main Street LaGrange, a local organization of volunteer community members, recently hosted the last iteration of its inaugural Final Fridays monthly event. Aimed at revitalizing downtown LaGrange and attracting businesses to fill vacant storefronts...... Read More
The city of Hammond has selected New York-based Alexander Gorlin Architects as the designer for its new downtown train station. The $10 million station is being built as part of the South Shore Line's West Lake Corridor extension.... Read More
DePauw baseball coach Blake Allen is stepping down after eight seasons with the team. The school is starting a national search to find Allen's successor. ... Read More
A real estate investment firm founded by a Purdue University alum has acquired a pair of student housing complexes next to the campus. West Lafayette-based Muinzer on Friday announced the acquisition of Grant Street Station and South Street Station.... Read More
State agencies including the Hoosier Lottery, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission and Secretary of State’s Office pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into the state fair each year to sponsor information booths, giveaways, concert performances and more. ... Read More
Gov. Eric Holcomb and a delegation of economic development officials from Indiana are set to return home from a trip to Australia and Singapore on Tuesday. The group met with government and business officials in both countries with a focus on...... Read More
To Isabel Guzman—the leader of the U.S. Small Business Administration under President Joe Biden—the Emerging Manufacturing Collaboration Center in 16 Tech is the perfect example of small businesses harnessing technology.... Read More
A sports complex and family entertainment center could be coming to Warrick County. Our partners at WEHT-TV report applications have been submitted to the Warrick County Board of Zoning Appeals for the projects, which would be built on 72 acres of farmland.... Read More
The University of Notre Dame broke ground last week on a new women's residence hall on the south side of campus. The project is being funded with a "significant" leadership gift from the family of Notre Dame alum Thomas Grojean Sr. in honor of his late wife.... Read More
One hundred students at Purdue University recently completed an intensive, eight-week training program devoted to the understanding of semiconductors, the crystalline solids that conduct electricity and power computer microchips.... Read More
Indiana Landmarks has announced Stephanie Richard as the new director of its southwest field office in Evansville. In her new role, Richard will oversee the organization’s historic preservation work in the southwest region.... Read More
The team behind the Mid-States Corridor Project in southern Indiana has received approval from INDOT to proceed with its first Tier 2 study. The study will be the first of several to determine the alignment and access plan for the new highway.... Read More
As renovations continue at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, a new employee is helping to drive the pace car of education. Jake Apollos started his new role as the Museum’s first Director of Education last month.... Read More
Mike Braun, the Republican candidate for governor, released his plan to control property taxes on Friday, calling for increasing the homestead deduction, capping property tax increases and increasing voter participation in property tax referendums.... Read More
The Indy Chamber has lobbied unsuccessfully since 2018 to raise the state’s cigarette tax, and it is ready to give it another go in the 2025 legislative session. The chamber held a panel discussion this week to help prime the issue. ... Read More
