The Federal Reserve on Wednesday emphasized that inflation has remained stubbornly high in recent months and said it doesn’t plan to cut interest rates until it has “greater confidence” that price increases are slowing sustainably to its 2% target.... Read More
The Adams County Economic Development Corp. is launching a program designed to not only expand housing throughout the county but also provide financial assistance to homebuyers. Executive Director Colton Bickel says the Hoosier Homes initiative is...... Read More
The Chandler Motor Speedway property in southwest Indiana has once again been sold at auction. Our partners at WEHT-TV report the 131-acre property was sold for $490,000, though the future of the property remains a mystery.... Read More
An Evansville-based startup that has developed an aeroponic smart garden appliance is the winner of this year's HungerTech Innovation Challenge from AgriNovus Indiana. Anu, formerly known as GroPod, took home the $25,000 prize, which was awarded at...... Read More
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn't legalize it for recreational use.... Read More
Midwest’s biggest flea market is open for the 2024 season. Located in the heart of Indiana’s Amish country, the Shipshewana Flea Market opens every Tuesday and Wednesday between 8 am and 4pm from April 30 to September 25. About 700 vendors will set up shop on 40 acres at the Shipshewana Trading Place as the season progresses.... Read More
The Indiana High School Athletic Association board this week approved full recognition for Boys Volleyball and Girls Wrestling beginning in the 2024-25 academic year. The two sports were previously added as "emerging sports" by the IHSAA in 2022.... Read More
Katie Anthony, the former co-owner of Anthony Travel, started the sports travel agency with her husband John, out of a shared love for sports, travel and hospitality. She spoke to IIB about starting a business 35 years ago, female leadership, and “dumb luck.” ... Read More
Decades ago, when Kenneth Dau-Schimdt first started teaching about labor and employment law, he said noncompete agreements weren’t all that common. But over time, as their use has grown, so too has the scrutiny of the practice, which now extends beyond...... Read More
As the city of Fort Wayne looks to its future in manufacturing, a group of local residents is also trying to preserve a piece of the city's manufacturing past. Illinois-based International Harvester was Fort Wayne's largest employer for decades and served...... Read More
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC is planning a major upgrade to its primary North American distribution center in Huntington. The Avon, Ohio-based company says it will make a double-digit million-dollar investment to upgrade the facility into a...... Read More
Democrats on the Indianapolis City-County Council say they have lingering questions about Mayor Joe Hogsett’s decision to pursue a Major League Soccer franchise—a plan that puts a long-planned soccer stadium on the west side of the White River in jeopardy.... Read More
The Indianapolis-based STARTedUP Foundation has revealed the 10 finalists for this year's Innovate WithIN statewide pitch competition. The teams will now bring their business ideas to the state finals in June for a chance to win $25,000 in seed funding.... Read More
Gov. Eric Holcomb traveled to Merrillville Tuesday to celebrate the newly completed C&O Trail, which tallies as the 100th mile of new trails built under the governor's Next Level Trails program.... Read More
Archaeological surveys, interpretive exhibits, and the rehabilitation of a historic home and other historic structures are among the projects to receive a total of $600,000 from the Wabash River Heritage Corridor Fund. The funding comes from royalties on...... Read More
The Indiana Department of Labor has issued a penalty against Indianapolis-based Milestone Contractors LP for a fatal accident that occurred at a construction site in Goshen last fall. The state's Occupational Safety and Health Administration said...... Read More
Six graduating high school students in Indiana will soon begin a new agriculture career development program from Keystone Cooperative. The farmer-owned cooperative’s two-year SEED program is geared toward recent high school graduates and FFA members who...... Read More
Indiana's not-for-profits often serve residents facing communal and systematic issues, but often, leadership is dealing with a human resources problem eating away at its ability to achieve its mission. The state's organizations are not immune to a national workforce shortage seeing thousands of jobs go unfilled, and subsequently, fewer residents reached.... Read More
Eli Lilly and Co. said Tuesday that “exceptionally strong demand” for diabetes drugs Mounjaro and weight-loss drug Zepbound helped push first quarter profit up 67%, but warned that it expects tight supplies of both drugs to continue.... Read More
Officials in Crawfordsville broke ground Monday on an infrastructure project designed to support future community development initiatives. The city said the $5.3 million Purple Heart Parkway Extension will help drive ongoing and future projects.... Read More
