Michigan City on the Move 

For more than 160 years it has been part of the Michigan City landscape, but now the Indiana State Prison is closing. We’ll look at how a series of developments, including a $240 mixed use project, is transforming this LaPorte County city and northwest Indiana.... Read More

Colts Impact on Downtown Indy

There’s a new quarterback, new coach, and a new vibe. The Colts kick off their season at home and we’ll look at the impact on downtown Indianapolis businesses.... Read More

10th Anniversary of ExactTarget Acquisition

This year marks the 10th anniversary of California-based Salesforce acquiring ExactTarget in a $2.5 billion deal. We talk with one of the founders, Scott Dorsey, about what that moment has meant for Indiana’s innovation economy.... Read More

New Secretary of Commerce

The Indiana Economic Development Corp. had a sixth-straight record-breaking year with $22.2 billion in deals in 2022. We go one-on-one with new Secretary of Commerce David Rosenberg and talk about his vision for the state’s economic development efforts.... Read More

Sports Tech in Indiana

It’s a business match made in heaven. We’ll show you what happens when a sports hub like Indianapolis and technology cross paths. Editor’s Note: Neelay Bhatt is from Orlando, not San Diego.... Read More

Educating the Tech Workforce

We’ll talk with Purdue University President Mung Chiang about a new initiative aimed at connecting higher education and the business community with a goal of fueling the state’s entrepreneurial and innovation pipeline.... Read More

Tech Movement in Indiana

The tech movement in Indiana is on a roll. We’ll get perspective from one of Indiana’s tech pioneers on how the Rally event can help fuel the state’s innovation economy.... Read More

Inaugural Rally Event

We’re on the road this week at the Indiana Convention Center for Elevate Ventures’ inaugural Rally innovation event. We’ll talk with CEO Christopher Day about the largest global cross-sector innovation conference.... Read More

Rally: Time to put the pedal to the metal

AgriNovus Indiana CEO Mitch Frazier believes Indiana’s assets—from Lilly to Elanco to Corteva—uniquely position it to become an ag bioscience hotbed. In an interview with Inside Indiana Business, Frazier said the time to make things happen is now.... Read More

Rally: Priming the talent pipeline

The executive director of entrepreneurial programming at Elevate Ventures says a program launched four years ago aimed at increasing innovation and the number of entrepreneurs in the state is already paying dividends. And Landon Young believes it is just the beginning.... Read More

Rally: Local effort, global results

Accelerating economic development and wealth in Black communities is the focus of Indianapolis-based Innopower. Founder Emil Ekiyor says the success of the social enterprise is extending far beyond Indiana.... Read More

Rally: Can Indiana become a biotech center?

The founder of the popular NPR program Tech Nation believes Indiana can become a center for biotech investment and jobs. Moira Gunn says central Indiana in particular has the right mix of companies, academia and quality of life to make it happen.... Read More

Downtown Indy Developments

Bicentennial Unity Plaza is part of an emerging transformation in downtown Indianapolis with some $2 billion in projects underway or on the drawing board. More convention space and a new hotel that will change the Indianapolis skyline are part of that picture.... Read More

Bicentennial Unity Plaza & 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend

Bicentennial Unity Plaza will have a coming out party of sorts during the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend in February, an event that will shine an international spotlight on Indy. We talk with Rick Fuson about the plaza’s potential impact that extends far beyond the confines of Gainbridge Fieldhouse.... Read More