INDIANAPOLIS — Comedian and actor Mike Epps turned a former car paint shop on the near northeast side of Indianapolis into a boxing gym Friday. Epps opened “The Right Jab” on Sutherland Avenue, near the Indiana State Fairgrounds and East 38th Street, which is in the neighborhood where he grew up. Epps spent a decade […]
LEBANON, Ind.–Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and Meta Platforms Inc. executives broke ground on a $10 billion data center campus in Lebanon Wednesday. The campus, located at the LEAP Innovation and Research District, is one that the executives say will create around 300 operational jobs and support over 4,000 construction jobs. “We’re looking at something that’s […]
VINCENNES, Ind. — On Thursday, Amazon announced they have plans to build a new 104,000 square-foot delivery station in Vincennes. The facility marks an expansion of the company’s footprint in Indiana and aims to speed up the “last mile” of the delivery process for people in Knox County. Construction is set to begin in the […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis is coming off the most successful year in its tourism history, with new data showing that downtown is busier than ever. During Visit Indy’s annual State of Tourism meeting this week, leaders revaled that the 2025 set an all-time record for hotel rooms sold and occupied in the city’s history. Executive Vice […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Metropolitan Development Hearing Examiner has scheduled a public hearing this week to gather community feedback for the $500 million data center proposal. The data center will be built in Martindale Brightwood neighborhood. The hearing is scheduled to be on Thursday, January 15th at 1:00 p.m. at the Indianapolis City-County Council Building. The […]
CARMEL, Ind. — Hundreds of people lined up outside Market District in Carmel Saturday morning, some arriving as early as 8:00, all for a chance at a free lobster roll. The occasion was the grand opening of Slapfish’s fourth Central Indiana location, a milestone that feels like a homecoming for owner Mark Weghorst and his […]
STATEWIDE–The Indiana Sports Corporation is focusing on a plan that they are calling 2050 Vision. It’s an effort to become “the global epicenter of sport.” Sarah Myer, Chief of Staff and Strategy at Indiana Sports Corp, told Inside Indiana Business over the weekend that a big part of this plan is the success of women’s […]
ANDERSON, Ind. — The Hoosier Lottery said on Monday that a $100,000 winning ticket was purchased at a Speedway gas station on East 53rd Street in Anderson, and one lucky Hoosier matched four out of five numbers and the Powerball with a Power Play of 2X in Saturday’s drawing. Those winning numbers for Saturday were […]
STATEWIDE — Gov. Mike Braun on Friday completed his near-remake of the powerful group overseeing the state’s biggest utility companies — naming three appointees to the five-member Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. They include Republican Sen. Andy Zay of Huntington, Democratic former Sen. Bob Deig of Evansville and Anthony Swinger, who works for the agency representing […]
FISHERS, Ind. — You might not expect to find a bustling coffee shop inside a children’s therapy clinic, but in Fishers, that fully operational cafe is changing lives.  The One Day Cafe, which is inside Kids Innovative Developmental Services (KIDSinc), serves customers coffee, but its real mission is far more special. It’s the training […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind.–Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker expressed strong support for a state-regulated casino on Thursday. Tucker believes a casino could bring lots of economic benefits. She highlighted an agreement with Allen County Commissioners to share casino tax revenue based on population. Businessman Tom Kelley testified that a local casino could create over 1,000 […]
STATEWIDE–The majority of holiday shopping will be done in physical stores despite the increase in online sales. That’s the message from John Talbot, IU Kelley School of Business Senior Lecturer. Talbot’s areas of expertise are retailing, relating marketing activities to financial outcomes, and new media communication. “The real inflection point was the pandemic in 2020 […]