This Week on Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick 2/18/22
Top Story
Mario Rodriguez, Executive Director, Indianapolis Airport Authority
Indianapolis International Airport appears on the road to recovery. New numbers show Indy outpacing peer airports in the race to recovery from the pandemic. Airport Authority Executive Director Mario Rodriguez joins us to break down the numbers.
Inside INnovation
Brad Chambers, Indiana Secretary of Commerce
Don Wettrick, Founder & CEO, STARTedUP Foundation
Innovate WithIN, a statewide high school pitch competition, is celebrating record numbers this year. Indiana Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers and STARTedUP Foundation CEO Don Wettrick explain how the competition is building a new generation of Hoosier entrepreneurs.
Around INdiana: Shields Memorial Gymnasium – Seymour
Mary-Rachel Redman, Inside INdiana Business
The clock is winding down on what was once a southern Indiana hoops haven for Hoosier basketball stars, including a former Indiana Congressman. Mary-Rachel Redman with what’s next for Seymour’s historic Shields Memorial Gym.
Business Spotlight
Chris Graham, Senior Vice President, Long Products Steel Group, Steel Dynamics
Build it and they will come. And they are. In record numbers. We’ll explain why the boom in non-residential construction is paying big dividends for steelworkers in northeast Indiana.
Business of Health
Dr. Tatiana Foroud, Associate Dean for Research Affairs, IUSM
It’s been another record-breaking year for funding at the IU School of Medicine. Dr. Tatiana Foroud (Fuh-rood) has more on the major impact it is having on healthcare, the state’s economy and jobs.
(i)on Education: Lumina Foundation
Shauna Davis, Strategy Director for Community College Participation
Mary Laphen, Strategy Officer for Community College Participation
Lumina Foundation’s The Million Dollar Community College Challenge could be a game-changer for Indiana’s community colleges. We’ll explain how the national grant competition will help colleges connect with adult students who need a degree or short-term credential.
Inside INdiana Sports
Jon Mark Hall, Director of Athletics, University of Southern Indiana
The University of Southern Indiana makes a big move… its athletics program moving to Division I. What it means for the future of sports for the Screaming Eagles.
Inside This Week’s IBJ
Lesley Weidenbener, Editor, IBJ
Indiana Restaurants are working to recoup federal money from the pandemic relief fund and banking as a service, or BaaS, is gaining traction and Fisher-based First Internet Bank is getting in the action. These are just a few of the stories our partners at the IBJ are working on this week.