New pavilion highlights 2023 Indiana State Fair

The 2023 Indiana State Fair is underway and expected to attract more than 800,000 people to the Indiana State Fairgrounds through Aug. 20. The biggest addition to the 166th edition of the fair is the new, $50 million Indiana Farm Bureau Fall Creek Pavilion.... Read More

Mount Comfort RV to be acquired

Illinois-based Camping World Holdings Inc. has announced plans to acquire Mount Comfort RV in Greenfield. Financial terms are not being disclosed for the deal, which would bring the number of Camping World locations in Indiana to three.... Read More

IU Health’s new pharmacy hub aims to cut costs

The Indianapolis-based hospital system is hoping the pharmacy hub, which opened this summer, will help it reduce the cost of providing pharmaceutics to patients and its insurance-plan members by centralizing and standardizing its pharmacy supply chain.... Read More

Noble County farmers win rural preservation award

Indiana Landmarks and the Indiana Farm Bureau will honor the Evers family of Wolcottville for their seven-generation owned farmstead. The family will receive the John Arnold Award for Rural Preservation on Aug. 3 at the Indiana State Fair.... Read More

Lubbers to receive Daniels Prize Award

The Indianapolis-based Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation says former Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Teresa Lubbers will receive the Daniels Prize Award. Lubbers currently serves as president of the Indy-based think tank Sagamore Institute... Read More

People going to the movies again; independent theaters capitalize

Last weekend's release of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" illuminated a majority reason why people desire to return to the theatre. As movie theatres across the country evolve following the general downward trend and the rise of streaming, smaller family-owned and independent theatres are capitalizing on the movie-going experience, their diversity of content and the reason people go to the movies at all.... Read More

Batesville health system to build $115M hospital

Margaret Mary Health in Batesville on Thursday announced plans for a new hospital as part of an expanded health and wellness campus. The not-for-profit health system is investing $115 million in the project, which represents the first phase of the expansion.... Read More

Indiana markets continue to lead housing index

For the third consecutive quarter, the Lafayette-West Lafayette market tops the Emerging Housing Markets Index from The Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com. Three other Indiana communities are also included in the top 10 of the ranking.... Read More

Quarterly profit drops for Escalade

Evansville-based Escalade is reporting second quarter net income of $3.6 million, down from $5.7 million during the same period last year. The company said the drop can be attributed to reduced post-pandemic consumer demands across most product categories.... Read More