Two weeks before the start of the 2024-2025 academic year, the University of Evansville officially opened Lincoln Commons, a student housing apartment complex for juniors and seniors. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the four-story building was held Aug. 7. ... Read More
Three Evansville high school graduates won this year’s Innovate WithIN pitch competition finals in June. Ethan Hilton and Tolen Schreid of Signature School and Emily Rudolph of New Tech Institute took the top spot with their legal tech startup, Caseflood.ai. ... Read More
At its meeting last week, the Elwood City Council approved a Request for Proposals for the project, which would include a 50,000-square-foot indoor facility with multiple basketball and volleyball courts, as well as four baseball and softball diamonds.... Read More
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett debuted his $1.6 billion budget package Monday night, packed with a slew of cross-department initiatives intended to foster greater public safety and more infrastructure and quality of life efforts. ... Read More
Indiana home sales rose 7% in July, a report from the Indiana Association of Realtors found, likely due to lower mortgage rates and rising supply.... Read More
The city of Carmel on Monday announced that Joel Thacker will assume the role of fire chief Sept. 3. Gov. Eric Holcomb appointed Thacker in 2022 to lead the state’s homeland security department after he previously served as state fire marshal.... Read More
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jennifer McCormick on Monday denounced an ongoing high school diploma redesign as “dismantling” educational rigor in favor of filling positions at Hoosier companies facing worker shortages.... Read More
Now a decade since Indiana’s craft spirit licenses came online, Hoosier distillers say business is continuing to climb—and there’s more alcohol tourism still untapped. Although Prohibition ended in 1933, it wasn’t until 2013 that Indiana lawmakers...... Read More
A Greenwood woman with a military career spanning over three decades has been promoted to brigadier general with the Indiana National Guard. Cathy Eaken is now the deputy commanding general for sustainment for the Guard’s 38th Infantry Division.... Read More
DePauw University was recently given $32 million from the Lilly Endowment. It plans to work with Greencastle to make major public improvements.... Read More
The Eli Lilly and Company and Purdue University Research Alliance Center, or LPRC, is part of an existing partnership between the two entities that was expanded in 2023.... Read More
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has dismissed a case against IU Health after a judge’s ruling found the case lacking. Rokita filed a federal lawsuit in September against IU Health, claiming the state’s largest hospital system did not properly enforce...... Read More
Indiana has received a federal grant to expand a program to support expectant and new mothers with substance use disorders. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration received the three-year, up to $2.7 million grant to expand its...... Read More
In the name of consumer protection, a slew of U.S. federal agencies are working to make it easier for Americans to click the unsubscribe button for unwanted memberships and recurring payment services. A broad new government initiative includes...... Read More
Robin Newhouse, who has served as dean of the Indiana University School of Nursing for a decade, has stepped down. The university announced this month that following an administrative leave, Newhouse will retire from IU Indianapolis in June 2025.... Read More
The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent—and economists credit American consumers for helping slay it. Some of America's largest companies, from Amazon to Disney to Yum Brands, say their customers are increasingly seeking...... Read More
Now that the final section of Interstate 69 between Martinsville and Indianapolis is complete, drivers traveling between the capital and cities like Bloomington, Washington and Evansville can finally get where they’re going a little faster.... Read More
Mid-City Supply on Thursday re-opened its location in Michigan City. Mid-City is based in Elkhart and has 145 employees.... Read More
Forbes is out with its 2024 ranking of "America's Best Employers for Women," and six Indiana-based companies made the list. The ranking is based primarily on surveys of more than 150,000 women working at companies with at least 1,000 employees in the U.S.... Read More
Indiana's revenue collections outpaced projections in July. The Indiana State Budget Agency says General Fund revenues totaled just over $1.5 billion, which was 2.6% higher than the December 2023 forecast and 5.1% higher than the same month last year.... Read More
