WonderRoad Music Festival Coming to Indy

Indianapolis is preparing to host the nation’s newest contemporary music festival. The artists which make up WonderRoad will hit three stages at Garfield Park on the city’s south side in June. We get details on the event from The Elevation Group President Denny Young and learn why organizers chose central Indiana for their third multi-day […]... Read More

David Johnson Engage Indiana Interview

David Johnson, president and chief executive officer of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, served as a panelist at the Engage Indiana event earlier this month, presented by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and our partners at the Indianapolis Business Journal. He sat down with Inside INdiana Business Host Gerry Dick during the event.... Read More

Pamela Whitten Engage Indiana Interview

New Indiana University President Pamela Whitten was a panelist earlier this month at the Engage Indiana event, presented by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and our partners at the Indianapolis Business Journal. She spoke with Inside INdiana Business Host Gerry Dick about what engagement means at the university level.... Read More

Pete Yonkman Engage Indiana Interview

Bloomington-based Cook Group is the driving-force to help build a new grocery store in a poverty-stricken area, considered a food desert, on the near northeast side of Indianapolis. President Pete Yonkman was a participant earlier this month in the Engage Indiana event, presented by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and our partners at the Indianapolis Business Journal. Yonkman […]... Read More

Tom Henry Engage Indiana Interview

Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry joined Inside INdiana Business Host Gerry Dick for an interview earlier this month at the Engage Indiana event, presented by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and our partners at the Indianapolis Business Journal.... Read More

Chambers on State of Indiana Economy

Indiana’s economy is expected to remain somewhat resilient heading into 2022 despite challenges brought on by COVID-19, labor shortages and supply chain issues. We get more on what to expect from Indiana Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers.... Read More

LIFT Network Launches Apprenticeship Program

The Labs for Industry Futures and Transformation, or LIFT, was designed to train and retrain adult workers for jobs in the digital and automated economy in the South Bend-Elkhart region. Director, Education & Workforce Initiatives, South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership Leighton Johnson has details about a new apprenticeship program.... Read More

Endangered INdiana: Falley-O’Gara-Pyke House Revisited

For the second year in a row, the historic Falley-O’Gara-Pyke House in Lafayette finds itself on Indiana Landmarks’ 10 Most Endangered List. Around INdiana Reporter Mary-Rachel Redman continues her Endangered Indiana series with a look at what the future holds for this Tippecanoe County treasure.... Read More

Techserv Celebrates Major Milestone

Techserv is marking a major milestone. Thirty years in business. President Sunny Lu Williams shares what’s next for the management and technology firm her grandmother founded in 1992.... Read More

Consortium for Opioids Response Engagement-East Central Indiana

Blackford and Jay Counties in East Central Indiana have been hit particularly hard by the opioid epidemic and the pandemic has compounded the problem. IU Health Blackford Hospital President Dave Hyatt and Purdue Healthcare Advisors Director Melanie Cline join us with details on how Purdue and Indiana Universities are joining forces to help those seeking […]... Read More

J. Everett Light Career Center Shapes Workforce of the Future

J. Everett Light Career Center provides programs that allow local high school students an opportunity to explore their passion in an innovative, hands-on, real-world environment. Director & Principal Shawn Wright-Browner offers insight into how the initiative is playing a key role in developing Indiana’s workforce of the future.... Read More

Big Ten Football Championship has Big Economic Impact

Downtown Indianapolis was a sea of maize and blue and black and gold as the Michigan Wolverines and Iowa Hawkeyes battled it out for the Big Ten Football Championship. That means Hoosier businesses will be seeing green at the cash register. More on the economic impact from Co-chair, Big Ten Football Organizing Committee Steve Sanner.... Read More

INsiders: Holiday Shopping Outlook, 2022 Economy Outlook & More

What’s in store for shoppers this holiday season? What’s the outlook for the Indiana economy and how are things shaping up for next year? We get perspective on these stories and more from our INsiders Beck Communications Group President Lara Beck, Ball State University Director of the Center for Business and Economic Research Mike Hicks and VOX Global Managing Director Mike Marker.... Read More

Elsener Celebrates 20th Anniversary as Marian University President

Marian University’s eighth president has used his passion for education to grow Indianapolis’ only Catholic university from an undergraduate college in 2001 to a vibrant university that now includes a medical school, four doctoral programs and a soon-to-open engineering school. We catch up with President Dan Elsener to get his take on Marian’s transformation and what’s ahead […]... Read More

Business Takes Off For Dr. Doug’s Balms

Exercising outside in the Indiana cold can take a big toll on one’s skin. Carmel neurologist and endurance athlete Dr. Doug Strobel explains how he came up with an all-natural balm to speed healing after working out. ... Read More

Hard Truth Distilling Co. Continues to Expand Footprint

In just seven years, Nashville-based Hard Truth Distilling Co. has grown into one of Indiana’s largest places to experience premium spirits. Co-Founder and Partner, BWQOHT Inc. Jeff McCabe has insight into how it grew from a small pizza restaurant into a big-time destination. ... Read More

Endangered INdiana: Gary Roosevelt HS Revisited

At one point, Gary Roosevelt was one of the largest, mostly Black high schools in the Midwest. It has sat empty since 2019 and finds itself once again on Indiana Landmarks’ 10 Most Endangered List. Around INdiana Reporter Mary-Rachel Redman has an update on the future of this Lake County historic structure. ... Read More