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- Home building permits declined by 1.6% in Indiana last year (Times of Northwest Indiana)
07/09/2025New housing building permits across Indiana declined 1.6% last year, even amid a national housing shortage.
- New Day Healthcare Acquires Dunes Hospice (Hospice News)
06/25/2025The home health and hospice company New Day Healthcare has acquired Dunes Hospice in Indiana for an undisclosed amount. The deal marks New Day's 16th acquisition to date, as well as its first entry into the Indiana market.
- 'Navigating through fog': Consumer confidence sours despite economy remaining resilient (MSN)
06/24/2025U.S. consumer confidence fell in June, according to preliminary data out Tuesday from The Conference Board.
- 'Navigating through fog': Consumer confidence sours despite economy remaining resilient (KOAA News 5)
06/24/2025U.S. consumer confidence fell in June, according to preliminary data out Tuesday from The Conference Board.
- Offering incentives to attract new residents is a worthwhile strategy for Indiana (Journal Gazette)
06/18/2025Indiana added 44,144 residents in 2024, boosting its total population to 6.92 million, according to an analysis by the Indiana Business Research Center. While last year's growth tally was similar to 2008, the drivers of change were drastically different.
- IU economist says Bloomington should hear the alarm bells, but 'fire department' is coming (B Square Bulletin)
06/18/2025"I want you to listen. Do you hear those economic alarm bells sounding in Bloomington? If you don't, I'm going to give you three statistics that are going to wake up your ears." That's how Phil Powell, Indiana University professor of business economics, led off his remarks at a Wednesday lunch hosted by the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation.
- Q&A with IU Innovate's Julie Heath: Using entrepreneurship as a way to drive Indiana’s economy (Indianapolis Business Journal)
06/13/2025What's the IU Innovates strategy for advancing entrepreneurship? We do this through three ways.
- 1 in 10 Hoosiers over 65 has Alzheimer's (Axios Indianapolis)
06/10/2025Nearly 11% of Hoosiers over 65 are living with Alzheimer's -- more than 121,300 people -- according to 2020 data shared in a new Alzheimer's Association report.
- Local communities experience population growth (Herald Bulletin)
05/22/2025Madison County is among a majority of Indiana counties to experience population growth last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Indiana's top trading partner is Canada. Will tariffs and an anti-Trump PM hurt that relationship? (Indy Star)
05/08/2025Shortly after President Donald Trump launched wide-ranging tariffs on countries around the world, an Indiana Chamber survey of nearly 200 state business leaders named Canada as the country whose tariffs and retaliatory actions they were concerned might impact Hoosier businesses the most.
- Indiana Business Research Center: Up to 42,000 job loss possible in Indiana due to tariffs
04/25/2025Businesses and households throughout Bloomington and the wider region are reading a dizzying amount of news about tariffs the U.S. is levying on foreign goods.
- Americans remain pessimistic on economy amid increased uncertainty, new survey shows (ABC 10 News)
04/25/2025Americans continue to have a bleak outlook on the economy. Consumer sentiment fell for the fourth straight month, according to a survey from the University of Michigan.
- SB 1 allows higher rates for local income tax, gives cities power to tax only their own residents (B Square Bulletin)
04/25/2025At a panel discussion hosted by the city of Bloomington on Wednesday, local leaders gave an initial response to SB 1, a local tax bill that has now been signed into law by Indiana governor Mike Braun.
- How are southwest Indiana companies recruiting new talent for an aging workforce? (Inside Indiana Business)
04/22/2025Here's how four companies in southwest Indiana are approaching recruitment, retention and upskilling to shore up employment.
- Carmel Christkindlmarkt set records but operated at a $448K loss in 2024 (Current in Carmel)
04/10/2025The Carmel Christkindlmarkt set records for attendance, sales and revenue in 2024, but the annual holiday market also operated at a loss. According to the Carmel Christkindlmarkt Inc.'s 2024 annual report, the market spent $448,000 more than it received in revenues. It's the first time the event has lost money since 2020.
- Indianapolis has become an international city (Mirror Indy)
04/09/2025Burmese immigrants have fundamentally reshaped Indianapolis' south side. You can see it in the schools, in the revitalization of some neighborhoods and in the 150 or so businesses started by Burmese immigrants, according to Elaisa Vahnie.
- Census estimate shows decline in Cass County population (Yahoo News)
04/05/2025Cass County's population has continued to decline, according to the most recent estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Jackson County one of the state's fastest growing (The Tribune)
04/03/2025Indiana added 44,144 residents in 2024 to reach a total population of 6.92 million, the state's largest annual increase since 2008, according to analysis from the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. One county that has spiked in the past year is Jackson County, ranking seventh among the state's fastest-growing counties.
- IN small town grants spur growth, development projects (Public News Service)
03/31/2025As Indiana anticipates slow population growth in the coming years, small cities and towns in rural Indiana are pushing forward with projects to attract residents and businesses to their communities.
- Cradle to Career Muncie Builds on Collaboration to Get Results (Muncie Journal)
03/31/2025Area leaders, experts in early childhood development, math and reading, postsecondary success and career pathways, gathered recently to breakdown the details that will fuel a five-year strategic plan for the Cradle to Career Muncie initiative.
- Nate Feltman: Bold thinking, ideas will drive growth (Indianapolis Business Journal)
03/21/2025Population growth matters given the correlation between economic growth and a growing population.
- Analysis finds immigrants play significant role in Indiana population growth (WFYI)
03/20/2025The State of Indiana had its largest increase in population last year since 2008. Central Indiana recorded some of the largest increases with immigrants being a significant portion of that growth.
- Indiana's large population growth is fueled by migration, new census data shows (Fox 59)
03/19/2025New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows Indiana's population had a big increase in 2024. Data shows Indiana added 44,144 people last year to reach a total population of 6.9 million people. Leaders at the Indiana Business Research Center said that increase was the state's biggest annual jump since 2008.
- IU researchers find immigration fuels Indiana’s largest annual population increase since 2008 (WTHR)
03/16/2025Indiana saw its largest population increase in over 15 years, and immigration to the state is the reason why, according to new numbers from the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.
- International immigration offset Indiana's population decreases last year, research shows (Herald-Times)
03/14/2025Last year Indiana saw its largest population increase since 2008, a trend the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) says was driven mostly by international migration into the state.
- Indiana's population grows at fastest rate since 2008 (WRTV)
03/14/2025Population growth is crucial for any state's economy and Indiana is experiencing its best growth in a generation. However, it is growing in a different way than in 2008.
- IU analysis: Johnson County among Top 10 in state for population growth (Daily Journal)
03/14/2025Johnson County is among the top 10 counties in the state for population growth in 2024, a new analysis from the Indiana Business Research Center shows.
- What was the fastest growing Indiana county last year? Not Hamilton County (Indy Star)
03/14/2025As development projects continue to boom in Hamilton County, the suburb gained the most residents of any Indiana county last year, but it wasn't the fastest growing. For the second consecutive year, Boone and Hancock counties claimed the top spots for fastest growing counties at a 3.4% growth rate and a 3.1% growth rate respectively, according to an analysis from the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.
- Immigration fuels Indiana’s strong population growth in 2024 -- its largest annual increase since 2008 (News at IU)
03/13/2025Indiana added 44,144 residents in 2024 to reach a total population of 6.92 million, the state's largest annual increase since 2008, according to analysis from the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.
- Remote Workers Can Get Paid Thousands to Move to Indiana (Newsweek)
03/13/2025An Indianapolis-based company is collaborating with local governments and economic development agencies to pay remote workers to relocate to Indiana.
- International immigration drove Indiana's growth last year, not births, analysis says (Indiana Capital Chronicle)
03/13/2025Indiana's population swelled to just under 7 million residents last year -- but international immigration accounted for most of the growth, according to a Thursday Indiana University analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.
- Welcome home: Indiana's population sees largest increase since 2008 (WISHTV 8)
03/13/2025Indiana's population grew by 44,144 residents in 2024, reaching a total of 6.92 million.
- Small town spirit: How Indiana’s rural communities are working to reverse population losses (Indiana Capital Chronicle)
03/10/2025As Indiana anticipates slow population growth in the coming years, small cities and towns in rural Indiana are pushing forward with projects to attract residents and businesses to their communities.
- Trade war escalation: Midwest farmers face uncertain future (Axios Chicago)
03/04/2025The Midwest, known as the nation's "breadbasket," is feeling the pressure as President Trump's new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China trigger retaliation, leaving farmers worried about their livelihoods.
- MCCSC to slow hiring, introduce cost-cutting measures as part of new financial plan (The Herald-Times)
02/27/2025Monroe County Community School Corp. will start to reduce staff and explore other cost-cutting measures as the corporation braces for decreased enrollment and revenue in the coming years.
- Eli Lilly to spend $27B on four new manufacturing sites (Inside INdiana Business)
02/26/2025Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. announced plans Wednesday to add four new manufacturing sites in a roughly $27 billion investment expected to create 3,000 jobs and nearly 10,000 construction positions during the buildout.
- New year, new skills to maintain Indiana's workforce competitiveness (Inside INdiana Business)
02/25/2025Research from TEConomy Partners estimates that Indiana will need to upskill or reskill 82,000 learners annually over the next ten years.
- A season of growth (Daily Reporter)
02/23/2025According to U.S. Census Bureau data, Hancock County's population was 45,527 in 1990 and 79,840 in 2020. A study by the Indiana Business Research Center showed Hancock the fastest-growing county in Indiana in 2023.
- Strange brew: Indiana alcohol producers see pitfalls, possibility with tariffs (Inside Indiana Business)
02/12/2025Hard Truth Distilling Co. co-owner Jeff McCabe has done well with his Nashville, Indiana-based whiskey company by seeing opportunities when others see impediments.
- Local restaurants feeling the impact of rising egg prices (Fox 59)
02/04/2025Egg prices are continuing to climb throughout the state and the nation as a whole. A lot of that has to do with the spread of bird flu across the nation. Not only are consumers seeing the impact at the grocery store but now many restaurants are raising their prices too.
- How will tariffs impact Indiana? (WTHR)
02/03/2025A flurry of tariffs between the U.S. and its three biggest trading partners is raising questions, including how this will impact Indiana.
- Charting a prosperous path to Indiana’s future with insights from IU economists (News at IU)
01/31/2025For over 50 years, the IU Kelley School's Indiana Business Research Center has put out an influential annual economic forecast.
- How we 'bloom': Faith communities can help house those without shelter | OPINION (Herald-Times)
01/30/2025What makes Bloomington "bloom"? What offers vitality, hope, knowledge and hospitality? We have great institutions: centers of education, health science, manufacturing and culture. Innovation and technology are known to be essential. Still, Monroe County seems in the doldrums, waiting for a new gust of imagination and initiative.
- As leaders ramp up anti-immigrant rhetoric, here are stats on Indiana's foreign-born residents (Indy Star)
01/21/2025Over the past decade, immigration has been the main driver of population growth in Indiana and much of the Midwest.
- These 10 States Have the Lowest Grocery Prices Right Now -- Is Yours One of Them? (Eat This, Not That)
01/18/2025Groceries are expensive right now no matter where you live -- but location makes a huge impact on just how much you pay. Food Label Maker just released its report on the highest and lowest grocery prices by state, based on average costs per person in 2024, and there is a huge disparity between the cheapest and most expensive (Hawaii, Alaska, and California).
- Braun signs 9 executive orders 'to make sure government is leaner, more efficient' (The Statehouse File)
01/15/2025The newly sworn-in Gov. Mike Braun has signed his first nine executive orders, appearing before the press on Wednesday.
- Adding in population: How does Indiana do it? (Journal Gazette)
01/09/2025How does our population grow? We may know how babies are made, but we don't necessarily know all the ways our population grows. Births are certainly one component, but it is also important to have more births than deaths.
- Bloomington's first baby of 2025 also is its first of "Gen Beta." What that means. (Herald-Times)
01/06/2025Welcome to the world, Waylon. On Wednesday, Jan. 1, parents Annabelle and Ben Craig welcomed a child into their family; Bloomington's first baby of 2025.
- Moving trends in Indiana: Who's leaving and who's coming (WRTV)
01/02/2025People are still moving to the Hoosier state, but some are packing up and leaving too. According to a recent report from U-Haul, Indiana is in this year's top ten lists of states for one-way rentals thanks to people moving to Indiana.
- HOWEY: Clip this 'Are you better off?' column and save (WTHR)
01/02/2025According to GIS, inflation under President Joe Biden rose from 1.4% in January 2021 to 9.1% in June 2022, after which it declined to 3% in June 2024.