This page covers corporate mergers, store openings and closings, startup funding, executive leadership changes and commercial market trends. Reporting spans the local economy and the organizational changes reshaping the city.
Undercover underage decoys bought alcohol from three establishments during a September sting, prompting complaints with the city's liquor commission.
Live Poll
Do you trust local businesses to consistently refuse alcohol sales to minors?
Live Poll
Do you believe new academic leadership at your local college improves student success outcomes?
The college appoints Daniel J. Turner as the new vice chancellor for academic affairs for the Bloomington campus.
Live Poll
In your area, would converting one-way streets to two-way improve traffic flow and safety?
Planning staff recommended converting College Avenue and Walnut Street to handle two-way traffic for the city Transportation Plan.
Bloomington businesses can apply for new district alcohol permits through November 30 under Ordinance 2026-18.
Live Poll
Should local businesses and banks fund more help for people experiencing homelessness in your community?
Crane Credit Union and FHLBank Indianapolis are funding case management services for men experiencing homelessness in Bloomington.
Live Poll
Do you generally support city-led road infrastructure improvements despite the resulting temporary traffic delays?
The city will conduct overnight paving work on South Liberty Drive on October 29 and October 30.
This section follows company expansions, hiring and layoffs, retail development, and the commercial real estate market. It reaches across the city and the communities around it. Local commerce centers on the balance between established employers and the new startups that arrive to fill the city's commercial spaces. Changes in retail patterns and shifts in office demand remain the two most frequent drivers of local economic news.
