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EPISODE · May 31, 2026 · 31 MIN

Chicago Bears Stadium Battle, Purdue Motorsports and Indiana Health

from Inside INdiana Business Television Podcast · host IBJ Media

The Chicago Bears' stadium decision is coming down to the wire, and Hammond, Indiana, is making its case. Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. breaks down why Indiana's $1 billion incentive package, assembled months ago, may give the state a decisive edge over Illinois as the Illinois legislature races toward a deadline with no deal in place.Northwest Indiana Forum CEO Heather Ennis also weighs in on how the Bears pursuit has already elevated the region's national profile, regardless of the final outcome. Lake County commissioners have separately approved a $137 million convention center development agreement next to the Hard Rock Casino in Gary, adding another major project to the region's momentum. On the healthcare front, Community Health Network has opened a concierge executive physical clinic in Carmel designed for C-suite professionals. The two-to-three-hour appointment includes advanced lab work, EKG, imaging, and cancer screening through the Galleri early detection test. Business of Health reporter Kylie Veleta reports on the growing trend and what a recent Johns Hopkins study found about concierge medicine's rapid expansion. Purdue University's motorsports engineering program, the only accredited undergraduate program of its kind in the country, is profiled from its home inside Dallara's Speedway headquarters. IMS and IndyCar President Doug Boles and 2013 Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan, now team principal at Arrow McLaren, discuss Indiana's pull for racing talent and investment. Plus, Cadillac's $200 million Formula 1 facility under construction in Fishers and a record-breaking $193 million Spring Classic auction at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

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