Pria Mahadevan
Pria Mahadevan is a business and economy reporter for WFYI. Before she came to Indianapolis, she was a talk show and podcast producer at Georgia Public Broadcasting in Atlanta and got her start at KALW's Audio Academy in San Francisco. In her spare time, she enjoys running, reading, and keeping tabs on the latest cat memes.
Contact Pria at pmahadevan@wfyi.org and follow her on Twitter at @priamaha.
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This past legislative session, Indiana increased its earned income tax credit from 9 percent to 10. But how does it work, and what might it mean for working families? -
Following a growing national trend, Bloomington-based medical devices company Cook Medical and Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana partnered to select an Indianapolis neighborhood with high economic need to house a new manufacturing facility. -
Like many other organizations in central Indiana, WFYI is a part of ongoing accountability work around diversity, equity and inclusion. Here's how that's going so far. -
How and why do older adults have to decide between work and retirement, and what additional challenges do they face? WFYI Business and Economy reporter Pria Mahadevan spoke with Tauhric Brown, president and CEO of CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions, to learn more. -
Exactly one week after a shooter opened fire at an Indianapolis FedEx facility, local and national vigils continue to honor the victims and support their families and friends. -
Researchers estimate that one in seven Americans has a misdemeanor on their criminal record -- and even a single conviction can make higher-paying jobs and better housing harder or downright impossible to reach. While Indiana does let people to conceal non-violent convictions from employers and landlords, many still face financial hurdles to get there. -
Two vigils are planned for Sunday to honor the eight victims killed in Indianapolis' latest mass shooting. -
If some of your students don't stay, how do you afford to continue for the ones that need you? Child care provider Amber Gritter managed to do that during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is part of her story. -
More COVID-19 relief grants are available to Indianapolis Black-owned small businesses, through a partnership between Cummins, LISC Indianapolis and the Indy Black Chamber of Commerce. Even a year into the pandemic, continued financial support for these businesses is vital for economic recovery. -
Even before COVID-19, the child care industry was characterized by thin margins and low worker pay. A year into the pandemic, some local providers are barely hanging on.
