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Government & Economic Development
Property tax caps heading to Indiana voters
January 19, 2010
Associated PressThe Indiana Senate has given final approval to a proposal that would allow voters to decide whether property tax limits belong
in the state constitution.
MoreDaniels to tout state's relatively solid position in address
January 19, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels will deliver the annual State of the State address Tuesday night at 7 p.m. before a joint session
of the Indiana House and Senate.
MoreCity Market redevelopment hopefuls have ambitious plans
January 18, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerCity Market's board president warns financing will challenge any of the six groups that responded to Mayor Greg Ballard's
request for business ideas.
MoreHamilton County tourism leader selected to join CIB
January 18, 2010
Scott OlsonBrenda Myers, executive director of the Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau, rounds out the appointments to a restructured
Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board.
MoreState links university funding to lifting graduation rates
January 16, 2010
J.K. Wall
The
Indiana Commission for Higher Education late last month slashed college budgets based on key performance
measures.
Legislation to protect car dealers re-emerges at Statehouse
January 16, 2010
Chris O'MalleyDozens of Chrysler and General Motors dealers in Indiana were terminated last year. Now, a dealer trade group wants to
block automakers from preying on termination fears to wrest concessions from surviving dealers.
MoreAuto, battery jobs hinge on landing federal energy loans
January 16, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinIndiana's future as a hub for making electric and hybrid vehicles hinges on a single government loan program.
MoreFEIGENBAUM: Bills flying through Legislature at Castroneves' pace
January 16, 2010
Ed FeigenbaumAt a torrid pace, major pieces of legislation are flying
through the Indiana General Assembly, leaving lawmakers with an envious decision: Adjourn early and make Hoosier voters happy,
or stick around and devote attention to other major issues that deserve close scrutiny, but receive short shrift in sessions
bogged down by battles over high-profile partisan matters.
MoreHotels spark expansion of downtown skywalk system
January 16, 2010
Cory SchoutenTwo walkways that will connect to the new Marriott Place hotel will extend downtown's network of skywalk and underground pedestrian
paths to a total of 12 hotels with more than 4,700 rooms--the most of any downtown in the United States.
MoreOhio lawmaker wants Fair Finance owners' assets frozen
January 15, 2010
Greg AndrewsAn Ohio congressman is upset the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Indianapolis isn’t seeking to freeze the assets of
Fair Finance Co. owners Tim Durham and Jim Cochran.
MoreCity revamping management of parking operations
January 15, 2010
Scott OlsonThe city of Indianapolis is seeking to consolidate management of its parking operations into a single, long-term lease that
could net it tens of millions of dollars to make street and sidewalk repairs. City leaders are expected to release a request
for proposals "soon."
MoreHouse OKs bill on township government referendums
January 14, 2010
Associated PressThe proposal would allow voters to decide in November whether their township governments should be eliminated and their duties
transferred to the county level.
MoreBrizzi silent on controversy as he opts against 3rd term
January 14, 2010
Greg AndrewsThe written statement Carl Brizzi released Thursday saying he will not seek a third term as Marion County prosecutor makes
no reference to the controversy surrounding his business and personal ties with embattled Indianapolis financier Tim Durham.
MoreCity leaders getting aggressive about recouping tax breaks
January 14, 2010
Scott OlsonIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard said the city expects to recover $5.5 million from companies that failed to meet job requirements.
The
city will use the money to fund economic development, convention, tourism and education efforts.
MoreStericycle to expand in Indianapolis
January 14, 2010
IBJ StaffIllinois-based medical waste disposal firm Stericycle Inc. will expand its Indianapolis operations, creating as many as 109
jobs by 2011, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced Wednesday.
MoreCity to bolster economic development funding
January 13, 2010
Scott OlsonMayor Greg Ballard expected to announce at his State of the City address Wednesday evening that the Indianapolis Convention
& Visitors Association and Indianapolis Economic Development Inc. could receive about $1 million each from the city.
MoreIndiana Senate OKs bill to delay jobless-tax hikes
January 12, 2010
Associated PressThe Senate has approved a bill delaying unemployment-tax increases on businesses for a year, but the legislation may face
hurdles in the Democrat-led House.
MoreDurham's Fair Finance drops effort to sell securities
January 12, 2010
Greg AndrewsOhio-based Fair Finance Co. told securities regulators this week that it is withdrawing its request for approval
to sell an additional $250 million in investment certificates.
MoreStudy: Urban tax money subsidizes rural counties
January 12, 2010
Scott OlsonA report from the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute says metropolitan counties pay more in state taxes than they receive
in benefits. The results, though not surprising, document the disparity for the first time in Indiana.
MoreVenue-management titans emerge as CIB front-runners
January 9, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerExperts say a unique four-way partnership that includes the Pacers and Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association may
be the favorite to run the city's sports and
convention venues.
MoreDoctors resume battle with Anthem, health insurers
January 9, 2010
J.K. WallDoctors are pushing again to strengthen their hands in contract negotiations with health insurers, especially market leader
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
MoreCity's plan to raise money with sponsorships takes wing with KFC
January 9, 2010
Anthony SchoettleMayor Greg Ballard this month rolled out the first of what he hopes will be 10 to 15 city sponsorship and advertising deals
this year, with the aim of saving taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
MoreLucas Oil Stadium lease for Final Four is on CIB's front burner
January 9, 2010
IBJ StaffGreg Shaheen, NCAA senior vice president of basketball and business strategies, said the deal needs tweaking
because Lucas Oil Stadium was in the conceptual stages when Indianapolis won the bid to host the 2010
Final Four.
MoreIndianapolis Economic Development reports healthy 2009 job attraction, retention numbers
January 9, 2010
IBJ StaffThe organization responsible for attracting new businesses to Marion County and helping companies already
located here with expansion secured 11,135 job commitments and $157 million in private investment from
45 companies in 2009.
MoreHICKS: Civic perceptions and economic development
January 9, 2010
Mike HicksThere is certainly plenty of anecdotal evidence that what folks believe about a community matters for its economic fortunes.
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Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.
Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!
Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.
As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.