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Government & Economic Development
Land bank bill likely heading for study committee
March 11, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinRep. Ed Clere, R-New Albany, said his bill on land banks may have tried to tackle too many issues involving abandoned housing,
including Indiana’s tax-sale process.
MoreOverseas tax savings for U.S. drugmakers under threat
March 11, 2013
Bloomberg NewsEli Lilly and Co. and five other big drugmakers avoided paying $7 billion in U.S. taxes last year by shifting their profits
overseas. The strategy has drawn the ire of some legislators.
MoreAnnexation request crimps Anderson land plan
March 11, 2013
Associated PressEfforts by Anderson officials to annex land to create an economic development corridor could be thwarted by a request from
property owners who want to become part of the town of Lapel instead.
MoreCops to valets: Park cars, not traffic
March 9, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis police are keeping an eye on downtown valets, whose habit of blocking traffic lanes has prompted complaints.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department issued a stern reminder to all valet operators on Jan. 31, the week after
the opening of The Alexander Hotel in CityWay at Delaware and South streets.
MoreNew economic development chiefs plan branding blitz
March 9, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe state of Indiana will have a new brand, under a campaign the Indiana Economic Development Corp. plans to launch this summer.
The campaign is one of a few tweaks that Commerce Secretary Victor Smith and IEDC President Eric Doden are making to Indiana’s
job-growth strategy.
MoreSite swaps could clear the way for $43M Mass Ave project
March 9, 2013
Cory SchoutenCity officials are working on a deal that could result in a new headquarters and downtown station for the Indianapolis Fire
Department, a fresh user for a vacant former car dealership, and long-awaited groundbreaking on a $43 million apartment and
retail redevelopment on Mass Ave.
MoreCongressman invites Italian gun maker to Indiana
March 9, 2013
U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman is encouraging Beretta to move its U.S. operations from Maryland, which is considering an assault
weapons ban.
MoreBallard plans to strengthen panhandling ordinance
March 8, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard wants to ban all forms of panhandling in the city's busiest downtown area following long-running
complaints from convention officials and city boosters about people begging for money along downtown streets.
MoreAttorney general shows support for school resource officers
March 7, 2013
Associated PressAttorney General Greg Zoeller said Thursday he supports a bill in the General Assembly that would provide matching state grants
to help schools create or expand school resource officer programs.
MoreIndiana House plans $750,000 Statehouse renovation
March 7, 2013
Associated PressIndiana's House Republicans are looking to spend $750,000 on renovations to desks, leather chairs and a ceiling in their
Statehouse chamber, after spending $74,000 to replace worn carpeting in the Statehouse last summer.
MoreBallard plans new redevelopment effort for Market Square site
March 7, 2013
Dan Human, Kathleen McLaughlinMayor Greg Ballard, in his annual State of the City speech scheduled for Friday, plans to call for new proposals for the downtown
site that previously was home to Market Square Arena. The city expects the proposals to include a high-rise building with
a major retail component.
MoreSenate budget leader: Schools, roads need boost
March 7, 2013
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers have been aggressive in cutting taxes in recent years, the state Senate's top budget writer said Thursday
as his committee started reviewing a spending plan that leaves out Republican Gov. Mike Pence's proposed 10-percent income
tax cut.
MoreLawsuit claims BMV overcharged Indiana residents by millions
March 7, 2013
Associated PressA newly-filed lawsuit seeking class-action status accuses Indiana's Bureau of Motor Vehicles of "systematically"
overcharging state residents by tens of millions of dollars for driver's licenses.
MoreLawmakers struggle with bill to stop synthetic drug sales
March 7, 2013
The Statehouse FileLawmakers are finding it difficult to write a law that effectively cracks down on the sale of synthetic drugs while remaining
fair to businesses that might not know they’re on their shelves.
MoreDonnelly gets his pick for Indiana Democratic chairman
March 6, 2013
Associated PressDemocratic Party officials announced that veteran Capitol Hill staffer John Zody was the only person to meet Wednesday's
deadline to be considered for the chairmanship when the state central committee votes on its leadership Saturday.
MoreIndiana mayors want law for cold-med prescriptions
March 6, 2013
Associated PressLocal officials from around Indiana are making a push for the Legislature to require that people obtain a doctor's prescription
to buy cold medications often used to make methamphetamine.
MoreIndiana House panel OKs child labor-referee measure
March 6, 2013
Associated PressAn Indiana House panel on Tuesday unanimously approved a measure pushed by a 13-year-old boy that would allow sports leagues
to hire youngsters like him as referees.
MoreCouncilor's party switch shrinks Democrats' edge
March 5, 2013
IBJ StaffCity-County Councilor Jose Evans, twice elected as Democrat, announced Tuesday he would become a member of the Republican
Party and caucus with Republican councilors, taking the Democratic majority from 16-13 to 15-14.
MoreIndiana casts eye toward more defense spending
March 4, 2013
Associated PressState officials have started an effort to attract more military spending to Indiana even though the Defense Department is
facing billions of dollars in automatic federal budget cuts.
MoreFederal cuts to hit Indiana jobless, National Guard
March 4, 2013
Associated PressIndiana agencies are cutting jobless benefits, furloughing National Guard members and losing food funds for the Women Infants
and Children program because of the automatic federal budget cuts, officials said Monday.
MoreCrane workers face furloughs due to budget cuts
March 4, 2013
Associated PressMore than 4,000 civilian employees at the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center will face 22 weeks of furloughs beginning next
month under automatic federal budget cuts that took effect Friday.
MoreSenate advances telemedicine payments
March 4, 2013
J.K. WallThe Indiana Senate voted unanimously last week to require the Indiana Medicaid program to pay home health agencies, rural
health clinics and federally qualified health centers for doing medical consultations, diagnoses and monitoring using videoconferencing,
telephones or computers.
MoreCarmel auto-dealer lender plans to add 169 workers
March 4, 2013
J.K. WallCarmel-based NextGear Capital plans to add 169 jobs at a new office in Carmel, the company announced Monday morning.
MoreIndiana, Kentucky brace for new casino in Cincinnati
March 3, 2013
Associated PressWith a glistening $400 million casino set to open in downtown Cincinnati on Monday, officials and casino executives in two
neighboring states are looking at the development with trepidation as they prepare to watch tax dollars flow into Ohio.
MoreLawmakers see atmosphere shift inside Indiana Statehouse
March 3, 2013
Associated PressThe first half of this year's General Assembly session has been much quieter, at least partly because of election victories
in November that gave Republicans a larger House majority, preventing new Democratic walkouts from stopping legislative action.
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The basic idea of nice apartments with parking and retail is a good one, but this design seems overwhelmingly big/tall for Broad Ripple. The size could be disguised a bit with lots of big trees/landscaping, but the complex is too massive to blend in easily. That section of canal between College and Westfield will also need to be upgraded on both sides. Nice apartments facing onto a nice promenade with shade trees/plantings could bring together the canal towpath/Monon recreation, the outdoor seating at existing restaurants, and this project into something that upgrades the whole area. A plan for the whole stretch makes more sense than facing nice new housing onto what looks like a ditch. Is there a plan? Does the public have input? Who pays? The apartment idea seems to be reasonable, but Whole Foods is not a good idea for appropriate retail. Besides the store being physically too big, there are already Fresh Market at 54xCollege and Whole Foods in Nora for fancy groceries. Good Earth and Kroger are within walking distance of the Shell site. There are at least 7 grocery stores within a safe bike ride. Whole Foods would add nothing but traffic congestion. This design is on the right track, but there needs to be more work done to ensure that it blends in with and enhances the existing community. A project that large will set a tone for that whole part of town. It could be a real asset, but only if done right.