May 22, 2013
Associated PressThe company that will build the 21-mile Bloomington-to-Martinsville segment by upgrading existing State Road 37 will sign
a public-private deal under which it will arrange its own financing to design and build that stretch.
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May 18, 2013
Indiana is upgrading and bypassing congested sections of U.S. 31 near Kokomo, South Bend and Indianapolis. When completed,
the projects are expected to remove 32 stoplights from the route, cutting a half hour off travel time.
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May 15, 2013
The Statehouse FileFederal officials are recommending that states reduce the amount of alcohol people can drink and still get behind the wheel.
But a key state lawmaker says that's not likely to happen in Indiana.
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May 4, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinOpponents of privatization fear trustees will take action on the controversial issue over the summer.
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April 30, 2013
Associated PressA plan overhauling Indiana's specialty auto license plate system and requiring all groups with plates to sell 500 a year
has been signed into law.
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April 3, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinLocal governments and road builders are optimistic that the Indiana Senate's version of the state budget, set to debut Thursday,
will mirror the House's $500 million increase for road building.
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April 2, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinMembers of the state's Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee voted 12-0 on Tuesday morning to stall legislation that would give
central Indiana voters the ability to choose if they want to pay higher taxes for expanded mass transit.
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March 22, 2013
Associated PressThe Bloomington City Council voted 6-3 in favor of the downtown parking plan, which was revised following opposition from
local business owners.
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March 12, 2013
Associated PressIndiana legislators have approved a proposal overhauling the state's specialty auto license plate system that requires
all the groups with plates to sell 500 a year and undergo a financial review once a decade.
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March 7, 2013
Associated PressNew U.S. Census Bureau figures show that central Indiana's Hamilton County has one of the nation's highest ratios
of residents who travel to another county for work.
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March 5, 2013
J.K. WallMichigan-based Penske Automotive Group Inc. has acquired 20 Hertz car rental outlets in Indiana and plans to add at least
five locations.
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February 27, 2013
Scott OlsonFor the third time, the Hoosier Environmental Council has filed a federal suit attempting to stop construction of the 142-mile
link between Evansville and Indianapolis.
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February 16, 2013
Bids have been taken via smart-phone applications for more than a year. Now a unit of Carmel-based KAR Auction Services has
introduced an app to make paying easier.
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January 28, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Power & Light Co. will install 26 vehicle-charging stations at three city locations to assist with Mayor
Greg Ballard's goal of converting the city fleet to gas alternatives by 2025.
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January 24, 2013
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers looking to plug a hole in state transportation spending are considering diverting the state's sales
tax on gasoline to transportation.
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January 10, 2013
Indy Connect, the local initiative supporting a $1.3 billion expansion of the transit system, plans to begin an advertising
campaign for the proposal on Friday.
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January 2, 2013
Kirk Hendrix, who has served as president and CEO of the 500 Festival since 2003, is stepping down to take the same positions
at AAA Hoosier Motor Club, the club announced Wednesday.
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January 2, 2013
Dan HumanPlug-in electric vehicles, which are struggling to gain traction nationwide, have even less appeal in central Indiana than
they do in most areas of the country, a new study says.
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December 26, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndianapolis International Airport expected to have about 300 passenger flights arriving or departing on Wednesday, but a
third of those were cancelled before midmorning. In addition, mall operator Simon Property Group announced its local shopping
centers would close for the day.
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December 8, 2012
Dan HumanA deal struck 25 years ago brought Subaru-Isuzu to Indiana. Toyota followed in 1996, and Honda came in 2008. The three Japanese
automakers now collectively employ 10,000 and support thousands more jobs at suppliers across the state.
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October 15, 2012
IBJ StaffState highway officials are accepting public comments through Monday on the most recent design tweaks for a $45 million reconstruction
of the busy interchange at interstates 65 and 465 south of Indianapolis.
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October 12, 2012
Jennifer Nelson / The Indiana LawyerA federal judge in Indianapolis has ruled in favor of Andy Mohr Truck Center in two lawsuits stemming from a broken business
relationship between the dealer and Volvo Trucks North America.
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September 25, 2012
Scott OlsonTutwiler Automotive had long been known as Tutwiler Cadillac before changing its name two years ago when its General Motors
franchise agreement expired. The dealership closed Saturday.
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September 22, 2012
Chris O'MalleyPerry Griffith, the scion of the Griffith family’s Denison Parking empire, is handing the CEO reins to the executive
who helped him expand the Indianapolis company to 10 other states in as many years.
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September 16, 2012
Associated PressMore oversight of Indiana's specialty license plates is needed to ensure that the groups who benefit spend the money appropriately,
according to the chairman of a legislative panel reviewing the plates.
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My favorite magician is Mickey in Fantasia.
I ate at a Steak n Shake a couple of weeks ago and was amused to see a poster of him (and a lineup of employees) just inside the entrance. You don't see that at other chains -- OK maybe Dave the Wendy's guy, but that was when he was also in their TV ads.
Well he wasn't a magician in the latest movie, but up in Fort Wayne he was featured on Happy the Hobo when I was a kid and I LOVED THE SHOW!
Shake Shack>Steak n' Shake
I really enjoyed the Hollywood Bar and Film works, they had good food and decent prices I understand that parking was one of the reasons for its closing. If other major events were going downtown parking was expensive if not impossible. Hope the new cinema bar will have parking.