June 15, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe executive director of the Land Bank of Indianapolis anticipates working with the city to issue a request for qualifications
aimed at charitable and for-profit entities interested in acquiring properties.
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June 14, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe new owners of Hostess Brands are seeking a tax abatement to support investment of $10 million in new equipment for a plant
on the east side that could employ up to 145 people.
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June 14, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe city of Indianapolis won't try to take back properties that were sold by its Indy Land Bank to suspect not-for-profits
or to Naptown Housing Group LLC, in which former land bank director Reggie Walton is alleged to be a silent partner.
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June 14, 2013
The tournament is slated for the new Indianapolis World Sports Park on the far-east side for three years beginning in 2014,
the USA Cricket Association said.
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June 13, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressGreenwood Mayor Mark Myers says city officials had tried for months to help with talks with possible investors for Elona Biotechnologies,
without any progress.
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June 12, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinWisconsin-based B-Cycle LLC received a contract to spend up to $1.5 million to install its electronic stations and purchase
bikes. Any spending beyond the federal funds will be covered by the Indianapolis Cultural Trail Inc.
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June 11, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe city is prepared to award $1.5 million in federal funds to Wisconsin-based B-Cycle LLC, which would provide the service
along the 8-mile route downtown.
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June 11, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe USA Cricket Association, a group that Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard hopes will bring high-level competition to a new
$6 million local sports park, staged zero national tournaments in 2012.
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June 6, 2013
Associated PressIndianapolis is launching a new strategy devoted to cleaning up abandoned industrial sites and sparking development in some
of the capital city's most blighted neighborhoods.
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June 6, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinJoseph Satterfield says he paid twice for his residence at 624 Congress Ave., but he still doesn’t have his hands on
the deed to the house that was held by the Indy Land Bank.
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June 6, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinAutoReturn is in line for a five-year citywide towing-management deal after getting unanimous approval Wednesday from the
Indianapolis Board of Code Enforcement.
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June 4, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe department has been without a deputy director since 2002, when former Mayor Bart Peterson eliminated the position because
of budget reductions, DMD spokesman John Bartholomew said.
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June 1, 2013
Scott OlsonAn internationally known architectural team chosen to design a proposed IndyGo transit hub is no longer on the project, to
no surprise of local architects who insist the transit agency botched the selection process from the start.
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May 29, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinCity development officials were outraged last year to learn that the Indy Land Bank allowed investors to circumvent a public
bidding process for real estate by working through a not-for-profit entity. Yet they continued to approve Land Bank transactions
with not-for-profits.
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May 28, 2013
Mason KingThe contracts will help support technology infrastructure, applications and the indy.gov Internet portals for more than 50
departments and agencies in the city-county government.
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May 25, 2013
Scott OlsonCleveland-based Forest City Enterprises Inc., developer of the 76-story New York by Gehry in New York City, is teaming with
Keystone Group in its bid to redevelop a prime piece of downtown real estate where Market Square Arena once stood.
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May 24, 2013
IBJ StaffThe city terminated two employees indicted this week on fraud charges stemming from a bribery scheme involving the Indianapolis
Land Bank. It also hired a veteran attorney to review city policies and handle communications about the scheme.
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May 24, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Board of Code Enforcement put off voting on a new citywide towing-management contract Thursday after members
said they wanted more information about the bids from San Francisco-based AutoReturn and its local competitors.
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May 23, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis will choose a San Francisco-based company to oversee city-ordered towing under a contract expected to be authorized
Thursday afternoon.
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May 22, 2013
Associated PressIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard on Wednesday sidelined a city program that sells vacant and tax-delinquent properties, one
day after federal prosecutors indicted two of its top officials for allegedly accepting bribes and kickbacks.
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May 21, 2013
Cory SchoutenA federal public-corruption task force used a wire tap and an undercover FBI agent to unravel a fraud scheme authorities say
was orchestrated by two city employees and three co-conspirators.
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May 21, 2013
Cory SchoutenFederal prosecutors have charged two city employees in the Department of Metropolitan Development and three others in a scheme
involving cash kickbacks on the sale of properties in the Indy Land Bank.
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May 21, 2013
Cory SchoutenFBI agents on Tuesday morning conducted a warrant search at the Department of Metropolitan Development in the City-County
Building, shortly after agents arrested multiple people, including city employees.
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May 20, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressPaul C. Bateman Jr. had pleaded guilty in January to his part in defrauding an Indianapolis physician of $1.7 million.
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May 18, 2013
Chris O'MalleyAngie’s List Inc. CEO Bill Oesterle has collected millions of dollars over the years by renting to the company property
for its campus along East Washington Street. Now, the landlord and chief executive is pocketing millions more by selling Angie’s
the property, at well above its assessed value.
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.
The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!