January 15, 2011
Francesca JaroszFinding a way to cover the cost of expanding the program with revenue from sales of recycled goods such as aluminum, plastic
and glass has proved tough, even as commodities prices rise with the improving economy.
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January 7, 2011
J.K. WallDemocratic City-County Councillor Jose Evans follows Indianapolis businessman Brian Williams out of the race to challenge
Republican Mayor Greg Ballard.
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December 28, 2010
Francesca JaroszDemocratic mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy will leave her attorney job at law firm Baker and Daniels on Friday to begin campaigning
full-time next month.
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December 28, 2010
Chris O'MalleyTestimony is part of effort to deny Veolia Water $29 million contract termination fee as part of utility sale. Group claims
salaried employees owed millions of dollars.
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December 24, 2010
Francesca JaroszIn the spring, Mayor Greg Ballard introduced a plan to sell the city’s water and sewer utilities to Citizens Energy
Group, the public charitable trust that owns Citizens Gas. About six months later, he rolled out a deal to lease the city’s
parking meters to a private operator.
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December 9, 2010
Mason King
Michael Huber has learned not to take critics' barbs personally
as he oversees some of the city's biggest deals.
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December 4, 2010
Chris O'MalleyCitizens Energy previously said not using the bonds would add about $100 million to the cost of the deal over 30 years.
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December 4, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinA Fountain Square group led by neighborhood business owners hopes to create an “economic improvement district”
for the up-and-coming neighborhood, where additional tax revenue could be used for everything from litter cleanup and marketing
to capital improvements.
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November 27, 2010
IBJ StaffThe Office of Sustainability in November put out two requests for consultants or teams to implement environmentally friendly
initiatives.
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November 22, 2010
Scott OlsonThe developer of the $150 million mixed-use project in downtown Indianapolis had hoped to start construction by the end of
the year. But delays in getting the project zoned properly likely will move the start date back.
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November 20, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinDevington Community Development Corp. tried to tackle a host of neighborhood ills before closing its doors this month. But
the agency also was embroiled in disputes with a local minister and its landlord.
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November 17, 2010
Scott OlsonT2 Systems Inc., which makes software to manage the enforcement of parking violations and the collection of fines, is hopeful
it can continue providing the service under a new parking-meter manager.
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November 10, 2010
Mason King
As a new City-County Council member entrenched in several hot-button
issues, Angel Rivera sometimes blows off steam on his Ducati SportClassic GT1000.
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November 8, 2010
IBJ StaffJeff Spalding, a former financial administrator at the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, has been named controller
for the city of Indianapolis.
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November 5, 2010
The license revocations stemmed from violations such as failure to maintain a dispatch log, failure to maintain a dispatch
facility and failed body or mechanical inspections.
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October 30, 2010
Cory SchoutenBrazen violations of city design guidelines and state building codes by the developer of the Di Rimini apartments cast a spotlight
on what is essentially an honor system of regulation for developers once they win approval for their projects.
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October 30, 2010
Cory SchoutenJ.C. Hart Co. spent more than a year securing a $5 million bank loan to expand an existing project; Buckingham Cos. turned
to the city to finance its ambitious project just north of the Eli Lilly and Co. campus.
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October 30, 2010
Francesca JaroszThe revised plan calls for less money up front, more over the life of the contract and more flexibility to terminate the 50-year
deal early.
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October 29, 2010
Francesca JaroszRobert Vane, Ballard’s deputy chief of staff and communications director, plans to start his own firm specializing in crisis
and strategic communications. His last day with the city is Nov. 5.
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October 28, 2010
Chris O'MalleyPlaying a limited role under Indianapolis Water's new owner, Citizens Energy, wouldn't be profitable, Veolia says.
Citizens plans to make job offers to "substantially all" Veolia employees.
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October 25, 2010
IBJ StaffThe CIB's $73.1 million budget, which included a $10 million payment to the Pacers for the operation of Conseco Fieldhouse,
passed by a 15-14 vote.
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October 25, 2010
Francesca JaroszThe Capital Improvement Board’s controversial spending plan will face its final trial Monday night as the City-County
Council takes up the city’s $1.1 billion budget for next year.
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October 20, 2010
Francesca JaroszCity would reap more cash in the long run and get more flexibility to alter the deal if necessary, but the controversial 50-year
term of the contract remains.
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October 16, 2010
IBJ StaffMayor Greg Ballard has unveiled a number of green initiatives, ranging from widespread use of hybrid vehicles to making the
City-County Building more energy-efficient.
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October 14, 2010
Cory SchoutenThe city is kicking in up to $38 million for infrastructure upgrades to support a massive expansion of the Clarian Health
campus at 16th Street and Capitol Avenue.
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It's also across the street from Fogo de Chao and Morton's....
Yep, the haters are trying to make good news bad. I guess it is hard to get people to believe the series is dying when they are gaining new sponsors.
David Copperfield! I remember watching his specials on TV when I was little.
Don't forget this is next to an MMA gym, a pawn shop, and some abandoned spaces.
Good project for Zionsville - A group who has owned the property for many years has waited and worked patiently to bring highest and best use development to a major corridor, and mix that in with the great downtown you have. Win Win. All the Best to Pittman Partners and Zionsville.