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 25, 2013
IBJ StaffA former secretary in the Pike Township trustee’s office could face criminal charges after an internal investigation
and state audit found that she used a township credit card to fill up her own gas tank.
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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 22, 2013
IBJ StaffPolaris Laboratories LLC, an Indianapolis-based company that analyzes oil, fuel and coolants, said it plans a $4.7 million
local expansion that will add up to 25 employees by 2016.
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May 21, 2013
Associated PressThe Bureau of Motor Vehicles made the acknowledgement in a response to a class-action lawsuit that alleges Indiana collected
up to $30 million more than it should have by charging drivers more for licenses than allowed by law.
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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
Associated PressMeasures filed in the Indiana General Assembly this year faced about 1-in-8 odds of making their way to the governor's
desk.
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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 20, 2013
Associated PressSince January, the state attorney general's office said it has received more than 5,000 complaints about telemarketing
calls from live operators or prerecorded messages.
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May 20, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressGreenwood officials three years ago approved $8.4 million of incentives for the Elona Biotechnologies project, including the
construction loan.
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May 18, 2013
Associated PressIndiana counties could be forced to pay some of the costs of a change in the state's criminal code that is designed to keep
low-level offenders out of prison while ensuring the worst serve more of their sentences.
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May 18, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinTwo Johnson County communities are determined to capture—and control—the next wave of suburban growth.
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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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May 17, 2013
Associated PressState officials have withdrawn incentives for a fertilizer plant over concerns about whether its Pakistan-based owners are
doing enough at their overseas operations to keep the potentially explosive material from being used against U.S. troops.
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May 15, 2013
Dan HumanAn Indianapolis City-County Councilor is looking into the possibility of zoning violations at the massive north-side property.
The mansion will host a camp for entrepreneurs in June.
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May 15, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisFormer state Department of Commerce Chief Tim Monger took the reins of the economic development group after financial woes
forced the organization to reevaluate priorities. He plans an aggressive approach.
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May 14, 2013
Associated PressThe BMV stopped negotiations with the Indiana Greenways Foundation, the Indiana 4-H Foundation and the Indiana Youth Group.
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May 14, 2013
Mason KingAn industry trade group filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning contending that Indiana liquor law is unconstitutional and unfairly
benefits liquor stores.
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May 13, 2013
Associated PressThe city of Indianapolis faces possibly paying several hundred thousand dollars for a restaurant badly damaged by flooding
that swamped a neighborhood during a downpour a year ago.
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May 13, 2013
IBJ StaffCNH Parts & Service, the product-support division of international manufacturing giant CNH Global NV, plans a $13.3 million
expansion in Lebanon.
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these guys only skill was to steal from other's hard earned savings.
I voted for him last time and it WAS the LAST time. He needed to to quit running around the world on useless trips, and giving our $$ away to sports teams. I'll vote for anyone but Ballard next time. BTW...we gave $40M to the Pacers and cannot even watch the games on TV.
For the people concerned about traffic, you should know that mixed-use projects (like the one being proposed), actually allows for and encourages more people to walk and bike, thereby mitigating additional automobile traffic. If we continue to design and build suburban-type projects in the City (i.e. automobile-oriented projects), we are not offering anything different from what the suburbs offer, which means we will continue to lose jobs/people to the suburbs. The reason Broad Ripple is somewhat successful today is that people want to live in a place that offers the convenience of being able to walk/bike to restaurants, retail, nightlife, the Monon, etc. Why would you not want to support a project that is complimentary to what already makes the area desirable? The real argument with this project should be its lack-luster design and layout, not the density.
It is unfortunate that there is a perception that celebrities validate an event. The Indy 500 stands on its own, especially for those coming in from out of town. It was always so disturbing to read the gushing descriptions of Ashley Judd threaded throughout the local coverage. Very happy that era is at an end.
Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.