November 28, 2009
Chris O'MalleyBy issuing “voluntary environmental improvement bonds,”, local and state governments could
create special taxing districts that finance homeowner purchases of everything from solar panels to rain
gardens.
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November 28, 2009
IBJ StaffA new task force is charged with making recommendations for development of the city’s downtown certified technology
park.
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November 28, 2009
Mike HicksUnder the current proposal, the same type of groups that made the CDC's recommendations will outline guidelines about which
treatment will be offered under a government program.
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November 28, 2009
IBJ StaffDeadline for nominations is Dec. 15 for projects in the categories of air, energy, land, water and “reduce,
reuse, recycle.”
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November 28, 2009
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis Power & Light faces potential fines and capital expenditures after allegedly updating three generating
plants over 23 years without adding the most modern pollution controls.
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November 28, 2009
J.K. WallNational Wine & Spirits Inc. suffered a staggering reversal of fortune when the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission
ruled Nov. 5 that Southern Wine
& Spirits of America Inc. could distribute here.
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November 25, 2009
Greg AndrewsMarion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi said he agreed this fall to serve on the board of Tim Durham’s Fair Finance
Co., but changed his mind several weeks later after Durham told him a newspaper was working on an investigative
story about the company.
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November 24, 2009
IBJ StaffBOS Community Development Corp., created in 1982 to revitalize the Indiana Avenue and Midtown area, says its mission is accomplished.
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November 24, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerCIB Treasurer Ann Lathrop will become board president, replacing Bob Grand at the helm of the organization that oversees the
city's professional sports stadiums and the Indiana Convention Center.
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November 21, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerAn aide to Mayor Greg Ballard says he hopes a private operator can find “operating and maintenance savings in the millions."
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November 21, 2009
IBJ StaffThe troubled Indianapolis City Market is looking East for a new direction. This summer, its executive director, Jim Reilly,
visited Philadelphia and Cleveland to observe their successful urban markets and seek pointers that might be applied here.
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November 20, 2009
Christi Wolf has served 13 years as president and CEO of the Fishers Chamber of Commerce.
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November 18, 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor awarded the Indiana Department of Workforce Development a $4 million grant on Wednesday to help
autoworkers transition into alternate careers.
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November 17, 2009
A Lawrence Township trustee is proposing to merge the township’s fire department with the Indianapolis Fire Department,
in an attempt to further reduce its operating deficit.
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November 16, 2009
Scott OlsonLawmakers meet Tuesday for Organizational Day and will begin debating measures Jan. 5 when the Legislature officially convenes
for a short session.
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November 16, 2009
Scott OlsonIncreases in property and payroll taxes are among the key issues again confronting the business community when the General
Assembly convenes in January.
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November 14, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerThe cash-strapped, half-vacant City Market is playing legal hardball with five current or former tenants that are behind
on rent, a move that’s led to the imminent eviction of Constantino’s Market Place.
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November 14, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerSecretary of State Todd Rokita has relied on fines and fees to greatly increase his office's firepower without a tax hike.
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November 14, 2009
Cory SchoutenThe Indiana State Teachers’ Retirement Fund is negotiating to buy a 12-story office building across from the
Statehouse in what could be the year’s largest downtown office transaction.
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November 14, 2009
Chris O'MalleyThe decision to sidetrack a 110-mph Chicago-Indianapolis-Cincinnati train hasn’t received any attention
locally. High-speed rail could someday become an economic development engine here, but it has
not gained as much attention here as improved highways or a commuter rail line from downtown to Noblesville.
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November 14, 2009
IBJ StaffThanks partly to a state grant and support from Indiana’s BioCrossroads life sciences initiative, principals “decided
locating here would give Aarden a better chance of success.
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November 13, 2009
Associated PressIndiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita is pleased that state Senate Republicans have proposed changes to the way legislative
districts are drawn, but he says they don't go far enough.
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November 11, 2009
Scott OlsonThe city's Veteran Business Enterprise program aims to increase the representation of veteran-owned businesses on city projectsan
effort that has generated $217,000 in contracts for such firms so far.
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November 10, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Town of Bargersville won a legal dispute Monday that will allow it to annex 739 parcels within three miles of Greenwood's
city limits and become the exclusive sewer-service provider in the area.
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November 10, 2009
IBJ StaffTwo weeks after reaching a stalemate on a proposal that would broaden the city's workplace smoking ban, City-Council
Council members voted Monday night to resurrect the measure.
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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.