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Freight rail service expected to save time to Indy
April 28, 2013
Associated PressEconomic development officials hope a new rail service linking Indianapolis to West Coast ports in Canada will save central
Indiana businesses time and money by bypassing a bottleneck in Chicago rail yards.
MoreIndiana 'brain drain' draws concerns at universities
April 28, 2013
Associated PressIndiana has a higher concentration of production and manufacturing jobs. That means graduates who are seeking employment with
their degree might find more opportunities outside the state.
MoreDevelopers: Law will likely kill coal-gas plant
April 27, 2013
Associated PressIndiana Gasification LLC project manager Mark Lubbers said developers wouldn't have tried to build the plant at Rockport
if the law passed early Saturday morning had been in place.
MoreSpeedway state funding plan approved by lawmakers
April 27, 2013
Associated PressThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway could get $100 million in state assistance for planned improvements under a plan approved
by Indiana legislators.
MoreIndiana Legislature passes $30 billion budget
April 27, 2013
Associated PressLawmakers worked feverishly into the wee hours to hammer out agreements on the budget and other issues, including an expansion
of the state's school voucher program and changes to sentencing laws.
MoreCouncilors poised to ban criminal-history question
April 27, 2013
Democratic City-County Councilor Vop Osili said he expects to draft a “ban the box” ordinance this spring or summer.
MoreFair Finance investors still empty-handed as trustee plows on
April 27, 2013
Greg AndrewsMany of the defendants pursued by Brian Bash and his team have few, if any, assets. And those that do have the wherewithal
to fight litigation for years.
MoreOwnership snarl resolved, Illinois Building on block
April 27, 2013
Scott OlsonAn affiliate of locally based HDG Mansur has owned the 10-story building at Illinois and Market streets since the 1980s. It’s
sat empty for 10 years, thanks in large part to separate ownership of the building and the land—an arrangement once
common among downtown buildings.
MoreEscape artist Bill Shirk can't escape the allure of broadcasting
April 27, 2013
Chris O'MalleyEscape artist Bill Shirk has retired his straitjacket, but remains active in radio broadcasting. His firm, Hoosier Broadcasting,
in recent years bought a handful of radio stations on the Hawaiian islands and Shirk owns and is investing more money in a
Boone County radio station.
MoreFeds scrutinize nursing home buying spree
April 27, 2013
J.K. WallIndiana’s county-owned hospitals have rushed to acquire nursing homes in the past two years, opening a revenue stream
for both the hospitals and the long-term-care facilities. But the additional federal revenue that has driven these purchases
could come under threat.
MoreZionsville's Main Street aims to boost drawing power, charm
April 27, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisZionsville’s new economic development plan calls for ramping up commercial activity in the predominantly residential
community—just not at the expense of the mom-and-pop shops that give the Boone County town its charm.
MoreNew lights only the beginning for Brickyard changes
April 27, 2013
Anthony SchoettleEverything is on the table for consideration, says new Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles.
MoreVisit Indy weaves Speedway into marketing campaign
April 27, 2013
Anthony SchoettleGreater consistency is expected to pay tourism dividends.
MoreSpeedway's Speed Zone redevelopment project in high gear
April 27, 2013
Anthony SchoettleSome goals have been realized, while others are moving through the pipeline.
MoreDAY: The hidden value of hospitality and tourism
April 27, 2013
Jonathon DayTourism and hospitality are often described as the invisible industry—the industry “hidden in plain sight.”
MoreSan Diego tourism market significantly larger than Indy's
April 27, 2013
A side-by-side comparison of the tourism and convention industries in Indianapolis and San Diego.
MoreWork rules split pilots, Republic
April 27, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinRepublic Airways Holdings and the union that represents its pilots are so far apart in contract talks that the National Mediation
Board in Washington, D.C., won’t schedule more meetings between the parties. Republic has agreed to higher pay, but
the union wants significant changes to work rules that affect quality of life and, the union insists, passenger safety.
MoreVenture capital favoring later-stage firms
April 27, 2013
Dan HumanGetting $50,000—often from friends and relatives—to develop a product and set up a company still is easy enough
in Indiana, small-business leaders and venture capitalists say. But once a firm needs a few million dollars to grow into a
revenue-generating operation, the area can’t compete with Silicon Valley’s magnetism for venture capital.
MoreFormer Deloitte leader joins Krieg DeVault firm
April 27, 2013
Michael Becher, a longtime managing partner of Deloitte LLP’s Indianapolis office, has joined the Krieg DeVault LLP
law firm as an adviser.
MoreIndiana casinos win few gains from Legislature
April 27, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana Legislature didn't boost the state's casinos nearly as much as supporters had wanted as they face greater
competition from neighboring states.
MoreAnti-smoking officials say Indiana funding cuts hurt
April 27, 2013
Associated PressA decision to cut state funding by 38 percent for programs that help people stop smoking and try to prevent others from starting
worries those behind the state's tobacco cessation efforts.
MoreVoucher expansion awaits governor's signature
April 27, 2013
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers have approved an expansion of the nation's broadest private school voucher program that will allow more
children to be immediately eligible.
MoreOnline sales tax push dies in Indiana Legislature
April 26, 2013
Associated PressAn effort to require Amazon.com and some other online-only retailers to start collecting Indiana's 7-percent sales tax
this summer has fallen short in the Legislature.
MoreBill banning secret videotaping at businesses fails
April 26, 2013
Associated PressRep. Bill Friend, R-Macy, said he withdrew the bill he sponsored at the request of Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma.
MoreGeneral Assembly goes late in effort to wrap us session
April 26, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana General Assembly worked into the night Friday to hammer out final details on a two-year, $30 billion budget containing
new tax cuts, a modest expansion of school vouchers, new oversight of the $2.8 billion Rockport coal gasification project
and a series of other measures.
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First, let me say that I love the idea of communities being self-sufficient and people in the community not needing cars, living, working and shopping all in their neighborhood. To sum it up; I love good urban planning and hate urban sprawl. However, there are two reasons that I am against this development. First, this building doesn't fit. Density can occur in Ripple by building up top the street and better use of land. The scale of this project should be downtown. Secondly, I would be willing to bet that if a whole foods in Ripple is built, the Nora store would be closed. Here's my reasoning. The Nora Whole Foods expansion plans have been put on hold. I'm guessing they are waiting to see what happens with the Ripple proposal. Communities next to each other should work together to end sprawl and not work against each other and take other neighbors assets. Develop something both communities can be proud of and will attract more development and density. There's my soap box for the day.
My apologies, Lou - it was the Indy Star that printed cost for entertaining "celebrities" during Indy 500. Sorry for confusing the always timely IBJ with Indy's Gannett reprint news source.
That's fine if you want a grocery store that has festivals and live music. I guess with the prices they charge, they can afford to host such activities. As for me, I choose to spend my money more wisely and if I want to go to a festival or a concert, I will pay for that separately - not through my grocery bill.
TIF is not just to attract development but to attract a higher use for that development. Carmel wisely is using TIF for numerous public parking garages. Asphalt seas of parking pay little taxes and bring even less value to a commercial area. Also density is what is going to save Indy and Broad Ripple. The days of trying to compete with burbs are long gone.
The Prestige was an awesome movie.