August 18, 2012
Greg AndrewsAttorneys for Don Marsh are trying to ensure that his refusal to answer questions during a 2010 deposition doesn’t come
back to haunt him when Marsh Supermarkets' lawsuit against him goes to trial in October.
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August 18, 2012
Architectural awards program will culminate with Nov. 25 banquet at Indiana Roof.
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August 17, 2012
Scott OlsonAce Commercial Development plans to construct a build-to-suit development for an undisclosed client on the highly visible
property. Real estate sources say the client is locally based Heritage Environmental Services LLC.
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August 15, 2012
Scott OlsonA controversial downtown Indianapolis apartment building that never opened due to severe design deficiencies is a step closer
to being ready for tenants after city officials granted the project’s new owner a zoning variance.
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August 15, 2012
Purchase agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area tracked by F.C. Tucker Co totaled 2,219 in July, a 9.7-percent increase
over the same month last year. Overall year-to-date sale prices for the nine-county area increased by 2.5 percent, to $154,975.
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August 15, 2012
An ordinance that would require new and rebuilt streets in Indianapolis to be designed and constructed with multiple users
in mind has been passed by the City-County Council.
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August 14, 2012
J.K. WallThe project is part of a $63.9 million operating budget board members approved for 2013, which is lower than the current year's
budget because it doesn't include Super Bowl costs or special payments to the Indiana Pacers.
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August 14, 2012
J.K. WallThe Capital Improvement Board wants to plug a $2 million funding hole that will open up next year for the Indianapolis Convention
& Visitors Association with the expiration of a $5.9 million grant from the owner of the JW Marriott hotel downtown.
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August 14, 2012
Biglari Holdings Inc., parent of Steak n Shake, said Friday that customer traffic to the restaurant chain grew 2.2 percent
during the quarter ended July 4, boosting same-store sales 2.9 percent.
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August 14, 2012
Tom HartonThe Cotton-Ropkey House was built in 1850 and features Greek Revival and Italianate features, including six-over-six windows,
walnut floors and crown moldings.
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August 13, 2012
Associated PressThe new U.S. 31 highway project is designed to make travel faster and safer between South Bend and Indianapolis, but many
aren't happy with the property-acquisition process.
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August 11, 2012
Ellen Kobe
City Market officials are giving public tours of the catacombs beneath the marketplace, in the hope that someone
will be interested in transforming the 20,000-square-foot space into a restaurant or event venue.
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August 11, 2012
Anthony SchoettleDowntown is short of the four- and five-star hotel rooms preferred by National Football League sponsors and partners for a
2018 Super Bowl host, but local tourism officials are hesitant to add more hotel space just to secure a second Super Bowl.
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August 9, 2012
Scott OlsonBuilders in the nine-county area filed 373 construction permits in July, a 21-percent increase from the same month last year,
according to the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
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August 9, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinAt least six reputable developers, both local and national, have toured the former General Motors plant near downtown Indianapolis
since it closed last year, according to an official trying to market the property. Of those, two are taking a serious look.
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August 9, 2012
The Metropolitan Development Commission's plat committee has given local developer Flaherty & Collins Properties the go-ahead
to include two upper-level pedestrian connectors in its plan to build a five-story parking garage downtown. The garage is
part of a larger, $85 million development.
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August 9, 2012
Scott OlsonIndianapolis-based developer Centre Properties is the target of another foreclosure suit, this one involving Pyramid Place
Shoppes, a retail center in a busy shopping area on the city's northwest side.
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August 9, 2012
Bloomberg News, Associated PressThe number of homes that received an initial notice of default — the first step in the foreclosure process — increased
6 percent in July compared to the same month last year. Foreclosure starts rose 83 percent in Indiana.
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August 8, 2012
Bloomberg NewsThe board of the largest U.S. shopping-mall owner wrongfully authorized a compensation package for CEO David Simon that included
$120 million in special stock awards, a Louisiana pension fund claimed in the lawsuit filed Wednesday.
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August 8, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s office is reviewing proposals from five commercial property managers that want a crack
at running the City-County Building for the next 30 years.
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August 7, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis hotel market is poised to record a 10.8-percent increase in revenue per available room in 2012, according
to projections from PKF Consulting. The city's hosting of the Super Bowl gave the market a huge, early lift.
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August 6, 2012
Scott OlsonThe developer of a five-story parking garage downtown is seeking city approval to build two upper-level pedestrian connectors
to offer easier access to the garage, especially for employees of nearby OneAmerica Financial Partners Inc.
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August 4, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinRedevelopment of the Massachusetts Avenue fire station could remain in limbo for the foreseeable future, as Mayor Greg Ballard
and council Democrats enter a standoff over tax increment financing districts.
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August 4, 2012
Cory SchoutenLocal real estate pros say finding a reuse for the Indianapolis Star's HQ will be tricky. The newspaper is selling
its labyrinth of buildings at 307 N. Pennsylvania St., which have multiple floor levels, narrow hallways and a basement built
to house printing presses.
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August 4, 2012
Dan HumanSherry Seiwert, former executive director of the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, begins Aug. 6 as president
of Indianapolis Downtown Inc., the group that charges itself with developing, maintaining and promoting the heart of the city.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.