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Advocates for mass transit may need to ante up
April 20, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis area’s largest employers have spent millions of dollars studying and promoting regional mass transit,
but if the idea is going to get past the Legislature, they might have to put money into the $1.3 billion system as well.
MoreTransit bill to face tough road in Senate
March 2, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinA bill to create a rapid-transit system in central Indiana is headed for the crucible of the Senate, where skeptics stand
ready to tear apart the proposal’s $1.3 billion financing plan.
MoreHospital systems forcing doctors to choose sides
March 2, 2013
J.K. WallThe five-year trend of physician practices marrying up with hospitals has made it harder and harder for independent physician
practices to spend time in more than one hospital system.
MoreShuttle to Hamilton County job sites is tweaked
February 2, 2013
A reverse-commute shuttle that helps Indianapolis residents get to jobs in Carmel and Fishers is being expanded.
MoreAirport neighbors team up on 'AeroVision'
January 26, 2013
Chris O'MalleyMayor Greg Ballard is expected on Jan. 30 to lay out plans for a cross-county economic development area anchored by Indianapolis
International Airport that promises to quell political divisions and clear the way for investment.
MoreMayors organize to tackle regional issues
January 5, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe leaders of 18 central Indiana cities and towns have formed a group that intends to address regional concerns, starting
with a proposed $1.3 billion, 10-year mass transit plan.
MoreFuture of Fishers campaign focuses on ballot questions
September 22, 2012
Public meetings offer residents opportunity to learn about potential change in northeast-side town's form of government.
MoreRising gas prices prompt creation of ninth area vanpool route
April 7, 2012
Central Indiana Commuter Services started offering service this month between Franklin and the Defense Finance & Accounting
Services facility in Indianapolis.
MoreChamber merger stirs fears in regional economic development groups
March 24, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinDevelop Indy, the economic development arm of Indianapolis, is working on a merger with the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of
Commerce that has suburban economic development professionals concerned central Indiana will lose an independent voice in
marketing the region to new business.
MoreTransit plan may boost real estate investment
December 17, 2011
Chris O'MalleyA proposed $1.3 billion transit system might bring redevelopment to urban neighborhoods. Yet transit proponents have surprisingly
little to say about how much the system could generate in new real estate investment.
MoreHow to sell Martinsville to MDs
June 27, 2011
J.K. WallHelp with physician recruitment is a big factor pushing small-city hospitals into the arms of Indianapolis’ four major
hospital systems. So how do the big boys entice doctors to the small towns?
MoreNew businesses follow the rooftops
September 11, 2010
Norm HeikensIndianapolis and surrounding counties have continued to show growth in the number of businesses during the recession.
MoreTime running out for suburban bus service
August 26, 2010
Chris O'MalleyTransportation planners are scrambling to find federal funds to help pay for the popular commuter routes from downtown
Indianapolis to Fishers and Carmel.
MoreLinking Indianapolis-area bus systems becoming priority for planners
August 7, 2010
Chris O'MalleyConnecting rural bus systems with one another and with IndyGo must happen before commuter rail becomes a reality.
MoreCarmel finishes annexation of Southwest Clay
July 27, 2010
Associated PressThe community about 10 miles north of Indianapolis grew by 8.3 square miles and 8,000 people Tuesday with the long-planned
annexation.
MoreMARCUS: Is suburbia the root of all evil?
July 24, 2010
Morton MarcusOnce upon a time, school transportation eased the journey of farm kids going to school. Today,
it’s a massive subsidy for suburban kids whose parents have chosen to live far from a school in a place without sidewalks.
MoreAppeals court reverses Bargersville annexation
July 16, 2010
IBJ StaffThe Indiana Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned the town of Bargersville’s annexation of land that Greenwood officials
also wanted to take over, saying it failed to get the required consent from property owners.
MoreWestfield's proposed Symphony development under review
July 8, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe Westfield planning commission has asked city employees to further review the 1,400-acre mixed-use project that could include
thousands of homes, shops, a YMCA and a baseball stadium.
MoreMZD lands tourism account for Hendricks County
April 17, 2010
IBJ StaffSeventeen agencies submitted proposals for the account.
MoreFishers approves $19M auto mall development
April 1, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe town has agreed to create a tax-increment financing district to help fund infrastructure improvements for Butler Automotive
Group's proposed development.
MoreFlood leaves redevelopment opportunity for Franklin
March 13, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlin
The city of Franklin is using the post-flood era to push for comprehensive redevelopment in and around downtown.
The cornerstone of the plan is a flood plain southwest of the courthouse.
HENDERSON: Indianapolis getting squeezed by suburbs
February 13, 2010
Tom HendersonIndianapolis’ successful suburbs are rapidly surrounding the city. More important, tax and cultural shifts
are starting to drain Marion County.
MoreEnerDel has more deals in the works
January 21, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinLithium battery maker EnerDel will need more business than its existing relationships with Think and Volvo to justify the
$237 million investment
it announced Thursday.
MoreSchool foundations step up to pay for programs as funding dries up
January 2, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Washington Township Schools Foundation on the north side is among those that wants to raise money
for buildings and other high-cost needs.
MoreGiant Heartland Crossing housing development hangs on
December 19, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinShort sales and foreclosures in this 2,200-unit development began cropping up several years ago and continue today.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.