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Volcano's ash postpones Indiana trade mission
April 19, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerOfficials hope to reschedule flight to Italy for Tuesday to salvage the remainder of planned job attraction and creation trip.
MoreIndiana near bottom of heap for 2010 earmarks
April 18, 2010
Associated PressIndiana received just over $14 per capita and ranked 48th among all states, down from 43rd in 2009.
MoreHendricks County scales back hospitality plan
April 17, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe convention bureau has shelved its plan to attract a full-service hotel and instead will boost spending on tourism marketing.
MoreCarbon Motors' prototype cop car is crammed with technology
April 17, 2010
Norm Heikens
The specialized vehicle can read license plates, sniff for weapons of mass destruction and see people and animals in
the dark.
Indianapolis road projects aided by federal stimulus funds
April 17, 2010
IBJ StaffThe city’s Department of Public Works plans a record $88 million in transportation improvements, including road, bridge
and sidewalk projects.
MoreBrizzi ordered dismissal in trespassing case
April 16, 2010
Cory SchoutenAnother case has surfaced in which Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi personally weighed in to the benefit of defense attorney
Paul Page, Brizzi’s friend and business partner.
MorePacers' woes tied to Lucas Oil Stadium deal
April 16, 2010
Anthony SchoettleFive years ago, the Indiana Pacers ownership was not included in discussions about a potential new downtown home for the Indianapolis
Colts, and now city and Pacers officials are paying the price.
MoreExpansion set for Camp Atterbury training site
April 15, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe proposed plan will expand the Indiana National Guard's Camp Atterbury, bring economic development to south-central
Indiana, and open a new fish and wildlife area in Putnam County in western Indiana.
MoreIEDC leads European trade mission
April 15, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerThe Indiana delegation plans to visit Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom on a job- and investment-attraction mission.
MoreCalifornia brewer to open Franklin plant, hire up to 150
April 15, 2010
IBJ StaffTailGate Beer said it will invest millions of dollars in machinery, equipment and energy-efficiency upgrades to establish
operations in an existing 48,000-square-foot building in Franklin Business Park.
MorePacers playing hardball with city on lease
April 14, 2010
Anthony SchoettleThe Indiana Pacers set a June 30 deadline to get a deal worked out to operate Conseco Fieldhouse. The team wants $15 million
annually.
MoreCity cracks down on illegal massage parlors
April 13, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerA multi-agency code-enforcement sweep aimed at curbing prostitution and human-trafficking targets 13 massage parlors.
MoreCIB takes Black Expo grant request under consideration
April 13, 2010
Local not-for-profit wants annual $150,000 grant from the Capital Improvement Board restored to better market the Circle City
Classic.
MoreBlack Expo making pitch for lost CIB grant
April 12, 2010
Scott OlsonNot-for-profit hopes to have $150,000 in annual funding restored, particularly now that it has taken on the additional duties
related to the Circle City Classic.
MoreCity approval of Citizens Energy deal could come in May
April 10, 2010
IBJ StaffCitizens Energy should have completed the majority of its due diligence of the city’s water and sewer utilities, which
it plans to acquire, by the end of this month.
MoreParking privatization may spur economic development
April 9, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerMayor Greg Ballard's potential lease of more than 15,000 street, surface and garage parking spaces could create turnover downtown
and in Broad Ripple, boosting retailers and restaurants.
MoreBennett demands ISTA support for school reforms
April 9, 2010
J.K. WallState superintendent of public instruction says teacher union support imperative to win federal grant.
MoreMarion County library may close six branches
April 8, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library could close up to six branches or reduce their hours in order to close a budget
shortfall.
MoreMassa says office 'should inspire public confidence, not public cynicism'
April 7, 2010
Cory SchoutenMarion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi has said he has no plans to resign, despite Mark Massa's call Wednesday
morning for him to step down. Brizzi will be eligible for a public pension
if he finishes his second term Dec. 31.
MoreMassa calls on Brizzi to resign
April 7, 2010
Cory SchoutenMark Massa, former general counsel for Gov. Mitch Daniels and the Republican candidate for Marion County prosecutor, calls
on Prosecutor Carl Brizzi, also a Republican, to step
down in the wake of an IBJ investigation.
MorePackaging company seeks abatement for expansion
April 6, 2010
Just Packaging on the east side of Indianapolis says it plans to invest in new equipment and hire 35 people by 2014.
MoreWhite House hails economic gains, foretells slow recovery
April 4, 2010
Associated PressBuoyed by good news on the jobs front, the White House claimed credit Sunday for reversing the downward economic spiral while
bracing out-of-work Americans for a slow recovery.
MoreBallard mimics Major Moves infrastructure-improvement plan
April 3, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerSo far, in discussing his plan to sell the city's water and sewer utilities, Mayor Greg Ballard has
emphasized the impact on utility rates, the $1.5 billion in city debt Citizens would assume, and the chance
to improve streets and sidewalks. But Ballard also has another key objective: business attraction and
expansion.
MoreSPECIAL REPORT: Brizzi ordered lenient deal for business partner's client
April 3, 2010
Cory SchoutenMarion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi last year intervened in a major drug case to offer a reduced sentence over objections
from both law enforcement officers and his own deputy prosecutors.
MoreCity utility deal treads in murky waters
April 3, 2010
Chris O'MalleyA $1.9 billion proposal to sell the city’s water and sewer utilities splashed into public view last month, but some
financial details settling at the bottom line could make the deal harder to swallow.
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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.