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Shelby County
Shelbyville, county plan economic development projects
July 17, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinMillions of dollars in tax revenue that flows from the Indiana Live casino to local government coffers will be set aside for
economic development. Shelbyville Mayor Scott Furgeson hopes to present new projects to the city council in the next month
or two.
MoreShelbyville man sentenced for ripping off employer
June 17, 2010
John K. Branam was sentenced to 57 months in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling $1.6 million over four years from
King’s Title & Abstract Co.in Shelbyville.
MoreKnauf Insulation sues NatCity over $8M investment loss
May 8, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinOne of Shelby County's largest employers is suing NatCity Investments Inc. to try to recover nearly $8 million in losses on
auction-rate securities. Knauf Insulation filed suit in Shelby Superior Court in March, saying NatCity should repay the money
in accordance with a settlement the bank reached with federal regulators in March 2009.
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.
Shelbyville insulation company laying off 100 workers
April 8, 2010
Knauf Insulation will idle employees in June for at least six months, as demand for its building products remains soft.
MoreFormer Shelbyville office manager charged with embezzlement
April 1, 2010
Federal prosecutors allege man embezzled $1.6 million from a title insurance company.
MoreShelbyville tech park keeps tax incentives
February 5, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinState officials are giving Shelbyville's struggling Intelliplex business park another chance to use tax incentives to land
new companies
and high-paying jobs.
MoreKnauf fills new CEO position
January 20, 2010
Knauf Insulation in Shelbyville appoints a company executive to its newly created position of CEO of North American operations.
MoreSuburban counties building outer loop to avoid Indianapolis
November 7, 2009
Chris O'MalleyCounties wanting to speed traffic among suburbs are building highways to avoid having to travel into Indianapolis. The result,
a 100-mile outer loop beyond Interstate 465, won't be completed for years, and it won't be built to consistent standards,
but it might help ease congestion.
MoreBlue River posts loss on poor loan climate
November 4, 2009
Shelbyville-based Blue River Bancshares Inc. on Tuesday night said mounting loan losses contributed to a third-quarter loss
of $356,000.
MorePublic transportation entities in Indianapolis region might be reorganized
October 24, 2009
Chris O'MalleyThe Central Indiana Regional Transportation Authority, IndyGo and other Indianapolis-area transit groups are the subject of
a study that could result in them being reorganized.
MorePennsylvania city not giving up Harley without a fight
September 26, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe motorcycle manufacturer is considering a Shelby County site at the same time that it's pushing for concessions from the
union in York, Pa.
MoreKansas City out of running for Harley-Davidson plant
September 1, 2009
IBJ StaffCentral Indiana’s chances for landing a Harley-Davidson motorcycle plant have been improved by the elimination of Kansas
City from the list of potential sites.
MoreShelbyville struggles to reach tech park goals
August 29, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinDespite recent investment by Major Health Partners, Shelbyville’s technology park is about as far from meeting state
standards as it was two years ago.
MoreState gambling revenue expected to stay flat
August 24, 2009
Scott OlsonIndiana’s share of tax money generated by the state’s 13 casinos is expected to remain relatively flat for at
least the next few years, a state fiscal analyst told Gaming Study Committee members this morning.
MoreMillerWhite signs deal with Shelby County Development Corp.
August 24, 2009
IBJ StaffMillerWhite LLC, an Indianapolis-based marketing and communications firm, recently signed a deal to produce
a new logo, tag line and Web site for the Shelby County Development Corp., a Shelbyville-based economic development organization.
MoreHarley-Davidson scouts Shelby County for site
August 20, 2009
Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. is considering Shelby County as the site for a massive new motorcycle plant.
MoreSite visit lifts county's hopes for landing Harley
August 20, 2009
IBJ StaffHarley-Davidson Inc. officials were in Shelby County yesterday assessing it as a location for a new motorcycle plant, but
it isn’t yet clear how the county stacks up to other U.S. locales that also are in the running for the economic-development
prize.
MoreLegislature snubs casinos, but forms study committee
July 6, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerIndiana's struggling gambling industry didn't get the relief it sought during the special session of the Indiana General Assembly.
But embedded within the budget bill approved June 30 is a provision creating a gambling summer study committee. Its recommendations,
due by Dec. 1, may make or break several of Indiana's casinos.
MoreCasino-tax controversy lit fire under residents of Fairland, a long-forgotten town
April 20, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinWith a town government behind them, Fairland-area residents hope any future growth will be to their benefit.
MoreOur newest smoke-filled workplace: Sadly, it stinks
March 23, 2009
Bruce HetrickHoosiers workers—including those who work at casinos—deserve a healthy, smoke-free workplace.
MoreRecession forces Shelby County's largest employer to cut workers
December 15, 2008
Knauf Insulation is cutting 11 percent of its work force in Shelbyville as the recession prolongs the housing downturn that
began two years ago.
MoreAs workers lose jobs, Shelbyville hospital loses money
November 17, 2008
Because major employers in Shelby County have laid off workers, Major Hospital isn't getting as much income from employer-based
medical insurance plans.
MoreTwo central Indiana racinos debut amid tough economy
June 2, 2008
Peter SchnitzlerThe next few weeks will be critical for the state's two new racinos, which need to open with a splash to meet their ambitious
projections of drawing more than 3 million visitors apiece annually. Hoosier Park in Anderson will open June 2, and Indiana
Downs in Shelbyville will follow a week later.
MoreRacinos may push gambling's limits
May 14, 2007
Peter SchnitzlerDuring their first half-decade in operation, the state's casino slots machines grew their total sales to $22 billion,
according to Indiana Gaming Commission records. But in the last five years, slot sales grew just 18 percent, reaching $25.9
billion in 2006. That's what business textbooks call a maturing market.
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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.