Community centers land funds to expand job-training programs
Local Initiatives Support Corp. and the Citi Foundation are providing $700,000 to four local organizations who plan to help 700 workers in Indianapolis find quality jobs.
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New consortium to promote, facilitate investments in state ‘opportunity zones’
Investors who want to take advantage of the “opportunity zones" provision created by last year’s federal tax overhaul are about to receive more help in Indiana.
Community investment group LISC promotes Grain to top spot
Tedd Grain, who joined the Local Initiatives Support Corp. in 2009 and became deputy director four years ago, succeeds Bill Taft as executive director.
EDITORIAL: Small grants, loans can launch a neighborhood renaissance
We commend programs aimed not at subsidizing businesses but helping to give them a small boost to get them going or keep them going.
LISC seeking new executive director after Taft lands promotion
Bill Taft, leader of the influential Indianapolis office for the Local Initiatives Support Corp. since 2005, has been named senior vice president for economic development for LISC National.
$8.5M apartment project could help revive near-west side
The Westside Community Development Corp. is proposing to develop the 56-unit affordable housing project along Michigan Street as part of a larger effort to rejuvenate the area.
TAFT: Address opportunity gap for urban poor
Since the average minority household currently owns only 10 percent of the wealth of a typical white family, we are facing a huge challenge of broadening economic inclusion.
Three village hubs marked for investment
Great Places 2020 targets intersections that can anchor city’s next walkable villages.
LISC aims to turn dormant industrial sites into job-creators
Local Initiatives Support Corp. has unveiled the results of a year-long study to identify the best uses for vacant industrial properties and what areas of the city need the most attention. Topping the list: the East Washington Street corridor.
Apartments, restaurant on tap for downtown’s south side
TWG Development is part of a joint venture that purchased the vacant building on South Meridian Street with plans for a $19 million project with 120 apartments and anchored by an eatery.
Façade grants available for urban businesses
The city of Indianapolis is stepping up its funding for a facade program that helps small business in distressed areas improve the exteriors of their buildings.
Skywalk adds architectural element to senior-housing project
Two four-story structures, at the southwest and northwest corners of 30th and Clifton streets, will be built as part of a $10.7 million project that will include 57 units linked by an elevated walkway.
Study: Half of county’s students in ‘high-quality’ schools
A study by Chicago-based IFF found that 49 percent of K-12 students in Marion County are in schools that earned an A or B last year from the Indiana Department of Education.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Community guru preps new HQ
How did the leader of one of Indy's top neighborhood development groups help save part of the City Market? How did he help spark the Super Bowl legacy project? Any advice for home rehabs? Bill Taft has answers.
Fountain Square turning to first-of-kind tax to fund improvements
A Fountain Square group led by neighborhood business owners hopes to create an “economic improvement district” for the up-and-coming neighborhood, where additional tax revenue could be used for everything from litter cleanup and marketing to capital improvements.