Indianapolis Business Journal

MARCH 14-20, 2016

Sen. Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, helps hold the purse strings to the $30 billion state budget, which for some folks might feel like a noose. But Kenley, Senate Republicans’ chief budget writer, is an expert at pulling strings and drawing the line, as Hayleigh Colombo write in her profile of Kenley. Also in this week’s issue, Scott Olson charts the boom in breakfast spots in central Indiana, and Anthony Schoettle explains why crisis communications guru Myra Borshoff decided to hang out her shingle again after retiring in 2014.

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‘Scrappy’ developer Ambrose winning big projects

The eight-year-old firm is set to break ground in the spring on a $45 million medical facility in Mishawaka for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, is partnering with Old Town Development to build a $33 million headquarters for Allied Solutions LLC in Carmel, and soon will build a $20 million office building for Stanley Security in Fishers.

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Carmel bond bank story inflammatory, off base

The article as it was originally written—and eventually changed after we objected—gave readers the impression that Carmel’s creation of the bond bank was done incorrectly and possibly illegally. There was not enough research done to verify this inaccuracy.

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Member of ABN leadership team dropped from website

Athlete's Business Network, which wants to build a $500 million medical complex at the airport, had listed Scott Gorman as president of its substance-abuse unit. His name was removed after IBJ reported he did not hold a state license in addiction recovery or a college degree.

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