Indiana’s unemployment rate reached 8.2 percent in December – the highest it has been since President Ronald Reagan began his second term in office. The state’s rate in December shot up 1.1 percentage points, pushing the figure to its highest point since February 1985, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Indiana has the […]
Indiana’s unemployment rate shot up more than 1 percentage point to 8.2 percent in December, according to figures released this morning from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.The state’s jobless rate grew from 7.1 percent in November and is a whopping 3.6 percentage points higher than the 4.6 percent unemployment rate recorded in December 2007.Indiana […]
Indianapolis Airport Authority honcho John J. Kish is flying south, leaving his current position in April to oversee development of an arena in downtown Evansville. The Evansville Redevelopment Commission voted to hire him yesterday. Kish, 54, oversaw construction of the airport’s $1.1 billion midfield terminal project, which opened in November. Before becoming executive director of […]
Indianapolis Airport Authority honcho John J. Kish is flying south, leaving his current position in April to oversee development of an arena in downtown Evansville. The Evansville Redevelopment Commission voted to hire him yesterday. Kish, 54, oversaw construction of the airport’s $1.1 billion midfield terminal project, which opened in November. Before becoming executive director of […]
The cost of a night on the town in Bloomington could go up if state lawmakers approve a bill calling for a 1-percent food and beverage tax to help expand the Bloomington/Monroe County Convention Center. State Rep. Peggy Welch filed the measure late last week. If it passes, local officials also would have to approve […]
The cost of a night on the town in Bloomington could go up if state lawmakers approve a bill calling for a 1-percent food and beverage tax to help expand the Bloomington/Monroe County Convention Center. State Rep. Peggy Welch filed the measure late last week. If it passes, local officials also would have to approve […]
Purdue University will dedicate its new research park in the Ameriplex industrial complex on Indianapolis’ west side tomorrow, but the park’s bright potential runs the risk of being overshadowed by a dreary economy. Construction finished late last year on the first phase and cornerstone of the project, a 55,000-square-foot accelerator that will house 15 to […]
The Penn Arts apartment building at 16th and Meridian streets will stay vacant a while longer. A $3-million plan to transform the aging 82-unit apartment building into 45 fancier units has hit a snag that’s become familiar to developers: No financing was available at advantageous terms, said Christopher Piazza of developer Reverie Estates LLC. Piazza […]
The Penn Arts apartment building at 16th and Meridian streets will stay vacant a while longer. A $3-million plan to transform the aging 82-unit apartment building into 45 fancier units has hit a snag that’s become familiar to developers: No financing was available at advantageous terms, said Christopher Piazza of developer Reverie Estates LLC. Piazza […]
Purdue University will dedicate its new research park in the Ameriplex industrial complex on Indianapolis’ west side tomorrow, but the park’s bright potential runs the risk of being overshadowed by a dreary economy. Construction finished late last year on the first phase and cornerstone of the project, a 55,000-square-foot accelerator that will house 15 to […]
The supply of new and existing homes for sale in the Indianapolis region is falling, according to the latest statistics compiled by the F.C. Tucker Co., raising hopes that the market is finding a healthier balance between supply and demand. The statistics showed a 14.3 percent decline in residential home inventory in December. While there […]
The McKinney Family Foundation has created a fund to support initiatives of Mayor Greg Ballard’s 3-month-old Office of Sustainability, an environmental initiative that promotes projects ranging from energy-efficient city buildings to bicycle paths.
It’s the best of times and the worst of times for Indianapolis recycling firms. On the one hand, public interest and participation
in recycling programs have never been stronger. On the other, the industry’s capacity to turn all that trash into treasure
rarely has been weaker.
It’s the best of times and the worst of times for Indianapolis recycling firms. On the one hand, public interest and participation in recycling programs have never been stronger. On the other, the industry’s capacity to turn all that trash into treasure rarely has been weaker. Blame the recession, which caused prices for products such […]
The city’s Republican administration is getting green from a prominent Democratic family to support an environmental initiative ranging from energy-efficient city buildings to bicycle paths. The McKinney Family Foundation has created a fund to support initiatives of Mayor Greg Ballard’s 3-month-old Office of Sustainability. The McKinney family, led by former First Indiana Bank head Robert […]
Lake County didn’t want Indianapolis-based Agresti Biofuels LLC, but Vietnam has just issued a warm welcome. Agresti, an ethanol-making venture that includes big Indianapolis engineering firm RW Armstrong, has signed an agreement with Vietnam’s Phuc Yen Co. to build and operate ethanol facilities in Vietnam. Agresti’s venture will produce ethanol from landfill waste in Vietnam […]
The Digital Policy Institute at Ball State University has drawn up a blueprint to create as many as 200,000 jobs nationwide by March. How? By spending $28 billion to construct wireless broadband access in rural areas. Ball State calls for distributing the money to small, rural telephone companies as the fastest way to get Americans […]
Gov. Mitch Daniels cautioned lawmakers about Indiana’s fiscal challenges during his State of the State speech last night, saying that drafting a new two-year budget this session will be full of hard decisions. But Daniels, sworn in to a second term on Monday, said spending restraints and other actions taken during his first term have […]
Gov. Mitch Daniels cautioned lawmakers about Indiana’s fiscal challenges during his State of the State speech last night, saying that drafting a new two-year budget this session will be full of hard decisions. But Daniels, sworn in to a second term on Monday, said spending restraints and other actions taken during his first term have […]
A group planning to make a movie about the very first Indianapolis 500, is eyeballing more than 200 acres in Whitestown to build a replica Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Justin Escue, a locally based movie…
