Downtown officials outline future plans for Georgia Street
The three-block stretch that served as the Super Bowl Village will complement, not compete with, traditional downtown gathering places such as Monument Circle, officials said.
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Home-sale agreements for Indy area jump in January
Sales of existing homes in the Indianapolis area are off to a strong start in 2012, with the number of sales agreements increasing 13.4 percent in January compared with the same month a year earlier.
Police investigate possible shooting death
Indianapolis police are investigating the apparent shooting death of a man found Sunday night in the 2300 block of North Kenwood Avenue. Police responded to a report of a person shot and discovered the yet-to-be-identified man with a gunshot wound lying inside a vehicle with its driver’s side door partially opened. Emergency crews arrived a short time later and pronounced the victim dead. An autopsy will be performed Monday to determine the exact cause of death.
Sales/acquisitions
-Wood Porsche RE LLC bought a 10,350-square-foot retail building at 3400 E. 96th St. The price wasn’t disclosed. The buyer was represented by Ross Reller of Colliers International. The seller, R. Scott Jeffares, represented himself.
-Team 100 LLC bought 10,800 square feet of retail space in a building at 7965 E. Pendleton Pike. The price wasn’t disclosed. The buyer was represented by Rob Christman and Greg Smith of Colliers International. The seller, Fifth Third Bank, represented itself.
-Victory 4 LLC bought 300,000-square-foot Building 56 in Park 100 at 5401-5499 Lakeview Parkway South. The price wasn’t disclosed. The buyer was represented by Mark Writt of CBRE. The seller, Duke Realty Corp., was represented by Duke’s Jay Archer.
-Raka LLC bought an 8,100-square-foot retail building at 1640 W. Oak St., Zionsville. The price wasn’t disclosed. The buyer was represented by Michael Lombardi of Marcus & Millichap. The seller, Aspen Gold-Zionsville LLC, was represented by Brad Untrauer of Baldwin Companies.
-SRT Holdings LLC bought a 13,860-square-foot office building at 1900 N. Meridian St. The price wasn’t disclosed. The buyer was represented by Jim Bittner of ReMax Real Estate Groups. The seller, Crossroads of America Council Boy Scouts of America Inc, was represented by Matt Langfeldt and Rich Forslund of Summit Realty Group.
Suspects sought in gas-station holdups
Law enforcement officials in Tippecanoe and Boone counties are searching for three suspects in a robbery and attempted robbery early Monday morning. Lafayette police reported that three black men entered a Speedway Gas Station at 4325 State Road 26 East just after 2 a.m. and showed the clerk a gun. They took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled. About an hour later, thieves matching the same description attempted to rob a Circle K on State Road 334 in Whitestown, but were unable to leave with money, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. The suspects were seen leaving both locations driving a black, two-door Pontiac Grand Am with custom wheels.
Riley Hospital reports bed bugs
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health confirmed Monday that it was trying to eliminate bed bugs at the downtown facility. “An incidence of bed bugs was recently discovered,” according to a statement from IU Health. “To ensure the safety of our patients and families, we work closely with our infection control and environmental services departments to ensure the incident is isolated and dealt with in a timely manner." Fox59 has received photos of bed-bug bites from a man who claims his family has been dealing with the problem for more than two weeks while his newborn daughter stays at the hospital. The family said that hospital staff recently moved them to a new room.
Frontier trims Milwaukee flights as Republic seeks buyer
Frontier Airlines will cut daily departures from Milwaukee by 44 percent to drop unprofitable flights as Indianapolis-based parent Republic Airways Holdings Inc. prepares to sell or spin off the carrier.
Supreme Court set to hear dispute over forcing Daniels to testify
The legal battle stems from the governor’s decision to cancel a nearly $1.4 billion contract with IBM to process welfare applications.
Speedway buying Greenfield-based Gas America
Gas America, a family-owned chain founded nearly a century ago, has 88 locations, nearly all of which will be converted to the Speedway brand.
Speedway buying Gas America
Nearly all of the 88 Gas America locations in Indiana, Ohio, to be converted to Speedway.
Indiana’s inheritance tax on chopping block
State legislators looking to phase out or scale back Indiana’s inheritance tax, which brings in some $150 million a year, say they would lean on anticipated money from online sales tax collections and growth in other revenues to make up the difference.
Unions expect right-to-work will cost them members
After losing their fight against right-to-work legislation, labor organizers are making a desperate bid on shop room floors and at union halls to persuade members to keep paying their union dues and avoid crippling labor’s influence in Indiana.
Feds take over SCB Bank in Shelbyville
Muncie-based First Merchants Bank will assume the deposits and some of the loans of SCB, the third Hoosier bank to fail since the banking crisis began three years ago.
Many Indiana House Democrats calling it quits
More than quarter of the Democratic members of the Indiana House aren’t trying for re-election this year, further boosting the chances of Republicans strengthening their hold on the chamber.
Daniels would consider post under GOP president
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, who decided last year against a presidential run, says he would consider serving in the cabinet of a new Republican president but believes it's "very improbable" the eventual nominee would tap him as a running mate.
String of fires hits east side
Indianapolis firefighters are investigating the cause of four small fires that broke out within blocks of each other on the east side of Indianapolis in a span of about 30 minutes Friday morning. Three of the fires involved garages and the fourth a dumpster. The first call came in shortly after 2 a.m., near Michigan Street and Jefferson Avenue. No injuries were reported.
Remains may be missing grandmother
Noblesville police confirmed they found human remains near the Mississinewa River in Grant County on Thursday, but haven’t confirmed whether the remains belong to missing Hamilton County grandmother Dorothy Heard, 74. The Grant County coroner arrived at the scene Friday morning and will identify the remains if possible. Heard was last seen June 13. Her 47-year-old nephew, Donald Burns, is a suspect in her disappearance. Family members say they believe the remains are Heard’s.
Fatal accident shuts down I-865
A fatal accident involving a semi, a pickup truck and a car closed westbound Interstate 865 in Boone County for almost four hours Friday morning. A passenger in the car died at the scene of the 6 a.m. accident. The car’s driver was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries. The drivers of the other two vehicles suffered minor injuries.
Top Indiana House budget writer won’t seek new term
Rep. Jeff Espich of Uniondale, the leader of the Indiana House's budget-writing committee, announced Friday that he won't seek re-election this fall and will end 40-year legislative career.
Bloomington hires firm to plan technology park
Development officials have hired a company to plan a downtown Bloomington technology park they hope can eventually spawn a bustling high-tech business hub in the southern Indiana city.