State legislators seem willing to give Indianapolis officials the power to raise several local taxes to help fund the city’s troubled stadiums agency. That plan, though, would force Mayor Greg Ballard to take some of the heat for increasing any of those taxes – and the task of persuading the Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Pacers […]
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay says the positions taken by Indiana lawmakers and local officials over a $47 million shortfall at the city’s stadium agency could hurt attempts to recruit new businesses to the city and state. He said he wasn’t open to renegotiations. Irsay, talking to reporters during a break from the NFL draft […]
Westfield Mayor Andy Cook is proposing a $60 million youth sports complex with a 4,000-seat multipurpose outdoor
stadium, indoor sports facilities and sports fields with the goal of establishing the Hamilton County community as the "Family Sports Capital
of America."
Still stinging from the city’s loss of the giant Performance Racing Industry trade show in 2004, a group of local motorsports
business advocates is racing to put on a competing event.
Design of expansion features lots of glass Aim is to give new convention center welcoming feel The plan for the expansion of the Indiana Convention Center is a practical one that designers needed to spiff up a bit. So, Ratio Architects Inc. concentrated on making visitors feel comfortable by accentuating a lot of glass at […]
Indianapolis International Airport area Center offers accommodations for air travelers facing layovers Eventually, additional rail transit corridors would be built, radiating in other directions from downtown. One concept, by Jessica Coleman, plays off the idea that a transit line might someday run between downtown and Indianapolis International Airport. She proposes a transit stop community northeast […]
Republican Sen. Luke Kenley of Noblesville says he’s more optimistic now than he was a few weeks ago about the chances of reaching an agreement that would help Indianapolis’ cash-strapped stadium agency. State lawmakers on a joint House-Senate conference committee met for two hours yesterday talking about possible solutions for the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board, […]
Still stinging from the city’s loss of the giant Performance Racing Industry trade show in 2004, a group of local motorsports business advocates is racing to put on a competing event. Organizers of the upstart International Motorsports Industry Show are not being bashful about their intentions: They want the new show to eventually supplant PRI’s […]
He went back and forth, but ultimately the mayor of Westfield decided to go with his gut. Mayor Andy Cook, the first to hold that title in the fast-growing Hamilton County suburb, settled on “Family Sports Capital of America.” He and his advisers had weighed “Family Sports Capital of the Midwest,” but eventually opted to […]
Indianapolis is in the running to host Word Cup soccer games in 2018 and 2022. It’s a long, long way from a done deal, but two things are certain. First, Indianapolis…
The mayor of Westfield announced plans this morning to build a $60 million youth sports complex with a 4,000-seat multipurpose outdoor stadium, indoor sports facilities, and fields for baseball, soccer, softball and lacrosse. The sports facilities would anchor a 1,500-acre development by locally based Estridge Co. along Towne Road between 146th and 161st streets. The […]
The mayor of Westfield hopes to build a youth sports complex with a 4,000-seat multipurpose outdoor stadium, indoor sports facilities and fields for baseball, soccer,…
The mayor of Westfield announced plans this morning to build a $60 million youth sports complex with a 4,000-seat multipurpose outdoor stadium, indoor sports facilities, and fields for baseball, soccer, softball and lacrosse. The sports facilities would anchor a 1,500-acre development by locally based Estridge Co. along Towne Road between 146th and 161st streets.
The mayor of Westfield announced plans this morning to build a $60 million youth sports complex with a 4,000-seat multipurpose outdoor stadium, indoor sports facilities, and fields for baseball, soccer, softball and lacrosse. The sports facilities would anchor a 1,500-acre development by locally based Estridge Co. along Towne Road between 146th and 161st streets. The […]
Ball State University President Jo Ann Gora has been chosen to receive TechPoint’s annual Trailblazer Award for “significant and lasting contributions to technology innovation in Indiana,” the statewide business-development group announced today. Gora will be recognized at the group’s annual Mira Awards, which honor the state’s top-performing companies, schools and individuals in technology-related pursuits. The […]
Ball State University President Jo Ann Gora has been chosen to receive TechPoint’s annual Trailblazer Award for “significant and lasting contributions to technology innovation in Indiana,” the statewide business-development group announced today. Gora will be recognized at the group’s annual Mira Awards, which honor the state’s top-performing companies, schools and individuals in technology-related pursuits. The […]
State lawmakers could conduct more negotiations today on legislation to help the Capital Improvement Board fill its $47 million budget deficit. Key elements of the proposal include higher hotel, liquor, car-rental and ticket taxes in Indianapolis. In order to be enacted, the plan needs to be approved by the Legislature by April 29. It must […]
The old adage that retail follows rooftops is only partially true; retail also follows taxpayer-funded incentives.
With a town government behind them, Fairland-area residents hope any future growth will be to their benefit.
Throughout our visit to five countries in the Mideast, we found the people friendly and helpful.It is not our purpose on these trips to argue with the locals or try to convert them to our way of thinking, but simply to learn about them, their culture and ideas.
