City Market board sought 3-year closure for redevelopment
Board president says he quit after Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard declined proposal to shut down historic landmark until
2013 for major renovation.
Board president says he quit after Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard declined proposal to shut down historic landmark until
2013 for major renovation.
A proposed revamping of Indiana’s teacher licensing standards that would reduce the amount of required courses on how to teach
drew sharp criticism from educators Monday, with one teacher at the last of three public hearings on the plan calling it a
“slap in the face.”
Ohio voters are poised to weigh in on a ballot question that would authorize casinos in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and
Toledo.
Long tracking the emergence of information technology firms involved in the health and life sciences sector, the state’s
IT trade group, TechPoint, is undergoing a mitosis of sorts to help fuel the trend. It has created Advancing
Life Science & Health Care Information Technology, or ALHIT, which will focus on growing this subset of the IT realm.
The owner of the vacant former Fall Creek YMCA along West 10th Street is seeking bidders interested in tearing down the building
and redeveloping the prime 2-acre site.
The state should delay unemployment tax increases on businesses from 2010 to 2011 to help companies retain workers and possibly
wait long enough for a federal bailout, Republicans who control the Indiana Senate said Tuesday.
IPL will receive $20 million to help pay for a $48.8 million project to install more than 28,000 smart meters; Midwest ISO
will get $17.3 million toward a $34.5 million project to install 150 phasor measurement units.
Indiana House Speaker Patrick Bauer wants to revamp state ethics rules so that lawmakers would have to wait a year after leaving
office before becoming a Statehouse lobbyist.
Supporters of a stricter ban on smoking in Indianapolis workplaces said the City-County Council’s decision Monday night to table the proposal will not kill efforts to get legislation passed.
Hendricks County’s moves to entice a developer to build a conference hotel in Plainfield could further crimp plans
for
a
hotel attached to the new Indianapolis International Airport terminal.
Efforts to broaden Indianapolis’ workplace smoking ban came up short Monday night as members of the City-County Council voted
to table the proposal. The ordinance would have prohibited patrons from lighting up in bars, bowling alleys and nightclubs,
expanding an existing law that prohibits smoking in most public places, including restaurants that serve minors.
Lilly Endowment will give United Way of Central Indiana $10 million to replenish its capital improvement program, which
helps not-for-profit agencies repair and upgrade their buildings.
Indianapolis businessman Tim Durham has treated Ohio-based Fair Finance Co. almost like a personal bank since buying it seven
years ago, and now he, his partners and related firms owe it more than $168 million, records show.
Bloomington-based Cook Group Inc. might have to cut as many as 1,000 local jobs if Congress enacts a tax on medical devices
to pay for health care reform, company founder Bill Cook said in an interview.
Small business lenders in Indianapolis are supporting a proposal announced by President Obama Wednesday that would increase
the size of government-backed loans.
An Indiana legislative committee recommends carryout sales of alcohol remain banned on Sundays, and liquor stores stay the
only place to buy cold beer.
Bloomington-based Cook Group Inc. could find itself cutting as many as 1,000 local jobs if Congress enacts a tax on
medical devices to pay for health care reform, company founder Bill Cook said in an interview.
Medco Health Solutions Inc. said Tuesday it will compare the blood thinner Plavix, the world’s second-best selling drug, with
Effient, a potential blockbuster drug sold by Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co.
The developer of the proposed $80 million project is facing foreclosure on the property at the same time adjoining land critical
to the project’s development has been scheduled for liquidation by a lender.
Indiana’s state government could lose more than $200 million in casino tax revenue if casinos are approved in Kentucky and
Ohio.