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 […]
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, […]
In the future, a passenger boards a commuter train in Noblesville that minutes later stops near 56th Street and Keystone Avenue. Here, a semicircle of eco-friendly high-rises hovers above a grassy plaza bordered by canals. At the next stop, another new community has sprouted just east of the Indiana State Fairgrounds, along Fall Creek. Amid […]
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 […]
As a (former fulltime) ink-stained wretch, witnessing the demise of the daily newspaper is heartbreaking. I can’t imagine a day without the “morning miracle” in my hands over a cup of coffee. Nonetheless, major metropolitan newspapers have disappeared (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Rocky Mountain News), reduced circulation (The Detroit Free Press and Detroit News are printed only […]
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 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 […]
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Investment losses caused profit to fall at WellPoint Inc. in the first quarter, and the company lowered its profit forecast for the year. The Indianapolis-based health insurer earned $580 million in the three months ended March 31, a 1-percent decline from the same quarter a year […]
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 An Indiana biotechnology company announced yesterday that it has begun producing a genetically modified yeast that promises to make it easier and faster to turn corn cobs, wood chips and a host of agricultural wastes into ethanol. Green Tech America Inc. of West Lafayette said its […]
Times are tough, no question about it. But four events over the last few days conspired to put me in an optimistic mood about the future of the arts in Indy.
That feeling may pass, but for today–inspired by last night’s Spotlight…
Indianapolis was one of the first cities to sell naming rights for sports venues when RCA in 1994 was allowed to pay $10 million to puts its name on the Hoosier Dome.
The dome has been demolished and the Colts have…
With a town government behind them, Fairland-area residents hope any future growth will be to their benefit.
In a March 13 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, publicly traded White River revealed it’s postponed its merger with First Chicago Bancorp, and now is negotiating new terms.
The two principal matters that all agree must be resolved are the biennial budget and a plan to return the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund to solvency.
When we read that all the Democrats in the House voted against all the Republicans in the House on a given issue, we know independence has been cruelly killed by the leadership of each party. The same applies to the Senate.
Indiana’s growing shipments to China averts a reversal in exports for the state, but core transportation equipment takes a
hit.
The Simon family’s role in building the city has come at a steep price for taxpayers. Simon and
its business interests in the last 20 years have collected local government incentives
worth more than $400 million, an IBJ tally of those deals shows.
