Indiana Chamber cautions against placing property tax burden on business
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce laid out its legislative priorities Thursday, which also include quality-of-life measures to benefit the state’s workforce.
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Developer planning 262-acre residential, retail project on north side of Whitestown
Braun Property Development LLC wants to build Beckman Park on agricultural land on the north side of East County Road 200 South.
Former Indiana congressional candidate agrees to plead guilty in campaign finance fraud case
Former Indiana congressional candidate Gabriel ‘Gabe’ Whitley is admitting that he falsified campaign finance records, saying he lied about raising hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions ahead of the May 2024 primary.
IPS enrollment falls by hundreds, with decline especially large at middle schools
The decline of roughly 800 students since last school year was driven almost entirely by falling middle school enrollment.
OneAmerica pledges to raise base pay rate to $22 per hour
Indianapolis-based OneAmerica Financial, the city’s largest private company, announced Wednesday that it will raise its minimum pay rate to the equivalent of $22 per hour for all full-time employees by March.
Billboard compromise receives final approval from City-County Council
The proposed ordinance upholds the city’s prohibition on new billboards inside Interstate 465, but allows outdoor advertising companies to relocate a sign within the same parcel of land.
Indianapolis commits to incinerating municipal trash through 2035
The Indianapolis Board of Public Works voted narrowly Wednesday to continue sending the bulk of Marion County’s waste to an incinerator that burns trash to create steam energy through 2035.
Senate Republicans name property taxes, Medicaid, water regulation among top priorities
Leaders from the Senate Republicans outlined five priority bills addressing several high-profile issues, including rising property taxes and Medicaid costs.
City, developers unveil plans for City Market’s western plaza
Gershman Partners and Citimark plan to collaborate on the overhaul with the City of Indianapolis, which will spend about $15 million to improve the Indianapolis City Market’s western plaza with green space, outdoor seating and an indoor-outdoor cultural exhibit centered on the underlying Indianapolis Catacombs.
Eight Indiana coal sites offer ‘substantial opportunities’ for nuclear plants, per new Purdue study
Purdue officials announced in May that the university was selected to study small nuclear technology and how it can potentially be used to power Indiana in the future.
Meta tries letting Facebook Marketplace users view eBay listings as way to resolve EU charges
Meta is carrying out the trial after Brussels slapped the company with a penalty of nearly $824 million for what it called “abusive practices” involving Marketplace.
Indy Ignite pro volleyball team sells out first game in Fishers
The Ignite, a member of the Pro Volleyball Federation, announced Tuesday that all 7,500 tickets for the team’s game against the Orlando Valkyries have been sold.
Indiana lawmakers kick off legislative session
More than 400 bills have been filed so far as the General Assembly gets underway Wednesday, including several tax bills.
IRS has improved taxpayer services but has been slow to resolve ID theft, independent watchdog says
IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said the agency is seeing higher numbers of theft victims overall since before the pandemic, in part because scammers are increasingly moving to online schemes.
Road funding, venture capital, workforce development top Indy Chamber agenda
Heading into a packed legislative session at the Indiana Statehouse, the Indy Chamber plans to focus its lobbying efforts on quality-of-place and human resources issues.
Indianapolis tech startup Stellar lands $2.7M in seed funding
The seed round was oversubscribed, meaning Stellar Technology Services attracted more investor interest than anticipated.
Trump says he will change Gulf of Mexico’s name. Can he do that?
President-elect Donald Trump provided no details about how he planned to implement the name change, but the comments sparked immediate questions about whether a president has the authority to rename an international body of water.
New Wabash watershed study finds supply should meet demand with proper management
The findings are consistent with a statewide water study released in August that concluded Indiana has a “plentiful” but unevenly distributed water supply.
Justice Department accuses six major landlords of scheming to keep rents high
The complaint alleges the landlords participated in an unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing, harming millions of American renters.
Indianapolis Public Schools board denounces bill to dissolve district in shift to charters
The bill is the latest of several proposals that threaten the district’s viability.