Holcomb: State won’t seek new bidder to replace failed Agile cell tower deal
The state will instead pursue individual leases of state cell towers.
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City bicentennial celebrations ramp up despite pandemic
The city of Indianapolis is turning 200 and, although the pandemic has altered some plans, celebrations are underway and residents have plenty of opportunities to engage.
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Funding for state archives building may have to wait until 2019
Advocates of constructing a new archives building say the current location, on East 30th Street, is falling into disrepair and that the situation is getting dire.
State seeks new funding for Pence’s bicentennial projects
The dilemma comes after Gov. Eric Holcomb said Thursday he would terminate a tentative deal to lease the state’s cellphone towers for potentially $260 million over 50 years.
Holcomb cancels Pence’s $260M cell tower contract
The Pence administration in September said it had agreed to lease the state’s existing cell towers to help the state fund its bicentennial projects and expand broadband capacity.
Indiana’s bicentennial torch finishes 3,200-mile journey
The last day of the five-week torch relay began at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where IndyCar driver Sarah Fisher took the torch on a two-lap spin.
Work nearing completion on Indiana Bicentennial Plaza
The $2 million plaza project is converting what had been a street west of the Statehouse into a pedestrian mall with a fountain and a 25-foot-tall sculpture inspired by the torch on the state flag.
HOOSIER BEACON: Herman Wells dedicated his life to IU
Wells sought to internationalize IU, strongly supporting education in foreign languages and cultures. Yet he never forgot that IU is Indiana’s University.
State archives building headed to IUPUI campus
Indiana’s bicentennial year is more than half over, but several construction projects commissioned to celebrate the occasion are still developing—with announcements coming soon.
HOOSIER BEACON: C.J. Walker raised up women, charities
Walker’s Indianapolis legacy remains strong. The Madam Walker Theatre Center in the 600 block of Indiana Avenue, once the headquarters of her business empire, is now a cultural center listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
BICENTENNIAL: Four who made a difference: Media
Ardath Burkhart, John H. Holliday, Eugene C. Pulliam and Jeff Smulyan have played significant roles in Indianapolis media.
BICENTENNIAL: Indianapolis sees evolution from print to broadcast to digital
A long line of newspapers, radio, television icons came and went in Indianapolis.
BICENTENNIAL: Four who made a difference: Not-for-profit
Herman C. Krannert, Allison Melangton, Henry J. Richardson and May Wright Sewall have played significant roles in Indianapolis not-for-profits.
BICENTENNIAL: Central location turned Indy into not-for-profit hub
Indianapolis has served as headquarters for state and national not-for-profit, performing arts, women’s, and trade and professional organizations for nearly two centuries.
BICENTENNIAL: Four who made a difference: Technology
Dr. Donald E. Brown, Angie Hicks, Scott A. Jones and W. Scott Webber made significant contributions to Indianapolis technology history.
BICENTENNIAL: Technology startups proliferated into sprawling Indy industry
Sales of companies seeded the Indianapolis area with a cycle of reinvestment.
BICENTENNIAL: Four who made a difference: Office Products/Services
Harry Alpert, Robert W. Poorman Jr., Oscar K. Van Ausdall and Samuel Merrill played significant roles in Indianapolis office products and services.
BICENTENNIAL: Four who made a difference: Finance & Professional Services
Stephen C. Hilbert, Dr. Amelia R. Keller, Eli Lilly and Dr. William N. Wishard made significant contributions to Indianapolis financial and professional services.
BICENTENNIAL: Technology revolutionizes office experience in Indianapolis
Rapid-fire changes altered how people work and communicate.
BICENTENNIAL: Health care offerings in Indianapolis proliferated with growth
Eli Lilly, device makers joined burgeoning hospital systems to build expansive health care system.
BICENTENNIAL: Finance, professional services blended well in Indianapolis
Change has marked city’s law firms and major financial institutions.