UPDATED: Indy advances data center zoning district, ignores calls for moratorium
The proposed district is called Special Use district 47, or SU-47. It is modeled off of the zoning regulations for medium industrial developments.
Read MoreThe proposed district is called Special Use district 47, or SU-47. It is modeled off of the zoning regulations for medium industrial developments.
Read MoreIndianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett in 2022 committed to the creation of a mobile crisis response team led by clinicians rather than police. Four years later, the teams are in place, but they’re barely being used.
Read MoreRichter-Garry has been serving as the economic development group’s interim chief executive since the retirement of Jim Schellinger in April.
As Indiana officials work to secure a stadium deal for the Chicago Bears, the Indianapolis Colts are beginning to formulate goals for a future round of negotiations with the Capitol Improvement Board.
The city acquired the property in 2024 through a land-swap deal with the Indiana Department of Administration.
Indy Economic Development Inc. is creating a matrix that rates proposed data center projects to determine whether — or to what extent — such projects deserve city incentives.
The call for bids comes after IBJ first reported on April 13 that the city had exited its partnership with TWG Development LLC.
The proposal, which is opposed by the mayor, calls for higher fees on county vehicle registrations to cover the cost of road repairs and meet a requirement set by the state Legislature to qualify for more road funding.
Becker told IBJ in a statement that he has been approached about running for office and said he takes “those conversations seriously.”
Indianapolis plans to pay $350,780 to Boston-based Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates to conduct a parking availability study that is expected to be complete early next year.
The city’s Office of Audit and Performance has given the report to the Indiana State Board of Accounts, highlighting “high risk” factors including conflicts of interest and missing documentation for most contracts.
The Westfield City Council voted this week to allow two temporary vendors in the city’s downtown Designated Outside Refreshment Area, or DORA, for special events. But the vote wasn’t unanimous.
In 2012, WM had just 30 optical sorters across 100 facilities, he said. The Indianapolis facility alone has 13.
A church that owns a deteriorating historical property on the city’s near-east side received an incremental legal victory in an ongoing fight against the city of Indianapolis over whether a historical designation blocking demolition violates the church’s religious freedom.
Jordan Gathers, a former Butler University basketball player who recently worked for the city of South Bend, will start his new job Friday.
The city’s public health office, established in 2016, oversees programs focused on homelessness, violence reduction and behavioral health.
David Bride joins two other Democrats — former City-County Council President Vop Osili and State Sen. Andrea Hunley — to declare their intentions to run for the office.
She is the second Democrat to publicly declare a bid for mayor. Vop Osili, the longtime leader of the Indianapolis City-Council, hosted a campaign kickoff on April 7.
TWG Development’s $249 million plan to redevelop the historic building and build an adjacent tower of nearly 30 stories has been called off, the city said.
City leaders plan to ask the Indianapolis City-County Council to budget an additional $5 million to the Housing Hub’s construction, Aryn Schounce, the mayor’s senior policy adviser, told IBJ.
Surrounded by dense residential developments and workplaces, the plaza was a buzzy spot when it opened in 2018. Eight years later, it is more frequently a loitering spot, where people have been known to abuse drugs and alcohol.
Under a new state law, Indianapolis will not be allowed to fine building owners for failing to report utility data as part of a sustainability-focused initiative.