Ballard taps government veteran as controller
Jason Dudich is already familiar with the financial workings of the city. He was Ballard's budget director and deputy controller from February 2008 to August 2010.
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Indianapolis to boost businesses owned by disabled
The companies could get a greater share of business from city and county contracts under a proposal signed into law Thursday by Mayor Greg Ballard.
Councilors poised to ban criminal-history question
Democratic City-County Councilor Vop Osili said he expects to draft a “ban the box” ordinance this spring or summer.
Republicans to question Ballard’s $6M sports park
The City-County Council’s GOP caucus will grill the mayor’s staff in a private meeting Monday evening about plans for the park, which caught many of them by surprise last week.
Big names lining up to tackle Market Square site
City officials will have at least four proposals to consider for redevelopment of a downtown parking lot where Market Square Arena once stood. Bids are due to the city by April 22.
Mayor drops plan to privatize City-County Building
City rejects proposals from four private-sector real estate teams and signs a 10-year lease extension with the existing building manager.
Passage to India: Ballard leading weeklong trade trip
The Indianapolis delegation will hit the cities of Hyderabad and New Delhi. Visits will focus on information technology, life sciences, and research groups, organizers said.
Greenwood’s Old Town revival targets sidewalks, traffic flow
Greenwood city officials are in the early stages of a downtown revitalization plan that would begin with an investment of up to $9 million designed to make Old Town more appealing to both vehicle and foot traffic.
Indianapolis controller leaving for education group
The city will lose its controller a few months before the 2014 budget is due to be presented to the City-County Council.
City struggles to close gap on $30M in budget cuts
Indianapolis leaders made a pact to cut 5 percent from the already-adopted 2013 budget, but the reality might prove too difficult to stomach.
City to buy key parcel for 16th Street tech corridor
The city of Indianapolis is poised to pay Citizens Energy Group $6.5 million to buy a key parcel of real estate it’s targeting as the centerpiece of its ambitious 16 Tech project.
RACE: Zoning overhaul might not go far enough
Indy Rezone won’t change the city’s timid approach to planning.
Cops to valets: Park cars, not traffic
Indianapolis police are keeping an eye on downtown valets, whose habit of blocking traffic lanes has prompted complaints. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department issued a stern reminder to all valet operators on Jan. 31, the week after the opening of The Alexander Hotel in CityWay at Delaware and South streets.
Carmel puts 7-acre parcel up for grabs
Carmel is finally ready to redevelop the former Party Time Rental site on Range Line Road, a property in which the city has invested $4 million.
Site swaps could clear the way for $43M Mass Ave project
City officials are working on a deal that could result in a new headquarters and downtown station for the Indianapolis Fire Department, a fresh user for a vacant former car dealership, and long-awaited groundbreaking on a $43 million apartment and retail redevelopment on Mass Ave.
Ballard plans new redevelopment effort for Market Square site
Mayor Greg Ballard, in his annual State of the City speech scheduled for Friday, plans to call for new proposals for the downtown site that previously was home to Market Square Arena. The city expects the proposals to include a high-rise building with a major retail component.
Councilor’s party switch shrinks Democrats’ edge
City-County Councilor Jose Evans, twice elected as Democrat, announced Tuesday he would become a member of the Republican Party and caucus with Republican councilors, taking the Democratic majority from 16-13 to 15-14.
Charter schools bill would strip Indy council’s authority
A bill moving through the state legislature would remove the City-County Council’s ability to veto mayor-sponsored charter schools.
Mayor ups push to reform schools, hopes to halt family flight
Concerned that a shortage of high-quality schools is fueling a loss of population in Marion County, Mayor Greg Ballard’s administration and a series of community groups have drawn up a preliminary plan to help replicate the city’s most successful schools.
Ballard postpones India trip
Trade mission will be rescheduled following bomb blasts that killed 11 in sister city.