Richter-Garry has been serving as the economic development group’s interim chief executive since the retirement of Jim Schellinger in April.
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Ten mayors from across central Indiana gathered at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday for this year’s edition of Meet the Mayors: A State of the Region Event.
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The financing for Indiana’s package to lure the stadium project from Illinois includes restaurant tax in Lake and Porter counties
The plans confirm an IBJ story from November that revealed discussions between the Texas-based mega-travel center operator and Greenwood officials to build the center site off of East Worthsville Road and Interstate 65 in Greenwood.
The state of Indiana will be included in a report by the Washington-based Brookings Institution that also highlights New York, California and Virginia.
Indiana Economic Development Corp. leaders say the state’s $1 billion economic development grant program is right on schedule, including two initiatives tackling blight and benefiting the arts.
Confirming a report from earlier this week, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Thursday announced Gaylor Electric CEO Goodrich as the state’s next commerce secretary.
Goodrich, a former state representative, has been CEO of Indianapolis-based Gaylor Electric Inc. since 2018.
The expansion includes a major corporate relocation by JD Finish Line and the development of a new fieldhouse and 166 apartments and 98 townhomes by Buckingham Properties.
Andy Vasquez, who lost his Republican primary bid for reelection, said community opposition to a proposed 1% food and beverage tax authorized under Indiana Senate Bill 27 became a defining issue in the race.
JD Finish Line, home to the JD Sports and Finish Line brands, plans to relocate from Indianapolis to Fishers, where it will establish a 350,000-square-foot North America headquarters in the former Navient Building.
Ilinois Gov. JB Pritzker stopped short of taking personal responsibility for not getting a deal over the goal line with state legislators, but he blamed the Bears for various fumbles along the way.
Mickey Shuey The Gary/Chicago International Airport is about 10 minutes north of the proposed site, which is the only location currently being considered by the NFL franchise for its new game-day home
While Braun did not discuss any details of signing agreements with the Bears, he did note that work beginning on a new stadium is still years away.
The company plans to invest $13.5 million to expand at one of its primary client service hubs at 12811 N. Meridian St.
Executive Director Kären Haley said the Indianapolis Cultural Trail’s next era will be focused on building capacity for its public art, gardens, program and long-term maintenance.
The Creative Economy Leadership Alliance Inc., or CELA, aims to elevate the voice of the creative industry in legislative, policy and economic development conversations.
The facility will be responsible for global distribution of medical devices and will also accommodate light manufacturing.
The team has said it will pick between Hammond and Arlington Heights, Illinois, in late spring or early summer. Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott told IBJ on Monday he expects a decision within 30 days.
“That might happen,” the Illinois governor said of the team taking a stadium deal to build across the state line, where Hoosier lawmakers have pledged $1 billion in public subsidies.
Mickey Shuey and The NFL franchise has been considering going across the state line into Hammond for its planned $2 billion stadium and surrounding mixed-use development since December.
House staff and labor allies made an aggressive overtime drive to whip support for a bill the chamber had not seen and had reservations over because it was fundamentally different from the measure they approved in April.
