Concluding a year-long evaluation and public bidding process, mayor chooses Oracle’s PeopleSoft to replace local government’s
1970s-era financial IT system and New York-based Zanett Inc. to lead the implementation.
Restoration project, slated to last nearly a year, will redesign vendor stand facades, improve lighting and introduce a regular
schedule of live entertainment at the historic venue.
Mayor Greg Ballard has put privatization of Indianapolis’ stadium and convention center management on indefinite hold.
Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce and Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis support sale of water, sewer utilities.
Executives of the health care services provider will be joined by Gov. Mitch Daniels and Mayor Greg Ballard for a Thursday
morning announcement at the company's headquarters.
More than two years into his term, Mayor Greg Ballard has shown a creative flair and a pragmatic streak the city needs.
Details of a plan to assist the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library have yet to emerge, but city leaders are pledging
their support to shore up a widening budget gap.
City would use $425 million expected from selling the city’s water and sewer utilities to Citizens Energy Group to upgrade
city streets, sidewalks and bridges.
City expects environmentally friendly overhaul of downtown headquarters to provide net savings of $250,000 per year.
Citizens Energy should have completed the majority of its due diligence of the city’s water and sewer utilities, which
it plans to acquire, by the end of this month.
So far, in discussing his plan to sell the city’s water and sewer utilities, Mayor Greg Ballard has
emphasized the impact on utility rates, the $1.5 billion in city debt Citizens would assume, and the chance
to improve streets and sidewalks. But Ballard also has another key objective: business attraction and
expansion.
A $1.9 billion proposal to sell the city’s water and sewer utilities splashed into public view last month, but some
financial details settling at the bottom line could make the deal harder to swallow.
Corporate contributions, volunteerism help shore up struggling city department after recession-driven cuts reduce budget by
nearly one-fifth.
Economic development mission targets clean technology and motorsports business-development opportunities.
Mayor Greg Ballard plans to renegotiate the city’s trash-collection-and-processing deals, a move aimed at boosting Indianapolis’
woeful 3.5-percent curbside-recycling rate and making the city one of the best environmental stewards in the Midwest.
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has decided to overhaul the city’s and county’s 1970s-era financial IT systems—a move
that could cement
his reputation for improving government efficiency. But the upgrade also is fraught with risk.
A pilot project is providing jobs for 70 ex-convicts, with their $10-an-hour wages covered
by Uncle Sam for six months. City officials hope they can then transition into other jobs or receive recommendations that
help them to find other work.
Rating Ballard on his promises to master basics including snow removal and fixing potholes.
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard said the city expects to recover $5.5 million from companies that failed to meet job requirements. The
city will use the money to fund economic development, convention, tourism and education efforts.
Mayor Greg Ballard expected to announce at his State of the City address Wednesday evening that the Indianapolis Convention
& Visitors Association and Indianapolis Economic Development Inc. could receive about $1 million each from the city.
