Noblesville to open up 125 acres for development
The city is planning extensive infrastructure work for Olio from 141st to 146th streets that officials hope will make vacant land in the area more marketable.
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Indy Parks board approves $70M plan for Broad Ripple Park
The plan calls for construction of a 75,500-square foot community center, a river walk and event pavilions, among other attractions.
IBJ Podcast: Will Indy Mayor Joe Hogsett seek re-election?
IBJ reporter Hayleigh Colombo talks to the mayor about whether he’ll seek a second term and why he says the job is the hardest he’s ever had.
Former city bond bank employees charged with theft of nearly $400K in public funds
Investigators say Jacqueline Fitzgerald and Monica Durrett claimed inappropriate benefit payouts and carried insurance on ineligible dependents. Fitzgerald also allegedly received unauthorized bonuses and incentive pay.
Fishers seeks input on plans for Geist park, beach
More than a year after Mayor Scott Fadness announced plans to build a 70-acre waterfront park at the far-east end of the reservoir, the city can now move forward.
City-County Council votes to curb parking-meter-bagging program
The program resulted in a private developer and state lawmakers avoiding hundreds of thousands of dollars in parking fees by receiving free spaces at bagged meters.
Council OKs new fees, regulations for scooter-rental companies
The regulations, passed 19-6 by the council, pave the way for Lime and Bird to return scooters to Indianapolis after they receive permits and agree to new conditions and fees.
Cities grappling with how to deal with electric scooters
Indianapolis isn't alone in dealing with a scooter invasion. Overnight in dozens of cities across the United States, the electric vehicles have arrived, often taking public officials by surprise.
Judge orders Marion County to offer even more early-voting sites
Marion County voters will have at least six locations to choose from if they want to cast early votes in this fall’s general election, according to consent decree signed this week by a federal judge.
Hogsett, officials break ground on new criminal justice center
The Indianapolis City-County Council has given its theoretical OK to the project, though most of the $571 million in spending for the center has not yet been approved.
Court: Indianapolis isn’t obligated to pay police officer’s legal fees
A federal appeals court says Indianapolis doesn't have to pay the legal fees of a police officer who successfully defended a lawsuit accusing him of negligence.
Bird says it has no plans to discontinue local scooter-rental operations
Unlike competitor Lime, which followed the city’s request to cease operations while it came up with an ordinance regulating dockless scooter businesses, Bird said it doesn’t want to interrupt service.
Lime pulls scooters out of Indy after city cease-and-desist order
The company—one of two offering rent-by-the-minute scooters in Indianapolis—said it plans to return to business once the city establishes its regulatory procedures.
Minority-owned firms chase contracts to build criminal justice center
If the city of Indianapolis meets its goals, at least $154 million in contracts for the $571 million project will go to minority-owned firms.
Tamika Catchings appointed to expanded airport authority board
The appointment increases the overall number of members on IAA board from 10 to 11, a change that was mandated by state lawmakers this year.
Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard to seek 7th term
The 64-year-old Republican told IBJ that he hasn’t made a formal announcement, but he has been telling anyone who asks him that he will run again.
Council panel proposes $15K-plus biz fee for scooter services, other regulations
An Indianapolis City-Council committee on Thursday evening voted to regulate businesses that rent out the dockless electric scooters that have caught on quickly since popping up around the city in the past two weeks.
Local Republic Services recycling customers facing big rate increases
Some of Republic Services Inc.’s Indianapolis-area recycling customers will soon experience a big spike in their bills—some to the tune of a 100 percent increase.
City officials poised to regulate dockless scooter services
City-County Council members are poised to put regulations on the motorized electric scooters that have been zipping around downtown over the past two weeks.
Second scooter firm rolls out electric rides in Indianapolis in less than two weeks
Lime follows electric scooter company Bird, which entered the Indianapolis market on June 15 by dropping its dockless scooters downtown, in Irvington and along Massachusetts Avenue. City officials are working on developing rules for such devices.