Central Indiana power plant suffers second worker death this year
Coroner Annette Rohlman says the death Monday afternoon at the Eagle Valley Generating Station is being investigated as an accident.
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Home sales surge in March as inventory remains tight
Home closings in 13 central Indiana counties climbed 9.2 percent compared with the same month last year, while average sale prices rose 3.4 percent.
Veteran economic development exec takes Morgan County job
Mike Dellinger has been named executive director of the Morgan County Economic Development Corp.
Court corrects tax bill for horse-racing business owner
An man who ran an Indianapolis-area horse-racing business will have his tax deficiencies for the 2005 and 2006 tax years voided after an appeals court ripped apart an opinion by the U.S. Tax Court.
INDOT chooses Indiana 37 for final leg of I-69 extension
A state report said nearly 280 residences and 96 businesses between Martinsville and Indianapolis will need to be relocated to make way for the extension.
INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE: Bills would mean big bucks for local government
Indiana lawmakers are debating ways to give money back to local governments—money that already belongs to cities, towns and counties but the state has been holding in reserves.
I-69 extension meetings set in Indianapolis, Morgan County
Indiana highway officials are set to present new details about five preliminary routes for the final section of the Interstate 69 extension south of Indianapolis during public meetings this week.
Public meetings set on route for final I-69 section
State highway officials are planning a pair of meetings to gather public comment on possible routes for the Interstate 69 extension between Martinsville and Indianapolis.
Lawmakers approve bill to remove limit on I-69’s final leg
The bill would revoke a 2004 law that prohibits the highway from passing through southern Marion County's Perry Township.
Numerous small businesses displaced by Interstate 69
About 15 businesses along the 21-mile stretch of SR 37 between Bloomington and Martinsville have been affected by the impending Interstate 69 construction.
Final path of I-69 to Indianapolis could be 3 years away
The state says no decision can be made until a Tier 2 environmental impact statement is completed. That process is expected to take two to three years.
Logging plan for Indiana forest draws opposition
The group Hoosier Forest Watch maintains that the logging work would damage the 1,500-acre back-country section of Morgan-Monroe State Forest near Bloomington. The state disagrees.
State OKs private financing for roadwork
The Indiana Department of Transportation will press ahead with a request for proposals on Interstate 69 from Bloomington to Martinsville, in hopes that a public-private partnership will stretch limited state funds.
IPL’s $631M power plant to start construction in 2014
Plans for the plant, officially announced Wednesday, call for an environmentally friendly facility outside of Martinsville that could produce 650 megawatts of power. Construction could employ 660 workers.
Indiana town takes unusual step to gain control of utility
Mooresville’s bid to purchase water operations likely will be decided in court.
I-69 leg gobbling up state’s road funding
As legislators brace for a $250 million annual transportation spending gap down the road, the Indiana Department of Transportation has designated more than one-third of its entire federal highway aid this year toward building 27 miles of Interstate 69 between Crane and Bloomington.
Airport neighbors team up on ‘AeroVision’
Mayor Greg Ballard is expected on Jan. 30 to lay out plans for a cross-county economic development area anchored by Indianapolis International Airport that promises to quell political divisions and clear the way for investment.
Mayors organize to tackle regional issues
The leaders of 18 central Indiana cities and towns have formed a group that intends to address regional concerns, starting with a proposed $1.3 billion, 10-year mass transit plan.
Indiana town sues in bid to take over water services
A central Indiana town is suing Indiana American Water Co., seeking to wrest control of local water services from the utility.
GOP aims to bolster legislative firepower
Indiana Republicans expect to rule the Statehouse again in 2013, and the only question to be answered Nov. 6 is the extent of their majority.