Indiana agency eyes strategic plan for interstate tolling
The study will include most of I-65 and I-70 across much of the state and I-94 in northwestern Indiana. INDOT also wants to take a closer look at I-465 that circles Indianapolis.
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Gate change ahead for Frontier Airlines in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis International Airport is moving Frontier from one concourse to the other to help balance overall airline growth at the facility. It’s the first time since the terminal’s opening in 2008 that an airline tenant will be moved.
Celadon stops HQ construction, refocuses on core trucking business
The trucking giant is canceling its $28 million Mount Comfort headquarters, selling its flatbed unit, and outsourcing its driver schools, to refocus on core business as the industry is expected to boom.
Ingram Micro planning 550 logistics jobs in Indiana
The Irvine, California-based company said it will spend $40 million to lease, renovate and equip a 590,000-square-foot facility in the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville.
Celadon continues to reshape executive office with new CFO
The move comes as the Indianapolis-based trucking company works through financial, accounting and operational issues.
Indiana seeks input on spending $41M Volkswagen settlement
Gov. Eric Holcomb on Thursday announced the creation of an 11-member committee that will help determine how to spend the money.
Law firm plans federal suit on behalf of landowners along rail corridor
Attorneys have started talking to landowners along the Nickel Plate Railroad corridor about their property rights.
Amazon testing delivery service to rival FedEx, UPS, sources say
Amazon.com Inc. is experimenting with a new delivery service intended to make more products available for free two-day delivery and relieve overcrowding in its warehouses, according to two people familiar with the plan.
Southwest Airlines to ditch nonstop Indianapolis-D.C. flights
The airline says the route, established in 2014, doesn’t have enough “sustained traffic” to keep it flying.
KAR to pay up to $125M to gain full control of software firm
After buying a 50 percent stake in TradeRev for $30 million in 2014, Carmel-based KAR Auction Services said Tuesday that it has acquired the remaining shares in the company for a sum that could balloon to $125 million.
Buffett’s firm to buy majority of Pilot Flying J truck stops
Warren Buffett's company is acquiring a major stake in Pilot Travel Centers LLC, which operates numerous truck stops in central Indiana.
Celadon Group acknowledges investigation by SEC
The Indianapolis-based transportation company confirmed something that has been speculated for months: The trucking company is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Council approves new left-turn restrictions in advance of Red Line
The Indianapolis City-County Council on Monday night approved a plan to limit left turns at dozens of intersections on Meridian Street and College Avenue in preparation for the impending Red Line bus rapid-transit project.
Indy agrees to deal with Carmel to approve 96th Street roundabouts
The Carmel City Council still has to approve the agreement, which would allow the suburb to continue its plan to construct roundabouts along 96th Street at three intersections.
State official says work picking up on delayed I-69 section
A state official says construction work has accelerated on a long-delayed section of Indiana's Interstate 69 extension since a private developer was kicked off the project.
Celadon getting out of truck driver education business
Indianapolis-based Celadon Group Inc. is exiting the driver-education business, five years after spending heavily to launch the driving schools as a way to combat an ongoing shortage of qualified truck drivers.
KAR Auction Services planning $80M HQ project in Carmel
The Carmel-based vehicle reseller announced Tuesday that it intends to develop a new corporate campus that includes a 250,000-square-foot headquarters that provides room for 400 additional employees.
North split of I-65/I-70 to receive complete makeover
State officials say the interchange on the northeast outskirts of downtown is 50 years old and reaching the end of its useful life. But project details are still fuzzy.
Celadon sells off its flatbed trucking business
The sale, to Alabama-based PS Logistics LLC, is part of a larger financial turnaround effort at Indianapolis-based Celadon.
11 things you might not know about the Red Line and other transit changes
IndyGo is revving the engines on its much-anticipated Red Line, with the bidding process under way and construction set to begin in January on the first 13.1 miles of the bus rapid-transit line.