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IBJ's Holiday Wish List provides an opportunity for businesses and individuals to make tax-deductible gifts in the spirit of the season. Anyone who wishes to make a contribution should contact the organization directly.
Tough decisions pay off for ISO
On Dec. 7, the ISO reported its third straight budget surplus, thanks to a rise in ticket sales and steady fundraising. All parties involved—from the ISO’s new management team to the musicians, who took steep pay cuts in the interest of securing the organization’s long-term future—deserve kudos for how far they’ve come.
Area Kroger stores to carry local distillery’s spirits
Hotel Tango’s products, including its gins, vodkas and rums, will be available in 20 of the supermarket chain’s central Indiana and Bloomington stores.
Attorney Millard remembered as entrepreneurial champion
David B. Millard, a longtime attorney known for his passionate support of entrepreneurs, died Dec. 3. Millard, 60, led the corporate law division at Barnes & Thornburg LLP—the city’s largest law practice—before retiring last year.
Groups seek to amp up Indy’s star power with TV, film initiative
The two-year, $300,000 initiative will court production crews for movies and TV commercials and shows. A consortium of city, civic and tourism groups think it could have a $6 million annual impact.
INHP gets $26.6M grant for housing aid, community development
The Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership will use the money from the Lilly Endowment to provide direct support to low- and moderate-income home buyers and to work on neighborhood issues, including abandoned properties.
Printer plans $3.8 million expansion, local jobs
Fineline Printing Group plans to add 18,000 square feet to its 53,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at 8081 Zionsville Road on the city’s northwest side.
Councilor to ditch proposal to raise mayor’s pay
Outgoing councilor Mary Moriarty Adams, who co-authored the proposal, said she would seek to drop a proposed salary increase for the mayor but would still pursue higher pay for city-county councilors.
Symphony reports third straight annual budget surplus
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra was able to balance its budget again thanks to a rise in ticket sales and steady fundraising.
Design OK’d for $21.6M IU School of Dentistry addition
Indianapolis-based Ratio Architects and Ann Arbor, Michigan-based SmithGroupJJR designed the schematic for the dental school.
Johnson gets 5-year sentence in Indy Land Bank case
David Johnson, who was found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering as part of the Indy Land Bank scandal, was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison Friday by U.S. District Judge William T. Lawrence.
Growing Gen Con event to use Lucas Oil Stadium in 2016
The annual gaming convention, considered the largest of its kind, attracted 61,423 individuals for 197,695 visits in August, marking its sixth straight year of growth.
IBJ’s Holiday Wish List
IBJ's Holiday Wish List provides an opportunity for businesses and individuals to make tax-deductible gifts in the spirit of the season. Anyone who wishes to make a contribution should contact the organization directly.
EDITORIAL: Residential litmus test impedes diversity
Noblesville’s decision to begin analyzing the ratio of tax revenue to city expenses on housing-development proposals further strangles financial diversity in affluent Hamilton County.
Suit accuses owners of home-repair firm of serial fraud
A lawsuit filed by the Indiana Attorney General's Office alleges that Green Frog Restoration owners James Twaddle and Wanda VanWinkle received more than $280,000 from Indianapolis-area residents for work that they never completed.
Apartment developer plans $37M addition on downtown canal
The developer of the 9 on Canal Apartments project has disclosed plans for a $37 million second phase that would add 194 apartment units and more than 15,000 square feet of retail space along downtown's Central Canal.
Council mulls $30,000 raise for next mayor, pay hike for members
The proposed $125,000 salary for incoming Mayor Joe Hogsett would still be less than the pay for mayors in Gary and Fort Wayne but more than the governor. The pay hike would be the first for the office since 2002.
Developer building $30M project in Kokomo
Flaherty & Collins Properties is partnering with the city of Kokomo on an apartment and retail project in the heart of its downtown.