Justice center panel to work at fast clip
A board set up to review Mayor Greg Ballard’s criminal justice complex proposal is scheduled to vote April 8, and the five members will be asked to digest loads of information in a two-week span.
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EDITORIAL: ‘Freedom’ bill is just the opposite
Indiana’s Republican-led General Assembly—refusing to cede a losing battle against the tide of history—has sullied Indiana’s reputation again, sending one more message of divisiveness.
Pence signs ‘religious freedom restoration’ bill into law
A last-ditch surge of complaints about the legislation from numerous business and political leaders, a religious group and hospitality interests was not enough to make the governor veto the bill.
GenCon threatens to exit Indy over ‘religious freedom’ measure
The CEO of the annual gaming confab, which drew 56,000 to downtown Indianapolis last year, said the legislation "could allow for refusal of service or discrimination against our attendees."
Simon wins $150M after long legal battle with 16 insurers
Simon Property Group has been awarded a major victory in a nearly five-year legal battle following a flood that severely damaged one of Simon's shopping malls in May 2010.
City reports rise in revenue from parking meter operations
Indianapolis received more than $3.3 million in revenue from parking meters in 2014, its highest annual total yet since turning over meter operations to ParkIndy in late 2010, the city announced Monday.
Indy Eleven could play soccer at IUPUI for 20 years
State Senate amendment shifts focus from new downtown stadium to refurbished Carroll Stadium.
NFP of NOTE: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana provides children facing adversity with strong and enduring professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
State adds 8,600 jobs; unemployment rate rises
Indiana added 8,600 private-sector jobs in January, but the state’s unemployment rate ticked up to 6 percent because of a “substantial” increase in the labor force, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development announced Tuesday.
Greenwood manufacturer plans expansion, move to Indy
A Greenwood firm that manufactures wireless monitoring and control devices plans to move operations into an abandoned plant on the south side of downtown Indianapolis, allowing it to expand and add 25 workers before the end of the decade.
Online pioneer First Internet Bank reaches landmark
First Internet Bank of Indiana, which was founded in 1999 as one of the nation’s first online-only banks, has exceeded $1 billion in assets, it announced Friday.
New-home sales suffer through frigid February
February’s record-cold temperatures apparently put a chill on new-home buying in central Indiana, the Builders Association of Indianapolis reported Thursday.
Tech-focused consultancy takes on new moniker
KA+A, an Indianapolis design firm whose clients include Salesforce.com, LifeLock and ZenDesk, has changed its name to Studio Science.
Voluntary cleanup needs a higher gear
Are the owners of polluted properties using a state remediation program to duck responsibility for cleaning them up? It’s hard to reach any other conclusion when you consider that several local properties enrolled in the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s VoluntaryRemediation Program have been in it for more than a decade. Property owners who participate […]
Local software firm CTI Group names new leader
Indianapolis-based business software firm CTI Group Holdings Inc. on Wednesday announced the appointment of Manfred Hanuschek as its new CEO and president.
UPDATE: Real estate veteran Ehret opening office for Avison Young
Bill Ehret, who co-founded the largest commercial real estate brokerage in Indianapolis, has left the company to open a local office for global firm Avison Young Inc.
Thailand-based manufacturer plans 135 jobs in Anderson
Food container manufacturer Royal Interpack North America Inc., a subsidiary of Thailand-based Royal Group, announced plans Tuesday to spend $11.9 million to open its first Midwest plant.
Raytheon reaches $5.4 million incentive deal with state
The defense and aerospace contractor plans to add another 249 workers to its existing work force of 912 in Indianapolis by the end of 2020. It also plans to invest about $26 million on the local expansion.
Raytheon planning to move 250 jobs to Indianapolis
Gov. Mike Pence, Raytheon executives and officials for the Indiana Economic Economic Development Corp. have scheduled a Monday afternoon press conference at Raytheon Technical Service Co. LLC to officially announce the local expansion.
Ballard appoints Kimmick as city controller
Matthew Kimmick, who starts the new job Monday, has been interim controller since October, when Jason Dudich left the role to become chief of staff.