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EDITORIAL: Stop obstructing TIF projects
We applaud the move by certain Democrats on the City-County Council last month to advance a proposal to expand the downtown tax increment financing district. Now we’re counting on the full council to pass it when it’s eligible for consideration at the council’s Sept. 17 meeting.
PROXY CORNER: Kimball International Inc.
Jasper-based Kimball International Inc. operates two business lines, electronic manufacturing services and furniture manufacturing.
Hoosier Momma growing sales, ambitions
Seller of Bloody Mary mix adds new concoctions, broadens distribution to seven states.
MillerWhite signs slew of new clients in last six months
Marketing firm lines up almost two dozen clients, most of them based in Indiana.
Area home-sale contracts up again in August
Purchase agreements in the nine-county area totaled 2,151 during the month, a 5-percent increase from August 2011. Year-to-date sales are up 14 percent compared with the same time last year.
New metropolitan development director named
Adam Thies will succeed Maury Plambeck as director of Indianapolis’ Department of Metropolitan Development, effective Oct. 1. Plambeck will lead a program directing the next RebuildIndy investments into city neighborhoods.
Local financial planner sentenced for identity theft
A former financial planner at the Indianapolis offices of Northwestern Mutual and One America-American United Life was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison and three years of probation after pleading guilty to identity theft.
Area homebuilding permits on the rise in August
Builders in the nine-county Indianapolis area filed 408 construction permits in August, a 15-percent increase from the same month a year earlier, according to the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
Judge denies airport’s objection to competing parking lot
A Marion County judge has denied a legal challenge by the Indianapolis Airport Authority that would prevent a Cincinnati-based developer from opening a competing parking lot near the airport.
Auto parts manufacturer plans plant, 47 jobs in Shelbyville
Faeza Alloyers USA, a metal alloys manufacturer and fabricator, said it will invest nearly $7.6 million to construct and equip a 36,000-square-foot facility in Shelbyville, its first in the United States for the Mexico-based company.
Food-equipment maker closing state plant with 235 workers
Manitowoc Foodservice said it will eliminate 235 jobs with a Fort Wayne plant closure slated for April 30. The company gave no reason for its decision.
Symphony cancels first two weeks of new season
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on Saturday canceled the first two weeks of its new season, saying even a temporary extension of musicians’ just-expired contract would intensify the organization’s financial woes.
NFP of NOTE: Storytelling Arts of Indiana
Storytelling Arts of Indiana promotes the art and use of storytelling in everyday life.
EDITORIAL: Rally to save the symphony
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is in a mess that will be hard to recover from, but it’s not too late for the symphony’s depleted management, the musicians and the community to rally and save one of the city’s top cultural attractions before it’s permanently crippled.
Airport touts generating more than $56M in tax revenue
Property tax isn’t part of the equation, which irritates some Decatur Township residents.
Republic asks FAA for more capacity on Washington, D.C., flights
The airline has asked to use a bigger plane on the route and expand service between Washington and Columbus, Ohio.
Old concrete plant to be razed for road, nature area
Project will serve new Interstate 65 exit, serve as gateway to Greenwood.
Banker takes stage as choir conductor
BMO Harris executive vice president will lead Indianapolis Symphonic Choir season debut.