EDITORIAL: Redistricting disappoints again
If anything is clear from the latest round of drawing new lines for legislative and congressional districts, it’s that the system is still broken.
IBJ Staff
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MZD Advertising office returns to downtown
Central location cited in reversal of 2007 move to north suburbs.
City Market upgrades on track for June completion
The main hall is being improved as the east wing is converted to a hub for bicyclists.
Indianapolis Power & Light announces environmental grants
Projects involving youth received the biggest chunk of money this year from the Golden Eagle Environmental Grants program.
Indianapolis-area home sales continue to slump
Sale agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area fell 20 percent in March compared to the same month of 2010. Local home sales have been in a downward spiral for nearly a year.
Blue Ribbon Transport plans move, new jobs
Indianapolis logistics firm Blue Ribbon Transport Inc. will invest $1 million to move into a larger headquarters, adding as many as 75 jobs over the next three years, economic development officials said Thursday morning.
Dorson on leave amid fallout with executive committee
Roland Dorson, president of the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, has had a falling out with the group’s executive committee and has gone on leave from the organization.
First-quarter commercial real estate stats for Indianapolis
IBJ's Commercial Real Estate Focus sections include statistical snapshots of Indianapolis' multi-tenant office vacancy rates and the local industrial market.
Marsh CEO Lazaran leaving company; successor picked
Supermarket News, citing unnamed industry sources, reported late Tuesday that former Price Chopper executive vice president Joseph Kelley would replace Frank Lazaran, who has been CEO of Marsh Supermarkets since 2006.
Bank seeks foreclosure on two strip centers
First Financial Bank in Ohio is asking a Marion Superior Court judge to appoint a receiver for Woodland Shops on the city’s northwest side and Lakewood Shops on the northeast side.
Volleyball tourney expected to bring 20,000 to city
The 2011 Lids Team Sports Mid-East Qualifier, which will run Friday through Sunday, will feature top female high school players on 65 courts inside the Indiana Convention Center.
NFP of NOTE: Marion County Commission on Youth
MCCOY champions the positive development of youth through leadership on key issues and support of the youth-worker community.
SPORTS
The Indianapolis Indians have added a pair of sponsors, and officials for the AAA minor-league baseball franchise are reporting they’ve grown sponsorship revenue from $1.6 million in 2010 to $2 million this year. This month, Indians officials announced sponsorship deals with Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance and PNC Bank. Financial terms of the deals were not […]
Millennials accustomed to making donations
A recent survey found that 93 percent gave to charity, but gifts were small.
New Legacy Fund president charged with growing asset base
Consultant Terry Anker hired to lead Hamilton County foundation
Miller Brooks fattens client roster
The Zionsville marketing agency recently signed deals with Michigan-based Masco Cabinetry, North Carolina-based BASF, Indianapolis-based Beckman Coulter and California-based HD Supply.
WRTV hires TV veteran Finch as news director
He previously was news director at WISH-TV and special projects producer at WTHR.
Starfish Initiative gets $1 million to expand student mentoring
Gift from USA Funds will allow organization to help more high-achieving, low-income teens prepare for college.