The Hogsett administration wants to replace the original professional sports development area that the City-County Council approved last year with one that is focused near the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport. The City-County Council will vote on the second plan Monday night.
But the devices—whether they’re used in the industrial setting or for personal reasons like health and fitness—can also raise concerns as well as questions about data privacy.
AES Indiana, which owns a half-acre parking lot at 355 E. Pearl St., just east of Alabama Street, confirmed to IBJ that the company is “currently discussing its sale with a third party.”
Decommissioning the heliport is a needed step in the Hogsett administration’s plan to develop a professional soccer stadium on the east side of downtown.
The City-County Council’s Rules and Public Policy Committee on Tuesday will hear the Hogsett’s administration’s case for creating the professional sports development area, with scrutiny by the full council to follow on June 3.
Eric Holcomb told IBJ while he is hopeful Indianapolis will secure a Major League Soccer club—an effort Joe Hogsett announced during a public address on April 25—it will have to do so without having him play facilitator.
Although the possibility of a Major League Soccer stadium in Indianapolis is still up in the air, city officials are considering design possibilities for their preferred site, on the east side of downtown.
The agreement, announced Thursday, will see Purdue occupy up to 20,000 square feet at Dallara’s U.S. headquarters in Speedway.
The city said just one acre of the 20-acre property—which was at one time part of the historic Greenlawn Cemetery—is believed to have as many as 650 remains, a finding that could have a major impact on future development.
The 100-room hotel is planned for a parcel next to Crawfordsville Commerce Park, which got off to a slow start about two decades ago but recently has landed some major tenants.
This year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo is expected to feature more than 1,000 exhibitors, an all-time high for the event, which will return to Indianapolis five times over the next seven years.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is amid a $64 million renovation to transform the 48-year-old building into a state-of-the-art facility that showcases the Indianapolis 500 and the evolution of IndyCar racing.
The overhaul is part of an effort to draw interest from national governing body USA Rugby, both for a potential headquarters relocation and for upcoming World Cup events.
The hotel would be flagged as a Tempo by Hilton, a brand launched in early 2020 with a focus on drawing business travelers with higher-end amenities like bars and cafes.
A consultant to the Simon family said their interest in the property predates discussion about a soccer stadium.
Fort Wayne businessman Chuck Surack could give the Indy Eleven access to millions more in capital and new lines of credit, but the mayor’s office is expected to continue its own strategy for landing a Major League Soccer team.
The members are set to meet behind closed doors Wednesday with the man behind Mayor Joe Hogsett’s effort to score a Major League Soccer franchise.
Surack’s addition is set to reinforce the financial muscle of a group of investors that already includes the Ricker and Traylor families, Jeff Laborsky of The Heritage Group and Fred Merritt with LFM Investments.
The meeting with the 19-member Democratic caucus of City-County Council came as the Hogsett administration fast approaches a local legislative deadline, all while struggling to secure a sponsor for its proposal to create a stadium-funding tax district downtown to reinforce the bid.
Last month, city officials and the two developers reached a tentative deal for addressing key elements of the overhaul of downtown’s City Market block, including reskinning the Gold Building and renovating the adjacent Ohio Street parking garage.
