City hires national group to study new uses for troubled Irvington sites
The struggling Irvington Plaza retail center and vacant Ford/Visteon manufacturing site are among the neighborhood’s biggest dormant spots and redevelopment opportunities.
Mickey Shuey
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Colts players trade cleats, pads for textbooks, course work
Dozens of players in the NFL—including three from the Indianapolis Colts—are hitting the books this offseason—and are being motivated by the league to do so.
City seeks walkability, better flow in Castleton
Castleton remains central Indiana’s most expansive retail corridor, but does its retail focus—and its car-centric layout—suggest trouble lies ahead?
IndyCar inks 5-year pact with Firestone as official tire provider, sponsor
Firestone said more than 26,000 Firehawk race tires will be supplied to race teams throughout the season, including more than 6,000 for Indy 500-related activities in late April and early May.
Craft-beer guru planning taproom in Greenwood with ax-throwing hook
The investor group behind Tap & Axe, which includes the founder of craft-focused Hoosier Brewing Co., expects to spend more than $500,000 in the end to buy and renovate its 109-year-old downtown location.
IPS board rejects acquisition bids for downtown headquarters
The IPS board on Thursday unanimously voted against two bids for the district’s downtown headquarters because they didn’t come close to the $7 million the district had hoped to receive for the property.
Council leaders urge legislative hearing on Indy Eleven stadium bill
Republican and Democratic leaders of the City-County Council say they want the opportunity to fully debate a bill that would funnel state and local tax revenue to an 18,000-seat stadium that would be part of a larger mixed-use development.
Q&A: ‘Heart mission’ is growing business
For the past seven years, Darla Hall has been in the business of making sports-themed coloring and activity books and storybooks for children, as well as coloring books for adults.
Part of solar farm at Indianapolis International Airport sold in $24M deal
CleanCapital purchased about half of the massive solar farm at the Indianapolis International Airport as part of a portfolio that also included a site in Columbus, Ohio.
Survey finds little appetite for taxpayer funding for Indy Eleven stadium
Only 23 percent of those surveyed in an IUPUI poll said they would support public subsidies for a new stadium for the professional soccer team.
Trio of downtown-area apartment buildings hits market
Their Bloomington-based owner is marketing them less than three years after completion. They include The Delaware, a high-profile complex at 22nd and Delaware streets.
Developers bid on IPS downtown HQ, but district leaders unimpressed
Indianapolis Public Schools staffers are expected to ask the board this week to reject two proposals to buy the district’s downtown headquarters, after the offers came in well below expectations.
UPDATE: Indy Eleven adds seven owners to help with stadium push
For the past six years, the Indy Eleven has been owned solely by Ersal Ozdemir, who also owns the Indianapolis development firm Keystone Corp. The addition of seven investors is expected help raise the team’s statewide profile.
Visit Indy reports seventh straight year of rising visitor spending
A record 28.8 million people visited the Indianapolis in 2017, generating a $5.4 billion economic impact, according to figures released Wednesday afternoon by Visit Indy as part of its State of Tourism event.
Marian University interested in taking over state mental hospital site
The private university has started conversations with the state for assuming control of the site that holds Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, which will close later this year.
National car dealer backs away from massive HHGregg HQ site
Napleton Auto Group says it’s still weighing its options for relocating one of its local Kia dealerships after dropping a contract to buy the former appliance chain headquarters and retail site.
Napleton eyes former HHGregg HQ on 96th Street for Kia dealership, more retail
The Chicago-based auto group that entered the Indianapolis market with a big splash in 2017 has requested a zoning change for the mammoth HHGregg property that would include car sales and repair.
Broadcaster Taylor promoted to permanent ‘Voice of the Colts’
Taylor, who has been with the Indianapolis Colts in various roles since 2012, moved into the play-by-play spot on radio broadcasts last season after the abrupt retirement of Bob Lamey.
Ideas abound on where to put Indy Eleven soccer stadium
Owner Ersal Ozdemir isn’t revealing possible locations for his $550 million Eleven Park project, but community leaders and other observers are bandying about lots of options.
Senator introduces bill to fund Indy Eleven stadium proposal
The legislation introduced by Sen. Jack Sandlin would make up to $11 million in annual tax revenue available to build a 20,000-seat stadium.