Indy Propco LLC, which has owned the 11-story building at 1 N. Meridian St. since January, wants to turn the property into a Motto by Hilton that would have at least 116 rooms, according to plans recently filed with the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission.
The policy shift is meant to free up resources to focus on violent crime in Indianapolis. More serious marijuana offenses involving more than one ounce of pot will still be prosecuted.
The rebranding of the company coincides with the debut of its new, $80 million headquarters in Carmel.
The Indy Chamber has endorsed Democractic incumbent Joe Hogsett in this year’s mayoral election, but also praised Republican challenger Jim Merritt for his work in the Indiana General Assembly.
California will let college athletes hire agents and make money from endorsements, defying the Indianapolis-based NCAA and setting up a likely legal challenge that could reshape amateur sports in the United States.
The tech apprenticeship and coding school said it plans to use the cash infusion to help it expand its tech-focused educational offerings and grow its enrollment nationally and in Indianapolis.
Fred Yeakey at Providence Chriso Rey High School in Indianapolis has found a way to encourage high school boys to let their hair down while he helps shape the way they see opportunities.
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group counts Forever 21 as its sixth-largest mall tenant, excluding department stores, with 99 outlets covering 1.5 million square feet, as of March 3.
Security experts have urged for adoption across the country of paper-based voting systems, saying they are less vulnerable to manipulation and election workers can use those records to audit results.
The Justice Department weighed in after a former Cathedral High School teacher in a same-sex marriage sued the archdiocese over his dismissal.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Owens, the 34-year-old CEO of tech firm SupplyKick, has never held elected office. But he doesn’t consider that a bad thing.
During a weekly barbershop session Vice Principal Fred Yeakey holds at Providence Cristo Rey High School, the educator works to “groom the outer man while guiding the inner man,” as he puts it.
Severely wounded while serving in the Middle East, Jeff Mittman underwent dozens of surgeries and years of rehab while trying to figure out how he could again provide for his family.
CEO Jim Hallett predicts that 2019 will be the peak year for brick-and-mortar auto auction volumes, but company officials aren’t sitting around wringing their hands and wishing for the past.
The board carries $56 million in liability insurance for its facilities, including a $1 million general liability policy and a $55 million umbrella policy.
Real estate developers and experts suspect the firm couldn’t get access to enough capital to move forward with the massive, 103-acre development. Opinions are mixed on whether the site should remain intact or be split into multiple projects.
The new 7,700 square-foot restaurant will open this winter. The restaurant will open at 14741 Hazel Dell Crossing in a space that formerly housed a Giuseppe’s Italian Market. Renovations of the space are already underway.
Good Neighbor, an upscale apparel store, and Pumkinfish, a gift shop that focuses on products made by Indiana artisans, will be a part of the first phase of the $300 million project.
Orders for durable goods edged up 0.2% in August after a much bigger 2% gain in July, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The volatile commercial aircraft sector dropped sharply.
The development company told IBJ in a statement that it plans to reposition its business to focus on e-commerce and industrial development and away from mixed-use and office projects, including Waterside.
