Economic development officials are advancing a plan to dam the White River in Anderson and create a seven-mile lake, but environmental groups are pushing the idea of a riverside trail as an alternative with equal promise but less expense and environmental destruction.
Officials in Anderson are backing plans to build a 94,000-square-foot building to house the proposed Purdue University technology education center.
A wildlife biologist says the presence of endangered bats in the area of a proposed reservoir on the White River in central Indiana could bring the project to a halt.
Most of the spectators at Wednesday night's panel discussion about the proposed Mounds Lake reservoir were there to reinforce their opposition to the project. Others came to learn more about the issues.
The university announced Thursday its presidential search committee will recommend the board of trustees elect John Pistole president when it meets Oct. 27.
A vote on the creation of a board to oversee plans for a proposed reservoir on the White River in central Indiana has been put on an indefinite hold.
Project advocate Rob Sparks said he's asked the Madison County Council to push back consideration of the proposed Mounds Lake Commission until at least next month.
Mounds Mall leasing official Jesse Wilkerson said new tenants are being actively sought for the mall, but it is exploring options for relocating, if necessary.
Local officials say they're moving ahead with plans to replace a main bridge over the White River into downtown Anderson despite the $15 million project being rejected for a federal grant.
The developer taking over Anderson's Wigwam gymnasium is expecting to start work at the complex in about a year. The group plans to convert part of the complex into 55 multifamily housing units while maintaining the gym.
The company that will operate under the name Wigwam LLC has agreed to maintain the gymnasium until at least 2030. It plans to convert part of the property into multifamily housing and to find partners to develop uses for other parts.
U.S. Sen. Dan Coats said planners of a proposed central Indiana reservoir shouldn't look to the federal government for help in financing the $450 million project.
Environmental groups are proposing a system of trails to promote use of the White River in central Indiana rather than damming it for a proposed $450 million, seven-mile-long reservoir.
Officials say a private group has decided not to take over Anderson's closed Wigwam gymnasium, leaving the fate of the 9,000-seat venue uncertain.
The Anderson City Council will have to approve the city's involvement in the transfer of the closed 9,000-seat Wigwam gymnasium to a private group planning to reopen it.
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute being planned in Anderson could have programs for 500 students and hundreds of entrepreneurs.
The Anderson School Board is backing a plan that would give a private group control of the closed Wigwam gymnasium if it can come up with the money to reopen it.
The landmark Paramount was saved from demolition 25 years ago, but the man who saved it left $800,000 in mortgage debt when he died last month.
Leaders of the private Wigwam Sports & Entertainment group are scheduled to present their proposal for reusing the 9,000-seat gym to the city Redevelopment Commission on Tuesday.
Officials are working on the details of transferring ownership of Anderson's iconic Wigwam gymnasium to the city as part of the effort to save it.
