Most of the council’s Democratic caucus issued a joint statement Friday morning committing to city human resources reforms in light of sexual harassment allegations against a former top aide to Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett.
Jesse Brown, a first-term Democrat, said Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett should resign over his handling of sexual harassment claims against former top aide Thomas Cook.
United Kingdom-based IHG Hotels & Resorts is seeking to build a 113-room Atwell Suites hotel in Fishers, but hurdles remain as the project goes through the city’s review process.
Fishers is advancing a long-held plan to annex about 1,000 acres along its southeastern boundary, a move that would encompass the largest chunk of unincorporated land along the ever-growing Hamilton County city’s borders.
After years of neighborhood strife, the administration of Mayor Joe Hogsett last year began demolishing portions of the cluster of 258 housing units and is in the process of relocating other Towne & Terrace residents.
It’s been a long time coming, but Indianapolis city leaders hope to have a new animal shelter up and running by 2026.
Indianapolis-based TWG Development LLC now says it will cost as much as $264 million to overhaul the historic building and build a 32-story apartment and hotel tower on a lot directly to its north—an increase of nearly 90% from the original budget.
Funds raised from the downtown economic enhancement district would pay for cleaning and beautification efforts, public safety initiatives, homeless outreach and costs associated with a planned low-barrier shelter.
The number of deaths in Marion County due to suspected overdoses dropped 28% in the first quarter of 2024, according to a new report that seeks to give health officials a sharper perspective of the use of substances that lead to fatalities.
With funding plans for a proposed soccer stadium clearing another hurdle this week, Indianapolis leaders, developers and brokers are beginning to evaluate the impact such a project could have on the near-east side of downtown.
The Hogsett administration’s newest department is now part of a grant-funded effort to craft a racial wealth-equity plan for Indianapolis.
James Snyder has maintained his innocence, saying the money he received from a trucking company was payment for consulting work.
The city has hired a Canadian company that helped relocate remains during the Indianapolis International Airport terminal project.
Bradley Ridge is Henke Development Group’s third major residential development in Zionsville after the company reshaped Westfield with its Chatham Hills and Grand Park Village projects.
The Hogsett administration says no development can proceed on the property unless the owner agrees to treat human remains found there in a way that is consistent with the wishes of a community group.
That represents $125 million in road improvements, $31 million in new roundabouts, $16.7 million in trail projects and $12.5 million in park projects. Half the projects have fundings allocated; the city is studying how to fund the other half.
State Sen. Ryan Mishler, R-Bremen, and Rep. Greg Porter, D-Indianapolis, likened the city’s expected request to those more regularly made to the budget committee by the Indiana Economic Development Corp., which is not required to disclose much, if any, information about its dealings.
Ralph Durrett Jr. plans to focus on supporting teens and young adults who have been involved with the legal system by connecting them with services.
The city of Indianapolis on Wednesday announced the launch of a website to provide information and collect research for a bridge project that uses land that was once occupied by the city’s earliest cemetery.
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.”
