The city of Indianapolis is going back to the drawing board in its quest to redevelop Old City Hall after a proposal to turn the historic downtown property into a 21c hotel fell apart.
The bonds would help finance development of a hotel complex on the site of Indianapolis’ oldest African-American church, as well as a five-story apartment and retail project near the base of Massachusetts Avenue.
The Indianapolis Bond Bank is looking for firms interested in working on the city’s new criminal justice center—from providing civil engineering services to mechanical, electrical and plumbing work. The city will select contractors sometime after Aug. 1.
When the ride-connecting companies came to town, Indianapolis had 917 licensed taxi drivers. That number has fallen every year since then, dropping to 632 in 2016.
A plan to build a new house of worship in Fishers on land now occupied by the Gray Eagle Golf Course driving range and clubhouse has raised red flags from nearby homeowners and at least one member of the Fishers City Council.
As a U.S. attorney, Joe Hogsett was instrumental in arresting dozens of people connected to the club in a 2012 raid. As mayor of Indianapolis, Hogsett wants to transform the infamous site into a park or other community gem.
The city of Indianapolis is hoping to get derelict property owners into shape with new changes to its landlord registry.
City officials said Wednesday that they have asked the Indiana Transportation Museum to clean up the contamination. An ITM official suggested the city’s move was motivated by a debate over the fate of the Nickel Plate Railroad.
The city is using data to try to predict crime before it happens and solve problems with food deserts and prevent water main breaks.
An Indianapolis City-County Council panel on Tuesday night postponed a vote on their Democratic leader’s proposal to increase the minimum wage of city and county employees to $13 per hour.
Indianapolis leaders want to encourage businesses to pay livable wages. The City-County Council’s president says that’s a tough sell when the city hasn’t done that for all of its own employees.
The company that bought Interactive Intelligence last year for $1.4 billion has fallen short of the Interactive’s hiring and investment goals and is vacating a new, $12.4 million office building on the northwest side.
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett faces a tough battle in taking on ingrained, multigenerational issues involving homelessness, poverty, education and crime. But in his State of the City address, he vowed to try.
The measure would allow the city to be reimbursed with future bond proceeds for expenses related to the planned community justice campus.
Rundell Ernstberger Associates' design features an interactive fountain and an event lawn accommodating up to 1,500 people. The first proposal, from another architect, was scrapped because it was too expensive.
The company dreamed of becoming a major hospitality industry player and saw Grand Park Sports Campus as the place to hit a home run. But there were signs of trouble from the start, and unpaid bills quickly piled up.
Indianapolis officials have started a two-year process for building a “modern, mobile-friendly” Indy.gov, intended make government services more efficient and accessible.
Here’s a little-known fact: The city of Indianapolis has an ownership stake in two of downtown’s most luxurious hotels and has received nearly $1.2 million so far from one of the investments.
The city, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and Eli Lilly and Co. are teaming on a new initiative aimed at beautifying the city.
The City-County Council approved the award to not-for-profit organizations that patrol the city’s high-crime neighborhoods with a 22-1 vote Monday.
