Experts see cargo biz increasing at Indy airport
That’s important for Indianapolis International, where cargo represents a significant portion of landing weight. And landing fees that airports charge carriers are weight-based.
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Indiana Senate votes to approve infrastructure funding plan
The measure likely will head next to a conference committee where differences with a House version can be ironed out.
UPS adding Saturday delivery as online shopping drives demand
United Parcel Service Inc. is making one of the biggest shipping-time changes in its 109-year history. Saturday deliveries will begin next month in 15 metropolitan areas, including Indianapolis.
Proposed exits on I-69 route suggest opportunities—and headaches
The Indiana Department of Transportation this month released plans detailing the location of interchanges along the final leg of Interstate 69, information that’s expected to spark investment.
Alaska Airlines losing its Virgin America brand
Alaska announced late Wednesday that it will retire the Virgin brand, probably in 2019, adding that name to a list of airline brands including Continental and US Airways that disappeared in the past decade.
Nickel Plate rail corridor’s future sparks debate in Fishers, Noblesville
Train, trail or both? That’s the debate in Hamilton County involving officials from Fishers and Noblesville and the Indiana Transportation Museum.
Amazon struggles to find strategy that works in $800B grocery market
Despite several attempts to break into industry over almost a decade, the company has struggled to entice shoppers en masse to buy eggs, steaks and berries online the same way they’ve flocked to buy books, tablets and toys.
Airport enters development agreement with Holladay Properties
Holladay Properties is expected to find development opportunities for 266 acres of unused airport land just south of West Washington Street.
Trump calls for privatizing air traffic control operations
The proposal says spinning off air traffic operations from the Federal Aviation Administration and placing them under an “independent, non-governmental organization” would make the system “more efficient and innovative while maintaining safety.”
Trump’s budget proposal puts Red Line grant funding in doubt
President Trump’s federal budget plan, released Thursday, proposes cuts to the Federal Transit Administration program that would fund the $75 million Red Line grant.
Spot Freight expands downtown headquarters, plans to hire 257
Founded in 2009, Spot Freight Inc. has been one of the area’s fastest-growing companies over the past several years.
Trump announces challenge to Obama-era fuel standards
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers—which represents a dozen major car manufacturers including General Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota—praised Trump’s action.
Road-funding plan faces pushback over tax hikes in Senate hearing
Most lawmakers agree that the state needs to spend more money on its aging infrastructure, but the specifics of the plan are up for debate.
Gordmans closure to end 139 jobs at Indy-area distribution center
The century-old discount department store chain, which has a store in Avon, said it planned to permanently close a distribution center southwest of Indianapolis on May 12.
Supporters of running Indiana State Fair train face obstacle
The operators of the suspended Indiana State Fair train have devised a plan for expanded service that would feature year-round trains rolling between Noblesville and downtown Indianapolis.
Indianapolis airport scores another nonstop flight to San Francisco
Alaska Airlines will begin offering Indianapolis-to-San-Francisco flights starting Sept. 26, airport officials announced Thursday.
IndyGo schedules public meetings on Red Line project
Now that the Marion County transit tax has passed, IndyGo is assured of funding for the bus rapid-transit project.
Frontier Airlines adding nonstop flights from Indy to Las Vegas
Service on the route, which will run year-round, is scheduled to begin in mid-July.
Fishers, Noblesville propose 9.2-mile Nickel Plate Trail
Fishers and Noblesville officials announced plans Tuesday morning for a $9 million project that will convert a stretch of the corridor previously used by the Indiana State Fair Train into a paved pedestrian and bicycle trail between the two cities.
Fishers, Noblesville to reveal plan for trail along Nickel Plate railroad corridor
Officials have been discussing ways to use or improve the 37-mile Nickel Plate railroad corridor, following a fallout between the Hoosier Heritage Port Authority and the Indiana Transportation Museum, which operated the popular Indiana State Fair train.