The Indianapolis area’s largest employers have spent millions of dollars studying and promoting regional mass transit, but if the idea is going to get past the Legislature, they might have to put money into the $1.3 billion system as well.
Republican state senators have blocked a vote on a bill that would force Amazon.com and some other online-only retailers to start collecting Indiana's 7-percent sales tax this summer.
Indiana leaders must decide whether to spend money on an in-state passenger rail service line because Congress will no longer fund Amtrak routes shorter than 750 miles.
Broken roads have formed the single largest pothole in freshman Gov. Mike Pence's legislative "roadmap," a first-year agenda centered around a $500 million cut in the state's personal income tax.
The airport, which has been trying to beef up its direct service, will have 32 nonstop-flight destinations from Memorial Day through Labor Day, down a total of one from summer 2012.
Greenwood city officials are in the early stages of a downtown revitalization plan that would begin with an investment of up to $9 million designed to make Old Town more appealing to both vehicle and foot traffic.
American Airlines said Wednesday it is adding nonstop flights to more cities from Los Angeles, including to Indianapolis starting Aug. 27.
Natural gas advocates want to create incentives for building fueling stations across the state in hopes that more people will operate vehicles using alternative fuels.
Frontier's decision means an end to a five-year stretch in which Delaware had no commercial air service, following the abrupt shutdown and bankruptcy filing by startup carrier Skybus Airlines in 2008.
Gary-Chicago airport in northwest Indiana and Columbus Regional Airport south of Indianapolis were among 149 airports where towers had been scheduled to close beginning this weekend due to automatic federal spending cuts.
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard sat out an April 2 hearing on mass transit because he knew the issue would be shifted to the Legislature’s back burner.
Local governments and road builders are optimistic that the Indiana Senate’s version of the state budget, set to debut Thursday, will mirror the House’s $500 million increase for road building.
Members of the state’s Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee voted 12-0 on Tuesday morning to stall legislation that would give central Indiana voters the ability to choose if they want to pay higher taxes for expanded mass transit.
Toll revenue appropriated by the Indiana General Assembly is scheduled to pay off $1.48 billion in bonds by 2051.
Economy, high cost of construction cited as factors.
Toyota Motor Corp. is revamping the Highlander SUV, turning the car-based crossover into a more wagon-like model as the automaker seeks to keep its U.S. sales rising for a third consecutive year.
The Indianapolis-based trucking firm first announced plans for the driver-education center in January, but has since expanded the project and employment projections while seeking state incentives.
Ohio-based Standard Printing says it will invest nearly $10 million to lease and renovate a 335,000-square-foot facility.
The Indianapolis-based petroleum refiner plans to use proceeds from the 5.3 million unit stock offering for working capital, acquisitions and possibly the redemption or repurchase of debt.
Indianapolis-based trucking carrier Celadon Group Inc. and the state are set to make an announcement Tuesday morning “regarding hundreds of new jobs.” A source familiar with the deal said the announcement involves a previously announced driver education center.
