The group has used Placer.ai, an artificial-intelligence-based software system that partners with a wide range of mobile apps companies to measure movement using anonymous phone-tracking software.
Kenzie Academy, launched in 2017, stopped enrolling new students on Tuesday and has eliminated the jobs of more than 100 employees.
We’re reimagining how activations and events can play a critical role in breathing new life into our downtown—and July has put this strategy in the spotlight.
With at least $9.5 billion in development projects in the downtown pipeline over the next decade, construction industry leaders are under pressure to find enough qualified workers to ensure the work gets off the ground.
The Monument Circle quadrant outside of the Emmis Corp. headquarters and South Bend Chocolate Co. will serve as a pedestrian-only experience in the heart of downtown Indianapolis.
The hospital system confirmed Monday that it priced the bonds at $726 million on June 6 and expects to close on the offering July 6. The bonds will help finance IU Health’s new downtown hospital.
The spot near Monument Circle has been vacant since September 2020. Indiana Members Credit Union expects to open a branch office there this summer.
In a letter to customers, PNC said it plans to close the branch in mid-August while leaving its other downtown branch open.
The 18-month initiative is using federal funds to employ six full-time homeless-outreach specialists who will be led by a community-outreach coordinator.
Under the proposal, the revenue could only be used in the Mile Square for services that are now provided by the not-for-profit Downtown Indy Inc., such as cleanliness initiatives, homelessness outreach and providing “safety ambassadors.”
Experts in the field say the downtown heliport is just the kind of property other cities will be trying to create as advanced aviation technology matures.
The Hogsett administration told IBJ it now plans to conduct an analysis to determine the benefits and challenges of the 4.9-acre site.
In downtown Indianapolis, where train lines hug the eastern and southern boundaries of the city’s Mile Square, a hazardous spill evacuation could affect more than 100,000 people—including office workers, residents, business owners and visitors, depending on the time of day.
The number of people renting in downtown’s 46204 ZIP code doubled to 5,500 from 2011 to 2020, according to a recent study from California-based market researcher RentCafe.
Mason King talks with Greg Harris, founder of Backhaul Direct, which left downtown, and Andrew Elsenser, co-founder of Spot, which is expanding downtown.
IBJ received nearly 2,000 responses to a survey asking questions about downtown. The results aren’t scientific but they are interesting.
For the Feb. 17 issues of IBJ, staff photographers and freelancers took to the streets (and the air) to photograph the central city.
If downtown’s pandemic recovery had a report card, its tourism grade would be a B. And that’s not a subjective assessment. It’s based on newly released 2022 convention and tourism data.
Indianapolis plans to pilot a low-barrier shelter on city-owned property and create a master leasing program in which the city would lease units on behalf of property owners to low- or no-income individuals.
“My business model completely changed,” said Downtown Comics owner Doug Stephenson of the Market Street store. “If you look at my sales chart, everything moved from Wednesday, which is traditionally the biggest day for comic stores … to the weekends.”
