Dr. Jerome Adams was first appointed state health commissioner in October 2014 by then-Gov. Mike Pence. He has focused on issues such as the state’s opioid epidemic, high infant mortality rate and high rate of smoking.
The 16 Tech innovation district, an ambitious economic development project in the works in Indianapolis for more than a decade, has hired a top executive whose goal is to turn the downtrodden area into a thriving center for entrepreneurship and innovation.
The City of Indianapolis and Hamilton County Tourism are asking interested development teams to submit their credentials for the project.
The increases affect everything from notary services to teacher background checks to fuel prices, such as a 10 cents-per-gallon gasoline tax increase starting July 1.
In a lawsuit filed this month in Marion Superior Court, Indianapolis claims its northern neighbor is encroaching on the city’s corporate boundary. The seven-page complaint is seeking a preliminary injunction preventing Carmel from continuing with plans to build four roundabouts.
Top Senate Republicans prepared Wednesday to release their plan for dismantling President Barack Obama’s health care law.
The wife of Congressman Luke Messer, a likely Senate candidate, averages a 26.5-hour work week in her $240,000-a-year job doing legal consulting for Fishers, according to timesheets reviewed by The Associated Press.
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.
Already holding the title for longest state budget stalemate, Illinois is poised to enter a third year without a spending plan. Unpaid bills are piling up, and rating agencies are threatening to downgrade the state’s credit to “junk.”
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., vows that Republicans will complete tax reform this year despite myriad obstacles. But others are less optimistic.
The U.S. Justice Department said it chose cities that have higher-than-average rates of violence and showed receptiveness to receiving assistance.
A six-month-long study of development scenarios along a 10-mile stretch of Mount Comfort Road is feeding local leaders with data on potential projects and helping guide land-use decisions.
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.
Indiana already has a burgeoning aerospace industry with players such as Rolls-Royce, GE Aviation, and Raytheon Co., but economic development officials say further growth is possible.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. said the Purdue-based partnership will create the nation's most advanced turbine lab for compact gas engines.
The executive director of the Carmel Redevelopment Commission is expected to file her candidacy paperwork for 29th Senate District, which Sen. Mike Delph has led since 2005.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb's administration entered a one-year contract last month with Shelbyville firm McNeely Stephenson to handle the "unusually high" number of requests.
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.
A Pence spokesman said the vice president and former Indiana governor retained Richard Cullen, chairman of McGuireWoods LLP, to deal with inquiries.
State officials say a minimum-security prison that's operated in Indianapolis for nearly 150 years will close its doors on or before July 31.
