Nuclear power could get a second chance in Indiana
Some once-leery states, including Indiana, are taking a new look at nuclear power as a way to preserve jobs and help decarbonize the electric grid.
Some once-leery states, including Indiana, are taking a new look at nuclear power as a way to preserve jobs and help decarbonize the electric grid.
Despite Indiana’s economic development successes, industry experts say the state must do more to attract multibillion-dollar megadeals like ones other states have recently landed.
Senate Bill 361 would make it possible for the Indiana Economic Development Corp. to create districts across the state to capture sites for large-scale economic development projects.
Lawmakers are also debating bills about teaching race and gender issues in schools, energy issues and economic development incentives.
One piece of an extensive piece of legislation to restructure the incentive toolkit of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. would create a statewide remote-worker grant program.
IBJ asked Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers to explain how the Indiana Economic Development Corp. will implement his themes of Environment, Economy of the Future, Entrepreneurship, Energy and External Engagement.
Indianapolis hopes to spur development with a request for development proposals for historic buildings at 752 E. Market St. and 730 E. Washington St.
The Legislature is considering a bill that could give tourism groups statewide another tool in trying to lure dozens of additional events every year.
A package of five bills focused on reducing violent crime, particularly in Marion County, all will move to the Indiana House of Representatives for further consideration.
Conditions at Lakeside Pointe have been on the decline for years. Residents have reported going weeks without hot water, air conditioning and heating; raw sewage leaks; and a dozen fires.
Nearly two years into the pandemic, the agency that oversees the convention center, Lucas Oil Stadium and other sports venues has been able to pay its bills without layoffs or long-term facilities closures.
Originally intended to divert low-level, nonviolent offenders from criminal justice apparatus, the AIC has assessed 1,700 residents for struggles with mental health or substance abuse disorders.
Senate Bill 325, authored by Republican Sen. Travis Holdman, chairman of the powerful Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee, would make any retail item purchased July 15-31 exempt from Indiana’s 7% sales tax.
But some Republican legislators still want to cut what they consider the last blemish on the state’s otherwise business-friendly tax structure: the business personal property tax.
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is again calling for legislation that it says would remove some of the local hurdles such projects now face.
Reducing the business tax on equipment and modernizing tax incentives to attract more businesses to Indiana are among the top items on Gov. Eric Holcomb’s 2022 “Next Level Agenda,” which he announced Monday afternoon.
The affordable housing complex’s owner plans to pump $23 million into major renovations, more than double the 40-year-old property’s valued worth.
The area includes four neighborhoods: Hillside, Martindale-Brightwood, Oakhill and Ralston-Hovey-Arsenal. Staff, community organizations and residents have been working on the housing district, the redevelopment zone and a plan for the area for two years.
The Biden administration released an ambitious federal strategy Monday to build 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the country and bring down the cost of electric cars with the goal of transforming the U.S. auto industry.
The 17 applications outline hundreds of projects in urban and rural communities, from mixed-use developments, affordable housing, local downtown renovations and workforce training programs to new parks, trails, sports complexes and concert venues.