Local resettlement groups prepare for Afghan evacuees
At least 490 Afghan refugees are expected to permanently resettle in Indiana in the coming weeks or months, and not-for-profit resettlement agencies are preparing to assist them.
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Boone County considering income tax hike to expand jail
The clock is ticking for officials to decide whether they’ll raise local income taxes to pay for a $45 million to $50 million jail expansion and justice center to alleviate overcrowding.
Former Rep. Messer jumps to Bose Public Affairs Group
Luke Messer has left law firm Faegre Drinker to join Indianapolis-based Bose Public Affairs Group LLC, where he will counsel corporate clients in Indiana and in Washington, D.C., on governmental matters.
City explores future of its downtown buildings
Officials are taking a fresh, hard look at municipal-owned real estate as part of a larger effort to repurpose several sites that will be largely vacated as agencies move to the Community Justice Campus.
Indiana grants aim to keep factories on cutting edge of technology
Manufacturing Readiness Grants launched last year as a pilot to stimulate private-sector investments in modernizing Indiana’s manufacturing sector.
Indy puts millions toward anti-flooding projects
Indy’s City-County Council approved $50 million in new bonds this month to tackle a backlog of drainage projects across the city.
Indianapolis greenways to get $25M after unanimous council approval
The money will go toward design, construction and inspection for nine trail and greenway projects, including Pleasant Run Trail and Pogue’s Run Trail.
Key Democrat favors cutting Biden budget plan by more than half
A Democratic senator vital to the fate of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion plan for social and environmental spending said Sunday he won’t support even half that amount or the ambitious timetable envisioned for passing it.
Indy Chamber eco-devo guru expects West 16th Street corridor to gain momentum
Portia Bailey-Bernard of the Indy Chamber says projects like the $60 million redevelopment of the Stutz business campus and the expansion of IU Health’s downtown campus will help reshape the northern portion of downtown.
Kentucky lawmakers OK incentives bill aimed at mega projects
Economic development projects topping $2 billion would be eligible for the incentives. Gov. Andy Beshear has said the state is pursuing at least five projects of that magnitude.
Four local manufacturers score Manufacturing Readiness grants
More than $2.8 million has been awarded to 34 companies across the state in the fourth round of Indiana’s Manufacturing Readiness Grant program, the state announced Thursday morning.
IMPD talks through 2022 budget, hours after police fatally shoot homicide suspect
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is asking for $265 million, a $3.7 million increase from its approved 2021 budget.
Indianapolis locks in new transit-focused zoning changes
The ordinance is increasingly relevant with construction on the second of three rapid-transit bus lines starting as soon as February, thanks to an $81 million federal transportation grant IndyGo landed last week.
Officials want input on recasting City-County Building, leaning toward residential
Indianapolis is getting serious about possible redevelopment of the City-County Building, now that half of the 28-story monolith is set to be empty within months.
The rise and fall of a renewable energy darling
The U.S. government is suing WindStream, which shut down in 2016. It says the company owes $3.12 million in loans that the U.S. Export-Import Bank guaranteed as WindStream was expanding globally.
IEDC chief makes new hire for his leadership team
Indiana’s new Secretary of Commerce, Brad Chambers, is shaping his executive team, bringing in David Rosenberg as executive vice president of the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
Beck’s opens world-class soybean tower in $62M expansion
The 10-story tower in northern Hamilton County is one of the largest soybean processing towers in the world, capable of processing three million bushels of soybeans annually, doubling Beck’s processing at the location.
Hogsett: ‘It only makes sense’ for prosecutor’s office to move to new justice campus
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett on Monday said he thinks the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office should relocate from downtown to the new Community Justice Campus, but that decision is still up in the air, according to Prosecutor Ryan Mears.
Prosecutor uncertain whether he’ll move offices to Community Justice Campus
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said his hesitancy arises from concerns over how such a move could increase the prosecutor’s operating costs.
State hopes $275M overhaul of rest stops entices travelers to stay in Indiana
The welcome centers will feature area-specific design features and exhibits intended to entice out-of-state travelers to visit regional attractions, including state parks.