Crew making quick progress on Citizens Energy sewage tunnel
The Deep Rock Tunnel is the largest public-works project in the city’s history, and Citizens customers are already paying for the first phase, which cost $444 million.
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Fishers, Noblesville put cuffs on charities to recoup tax revenue
Two growing Hamilton County communities looking to build their commercial tax base are taking steps to ensure land targeted for development doesn’t end up in the hands of organizations that don’t pay taxes.
Indiana county pushes ahead with fertilizer plant
The Pakistan-based developers of a fertilizer plant have won a southwestern Indiana county's initial approval for the project, weeks after the state pulled its support.
San Francisco firm set to land towing contract
AutoReturn is in line for a five-year citywide towing-management deal after getting unanimous approval Wednesday from the Indianapolis Board of Code Enforcement.
Goodwill to open four more dropout recovery schools
But further expansion is on hold because of a state freeze on new adult-focused charter schools. Lawmakers are concerned the schools are siphoning funds from K-12 education.
Indiana rolls back some 2010 Medicaid rate cuts
The state plans to spend $37 million more each year reimbursing providers. The increase would amount to 2 percent more for hospitals, nursing facilities, home health and immediate care providers.
Fraud victim says he was duped twice over land bank house
Joseph Satterfield says he paid twice for his residence at 624 Congress Ave., but he still doesn’t have his hands on the deed to the house that was held by the Indy Land Bank.
Miller Pipeline plans $5.3M expansion, more jobs
The Indianapolis-based subsidiary of Vectren Corp. plans to construct a 52,000-square-foot building at its 34-acre corporate campus at 8850 Crawfordsville Road.
Pence praises 1st-year prison job-skills program
A program aimed at teaching and training prison inmates skills needed to get jobs when they are released has led to more than 600 people being employed in its first year.
Marion mayor seeking GOP nod for Indiana treasurer
Former Olympic figure skater and Marion Mayor Wayne Seybold announced Tuesday he would seek the Republican nomination for the office primarily concerned with state investments and pensions.
Metropolitan development director gains deputy
The department has been without a deputy director since 2002, when former Mayor Bart Peterson eliminated the position because of budget reductions, DMD spokesman John Bartholomew said.
IEDC rolling out $1M diversity investment fund
Fund managers will seek to invest in companies owned by minorities, women and veterans that have sustainable competitive advantages, scalable business models and the potential for meaningful job creation.
Longtime business, civic leader Walls dies at 86
John W. Walls served as president of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce from 1977 to 1992 and as senior deputy mayor of Indianapolis under Richard Lugar.
Former Indy Chamber prez scores consulting work
Scott Miller, who resigned from the chamber post after less than two years to follow his entrepreneurial bent, will help two local startups get off the ground.
Pence administration shuffles several positions
One job change has led to a series of others in Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's five-month-old administration.
INDOT memo strips information in public tug-of-war
By one stroke this year, Indiana lawmakers and the new governor vastly improved the public's ability to find out how the show is run at the Statehouse, while in another, top managers at the Indiana Department of Transportation quietly clamped down on what's available.
Mainstreet plans $9.2M nursing home on northwest side
The 65,000-square-foot nursing-home and assisted-living facility would feature an Internet cafe, movie theaters and restaurant-style dining with an on-site chef.
FedEx seeks to build $34M distribution hub at Ameriplex
FedEx is looking to nearly double the size of its SmartPost distribution operations on the city's southwest side by building a bigger hub at the Ameriplex Indianapolis business park.
Indiana moving business-filing reminders online
Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson is moving away from paper to email for reminders to Indiana businesses to file their annual reports with the state.
Land bank legislation could get lost in shuffle of deep agenda
Legislative leaders recently assigned House Bill 1317 to the standing commission, which is also due to tackle such subjects as township assistance, agricultural land valuation and a motorsports commission.