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Expanded FedEx cargo hub not meeting expectations

June 15, 2009

Indianapolis International Airport, already suffering from a 10-percent drop in passenger traffic and a projected $15 million
revenue shortfall this year, is also feeling financial drag from its single most important tenant. FedEx Express cargo shipments,
which amount to about half of the $25 million in airfield fees generated at the airport, fell
16 percent in the first three months of this year vs. the same period last year.

Transit can be economic engine

June 1, 2009

We applaud the efforts of those who are laying the groundwork for viable mass transit in the Indianapolis area.

Transit, sustainable development likely to be themes in rescue of near-north neighborhood

June 1, 2009

Local leaders and, soon, a national team of experts, are quietly developing a strategy to revitalize Marion County’s biggest
concentration of brownfield sites and impoverished urban neighborhoods, centered at East 22nd Street and the Monon Trail.

Project manager named for I-70 beautification

May 25, 2009

Cripe Architects and Engineers has been named lead consultant on a $2 million project to beautify five Interstate 70 interchanges.

Not shying away from private jet sales

May 11, 2009

Eagle Creek Aviation Services CEO Matt Hagans has taken delivery of the first of 17 Phenom 100 business jets from Brazilian
aircraft maker Embraer.

Grad students dream up plans for mass transit

April 27, 2009

Architecture and urban design students from Ball State have created a vision for urban renewal that is arguably more compelling
than the Central Indiana Regional
Transit Authority’s principal, utilitarian goal of reducing northeast-side highway congestion and air pollution by running
a diesel commuter train atop the old Nickel Plate Railroad corridor.

Price tag for I-69 project growing

April 20, 2009

The environmental report shows that the extension for Interstate 69 will cost at least $3 billion.

Project aims to make electric plug-in cars a reality

April 6, 2009

A partnership of electric utilities and technology companies is intent on making Indianapolis the first city in the nation to test plug-in electrics on a mass scale, perhaps starting later this year.

Ballard trip to explore clean energy

April 6, 2009

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and other city officials will travel to Brazil in May to explore renewable-energy production,
in hopes of making the city a leader in the technology.

Auto sellers want refuge from industry fallout, but trio of bills have fallen flat at Statehouse

March 30, 2009

Car dealers fearful of losing their flagship brands if auto manufacturers crash and burn aren’t getting much help from the
Indiana General Assembly.

Mass transit crucial to region’s success

March 30, 2009

To support quality of life initiatives and boost economic development, Indiana government and its citizens must develop quality mass transit systems.

Railroad getting boost from mine in Sullivan County

March 30, 2009

Indiana Railroad Co. has coupled onto its “largest single new business opportunity ever” with plans to serve Peabody Energy’s new Bear Run Mine in Sullivan County, said IRR President and CEO Thomas G. Hoback.

Hendricks airport to grow

March 23, 2009

The Indianapolis Airport Authority is planning improvements to Gordon Graham Field in Hendricks County, including a runway extension and a second terminal.

Quest for new rocket fuel leads scientists to kitchen

March 16, 2009

At Purdue University, the quest for a new missile and spacecraft fuel has
brought together an oil-and-vinegar mix of rocket scientists and food scientists.

Local company out to turn algae into fuel of future

March 16, 2009

Stellarwind is believed to be the first algae-oil company in Indiana and among dozens of others around the country at the
forefront of what’s being called the third wave of biofuels production.

Potent potential for ethanol?

March 16, 2009

Poet Biorefining has four more Indiana ethanol plants on the drawing board, but they’ll stay on paper until capital markets
and demand for the biofuel improve, an executive of the South Dakota company said on a recent trip to Indianapolis

U.S. 31 project means massive changes for booming retail corridor

March 9, 2009

Lauth Properties alleges in a lawsuit that the state’s plan to rebuild 13 miles of U.S. 31 in Hamilton County to freeway standards
will cut off access to a property it owns in Westfield, killing plans for a Wal-Mart there.

Airport concessions awarded

March 2, 2009

Indianapolis International Airport cleaned up at the Airport Revenue News’ 2009 Best Concession Awards Feb. 15 in Orlando,
Fla.

New terminal plays big role in city marketing campaign

February 23, 2009

Local tourism supporters are prominently featuring the Indianapolis International Airport’s makeover in a branding campaign rolled out earlier this month.

Activity at Statehouse picks up, but how much is getting done?

February 16, 2009

After a surprisingly slow month of January, the pace of legislative action picked up considerably during the first two weeks
of February.

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