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The sudden surge in announced centers—representing more than $15 billion in potential investment—has generated a lot of concern about their drain on Indiana utilities and, in some cases, their water-intensive cooling systems.
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In November, a Department of Public Works staffer revealed to the Board of Public Works in a public meeting that the Hogsett administration is now planning for a rollout three years later than the original target.
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The state and the city of Noblesville are setting the stage to overhaul four intersections along a 2-mile stretch: at Greenfield Avenue, Town and Country Boulevard, Pleasant Street and State Road 32/38.
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Representatives from Eli Lilly, Cook Medical and other Hoosier businesses gave advice about tariffs during the Indiana District Export Council’s annual trade and business conference Thursday at Newfields.
Young, R-Indiana, and fellow Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, reintroduced legislation to jumpstart the country’s “rusted” shipbuilding industry and increase onshore ship production that has largely shifted to China.
The South Korean chip maker’s proposed $3.87 billion manufacturing campus in Indiana is still on track after the West Lafayette City Council approved the request following a 7-hour public meeting.
Cities and their fire departments are feeling the strain as post-pandemic wait times and costs for new fire trucks have shot up—due in part to industry consolidation.
Business owners can expect some tax relief and a new state small business office, but the Indiana Economic Development Corp. will have less money for some of its operations and programs under the next two-year budget.
The bipartisan bill requires the IEDC to be more transparent when it makes large land purchases for major projects like the massive LEAP business park in Boone County.
Indiana lawmakers discovered this legislative session that performing major financial surgery on multibillion-dollar nonprofit hospital systems is a motley and entangled task.
Retailers across the Indianapolis area and across the country are bracing for the full impact of recent Trump administration tariffs, which they see as an immediate threat to their businesses.
The actions stem from growing concerns over how the state conducts economic development activities, how much it spends on those activities and how transparent it is about its business.
The new budget proposal provides more funding for operations and business-promotion support for the Indiana Economic Development Corp., but cuts five funds and programs totaling $35 million.
Gov. Mike Braun told IBJ on Tuesday that his office was finalizing the details of an independent audit of the state’s economic development agency: “Hoosier taxpayers deserve clear accountability for how their dollars are spent.”
Gov. Mike Braun’s new executive orders require the state to develop a statewide water inventory and management plan, and establish a body that will spearhead efforts to reclaim rare earth elements from legacy coal byproducts.
Legislators determined to cut property tax bills for homeowners and businesses are set to leave local officials with difficult choices about whether to cut services or raise income taxes to make up for substantial funding gaps.
The Trump administration’s recent announcement that it plans to eliminate about 3,500 FDA jobs is creating uncertainty among Indianapolis-area companies that interact with the federal agency.
Cities and towns around central Indiana are preparing to move forward on projects that will receive funding through the second round of state-funded regional grants from the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
The Governor’s Office singled out the Indiana Economic Development Foundation, which supports IEDC travel and business-attraction efforts, for failing to produce years of transparency reports.
A bill that would tweak language from a 2022 law establishing a filmmaking tax credit might make the languishing credit more likely to attract productions and generate economic activity.
Data center construction has been met with some apprehension, including the low number of jobs produced for the large tax incentives and utility burden these developments require.
Frozen grants, delayed allocations and terminated funds are all examples of what Indianapolis housing providers and builders face as President Donald Trump’s administration slashes federal programs and jobs.
Secretary of State Diego Morales said the trip was privately funded, but his office did declined to tell IBJ who paid for the trip.
