Sunday, December 23, 2007

Hamilton County Groups Split $500,000 in Grants

Inside INdiana Business:
"Ten local non-profit organizations will receive a total of $500,000 in grants from the Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau in 2008 as award recipients from the Destination: Hamilton County Community Development Fund, the bureau announced.

Nineteen organizations originally requested funds, and eleven county organizations were invited to apply for Destination: Hamilton County funds. Ten awards have been made in the highly competitive grant process. Grants were chosen by a committee that included tourism professionals, board and community representatives and, county council members, in a lengthy review process.

The Destination Hamilton County program is designed to encourage, support, and assist in the development or creation of projects to further the development of tourism in Hamilton County and to strengthen community."

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Congresswoman Julia Carson dies

IndyStar.com:
"Congresswoman Julia Carson died this morning at the age of 69.

Carson’s death comes just weeks after she announced she was dying of lung cancer and would not seek re-election to a seventh term in 2008.
Two days later, she said she would not seek re-election, saying her time away from Congress would be “a time to weep and a time to laugh,” and she added, “a time to heal.”"

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Swearing In Ceremony

The Other Side of Beech Grove:
"You are cordially invited to attend the upcoming City of Beech Grove Swearing-in Ceremony of newly elected City officials on Saturday, December 29 from 2-4 p.m. at the Hornet Park Community Center.

Our new clerk-treasurer, first-ever city judge, seven council members and myself will be sworn-in at this public ceremony, which will include a program led by Master of Ceremonies West Point Cadet and Beech Grove native Eddie Mobley."

Child-alert system will start in days

IndyStar.com:
"The system expected to debut in Marion County next week would tell police whether they are heading to an address under scrutiny by the Department of Child Services.

The plan to improve the sharing of information between law enforcement and child welfare agencies came out of a meeting Monday called by Marion County juvenile court Judge Marilyn Moores to discuss communications gaps revealed by the death of TaJanay Bailey. The 3-year-old died Nov. 27 as a result, prosecutors say, of abuse and neglect at the hands of her mother, Charity Bailey, and the woman's boyfriend, Lawrence Green."

Indianapolis Firefighters Rescue Two Children from Blaze

Firehouse.com News:
"Two children were taken to a hospital in serious condition after firefighters rescued them from a burning home on the city's west side Monday night, officials said.

A man who escaped from the fire in the 3500 block of West 12th Street suffered minor injuries, officials said.

When firefighters arrived, the man, who was in the front yard, told them that the children still were inside the home. Firefighters found the children in a back bedroom, officials said."

Panel Plots 27 Steps To Fix Indiana

Journal and Courier Online:
"A bipartisan panel on local government reform has suggested sweeping changes for Indiana: no township trustees, no elected sheriffs and no tiny school districts.

The commission wants one elected county chief executive who would oversee county government and appoint other county offices, including sheriff, assessor, coroner and auditor.

Township governments would be eliminated, with their duties shifted to the county executive. Small school districts would be reorganized to have at least 2,000 students."

Sunday, December 9, 2007

High-Tech Company Investing in Former Indianapolis Mall

Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick:
"Mayor Bart Peterson today joined community and business leaders to announce a multi-million dollar investment that will transform the former Eastgate Consumer Mall on the city’s Eastside into a high-tech data hub and office center.

Lifeline Data Centers, LLC, a local high-tech company specializing in securely hosting and maintaining data and applications for businesses and government clients, will purchase the Eastgate property and invest nearly $23 million to transform the site into a state-of-the art facility to house it’s expanding business.

“Together, the City of Indianapolis and Eastside community leaders have made tremendous progress in bringing business and investment back to the East Washington Street corridor,” Mayor Peterson said. “Eastgate has always been a challenge in this vision for a revitalized Eastside, but this major commitment by Lifeline will open the floodgates for more investment and even greater progress.”"

Property tax foes join forces Alliance will lobby legislators not just to cut levy but repeal it

Hoosiers For Fair Taxation:
"John Price, a lawyer who represented taxpayers in a lawsuit claiming the property-tax system was unconstitutional, said yesterday that the legislative tax debate is missing a serious discussion of the elimination of property taxes, despite the idea's popularity.

That's why 10 taxpayer groups have decided to create the Indiana Property Tax Repeal Alliance. Price, the alliance's chairman, said many of the members helped Republican Greg Ballard win the mayor's race in Indianapolis, where property taxes emerged as a key issue. 'The purpose of the alliance is to ensure the taxpayers who were heard in this election very soundly will be heard in this chamber and the chamber across the hall,' Price said, standing in front of the Indiana House."

Mike Dunleavy Jr. Has Been Reborn in Indiana

HOOPSWORLD:
"So when Dunleavy was traded last season to the Indiana Pacers, he viewed it as a chance to wipe the slate clean. Chapter two of Dunleavy's career has proved to be his most prosperous as he's averaging over five points above his career average in his new home city of Indianapolis. He's also shooting over 41% from beyond the arc, which is seven percentage points higher than his career-average. After catching up with Dunleavy earlier this week in Los Angeles, the broad smile on his face told the entire story about just how happy he is now to be playing for head coach Jim O'Brien and the Indiana Pacers."

Effort begins on bid to get Super Bowl here in 2012

IndyStar.com:
"Work is under way on a bid to lure the Super Bowl to Indianapolis in 2012, the president of the city's convention and visitors association said Friday.

Indianapolis is the first city to publicly express its interest, though New Orleans, Phoenix and Tampa, Fla., are likely contenders.

The city faces an April 1 deadline to submit its bid. NFL team owners are expected to decide at their annual meeting in June in Atlanta where the 2012 Super Bowl will be held.

Bob Bedell, the president and CEO of the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association, said Indianapolis should have an easier time preparing this bid based on its experience in vying for the 2011 Super Bowl. That game went to Dallas."

Lugar Leadership Center To Open at University of Indianapolis

WISH TV 8:
"Developing new leaders for Indiana, the nation and the world is the reason for a new center at the University of Indianapolis and Indiana senator Richard Lugar is at the heart of it.

The Richard G. Lugar Center for Tomorrow's leaders will be a permanent home for an annual symposium that gathers Indiana's top high school juniors for discussions on public issues and world events. Senator Lugar started the symposium back in 1977 and it's been held at the University of Indianapolis every year.

'The idea is that there is a sense in which p[eople can give back, but they need to prepare for that. Think about that as a career choice to have opportunities to see it in action and those are the kinds of things we want to do with the center,' said University of Indianapolis President Dr. Beverly Pitts."

Sale of 26 Marsh stores approved by bankruptcy court, remaining 18 stores to close

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