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Cook Medical president creates roadmap for neighborhood renewal

Cook Medical President Pete Yonkman says it’s time for CEOs to get down in the trenches to help their neighborhoods.... Read More

Indy council to consider ban on retail sales of cats, dogs and rabbits

Several Indianapolis City-County Council members are seeking to ban most local retail sales of cats, dogs and rabbits in an effort to prevent an expansion of puppy mills and reduce overcrowding and understaffing at the city animal shelter.... Read More

Council committee OKs $18.8M in bonds for City Market East

An Indianapolis City-County Council committee passed a group of proposals to set the stage for the $180 million City Market East project. A proposal to provide the project $18.8 million in tax increment financing bonds passed, pending full council approval.... Read More

Architects push for restoration of historic preservation tax credit

A group of architects is pushing the Legislature to reestablish Indiana’s historic preservation tax credit for commercial buildings, an effort to create more incentive for developers to rehab vacant, deteriorating institutional structures.... Read More

Indy library board member resigns amid continued backlash

TD Robinson, the senior pastor of Mt. Paran Baptist Church, has resigned from the Indianapolis Public Library Board amid an ongoing controversy over the selection of a new library CEO.... Read More

Lilly Endowment announces $80M in grants to Indy Parks

The Indianapolis Department of Parks & Recreation will receive $80 million in grants for improvements and updates from the Lilly Endowment, city and parks officials announced Tuesday. The historic donation will provide funding for improvements at 42 parks in the Indy Parks system.... Read More

Councilors urge Indy library to appoint Hayes as CEO

A letter signed Thursday by 16 Democratic city-county councilors is urging the Indianapolis Public Library Board to offer Nichelle Hayes the position of CEO following community outrage that she was passed over for the job.... Read More

Marion County fair board in legal fight with former executive director

The Marion County Agricultural Fair Association Inc. is locked in an ongoing legal feud with its former executive director. The dispute began this summer when the board sued Jeremiah Tevebaugh for failing to evacuate fair property following his termination. ... Read More

Indy library board critics demand answers, call for resignations

The Indianapolis Public Library Board of Trustees meeting on Monday night brought a large and sometimes raucous crowd looking for answers and even board members’ resignations. Nearly 100 people attended the meeting, many supporting Nichelle Hayes for CEO. ... Read More

UPDATE: IndyPL CEO candidate declines job offer amid uproar

The Indianapolis Public Library Board’s choice for a new CEO has declined the job following pushback from community members who favored interim CEO Nichelle Hayes in that role.... Read More