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Indy Chamber Foundation receives Lilly Endowment grant to study reconstruction options for downtown 65/70 interstate loop

(INDIANAPOLIS – February 13) Lilly Endowment has made a $475,000 grant to the Indy Chamber Foundation to conduct a threshold study exploring design alternatives for the downtown ‘Inner Loop’ of I-65/70, as major sections of the city’s interstate system are poised to require reconstruction. The study and long-term community vision …

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Behning recognizes 2020 Plainfield teacher of the year at Statehouse

STATEHOUSE (Feb. 12, 2020) – State Rep. Bob Behning (R-Indianapolis) Tuesday recognized Plainfield Community School Corp. Teacher of the Year Adam Ferguson in the House Chamber. Ferguson teaches CHAP (Cultural History of the American People), We the People, Dual Credit U.S. History and Advanced Placement Government at Plainfield High School, …

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Indy Chamber’s Business Ownership Initiative Poised to Grow after Successful 2019, CDFI Lender Certification

(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indy Chamber’s Business Ownership Initiative (BOI) reported on its successes supporting Indy-based businesses and aspiring employers in 2019, expanding lending capital and education resources on top of another year of 10,000+ hours of free business coaching and training opportunities. As the umbrella organization for the Indy Chamber’s …

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Plainfield Police Officer Arrested for OWI

PLAINFIELD, IN- Multiple Plainfield Police Department Officers were called to resolve a situation that activated the Emergency Response Team during the evening of Friday, February 7, 2020. Once on the scene, a Plainfield Police Officer observed another officer showing signs of possible alcohol impairment. The officer in question was off …

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