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New York Street to close for 10 days beginning today

MARION COUNTY, Ind. – Starting early morning Wednesday, February 9, New York Street will close under I-65 between Davidson Street and Pine Street for overhead beam erection and will be completed on or after February 19, weather permitting. All eastbound traffic will be redirected to Ohio Street throughout the duration …

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Market Street closure extended to March 14

MARION COUNTY, Ind. – Market Street is currently closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic under I-65 between Davidson Street and Pine Street for structure excavation and shoring tower installation. This closure will now end on or after March 14, weather permitting, due to the recent harsh weather conditions. Throughout the …

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Circle Centre Development Company Soliciting Architectural Plans for Future Redevelopment of Circle Centre

Indianapolis, Ind. (February 4, 2022) – Circle Centre Development Company, a limited partnership of 17 business and corporate investors, and the original investors in Circle Centre, is soliciting innovative redevelopment ideas for the future uses and spaces of Circle Centre from a select group of architectural professionals. “Circle Centre is …

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State Police Investigating Two Separate Fatal Crashes

Indianapolis, IN – Troopers from the Indiana State Police are investigating two fatal crashes that occurred Friday evening, February 4, 2022.  At 5:25 p.m. dispatchers began receiving 911 calls about a serious crash on I-65 northbound at the 120.5 mile marker. Preliminary reports indicated two vehicles had collided and one of …

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Learn Sustainable Small Farm Living

A compact tract of land managed intensively can sustain a family and yield marketable products. Porter Farms just west of Danville demonstrates how it can be done. Small in scale, Porter Farms has vegetable gardens, raised growing beds, a high tunnel greenhouse, and it produces berries. The family-owned operation established …

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Behning: Supporting fairness in school funding

Recently, the Indiana House of Representatives voted in support of my legislation that would require public school corporations to share referendum tax dollars with charter schools enrolling students from that school corporation’s district. Our tax dollars should follow the student no matter what type of school they attend. Parents whose …

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Duke Energy prepared as winter storm moves through Indiana

PLAINFIELD, Ind. – Duke Energy said predicted heavy snow and freezing rain from today’s winter storm are likely to cause widespread power outages throughout Indiana. In advance of the storm, Duke Energy staged nearly 1,500 workers – power line technicians, damage assessors and vegetation workers – across its service area. …

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IndyGo Opens Applications for the IndyGROW Vendor Development Program

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 2, 2022) — IndyGo is accepting applications for its second year of the IndyGROW Vendor Development Program created for small businesses interested in improving their proposal writing skills. IndyGROW stands for goals, reality, opportunities and will. During the program, participants will talk about current obstacles they’re facing as …

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