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Dave Askins

Dave Askins

Bloomington, Indiana

Dave Askins is editor and publisher of The B Square Bulletin. A Hoosier native with a background in math and linguistics, he previously co-founded the Ann Arbor Chronicle with his wife, Mary Morgan.

Convention center capital board picks JS Held as owner’s rep, issues RFQ for hotel

Convention center capital board picks JS Held as owner’s rep, issues RFQ for hotel

JS Held will be the owner’s representative for the Monroe Convention Center expansion project. At its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, the seven-member Monroe County capital improvement board approved a motion for selection of JS Held as owner’s rep, after a three-member board committee interviewed the firm and

Bloomington Transit looking for $35M from feds to build $43.75M new facility for operations, bus storage

Bloomington Transit looking for $35M from feds to build $43.75M new facility for operations, bus storage

Bloomington Transit (BT) is looking to build a new $43.75-million administrative, operations and maintenance complex, to replace the one currently at Grimes Lane. On Tuesday night, the BT board approved a resolution that is supposed to help pay for that new complex. The resolution authorizes BT general manager John

Rezone of 140 acres for up to 4,250 housing units gets thumbs up from Bloomington plan commission

Rezone of 140 acres for up to 4,250 housing units gets thumbs up from Bloomington plan commission

A rezone request from Sudbury Partners, LLC for about 140 acres in the southwest part of the city has been forwarded by Bloomington’s plan commission to the city council with a positive recommendation. Action by the commission on the rezone request from Sudbury Associates came on Tuesday night. The

MHG ups ante to compete for hotel project in Trades District, Bloomington’s RDC puts off decision for now

MHG ups ante to compete for hotel project in Trades District, Bloomington’s RDC puts off decision for now

It still seems likely that some kind of boutique hotel will be developed in the Trades District. But on Monday night, uncertainty emerged about who the developer will be. On Monday’s agenda for Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC) was a resolution to approve a letter of intent with Pure

Tuesday: Bloomington plan commission to vote on rezone rec for 140 acres in city’s southwest

Tuesday: Bloomington plan commission to vote on rezone rec for 140 acres in city’s southwest

For a special meeting on Tuesday, Bloomington’s plan commission has set an agenda to hear a single petition—for the rezone of nearly 140 undeveloped acres in the southwest part of the city. It’s located northwest of RCA Community Park. If the rezone for the Summit District is

Bloomington RDC to weigh Pure Development hotel proposal as best of 3 choices in Trades District

Bloomington RDC to weigh Pure Development hotel proposal as best of 3 choices in Trades District

A letter of intent with Pure Development to build a $35-million, 150-room boutique hotel in Bloomington’s Trades District could get approval from the city’s redevelopment commission (RDC) on Monday. The non-binding letter of intent with the Indianapolis firm appears on the agenda for Bloomington’s RDC at its

Oral arguments heard in Bloomington’s annexation lawsuit, decision at least a month away

Oral arguments heard in Bloomington’s annexation lawsuit, decision at least a month away

On Friday morning, oral arguments were heard in a constitutional challenge that the city of Bloomington has made to a 2019 state law, which causes annexation waivers to expire after 15 years. After arguments were presented, which lasted about an hour, judge Nathan Nikirk, did not have any questions for