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Bloomington city council gives up right-of-way for easier development of Trades District hotel

Bloomington city council gives up right-of-way for easier development of Trades District hotel

The vacation of an alley in Bloomington's Trades District was approved by the city council at its regular Wednesday meeting. Giving up the government's right to the public right-of-way in the form of an alley will make it easier for Alluinn IU Trades District Hotel to

2 leases OK'd by Bloomington: K23 Films, Weddle Bros.

2 leases OK'd by Bloomington: K23 Films, Weddle Bros.

Two leases were approved by Bloomington's redevelopment commission (RDC) at its regular Monday meeting, which reflected incremental moves on two big projects, even if the dollar amounts were small. In one case the dollar amount was zero—a temporary lease to Weddle Brothers, to use part of the

Shared scooter data: Fewer rides, maybe due to snowy winter, but Bird 'doubling down' on Bloomington

Shared scooter data: Fewer rides, maybe due to snowy winter, but Bird 'doubling down' on Bloomington

So far this year, significantly fewer rides have been taken on Bird electric scooters this year than in 2024, despite the fact that Bird no longer faces any competition in Bloomington's shared scooter market. That's based on the numbers available in the city of Bloomington'

Site review for hotel takes step forward, as project lags behind Bloomington Convention Center expansion

Site review for hotel takes step forward, as project lags behind Bloomington Convention Center expansion

On Monday, an incremental step was taken towards getting a developer to build a hotel to support the expansion of the Bloomington Convention Center. Bloomington's redevelopment commission (RDC), which owns the property at 216 S. College Avenue, authorized spending up to $100,000 to "undertake investigation and

Cost for shoring, repair of century-old brick wall in Trades District could reach $600K

Cost for shoring, repair of century-old brick wall in Trades District could reach $600K

It could cost up to a half million dollars to permanently repair the south brick wall of the former Showers Brothers Furniture building that houses The Mill in Bloomington's Trades District. The half million comes on top of the roughly $100,000 it already took to shore up

Duke Energy's plan to build $3B gas-fired plant called 'insane and immoral' at Bloomington field hearing

Duke Energy's plan to build $3B gas-fired plant called 'insane and immoral' at Bloomington field hearing

On Thursday, around 50 people gathered at the Bloomington Convention Center to give testimony at a field hearing about a proposal from Duke Energy that would increase electric bills to help pay for its planned construction of a new natural gas-fired plant. The new plant would be located at its

Bloomington Convention Center expansion moves ahead with design and bidding, bonds sold at just under 5% rate

Bloomington Convention Center expansion moves ahead with design and bidding, bonds sold at just under 5% rate

On Wednesday afternoon, the Bloomington Convention Center expansion project took another step forward. The Monroe County capital improvement board (CIB) gave a green light for owner's representative JS Held to release for bidding the second of the GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price) construction packages. GMP 2 covers the structural