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Hopewell action on the ground moves ahead, as overall project assessment continues

Hopewell action on the ground moves ahead, as overall project assessment continues

On Monday, contracts for work on two specific buildings in the Hopewell neighborhood, the site of the former IU Health hospital, were approved by Bloomington’s five-member redevelopment commission. The former Bloomington Convalescent Center at 714 S. Rogers was subject of a $39,816 contract with VET Environmental Engineering, to

Rezone of lot to allow for commercial, not just industrial uses, gets OK from Monroe County

Rezone of lot to allow for commercial, not just industrial uses, gets OK from Monroe County

A lot just west of the city of Bloomington, which has been zoned for light industrial use for a couple of decades, but has seen no development, has been given a long list of extra allowable uses. Monroe County commissioners took action on the rezone request at last Wednesday’s

Democrats pick Courtney Daily to fill District 5 Bloomington city council vacancy

Democrats pick Courtney Daily to fill District 5 Bloomington city council vacancy

At a Saturday caucus of the Monroe County Democratic Party, Courtney Daily emerged as winner of the contest to fill the District 5 vacancy on the Bloomington city council. Daily was declared the winner after county chair David Henry broke a 4–4 tie in favor of Daily, over Jenny

9th District Dems: Monroe County chair ‘within his rights’ to preside over Saturday’s Bloomington city council vacancy caucus

9th District Dems: Monroe County chair ‘within his rights’ to preside over Saturday’s Bloomington city council vacancy caucus

Still set to preside over Saturday’s (March 2) three-way contested caucus to fill the vacancy in the District 5 Bloomington city council seat is Monroe County Democratic Party chair David Henry. The vacancy was left when Shruti Rana announced her resignation from the seat in mid-January, effective Feb. 7.

Next week: Bloomington to send invites to nonprofits to apply for $350K in social services grants

Next week: Bloomington to send invites to nonprofits to apply for $350K in social services grants

Next Monday (March 4), the initial invitation from Bloomington’s city council to apply for this year’s round of Jack Hopkins social services funding will be emailed to around 350 nonprofits. That’s according to Bloomington city council staff attorney Stephen Lucas, after a Thursday afternoon meeting of the

Bloomington city council OKs convention center interlocal accord, but not unanimously

Bloomington city council OKs convention center interlocal accord, but not unanimously

The governance structure for the expansion of the Monroe Convention center, which currently stands at 3rd Street and College Avenue, is now settled. On Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council approved its side of a four-way interlocal agreement about the way the Monroe County capital improvement board (CIB) will interact

Biopharma firm west of Bloomington gets $10.4M tax break, to make $225M investment, add 130 new jobs

Biopharma firm west of Bloomington gets $10.4M tax break, to make $225M investment, add 130 new jobs

A tax abatement worth a total of around $10.4 million, which was granted by Monroe County’s council on Tuesday night, has cleared the way for Simtra BioPharma Solutions (formerly Baxter Pharmaceutical) to build a 140,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at its Curry Pike facility just outside Bloomington’s western