Taylor Wooten
@taylorwooten.bsky.social
City gov & politics reporter for the Indianapolis Business Journal. Hobby jogger. Part-time assistant middle school XC coach.
We have more details on data center plans for 13 acres in Martindale-Brightwood:
www.ibj.com/articles/los...
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Los Angeles-based startup behind proposed Martindale-Brightwood data center - Indianapolis Business Journal
The company describes the data center planned for 2505 N. Sherman Drive as “state-of-the-art” and “high-density” with an air-and-water-based cooling system.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
We have more details on data center plans for 13 acres in Martindale-Brightwood:
www.ibj.com/articles/los...
www.ibj.com/articles/los...
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A small-scale data center in Martindale Brightwood? A company has bought 13 acres for that purpose, @taylorwooten.bsky.social reports
(paywall)
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(paywall)
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Company pursuing small-scale data center in Martindale-Brightwood - Indianapolis Business Journal
The project is proposed for a 13-acre parcel east of Brightwood Plaza that was home to the now-demolished Sherman Drive-In from 1965 to 1983.
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September 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A small-scale data center in Martindale Brightwood? A company has bought 13 acres for that purpose, @taylorwooten.bsky.social reports
(paywall)
www.ibj.com/articles/unk...
(paywall)
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Proud of this one:
Indiana lawmakers want IN to be a mecca for data centers, offering generous tax incentives.
But recently small communities in various pockets of the state have pressured local officials to block new data center projects.
www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/ind...
Indiana lawmakers want IN to be a mecca for data centers, offering generous tax incentives.
But recently small communities in various pockets of the state have pressured local officials to block new data center projects.
www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/ind...
Indiana state officials want to attract data centers. Local communities are beginning to push back - Inside INdiana Business
In multiple Indiana communities, resistance to data centers is mounting. Here's how Kosciuszko County and Valparaiso organized against the projects.
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May 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Proud of this one:
Indiana lawmakers want IN to be a mecca for data centers, offering generous tax incentives.
But recently small communities in various pockets of the state have pressured local officials to block new data center projects.
www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/ind...
Indiana lawmakers want IN to be a mecca for data centers, offering generous tax incentives.
But recently small communities in various pockets of the state have pressured local officials to block new data center projects.
www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/ind...
Indianapolis’ public housing agency, which has been under federal management since April, now has a leader experienced in rehabilitating similar organizations.
www.ibj.com/articles/im-...
www.ibj.com/articles/im-...
'I'm no stranger to hard work': New CEO takes helm of Indianapolis Housing Agency - Indianapolis Business Journal
The troubled housing agency's new chief executive is credited with leading two public housing agencies out of scandal and federal receivership.
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March 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Indianapolis’ public housing agency, which has been under federal management since April, now has a leader experienced in rehabilitating similar organizations.
www.ibj.com/articles/im-...
www.ibj.com/articles/im-...
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Going the extra mile: Documentary film to focus on Indianapolis activist Richard Propes, who tours by wheelchair to eliminate medical debt of fellow Hoosiers. Details at Indianapolis Business Journal: shorturl.at/wEYIu
January 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Going the extra mile: Documentary film to focus on Indianapolis activist Richard Propes, who tours by wheelchair to eliminate medical debt of fellow Hoosiers. Details at Indianapolis Business Journal: shorturl.at/wEYIu
(I am trying to make sure to post things on Bluesky as well as the other app but I am bad at it. Here is a cat photo for your patience)
January 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
(I am trying to make sure to post things on Bluesky as well as the other app but I am bad at it. Here is a cat photo for your patience)
And here’s my story on the finale of the latest city vs. state billboard saga, including the list of industry demands and where the city compromised:
www.ibj.com/articles/bil...
www.ibj.com/articles/bil...
Billboard compromise receives final approval from City-County Council - Indianapolis Business Journal
The proposed ordinance upholds the city’s prohibition on new billboards inside Interstate 465, but allows outdoor advertising companies to relocate a sign within the same parcel of land.
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January 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
And here’s my story on the finale of the latest city vs. state billboard saga, including the list of industry demands and where the city compromised:
www.ibj.com/articles/bil...
www.ibj.com/articles/bil...
The Indy Board of Public Works narrowly decided yesterday that the city will burn trash for another decade. The contract with Covanta (now rebranded as Reworld) did not appear on the public agenda ahead of the meeting.
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Indianapolis commits to incinerating municipal trash through 2035 - Indianapolis Business Journal
The Indianapolis Board of Public Works voted narrowly Wednesday to continue sending the bulk of Marion County's waste to an incinerator that burns trash to create steam energy through 2035.
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January 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Indy Board of Public Works narrowly decided yesterday that the city will burn trash for another decade. The contract with Covanta (now rebranded as Reworld) did not appear on the public agenda ahead of the meeting.
www.ibj.com/articles/ind...
www.ibj.com/articles/ind...
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"That means Mayor Joe Hogsett — whose administration set the goal in 2019 and who highlighted sustainability in his first campaign for reelection — probably won’t be in office when the curbside pickups begin (assuming he keeps his pledge not to run for a fourth term)."
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Indianapolis won't begin universal curbside recycling until 2028 - Indianapolis Business Journal
In November, a Department of Public Works staffer revealed to the Board of Public Works in a public meeting that the Hogsett administration is now planning for a rollout three years later than the ori...
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January 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"That means Mayor Joe Hogsett — whose administration set the goal in 2019 and who highlighted sustainability in his first campaign for reelection — probably won’t be in office when the curbside pickups begin (assuming he keeps his pledge not to run for a fourth term)."
www.ibj.com/articles/ind...
www.ibj.com/articles/ind...
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This proposal was sent back to committee tonight, so expect some changes.
Councilors discussed the billboard industry coming with nine demands, six of which the city has met, and fears this decision could be made by state lawmakers during the 2025 session.
Councilors discussed the billboard industry coming with nine demands, six of which the city has met, and fears this decision could be made by state lawmakers during the 2025 session.
What I’m reading this morning: Billboard news for #Indianapolis.
A City-County Council committee passed a provision to give companies more leeway to reposition their billboards.
Still no new billboards in the loop!
🔒 Paywall
www.ibj.com/articles/ind...
A City-County Council committee passed a provision to give companies more leeway to reposition their billboards.
Still no new billboards in the loop!
🔒 Paywall
www.ibj.com/articles/ind...
City-County Council committee approves billboard regulation changes - Indianapolis Business Journal
The move is part of a compromise after state lawmakers nearly passed a similar provision into law this year.
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December 3, 2024 at 1:20 AM
This proposal was sent back to committee tonight, so expect some changes.
Councilors discussed the billboard industry coming with nine demands, six of which the city has met, and fears this decision could be made by state lawmakers during the 2025 session.
Councilors discussed the billboard industry coming with nine demands, six of which the city has met, and fears this decision could be made by state lawmakers during the 2025 session.
This feels like a safe space to share that my most common purchase last month was Reese’s from the City-County Building vending machine 🙂↕️
November 14, 2024 at 9:52 PM
This feels like a safe space to share that my most common purchase last month was Reese’s from the City-County Building vending machine 🙂↕️