Tag Archives: Trades District

Local employer TASUS has decided to postpone building a corporate headquarters in the City of Bloomington Trades District. The automotive parts maker has announced plans to renovate its 30-year old manufacturing plant in Bloomington before moving forward on a Trades District build out. Melanie Walker is CEO and President of Tsuchiya Group North America and TASUS Corporation. Walker said the …

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton struggled to cut the blue ribbon at the launch party for the Bloomington Trades District on Friday. The official opening of the 12-acre portion of the Tech Park is meant to act as a place of, “innovation, attraction and job creation for the City of Bloomington.” Located behind City Hall, the city says the trades district …

The city of Bloomington will begin demolition of the Fourth Street parking garage this summer. The city is finalizing design plans for the new garage, and has decided on where it will build the new Trades District parking garage. The Fourth Street Parking Garage has been a point of contention between residents and city officials, since it was announced that …

The Indiana state budget passed through the State Senate, this morning; An Indiana Senate bill that would have legalized “loan shark lending” died on the House floor, yesterday; Bloomington will acquire the Bunger & Robertson property on South College Ave.; Plans to put a four-story boutique hotel with apartments near Bloomington’s downtown Tech Park have run aground; Bloomington continues the …

Bloomington Redevelopment Commission approves demolition and reconstruction of Fourth Street parking garage; Commission also approves design contract for Trades District parking garage; City of Bloomington continues legal battle with Indiana, over annexation. FEATURE After last night’s debate, we hear from Incumbent Mayor John Hamilton and his challenger, County Commissioner Amanda Barge, with their viewpoints on Bloomington’s housing. BICENTENNIAL JOURNAL Charlotte …

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton announced he’ll stand for re-election, this year. Hamilton spoke with WFHB News Director Wes Martin about Bloomington’s String of Pearls projects along the B-Line trail, the city’s annexation attempt, the city and county’s bicentennial, and the purchase of BPD’s armored vehicle.

The Bloomington City Council did not take a vote over proposed parking garage plans last night. City Council members were ready to kill a plan for the Fourth Street parking garage, in downtown Bloomington, since the city administration signaled they were not ready to commit to a 70 foot height restriction on a replacement garage. The current Fourth Street parking …

The Bloomington Common Council is expected to take up the bond funding measures for two downtown parking garages in its meeting, tomorrow night. City of Bloomington administrators seem set on replacing the downtown Fourth Street parking garage, but some city council members are revisiting the idea of repairing the garage. Members of the city council have been working with city …

The Bloomington City Council has again postponed funding approval for two new parking garages in Bloomington’s downtown. The council is planning to address the issue in a special session on December 12. In last night’s council meeting, Council member Isabel Piedmont Smith explained the postponement. Council members are asking that the new garages contain specific sustainability features. Piedmont Smith told …

The Bloomington Redevelopment Commission is postponing approving a project agreement for two new downtown parking garages. The project review  is meant to memorialize the city’s commitment to additional sustainability and design features for each parking garage. Members of Bloomington’s Common Council want to achieve an even broader commitment to sustainability in the garages’ designs. Bloomington Council members appealed to the …