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Oblong, IL · Real Estate
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Bloomington targets permitting delays to unlock more housing and business investment
Bloomington, Indiana – Bloomington’s housing shortage and business growth challenges may not begin with a construction site. In many cases, they begin much earlier, inside the city’s review and permitting system. City leaders are now moving to simplify that path, arguing that clearer rules, faster coordination and...
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Bloomington firm expands with $1.3M purchase
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Dora, MHG pitch host hotel plans for Bloomington convention center, land-swap question lingers
Monroe County’s capital improvement board (CIB) on Wednesday (July 8) heard two competing proposals to build the convention center host hotel. They both checked the basic boxes laid out in the CIB’s request for proposals: at least 200 rooms; a nationally recognized hotel brand; integrated meeting space to support the expanded convention center; and a schedule that gets the hotel open as soon as possible.
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City of Bloomington moves to remove barriers to housing, jobs, and local investment with changes to development review and permitting
BLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington commissioned a comprehensive audit by American Structurepoint, a full-service architecture and engineering firm, to identify ways to improve how plans are submitted and permits are obtained for home, business, and construction projects. The City has now outlined its next steps in response to the audit’s findings.
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Rokita orders Indiana town to stop its 'sabotage' of ICE real estate deals
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is accusing the town of Merrillville of sabotaging real estate deals between local landlords and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In a press release issued June 29, Rokita said his office has received reports that Merrillville officials interfered with several attempts by ICE to obtain properties for detention space within the town, following the passage of a resolution by the town's council opposing such efforts earlier this year. More: ICE office now open in Carmel. Here's the latest Merrillville officials allegedly contacted individuals and entities involved in potential real estate deals with ICE and property owners to discourage the transactions and prevent the immigration officials from acquiring property in the town. "The Town’s actions have intimidated property owners, who reportedly fear reprisal from the Town, and resulted in the termination of multiple transactions through which ICE sought to acquire property for federal law enforcement purposes," says a June 24 cease and desist letter addressed to the Merrillville's town council. The attorney general's office said such practices violate an Indiana state law aimed at curtailing sanctuary cities. The cease and desist letter demanded that Merrillville official stop the alleged interference or face legal action. Rokita also
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CIB narrows Bloomington convention center host hotel field to Dora, MHG
The field for the Bloomington convention center host hotelier was narrowed Wednesday (July 1) to two development teams. Monroe County’s capital improvement board (CIB) is advancing just two of five proposals, from Dora Hospitality and MHG Hotels, for interviews next week. The proposals came in response to an RFP...