After a yearlong search that included Indianapolis, Amazon announced Tuesday that it will divide its second headquarters between the Long Island City neighborhood in Queens and Arlington, Virginia.

State and local leaders say despite not landing HQ2, the bid has helped raise the city’s profile for future shots at large-scale economic development.

Marion County voters approved two property-tax increases worth a total of $272 million for Indianapolis Public Schools to increase teacher pay and fund a wide array of safety initiatives.

Socio , which has 15 full-time associates in Indiana as well as additional workers in Istanbul, plans to create more than 100 new jobs in Indianapolis by the end of 2022.

An IMPD leiutenant says previous gun buyback programs did not reduce crime.

The program’s stated goal is to bring affordable housing, beautification and public amenities to an area while ensuring long-time residents benefit from the change.

Downtown leaders say the brick pavers surrounding the Soldiers and Sailors Monument are aging and the area lacks coordinated event planning.

Community meetings about the White River Vision Plan -- for 58 miles of the White River in Marion and Hamilton counties -- start next week.

WFYI’s Taylor Bennett speaks with Groundwork Indy Executive Director Phyllis Boyd about efforts to connect urban Indy neighborhoods waterways.

Bipartisan efforts around public safety and infrastructure helped get a unanimous vote from the council on a $1.2 billion city budget.