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Third Councilor Calls for Hogsett to Resign, Lebanon Warehouse Expansion Could Create 700 Jobs, Keystone Group Buys Vacant Monument Circle Building, Indy's Plan to House 350 People

Third Councilor Calls for Hogsett to Resign, Lebanon Warehouse Expansion Could Create 700 Jobs, Keystone Group Buys Vacant Monument Circle Building, Indy's Plan to House 350 People

June 12, 2025

A third member of the Indianapolis City-County Council has called for Mayor Joe Hogsett to resign. The expansion of a manufacturing warehouse in Lebanon is expected to create nearly 700 new jobs. The Keystone Group announced it purchased the former Anthem headquarters on Monument Circle. The City of Indianapolis announced a plan Tuesday for housing 350 unsheltered people across the city within the next 12 months.

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