expansion

The Capital Improvement Board met Wednesday afternoon with the interlocal agreement the city and county took almost a year to agree upon.

The expansion will include hiring at least 21 new workers and increasing warehouse space and bottling capabilities in its facilities off Sample Road.

It has been years since a proposal for the Monroe Convention Center's expansion, now many just want to see progress made.

The city wants to take over the expansion project and daily operations. The county wants to pick up where discussion left off before the pandemic and create a capital improvement board.

Monroe County and Bloomington leaders have been struggling to expand their convention center, while two other cities are just getting into the business.

Commissioner Julie Thomas says she felt like the process was moving forward before the pandemic.

USC and UCLA are leaving the PAC-12 for the Big Ten in 2024.

Catalent Pharma Solutions announced Thursday a $350 million expansion in Bloomington. The company plans to hire 1,000 new employees over the next five years.

Bloomington’s Monroe Convention Center expansion project has come to a halt. Officials say it’s just another delay in a project that’s had its share of controversy.