Local florist earns accreditation
Denna Gundrum of Penny’s Florist Home Décor & More in Greenfield has been recognized by the American Institute of Floral Designers as a candidate to successfully complete their bid to become an International Certified Floral Designer (CFD) as bestowed by AIFD.
Denna Gundrum passed AIFD’s online Professional Floral Design Evaluation exam following their successful completion of vigorous course study at The Floral Design Institute. To be extended the opportunity to become a CFD through an education provider, a student must successfully complete a course of study based on the AIFD Guide to Floral Design and its principles and elements of design. Additionally, their designs are rigorously evaluated to determine if their floral design artistry is at the esteemed level to be invited as a Certified Floral Designer CFD.
Holcomb plans $1 billion in infrastructure projects
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb plans to pursue more than $1 billion in infrastructure projects that will be funded by a 35 percent increase in toll road fees for heavy vehicles.
The projects, announced Tuesday, are part of Holcomb’s Next Level Connections initiative to expand broadband access, add more biking and hiking trails, improve roadways, attract more direct international flights and accelerate construction on the last leg of the Interstate 69 project.
Most of the projects would be funded by an increase in toll road fees for Class 3 vehicles and above, which includes most large trucks, trucks with trailers and semitrailers. Passenger vehicles will not be affected by the increase.
Purdue Polytechnic eliminates Broad Ripple from site search
Purdue Polytechnic High School on Friday announced it was no longer considering the former Broad Ripple High School building as a site for its second Indianapolis location.
Several Indiana lawmakers have called on Indianapolis Public Schools leaders to sell or lease the Broad Ripple High School campus at 1115 Broad Ripple Ave. to Purdue Polytechnic, which previously made an offer to lease the building for up to $8 million.
Purdue Polytechnic is a charter school that operates in the IPS innovation network. It promotes unique learning techniques designed to help underrepresented and underserved students succeed in learning a science, technology, engineering and math curriculum.
It is looking for a location to open its second charter school in July 2019, with an inaugural class of 150 freshman students. It plans to add a grade level every year until enrollment hits 600.
