January 28, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisProClad Inc. founder Brad Hitzfield invested in a 30-year business veteran to help him remake his
specialty construction firm when profits couldn't keep pace with revenue.
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January 17, 2012
Associated PressAll outdoor stages in Indiana would have to pass inspections before any performances under a bill approved by a state Senate
committee.
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January 11, 2012
Scott OlsonNew-home construction in the Indianapolis area slid in 2011, marking six straight year-over-year declines in residential building.
The 3-percent decrease in building permits, however, was the smallest decrease since 2006.
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January 5, 2012
Scott OlsonASI Limited informed an estimated 250 employees by letter that the company was no longer profitable. The manufacturer's high-profile
projects include Lucas Oil Stadium and the JW Marriott hotel.
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January 3, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis-based Blakley Corp., a specialty contractor and home-flooring retailer, has hired the first outsider CEO in the
company's 114-year history.
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December 29, 2011
Associated PressConstruction on two new bridges costing $2.6 billion and spanning the Ohio River between Kentucky and Indiana could begin
in late 2012, with the spans open before the end of the decade, Kentucky and Indiana officials said Thursday.
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December 29, 2011
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsStockholm-based Skanska AB, the Nordic region’s biggest builder, has purchased Industrial Contractors Inc. for $135
million, boosting its U.S. presence with its first acquisition in the United States in a decade.
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December 16, 2011
In the nine-county metropolitan area, the number of home-construction permits filed last month dropped to 225, a 13-percent
decrease from the same month in 2010.
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November 26, 2011
Keith Smith / Special to IBJMetrics make a difference in health care facilities.
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November 5, 2011
Cory SchoutenA multimillion-dollar makeover now under way at The Fashion Mall at Keystone will add an upscale food court and about 20 stores,
many of them new to Indianapolis.
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October 15, 2011
Sam StallIndianapolis' movement toward installing green roofs on commercial buildings has advanced slowly but steadily, in spite of
a poor economy and the availability of cheaper (at least in the short run) alternatives.
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October 13, 2011
Scott OlsonIndianapolis' largest commercial interior design business has been purchased by the national architecture firm that designed
Lucas Oil Stadium.
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October 8, 2011
Cory SchoutenCall it Extreme Makeover: Holy Rosary. Just about every building and corner along a four-block stretch of Virginia Avenue
in this historic neighborhood southeast of downtown is under construction or will be soon.
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October 8, 2011
Tawn ParentThe recession officially ended more than two years ago. But the number of local construction jobs is still down 27 percent
from 2007 levels. Will the industry ever feel relief? Some segments might not recover in a big way until 2013.
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October 6, 2011
Scott OlsonThe Whitsett Group LLC's plans call for a $22 million project that would include nearly 140 apartments and a retail component
on the property where Keystone Towers stood. The company submitted the lone bid to the city to redevelop the site.
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October 6, 2011
Francesca JaroszThe Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission unanimously approved the demolition of the former motel at 5585 E. Washington
St.—with a few conditions. Developers plan an $8.7 million project for the site.
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September 28, 2011
Scott OlsonWarren Buffett joined other investors and Indianapolis community leaders Wednesday morning for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at
the $27 million East Village at Avondale apartment project.
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September 21, 2011
Scott OlsonDemocrat City-County Councilor Angela Mansfield has submitted a resolution that urges Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard to "cease
and desist from all efforts to rename Georgia Street."
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September 15, 2011
Home-construction permits in the Indianapolis metropolitan area climbed 23 percent in August thanks to a surge of activity
in suburban counties.
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September 14, 2011
Associated PressThe city of Indianapolis has closed Pan Am Plaza and part of a parking garage below it near the Indiana Convention Center
and Lucas Oil Stadium because the structural integrity of the parking facility poses a safety risk.
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September 10, 2011
Ann FinchLandstory, Joann Green's landscape architecture firm, is a snug four-person company that has designed exterior spaces for
some major Indianapolis projects, such as the JW Marriott, Lucas Oil Stadium and Indiana University's Melvin and Bren Simon
Cancer Center.
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September 3, 2011
IBJ StaffThe home-security and satellite installer is pushing into the construction trades.
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August 27, 2011
Jeff SheatsIf done wisely, a well-designed kitchen and bathroom not only add value, but they also make life more convenient.
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August 19, 2011
Francesca JaroszA new state law that could add to the cost of public works projects didn’t impact one of Indianapolis’ most sizable
bids this year.
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August 16, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinMoney for real estate acquisition is a major component of the $7.1 million in incentives the city of Indianapolis offered
Angie's List Inc. for expanding its headquarters campus to accommodate 500 more employees.
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Why not exclude all places that cater to the rich. Private clubs should not have rules: rules are for the serfs only. In fact, we should subsudize the private clubs, they should not pay property or sales taxes. You go rich and powerful, rules are not for you.
Poor little LadyJ! Typical Democommie. In case it got past you, the dems have totally screwed this country in the past 3+ years. We have a democommie in the White House who apparently never read the Constitution, while claiming to be a constitutional scholar. We had a democommie-controlled Congress (opposite of PROGRESS?)passing bills that "we'll have to pass before we know what's in it". This impostor president has violated the U. S. Constitution too many times to count. The Attorney General is a race-baiting gunrunner that refuses to stop illegal immigration. And, the head of NASA, a once-proud agency that put several men on the moon, is now our liason to the murderous Muslims. Great job, democommies! Sometimes I wish they really would try to take our guns.
Pat Bauer try t do right about the state but the Republican leader and all of them did not think of us. Only the money they will get from their rich corporation. Of Course the Democrats had union, so I won't vote for Bosma or whatever his name is.
Well you are talking about Republican, did all of the Damage in this state. Sure the Democrats did some but most is the Republican. The Republican set us back not going forward. Hurry passed bills won't listen to any amendment our way only. The Republicans drew up these district so they could win again. Which is a crying shame. I will not vote for any Republican and I got the list who voted for the RTW Bill and who didn't. Tired of the Republicans
Actually, it was Greenspan who encouraged the elderly to refinance their homes, using their equity to boost the economy after 9/11. In addition, it was George Bush and Barney Frank who jointly suggested that everyone should hold a piece of the rock. It was the Bush Administration, namely Treasury Secretary Paulson who deregulated Wall Street and Lenders such as Countrywide, Washington Mutual, Wachovia, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo. When the TARP Bailout Proposal went to Capitol Hill in October 2008, Treasury Secretary Paulson asked for, and received, full immunity from future prosecution, dating back to his time as CEO of Goldman Sachs, the co-recipient of the initial $350 Billion Dollar Tarp Bailout Payment for Wall Street, back in October 2008. It was the US Treasury and the Federal Reserve, both controlled by the Bush Administration, that created sub-prime mortgages, starting in 2004. Many members of the House and Senate, on both sides of the aisle, benefited from home mortgage refinancing. Banks, appraisers, and realtors pushed people into home mortgages they had no business accepting, based on claims that the housing market would only get better. Average Americans did not create Credit Default Swaps, I think those creations happened on Wall Street. Spend some time at the library, you will be shocked by what your research brings forth.