May 9, 2013
Associated PressSpring gardeners, lawn manicurists and nursery folk of all varieties on the hunt for cheap fertilizer this planting season
need look no farther than the Greenfield's wastewater treatment facility.
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February 16, 2013
Chris O'MalleyUnusual merger of Hancock Telecom and Central Indiana Power is paving the way for network deployment in rural areas.
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January 8, 2013
Associated PressGun enthusiasts are snapping up weapons faster than they can be replenished. And applications for gun permits spiked sharply
toward the end of 2012.
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December 7, 2012
Associated PressIn August, Greenfield city officials decided to drastically slash funds for Greenfield-Central High School's broadcasting
program. The future of the programs remains in a state of limbo for the 2013-14 school year and beyond.
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July 5, 2012
Greenfield-based Irving Materials Inc.'s purchase of Rock Industries in Peru brings its total number of mining operations
in Indiana to 18. Rock Industries operates quarries in Peru and Plymouth.
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June 26, 2012
The New Jersey-based pharmaceutical research company is seeking state and local incentives as part of the expansion, which
would include a new laboratory, set to be finished in 2016. Covance already employs 565 workers at the site.
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August 20, 2011
Andrew SmithStartup Game Guru 2 U is providing entertainment for about 10 events a month, but hopes to triple its business.
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January 26, 2011
IBJ StaffCaterpillar Logistics Inc. plans to permanently lay off 84 employees from a facility in Greenfield, where it handles distribution
services for Irwin Industrial Tools.
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October 26, 2010
Tom HartonThe Hancock County community is drawing interest because of recent hiring in the area and a strong population of seniors.
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June 19, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinFor the six general aviation airports that ring Indianapolis, landing business jets is like finding silver dollars in a bucket
of pennies. Though relatively few compared with the number of piston-engine planes, jets consume three times as much fuel
at the area's small airports.
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December 12, 2009
Marc D. AllanIn high-turnover industry of gas stations and convenience stores, Greenfield-based GasAmerica builds loyalty under the guidance
of CEO Stephanie White-Longworth.
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October 31, 2009
Chris O'MalleyIndyGo, for all its faults, is the Cadillac of transit systems in the Indianapolis region. Service breaks at county lines
and the absence of passenger shelters are among the deficiencies facing transit systems in surrounding counties.
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August 28, 2009
IBJ StaffIndianapolis-based University Loft Co. expects to add 30 full-time jobs at its Greenfield manufacturing facility thanks to
a federal pact with the U.S. Marine Corps. The company recently was awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to supply metal
furniture for the Marine Corps’ Camp Lejeune base in North Carolina.
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August 12, 2009
Scott OlsonThe Hancock County Council this morning unanimously approved a tax-incentive agreement that should lead Covance Inc. to add
315 jobs at its Greenfield Laboratories.
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November 17, 2008
Chris O'MalleyIf certain people in Hancock County have their way, one of the fastest-growing new industries here could be adult education.
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November 17, 2008
Sugar Creek Utility Co. wants the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to grant it rate relief for the 84-lot manufactured
housing community Riley Village.
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My city lost population. My neighborhood lost population. I hope the trend continues. Urban/suburban/rural trends point to more affluent city centers, more Balkanized (economically) suburbs and a rural America of 'Great Camps' - retreats for the wealthy.
Irvington is up and coming much like Fountain Square. We would love to have something like this in our neighborhood!
Why do we care who has submitted proposals if we can't review the proposals? It's publicly owned land, but the public has zero say in what gets chosen to be built there. Yep, that sounds about right.
Perhaps May 21 is "Evangelical Day" over at the IBJ?
I don't know what's more depressing: that this passes for a defensible elective in a publicly funded SCIENCE class, or that more than half of the posters here are defending this charlatan. Intelligent design is creationism. Creationism is religion. Yes, we have freedom of religion, which deserves to be protected. Now someone kindly show Professor Hedin his freedom by escorting him over to the Religion department at BSU. Carry on.