June 26, 2012
Associated PressAnderson officials said they are excited that companies have been showing interest in some of the industrial or commercial
properties left by General Motors that need or are undergoing environmental cleanups.
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June 26, 2012
Associated PressKokomo-based Haynes International Inc. plans a $23.5 million project to increase production at a central Indiana factory where
it makes specialty metal plates and sheets for the aerospace and other industries.
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June 23, 2012
J.K. WallColleagues of Gov. Mitch Daniels say Hoosiers should expect him to bring a familiar approach to his upcoming role at Purdue
University: Do more with less, reward performance, find creative ways to tap new pools of money, and use warm folksy charm.
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June 23, 2012
Anthony SchoettleFour-person shop opening office downtown got its start at Flagship Enterprise incubator.
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June 21, 2012
Skjodt-Barrett Contract Packaging said it plans to add the jobs by the end of September, about a year earlier than expected,
due to increased demand for its products. The company has 100 employees.
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June 18, 2012
J.K. WallThe skies got a little brighter for the orthopedic industry on Friday after Warsaw-based Biomet Inc. reported strong quarterly
sales growth of 3.4 percent. That news sparked a small surge in the stock prices of two other Warsaw-based orthopedics companies.
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June 18, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinCarmel Mayor James Brainard wants to give the Center for the Performing Arts another $840,000 to cover its bills through December—on
top of a $5.5 million subsidy he orchestrated last fall.
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June 16, 2012
Dan HumanSince the recession hit, consumers looking to save a few bucks have embraced canned produce—a trend that has kept Madison
County tomato processor Red Gold in the black.
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June 16, 2012
Owner of Indiana Grand Casino plans to proceed with recapitalization plan instead.
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June 12, 2012
Scott OlsonIn May, pending sales of existing homes in the Indianapolis area increased 7 percent from the same month last year while building
permits for new construction rose 20 percent.
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June 12, 2012
Tom HartonThe local developer moved its offices into the building and plans more than $2 million in upgrades to reposition a property
that fell on hard times at the dawn of the national real estate crisis.
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June 12, 2012
NTN Driveshaft Inc. said it will add the jobs by 2013 as part of an $18 million expansion that will include purchasing additional
equipment for its 1-million-square-foot facility.
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June 11, 2012
Scott OlsonA spokesman for Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel on Monday afternoon confirmed that it has hired Tania Castroverde
Moskalenko, executive director of the Germantown Performing Arts Centre in Germantown, Tenn., near Memphis, to replace Steve
Libman.
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June 11, 2012
Associated PressOfficials expect a plastic packaging manufacturer to start production this summer at a former central Indiana auto-parts factory
that closed six years ago.
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June 9, 2012
J.K. WallThe Warsaw area is well-known as the home of gigantic orthopedic implant companies and their suppliers. But now a handful
of startups have been able to raise nearly $25 million in equity investments despite the recession—putting a bit more
fuel into a fairly stagnant entrepreneurial sector.
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June 9, 2012
Dan HumanRecovery in manufacturing—one of Indiana’s best-paying employment sectors—has been a much celebrated change
after years of decline. But many of those jobs are returning with lower wages as employers keep up with growing global competition.
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June 7, 2012
Associated PressThe devastating 2008 flood continues to have repercussions for victims. They are still paying off the tens of thousands of
dollars they had to borrow in some cases to hang new drywall, lay down new carpeting and replace major appliances.
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June 6, 2012
Associated PressAn architect is proposing a study for finding a new use for Anderson's closed Wigwam gymnasium, possibly turning it into
a convention center.
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June 2, 2012
Sam StallHoping to capitalize on the enduring appeal of Ritter's Frozen Custard, the chain's New York owners are launching another
attempt to right-size the franchises with a new Indianapolis store, a revamped marketing plan, and burgers and fries.
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May 31, 2012
Associated PressA central Indiana county is looking at a wide range of new or increased fees to make up for what officials say are declines
in tax revenue.
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May 29, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinBuckingham Cos. has revived plans to redevelop the massive Mohawk Hills apartment complex in Carmel, but the latest version
of its Gramercy project takes a huge step back from the original dense, urban-revival-style plan the developer proposed six
years ago.
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May 29, 2012
J.K. WallBioanalytical Systems Inc.’s new CFO won praise this month for laying out an aggressive cost-cutting plan—but
not before the rest of the company’s leaders got a tongue lashing for their past performance.
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May 29, 2012
Associated PressGreenwood Mayor Mark Myers wants to see more offices, corporate headquarters and medical facilities along Interstate 65. He's
been meeting with business owners and developers in the area to discuss ways they can team up to pursue that goal.
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May 29, 2012
Associated PressIndiana's environmental agency and Duke Energy Corp. are moving ahead with the cleanup of a long-closed manufactured-gas
plant in Shelbyville.
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May 26, 2012
Cory SchoutenKite Realty Group Trust is planning a Rivers Edge-like overhaul of two shopping centers it owns at 116th Street and Rangeline
Road in Carmel. The Indianapolis-based real estate firm already has landed new tenants, including a natural and organic grocery
store and a handful of restaurants.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.