June 17, 2013
Scott OlsonOne of the last remnants of the bankrupt game maker and distributor is set to be sold at auction next month. The parent of
the company that makes the iconic Slinky bought Fundex in December.
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June 15, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisInspired by more than 100,000 migratory squirrels that swarmed through Westfield and Fishers in the 1820s, a group of up-and-coming
Hamilton County leaders is working on a public-art initiative celebrating the bushy-tailed rodents.
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June 15, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinCarmel-based Mainstreet Property Group has built 13 nursing homes in Indiana and Illinois since 2008. Six of the dozen Indiana
properties benefited from municipal-backed credit or tax breaks, and a seventh received a reduced-impact fee. Mainstreet also
received $345,000 in state economic incentives.
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June 13, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressGreenwood Mayor Mark Myers says city officials had tried for months to help with talks with possible investors for Elona Biotechnologies,
without any progress.
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June 12, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisThe company called closing the restaurant at 918 S. Range Line Road a “strategic decision” that will allow it
to focus on its flagship downtown eatery.
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June 12, 2013
Scott OlsonThe once-promising firm that had planned to build high-tech police cars at a Connersville plant filed for bankruptcy Friday,
listing liabilities of $21.7 million.
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June 11, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisBaltimore-based Atapco Properties wants to redevelop 34 acres of land at Carmel Drive and Guilford Road, converting a portion
of the commercial property to residential use with hundreds of apartments.
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June 11, 2013
IBJ Staff, Associated PressAnderson Elks Lodge 209 wants to auction off its building at 1803 Broadway St. The lodge has about 260 members, a sharp decline
from the nearly 2,000 members it boasted in the 1970s.
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June 11, 2013
IBJ StaffSingle-family building permits rose 23 percent in the nine-county Indianapolis area in May, the 11th straight month of year-over-year
increases.
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June 8, 2013
Bruce HetrickWhen the road ahead is closed, don't be surprised when you find it necessary to turn around.
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June 8, 2013
Scott OlsonCummins Inc. wants to expand its downtown Indianapolis presence and is searching for land to construct an office building
that would double the space the Fortune 500 company occupies in the city, several local office brokers said.
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June 8, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisTwo growing Hamilton County communities looking to build their commercial tax base are taking steps to ensure land targeted
for development doesn’t end up in the hands of organizations that don’t pay taxes.
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June 7, 2013
IBJ StaffNSK Corp. and NSK Precision America Inc. said the project will allow them to hire 46 additional workers by 2016 at their 63-acre
corporate campus.
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June 7, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisAttorneys for the Michigan contractor being sued over construction defects at Carmel’s Palladium concert hall have asked
a Hamilton County court to stop repair work immediately to preserve evidence in the case.
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June 4, 2013
Associated PressThe Muncie City Council has approved financing for a six-story parking garage as part of a planned $60 million project with
apartments and commercial storefronts.
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June 4, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisThe Carmel City Council will not support Pedcor Cos.’ application for a state tax credit to help pay for a $100 million
redevelopment project—a contentious decision Mayor Jim Brainard called “unusual and illogical.”
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June 1, 2013
The Sierra Club wants the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to block an IPL plan to spend $511 million on pollution controls
at its 39-year-old Harding Street plant, plus a four-unit station in the southwestern Indiana town of Petersburg.
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June 1, 2013
J.K. WallIndianapolis-area hospitals are undergoing such profound and permanent changes that some predict, eventually the four major
hospital systems will merge and shrink down to two.
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June 1, 2013
Dan HumanOf 112 public and large private-company CEOs, only four are women, although women make up 47 percent of Indiana's work
force. The four Indiana companies with a woman as CEO at the end of 2012—Bioanalytical Systems, Fortune Industries,
Defender Direct and HP Products Corp.—were among a tiny group nationwide with women at the helm.
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May 29, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisA $100 million proposal to reinvent an old industrial area in downtown Carmel hit a snag Tuesday, when a City Council committee
decided not to pursue a state tax credit that could help fund the project.
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May 28, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisOfficials have quietly struck deals with more than a half-dozen property owners in the triangle-shaped targeted area west
of Lantern Road, east of the railroad tracks and north of 116th Street.
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May 28, 2013
Associated PressBloomington's average apartment rent was $892 last year, up nearly $60 in two years.
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May 25, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisDeveloper Steve Henke’s vision for Grand Park Village is grand: a 20-acre lake surrounded by an East Coast-style boardwalk
lined with restaurants and shops. He sees a carousel at one end of the lake and a Ferris wheel at the other—with a beach,
mini marina and watering hole in between.
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May 25, 2013
Chris O'MalleyThe Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has filed suit against four former officers of defunct Irwin Financial Corp. banks, alleging
they “closed their eyes to known risks” in approving loans that contributed to the banks’ 2009 takeover
by regulators.
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May 25, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisTwo Carmel natives operate Old Town Design, which is building small neighborhoods of new Craftsman-style homes in and near
downtown Carmel's old neighborhoods.
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Thank you for pointing out the absurdity of having The Naked Cowboy at Zoobilation. For the life of me, I don’t know why anyone would want a picture with that guy, but there were plenty of folks lined up to get a shot with him. The event could have used more restrooms out on the bridge, more photo booths and vendors offering something besides meat. There were a few more veg-friendly options this year than last, but it has a long way to go.
Went to Zoobilation Friday night and had a great time. The weather was super nice and the food was very good, for the most part. Lots of sliders this year at many different tents. The slider from Alexander's was inedible, all four in my group ended up tossing it after one bite. Some tents were out of food by 8:30 and one bar area was out of cups at 8:30, not sure how that can happen. Great event in Indy and I look forward to it each year.
Many of the small community hospitals are now owned by the "cash-strapped" Indy biggies, with more coming. The doctor-practise buying has been done precisely to sidestep tiered payments for out-of-hospital procedures. These are no better done, or safer, because someone administers a pain shot or snaps an x-ray in a doctor's office. And the non-payment issue is resolved next year when we all have insurance, even though many still think paying private insurers an extra 10-20% is what makes our system "world-class".
I'd love to see this rendering put into the context of the surrounding neighborhood/area to get a better feel for the surrounding scale. However, just by the looks of it, it appears to be an excellent project. I'm pretty sure that if Scott Olson had said nothing regarding Chicago or Wrigleyville, Mr. "Horrible" would have found nothing bad to say. I'd love to know how Indy is becoming "Chicagofied"...
Truly great and funny play. Vocalists were Broadway caliber and stage settings ideal for small stage. Would go again!