Tinker Coffee to open downtown cafe in 360 Market Square building
The cafe, set for a spring opening, will be Tinker’s fourth cafe overall, but its first standalone location.
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Westfield Mayor Andy Cook says he will not seek fifth term
The Hamilton County community had just more than 21,000 residents when Cook was sworn in as its first mayor in 2008, the year Westfield moved from a town to a city. Today, its population tops 50,000.
Local accounting firm Somerset acquired by two out-of-state players
Somerset CPAs and Advisors, the fifth-largest accounting firm in Indianapolis, is now owned by CBIZ Inc., a financial firm based in Cleveland, and affiliated accounting firm Mayer Hoffman McCann PC.
Indiana Wesleyan names Qualls executive director of Eleven Fifty Academy
Tech entrepreneur John Qualls has been serving as Eleven Fifty Academy’s interim executive director since December, when Indiana Wesleyan acquired the struggling coding school.
Glass-wall manufacturer off to fast start after shifting site plans
A Chicago-based building-enclosure manufacturer that dropped plans to construct a $9.3 million plant in northwest Indiana has instead taken up shop in Indianapolis and already hired 70 workers.
Mitch Daniels decides not to run for U.S. Senate
The announcement ended speculation that he would jump into the race after sitting Sen. Mike Braun decided to run for governor.
Area homebuilders hope for better year after 2022 slump
The industry had a tough time in 2022 following its busiest year since 2005 amid escalating mortgage rates and rising inflation.
UPDATE: Ascension closing 11 more health care facilities in central Indiana
The shutdowns mark the latest of several waves of Ascension facility closures in Indiana in the last year.
Fast-growing Fitzmark acquires Georgia logistics firm
Indianapolis-based FitzMark LLC, a third-party logistics firm, has acquired a similar firm that specializes in refrigerated freight, marking its seventh acquisition in four years.
Mind Trust secures $6.8M in grants from three local philanthropies
The grants are intended to support operating expenses for the Indianapolis-based education not-for-profit, as well as its work to support K-12 teachers, parent and student achievement.
Lilly Endowment provides $20M grant to help youth-support workers
A coalition of five agencies in Indiana that serve youth plans to use the grant to support the well-being of professionals in the industry.
Furniture retailer closing Indianapolis-area stores
The move into the Indy area in 2014 was supposed to the first step in a multi-market expansion for Weekends Only Furniture & Mattress. The whole chain is now slated for liquidation.
Indiana Fever remove ‘interim’ tag from GM Lin Dunn’s title
Dunn, 75, who coached the Fever to the 2012 WNBA title, took over as interim general manager and senior adviser for the team’s basketball operations in February after the resignation of Tamika Catchings.
Hospitality industry icon Bruce White, who developed key downtown Indy hotels, dies at 70
White founded White Lodging in 1985 with a single hotel in Northwest Indiana and grew the company into one of the industry’s largest privately held development, ownership and management companies.
Central Indiana sees 10.2% decline in existing-home sales in 2022
Sales of existing homes in the area have now fallen on a year-over-year basis for the past 11 months and have seen double-digit percentage decreases for six straight months.
City announces $5M in upgrades for Kennedy-King Memorial Site
The city said the investment will pay for a new plaza, pavilion and public art at the park in the Kennedy King neighborhood north of downtown.
Eastbound Interstate 70 set to reopen through North Split, INDOT says
Westbound lanes of I-70 through the North Split aren’t expected to reopen to motorists until the end of January, weather permitting.
Prolific homebuilder Paul Estridge Jr. dies at 65
A lung transplant recipient in November 2020, Estridge contracted a lung infection in recent days that his family said he could not overcome.
Black librarians yank national conference from Indy
The National Conference of African American Librarians has decided not to hold its annual convention in Indianapolis this year after one of its leaders was passed over for the job of CEO at the Indianapolis Public Library.
Optometry business plans new office, more staff in Greenwood
The Greenwood Common Council this week voted unanimously to approve the creation of an economic revitalization area and provide a real property tax abatement for VisionQuest Eyecare.