Area home construction permit filings rise for 5th straight month
Hamilton, Johnson and Marion counties saw huge surges in single-family building permit filings in November.
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The 15 most-downloaded IBJ Podcast episodes of 2023
A couple of themes you’ll notice: Entrepreneurs make for popular protests and Pete the Planner is a popular guest. At the top of the list is host Mason King’s interview with restaurateur Mike Cunningham, founder of Cunningham Restaurant Group.
Lilly Endowment awards $30M grant to help not-for-profits with construction, renovation projects
The grant replenishes United Way of Central Indiana’s Capital Projects Fund, which helps not-for-profits purchase, build, upgrade or expand their facilities to better serve their clients.
Lilly Endowment awards $146M in grants to 6 Indiana schools for development projects
The grants range from $5.8 million to $35 million each, with Ball State University in Muncie landing the largest grant.
Sales of existing homes in central Indiana see steep November decline
Closed sales in the area have fallen for 22 straight months on a year-over-year basis, but prices are still on the rise.
TrendyMinds expands national presence with acquisition of Utah-based Faktory
The city’s largest advertising agency said the eight-figure acquisition will expand its its client roster in health care, finance and energy.
INDOT to study expansion of Indy-to-Chicago train service
INDOT is expected to use a federal grant to develop a service plan for the Amtrak Cardinal line that would include increasing its frequency from three days a week to seven days.
Help an Indiana organization with goods on IBJ’s wish list
The following is a list of Indianapolis-area not-for-profits and the things each needs most. Wish List is our effort to help connect not-for-profits with people who can help them. Anyone who wishes to contribute should contact the organization directly.
Indianapolis doctor sanctioned by pharmacy board for unsanitary conditions, misbranded drugs
Dr. Leonard Dale Guyer has been the subject of controversy several times over the past two decades.
WTHR meteorologist Greene signs off after 10 years at WTHR
Kelly Greene has been delivering TV weather forecasts in Indiana for the past two decades,
Holiday wish list: Charities, what do you need most?
The list publicizes goods and services needed by not-for-profits in the Indianapolis area, so readers or their companies can donate items.
Mix Food Hall closes at Kroger stores in Carmel, Fishers
Mix Food Hall locations, which offered menu items from several restaurants and filled them through online ordering, have shut down less than a year after opening in Hamilton County.
Mark Lowry steps down as head coach of Indy Eleven
Lowry, 38, became the fourth non-interim coach for the Indy Eleven in November 2021 and compiled a regular-season record of 25-28-15 over two seasons.
Area home construction permit filings rise for 4th month in row
Six of the area’s nine counties saw a year-over-year increase in single-family building permit filings in October.
IU Health awards more than $9M in grants to improve health outcomes
Martin University will receive $1 million over three years to renovate the Andrew J. Brown building and offer enhanced programming through the Community of Health Practice program.
Sales of existing homes in Indy area fall for 21st consecutive month
Meanwhile, the median sales price for a house in the 16-county area in October jumped 3.9%, to $299,000, from the same month a year ago.
Democrats keep supermajority on Indy’s City-County Council
Election results show Democrats capturing 19 of the council’s 25 seats and Republicans gaining one post.
Three Hamilton County school districts OK operating referendums
Carmel-Clay Schools, Hamilton Southeastern Schools and Sheridan Community Schools plan to use the funding for staff, programs and services.
ELECTION UPDATES: Whitfield declares victory in Lawrence; Hogsett winning big; Finkam wins in Carmel
Results have begun to roll in for the Carmel mayor’s race. Meanwhile, supporters of Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and other Democratic city-county candidates are gathering at the Kountry Kitchen soul food restaurant to await the vote tallies. The Heirloom at N.K. Hurst is the site of the Republican gathering for mayoral candidate Jefferson Shreve and his supporters.
Marion County sees slight increase in Municipal Election turnout
Far more voters chose to vote early in this year’s Municipal Election compared with the last one in 2019.