Westfield golf course once slated for closure gets new life
The future of Westfield’s popular Wood Wind Golf Club has been in question for years. Now, with new upgrades, course managers say it’s here to stay.
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County councilor to challenge Brainard
Fred Glynn, who was recently re-elected to the Hamilton County Council, will run against six-term Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard in May’s primary.
Westfield sees advanced manufacturing as new growth engine
As Bastian Solutions, a Carmel-based subsidiary of Japan-based Toyota Industries Corp., prepares to open its Westfield facility along U.S. 31, city leaders are working to woo other companies like it.
Fourth candidate files to run for Noblesville mayor
Vince Baker, Noblesville’s urban forester, has filed to run in May’s Republican primary.
Max & Erma’s in Carmel to close, citing U.S. 31 revamp as reason
Max & Erma’s is the third restaurant in as many years to close along Meridian Street, where a major reconstruction project revamped the roadway into a freeway with no traffic lights.
Roundup: Fishers gets first art gallery
High Frequency Arts, Fishers first art gallery, has opened in the Nickel Plate District. Also: City Barbecue will open in Whitestown, and Chicago’s Pizza is opening in the former Stacked Pickle in Fishers.
Fadness leads Hamilton County mayoral candidates in fundraising
Candidates running for mayor in Fishers, Carmel, Westfield and Noblesville have raised a combined $580,000 for races.
Mount Comfort Road has big development potential for Hancock County
Mount Comfort Road in Hancock County could see an additional half billion dollars in economic impact by 2030 if community leaders capitalize on a plan to develop the busy corridor.
Roundup: Fishers site to be redeveloped for office building
Shamrock Builders will recast the former site of Rita’s Backyard Tea Room and Garden Center. Also: Wendy’s in Westfield, and a tuxedo rental and clothing store in Noblesville.
$15M project to widen State Road 32 will disrupt downtown Westfield businesses
By 2022, the city and the Indiana Department of Transportation expect to begin widening a half-mile section of the thoroughfare from Shamrock Boulevard to East Street.
Another senior living facility planned for Whitestown
The Whitestown Plan Commission has approved plans for a seven-building senior living center northeast of Main Street and Central Boulevard. The vacant land once was earmarked for a similar facility by another developer.
Westfield could see wave of new houses
Platinum Properties, CalAtlantic and Pulte Homes would build more than 1,200 new homes on Westfield’s west side under two proposals.
Westfield hospital planning heliport
Riverview Health would establish the square helipad near the intersection of State Road 32 and U.S. 31. It would be used once a month or less, on average.
Fishers assistant named economic development director
Megan Baumgartner has worked for the city as its assistant economic development director since 2015.
Needler’s Fresh Market to close Indianapolis store
Fresh Encounter Inc. purchased 15 former Marsh Supermarkets locations in 2017 and renamed all but one of them Needler’s Fresh Market. Now, the Geist location is closing for good.
Westfield Washington Township cancels plans for $15M park bond
The Westfield Washington Township board on Tuesday canceled plans to borrow up to $15 million to purchase land for park space after some residents launched an effort in opposition to the bond.
Report: Hamilton County visitor spending up 11 percent in 2017
Visitors spent more than $820 million, continuing a steady climb in the county’s tourism industry over the last decade.
How Fishers created a downtown almost overnight
The Nickel Plate District has exploded with development—and the biggest project yet is on the horizon.
Downtown Noblesville project gets design tweaks
Rebar Development adds elements meant to help building blend with its surroundings and mitigate loss of historic buildings.
Federal board’s ruling paves way Nickel Plate Trail development
The Federal Surface Transportation Board has ruled in favor of a plan by Fishers and Noblesville to convert the Nickel Plate Railroad into a recreational trail, removing the last big legal hurdle faced by the project.