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Kim and Todd Saxton: Go for the gold! But maybe not every time.
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Carmel distiller turns hand sanitizer pivot into a community fundraising platform
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Lebanon considering creating $13.7M in trails, green space for business park
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Local senior-living complex more than doubles assisted-living units in $5M expansion
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Open and on-the-way at Fishers District
From Kincaid’s Meat Market to the Rize breakfast restaurant, here’s a rundown of the first 24 businesses populating the culinary themed complex.
Carmel consultant promotes Christkindlmarkt to Hallmark for Christmas movie
New York-based Rob DeRocker, who is paid up to $125,000 a year to promote Carmel, said he’s pushing the movie idea because the city is becoming more telegenic and “movie-genic.”
Luxury pet resort expanding into Hamilton County
Barkefellers got its start in 2009 when owners Rick and Christi Coffey decided to open an upscale pet hotel on the south side of Indianapolis.
Jensen chooses senior administrators ahead of becoming Noblesville mayor
Chris Jensen, who is running unopposed in Noblesville’s mayoral election, plans to create two positions that will be equivalent to the city’s existing deputy mayor position.
Humane Society firms up plans for move to Fishers
At 40,000 square feet, the new facility will quadruple the Humane Society’s space, allowing it to better serve the animals in its care while expanding educational and outreach programming.
Roundup: Meijer moves Westfield store forward
Retail giant finalizes plans three years after buying site. Also: Urban Chalkboard, Marco’s Pizza, Riverview Health and more.
Noblesville City Council approves new downtown parking program
The city council this week unanimously approved a new pilot parking program that is intended to simplify the city’s parking ordinance, which has been in effect since 1989, before the Hamilton County Judicial Center was built and Noblesville’s population surged.
Estridge proposes town houses near Westfield’s changing downtown
The petitioners say the project represents a new phase of downtown redevelopment. Previously, much of the redevelopment took the form of adaptive reuse, but now the area is beginning to see new construction.
Old Town plans 28-acre office, residential project along Monon in Carmel
Old Town plans five commercial/office buildings that would range from 2,000 to 8,000 square feet, site plans show. Plans call for up to 240 apartments, 46 townhomes, 30 condominiums and 10 single-family homes.
Carmel City Council OKs county income tax increase
The Carmel City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a resolution to increase the county’s income tax by 10 percent to pay for 911 operations, joining Fishers, Westfield and Noblesville in supporting the tax hike.
Roundup: Hopwood Cellars to build new winery, vineyard in Zionsville
The downtown Zionsville winery would build a vineyard and new winery on Michigan Road. Also: Regions Bank plans a Whitestown location, Spencer Farm adds winery to its offerings and two companies open for business in Carmel.
Developer withdraws plans for controversial townhome project in Carmel neighborhood
The project—which met strong opposition from residents in the Johnson Addition, near the Arts & Design District—was scheduled to be discussed at a plan commission committee meeting Tuesday but was withdrawn that afternoon.
Knowledge Services gets extension on Fishers HQ
The Indianapolis-based firm was to have started building its $6.7 million, 80,000-square-foot-headquarters by the end of last year.
Developer acquires Carmel shopping center, seeks grocer for former O’Malia space
KennMar has acquired the Brookshire Village Shoppes retail center and is working to fill the anchor space, which has been empty since Marsh closed the O’Malia Food Market there in summer 2017.
Proposed Fishers budget includes 2-cent tax hike to pay for big-ticket road projects
If the budget is approved as is, next year’s property tax rate in Fishers will increase by 2 cents for every $100 of assessed valuation.
Henke requests 250-acre expansion of Chatham Hills
The Westfield residential development could grow to more than 1,000 acres by adding retail and office space to the mix and expanding its housing options.
Petition opposes Union Square project in downtown Westfield
The Westfield Preservation Alliance effort includes a list of reasons for opposing the project, including the destruction of historic properties and the use of a public-private partnership to build it.
Carmel hotel project runs into opposition
The board of zoning appeals blocked plans for an Avid Hotel over its lack of a full-service restaurant and conference space, but the developer is revising its plans.