80-year-old Boone County drive-in theater closes after property sale
The 300-car-capacity drive-in opened in 1946 as the Outdoor Drive-in and operated under several names over the years.
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Franklin distillery owner views bigger location with full restaurant as tourist destination
Haberdasher Artisan Distillery will take over the former location of Richard’s Brick Oven Pizza on South Main Street in Franklin.
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New building proposed in Meridian-Kessler by owners of neighboring Twenty Tap
The project would bring an entirely new structure to the roughly quarter-acre site, most recently home to Airmaster Heating and Cooling.
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Indiana Landmarks puts historic Kemper House on the market
Indiana Landmarks used the downtown property as its Indianapolis and Central Regional Office from 1977 to 2009.
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Indoor golf venue planned at 46th Street and Monon Trail
The 3,800-square-foot facility is expected to open in late May on the first floor of the Monon 46 residential apartment community.
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Shelbyville Common Council advances plans for $2B data center complex
California-based industrial developer Prologis Inc. hopes to build the sprawling, 11-building operation on 429 acres.
BSA LifeStructures grows by keeping focus on strengths
CEO Tim Spence says the design firm does not stray from its core industries of health care, higher education and scientific research. In BSA lingo, that’s healing, learning and discovery.
Old Town Design Group builds Westfield home to support St. Jude hospital
The builder and dozens of partner vendors recently collaborated to build Indiana’s first St. Jude Dream Home Showplace, part of a program in which all net proceeds from the home’s sale are donated to the children’s hospital.
Challengers to U.S. Rep. André Carson push for data center moratorium
Candidates for a more imminent election, the Democratic primary to represent Indianapolis in Congress, have made data centers a flash point of the election.
Short-term rentals are in high demand in Indianapolis for Final Four weekend
Local hotel rooms are virtually sold out this weekend for the Final Four in Indianapolis, and property owners who rent out their homes on sites like Airbnb and Vrbo say they’re also seeing high demand.
$75 million luxury hotel planned near Fishers Event Center
The 100,000-square-foot hotel is expected to have 125 guest rooms in total, plus four restaurants on the first floor and 14,000 square feet of indoor event space on the second floor.
Construction on $4.3B IU Health hospital campus about 60% complete and on schedule
The 44-acre campus will span from 12th to 16th streets and from Capitol Avenue to Interstate 65 — approximately eight square blocks.
Blue House Bridal plans move to renovated historic Carmel house
The Carmel Plan Commission Committee approved the design request for the property in the Arts & Design District on Tuesday.
Community Health to make payments in lieu of taxes for Westfield facility
Community Health has reached an agreement with the city to make annual payments over the next 25 years instead of paying property taxes on its new six-story, 200-bed hospital tower
Build America, Buy America law causing construction delays amid the US housing crisis
It was intended to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States, but the law has spurred a bottleneck for affordable housing.
Indianapolis low-barrier shelter on track but over budget
City leaders plan to ask the Indianapolis City-County Council to budget an additional $5 million to the Housing Hub’s construction, Aryn Schounce, the mayor’s senior policy adviser, told IBJ.
Speedway set to take action on stalled hotel project, puts eminent domain back on table
A proposed resolution could mean eminent domain for the long-delayed development but prioritizes negotiations with the property’s owner, town officials told IBJ on Friday.
Upland Brewing to close taproom near Castleton
Bloomington-based Upland Brewing Co. continues to operate two locations in Indianapolis and two in Carmel.
Longtime construction leader Phil Kenney dies at 65
Kenney was president of the area’s largest construction firm, F.A. Wilhelm Construction Co. Inc., from 2001 until his retirement in 2025.
The Besties’ Table breakfast and brunch restaurant to open near UIndy
Chef Tyler Williams will open the Besties’ Table Saturday in a building previously occupied by restaurants Jailbird and Open Kitchen.
Clark Foundation, Lilly to partner on new downtown basketball court
Plans call for the basketball court to be open to the public as part of a pocket park concept that will include some new trees and other landscaping.
Westfield City Council OKs 765-acre residential development
A development plan that calls for nearly 2,000 homes and a mixed-use village was narrowly approved Monday night by the Westfield City Council.
Five MCL restaurants closing, but Indianapolis-based chain says other sites are strong
Indianapolis-based MCL Restaurant & Bakery, which celebrates its 76th anniversary this month, said it planned to focus on its remaining seven restaurants.
Credit union selling former south-side HQ property
Indiana Members Credit Union, which moved its headquarters to Bottleworks District earlier this year, is selling a portion of its former south-side campus on Madison Avenue.