Area homebuilders see first increase in permit filings since 2021
Six of the area’s nine counties had rising single-family building permit numbers last month, with big increases seen in Hendricks, Madison and Morgan counties.
Six of the area’s nine counties had rising single-family building permit numbers last month, with big increases seen in Hendricks, Madison and Morgan counties.
Many residents complained about a lack of communication about the project and the potential for groundwater contamination and accidents that could release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
The eighth and final season of Indianapolis-based home renovation series “Good Bones” is scheduled to debut Aug. 15 on HGTV.
The Indianapolis area might be showing signs of emerging from a single-family construction slump that began early last year.
Bus driver shortages and teaching vacancies worsened in the wake of the pandemic, but some districts say things are now looking up.
Indiana lawmakers cleared the way last year for school districts to issue their own permits and hire adjunct teachers for hard-to-fill teaching positions.
The state’s high court nixed a preliminary injunction that has kept the ban on hold since September.
Single-family building permit filings in central Indiana have fallen on a year-over-year basis for the past 17 months and in 20 of the past 22 months.
The Indianapolis area continued to see a slump in residential construction last month despite a big jump in single-family building permits in Marion County.
Federal officials say two 10-year-olds are among the 300 children who worked for three separate franchisees that operate a total of 62 McDonald’s locations across Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland and Ohio.
House lawmakers resuscitated several provisions meant to help homeowners struggling with high tax bills—after Senators removed them earlier this month—in a finalized compromise bill.
Demand for new houses in central Indiana continued to lag last year’s pace in March, but longtime housing hotbed Hamilton County broke out of its recent slump.
Indiana lawmakers removed controversial language from a bill that would have effectively stripped protections for certain wetlands, but Republican leadership in both the House and Senate expressed support for reviving the language.
An Indiana environmental group says the utility is pumping more than 1 million gallons of contaminated water a day into the river from coal ash ponds at its Eagle Valley Generating Station in violation of the federal Clean Water Act.
Amazon first announced its plans for its second headquarters in fall 2018, but the pandemic has thrown them into disarray as white-collar workers traded their commutes for their living rooms.
The local homebuilding industry continued to see a slump in demand for new houses in central Indiana in February.
Critics say the bill breeds conflicts of interest and argue that decisions regarding septic systems should remain in the hands of public health professionals.
A bill letting beer wholesalers cash in on lucrative liquor-based drinks would “expand their monopolistic advantage” and hike prices for consumers, argues a leading wine and liquor organization.
Democrats, environmental groups and business leaders are denouncing a bill that they say would further erode protections for Indiana’s already shrinking wetlands.
Mixed alcoholic beverages like hard seltzers have exploded in popularity, and wholesalers all want a piece of the pie. Senate Bill 1544 would open sales to all wholesale types—and has already reopened industry squabbles over who gets to sell what.