Teresa Ayers will serve the remainder of former council member Bruce Kimball’s term through the end of 2023. Kimball died Dec. 30, which triggered Tuesday’s caucus.
Kimball, who was elected in 2015 and reelected in 2019, suffered a stroke in December 2020 and had not attended city council meetings the past two years.
Rangeline Solutions, a Microsoft partner that offers supply-chain consulting services, has been acquired by Sweden-based Nexer, which plans to grow Rangeline’s Carmel office as part of its broader U.S. expansion plans.
The Fishers-based hotel developer and manager and Indianapolis-based American Structurepoint filed plans to build a five-story, 126-room hotel on 1.13 acres at 12164 N. Meridian Street.
The move sets up a primary battle with Carmel City Council President Kevin “Woody” Rider, who said in September that he would run to lead Indiana’s fifth-largest city.
Eliminating the back-office jobs in the U.S. and Canada and moving the functions overseas is expected to result in cost savings of more than $10 million per year, according to the auto auction firm.
Brainard believed that making investments in public infrastructure and livable neighborhoods would attract businesses and residents alike, as businesses would want to locate near their workforce or potential workforce.
The Carmel City Council on Monday night voted to approve the salary increase for Mayor Jim Brainard and for City Court Judge Brian Poindexter, Clerk Sue Wolfgang and the city council.
Owned and operated by three Fishers residents, the bakery will focus on the Atlanta-based chain’s line of plant-based, allergen-friendly cinnamon rolls.
The chain is owned by TJX Companies Inc. and has 66 stores in 25 states, including five in Illinois, five in Michigan, two in Ohio and one in Kentucky.
Kevin “Woody” Rider is a 35-year Carmel resident who is in his fourth term as an at-large Carmel city councilor. He is also a member of the Carmel Plan Commission.
