Homebuilding permits rise for 12th straight month
Through June this year, 2,603 permits have been issued in the Indianapolis area, an increase of 26 percent compared to the first six months of 2012.
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Critics oppose Carmel gas station planned near aquifer
Citizens Energy Group is leading the opposition to a gas station planned for 146th Street and River Road on the edge of Carmel, saying it is too close to a major source of central Indiana’s drinking water.
Will residential boom end commercial bust in West Clay?
Residential construction is booming in The Village of West Clay, the already-sprawling Carmel development designed to mimic small-town life at the turn of the (last) century. But not everything has gone according to Brenwick Development’s ambitious plans. Two commercial nodes remain largely undeveloped, and one property owner’s legal woes led to several high-profile vacancies that have yet to be filled.
Enviros: Proposed coal mine would threaten refuge
A proposed surface coal mine spanning 1,500 acres of southwestern Indiana's coal country would threaten an adjacent national wildlife refuge used by migratory birds, three environmental groups warn.
Liquor store chain wants to intervene in lawsuit
Attorneys for 21st Amendment have filed a motion to intervene in the suit filed by the Indiana Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association and several store owners.
Indianapolis-area homebuilding filings jump 35 percent
Year-to-date, local single-family-building permit filings have risen 27 percent from the same period a year ago.
Noblesville passes $1K food-truck fee
A divided Noblesville Common Council approved zoning changes Tuesday that allow food trucks to roll into the city—with several restrictions and a fee that all but guarantees few will bother to make the trip.
New homebuilders take root in Indy after downturn
Out-of-state builders scooped up lots during the housing downturn, and now are watching their gambles pay off as they become major local players.
Indiana State gives permission for company to drill
The university in Terre Haute has given permission for Pioneer Oil of Lawrenceville, Ill., to drill on university-owned land.
Noblesville to developers: Pay fee, cut open space near parks
Common Council members this month approved changes in the city’s land-use law that will allow residential developers within a half-mile of public parks to set aside less property as open space—for a price.
Indianapolis-area homebuilding filings rise 13 percent
Single-family-building permit filings in the nine-county area saw their 14th straight month of year-over-year increases in August, the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis announced Wednesday.
Ruling: Indiana failed to study mine’s water impacts
An environmental law judge has found that Indiana failed to fully assess the impact of coal waste runoff on local waterways when it issued a permit for a southwestern Indiana surface coal mine that’s the largest such mine east of the Mississippi River.
U.S. home sales hit six-year high, but could slow soon
August sales reflect contracts signed in June and July, when mortgage rates were rising steadily. A Realtors group cautioned that buyer traffic dropped off significantly in August. That points to fewer sales in the fall.
Wonder what suburban residents need? Just ask
Three years after its first citizens’ survey set helped officials set priorities for the growing community, Noblesville leaders are preparing to ask again.
Wheeler Mission lands $1M grant to help with expansion
Wheeler Mission Ministries Inc. said Wednesday that it has received a donation from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust that will allow it to start construction on a new facility next to its shelter at 520 E. Market St. in downtown Indianapolis.
Home-A-Rama back after five-year layoff as market improves
With the housing market on the mend, the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis decided the time was right to reintroduce the show, which gives the public an opportunity to tour newly built custom homes.
Local homebuilders see mild increase in permit filings
Single-family-building permit filings rose 8 percent in the nine-county area in September, marking the 15th straight month of year-over-year increases, the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis reported Tuesday.
Huge housing, golf development planned for Westfield
The developer who delivered high-end housing to Westfield a decade ago with The Bridgewater Club is working on plans for another upscale golf community near the city’s Grand Park Sports Complex.
Countertop maker plans to add 32 jobs in Zionsville
Cincinnati-based Sims-Lohman Inc. said it will invest $2 million to buy and equip a 57,000-square-foot facility in Zionsville. The firm already employs 22 full-time workers in the Boone County community.
Roundup: Soup joint, Ethiopian eats and relocations
Soupremacy is set to take space just off Monument Circle vacated by Teapots n Treasures, which moved a couple of blocks away, while Ambrosia settles into new digs in Broad Ripple.