Recession slows the creation of a self-contained Boone County community
Creating a self-contained community on 1,700 acres of farmland could take much longer than the 15 to 20 years Duke Realty
Corp. predicted.
Creating a self-contained community on 1,700 acres of farmland could take much longer than the 15 to 20 years Duke Realty
Corp. predicted.
Merchants Bank of Indiana, whose main office is in Carmel, books better numbers than any other Hoosier bank.
These days, many of the nation’s biggest banks need bailouts to avoid bankruptcy. But plenty of institutions far from the limelight of New York and other banking centers continue to make money and manage their affairs well. Which Indiana-based bank does it best? Merchants Bank of Indiana, whose main office is in Carmel, books better […]
Creating a self-contained community on 1,700 acres of farmland could take much longer than the 15 to 20 years Duke Realty Corp. predicted. The Indianapolis-based real estate company has been working since 2003 on Anson, its ambitious mixed-use development in southeastern Boone County. Anson could become the largest neo-urban-style community in the state. But as […]
Critics say the Legislature’s plan to shore up the insolvent Indiana Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund places the bulk of the financial
burden on already ailing businesses with the least ability to pay.
REAL ESTATE Local engineering company buys former CP Morgan HQ A local company that had planned to build a new headquarters at Anson, near Zionsvillle, decided instead to buy the former headquarters of the defunct home builder CP Morgan near 96th Street and Gray Road. Performance Services Inc., an engineering and construction company serving educational […]
The Legislature’s plan to shore up the insolvent Indiana Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund places the bulk of the financial burden on already ailing businesses with the least ability to pay. That’s the assessment of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Indiana Manufacturers Association, which are howling in protest at Gov. Mitch Daniels’ refusal to veto […]
When Ed Pegler was laid off from his highway construction job four months ago, the 47-year-old father of two didn’t know when he’d be back to work. Then the phone rang. There was a job, paid for by the federal stimulus law. It’s a story the White House hopes to repeat 3.5 million times, to […]
Westfield Mayor Andy Cook is proposing a $60 million youth sports complex with a 4,000-seat multipurpose outdoor
stadium, indoor sports facilities and sports fields with the goal of establishing the Hamilton County community as the "Family Sports Capital
of America."
Still stinging from the city’s loss of the giant Performance Racing Industry trade show in 2004, a group of local motorsports
business advocates is racing to put on a competing event.
Design of expansion features lots of glass Aim is to give new convention center welcoming feel The plan for the expansion of the Indiana Convention Center is a practical one that designers needed to spiff up a bit. So, Ratio Architects Inc. concentrated on making visitors feel comfortable by accentuating a lot of glass at […]
Still stinging from the city’s loss of the giant Performance Racing Industry trade show in 2004, a group of local motorsports business advocates is racing to put on a competing event. Organizers of the upstart International Motorsports Industry Show are not being bashful about their intentions: They want the new show to eventually supplant PRI’s […]
He went back and forth, but ultimately the mayor of Westfield decided to go with his gut. Mayor Andy Cook, the first to hold that title in the fast-growing Hamilton County suburb, settled on “Family Sports Capital of America.” He and his advisers had weighed “Family Sports Capital of the Midwest,” but eventually opted to […]
The old adage that retail follows rooftops is only partially true; retail also follows taxpayer-funded incentives.
The environmental report shows that the extension for Interstate 69 will cost at least $3 billion.
Click here to see a map of the project. If the latest estimates to build two sections of Interstate 69 downstate are any indication, what was once predicted to be a $1.8 billion extension from Evansville to Indianapolis is now headed north of $3 billion. The higher estimated costs for two sections totaling 54 miles […]
The old adage that retail follows rooftops is only partially true; retail also follows taxpayer-funded incentives. Simon Property Group Inc. built central Indiana’s newest mall, Hamilton Town Center, along a major thoroughfare in one of the state’s most appealing spots for retail. Yet both Simon and Noblesville officials say the $126 million project would not […]
The Nature Conservancy broke ground Thursday for its new Indiana headquarters. The organization still needs to raise most of the $4.4 million cost of the building, but…
The Indianapolis Cultural Trail yesterday announced major donations from the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation and Indiana Pacers. It also unveiled three public art works that will be exhibited in the Northeast Corridor stage of the trail, which is now under construction. The DeHaan foundation gave $250,000 and the Indiana Pacers $100,000 toward the Cultural Trail’s […]
ArcelorMittal SA plans to shut down steel-bar operations at its East Chicago plant, resulting in layoffs for 400 employees, the Chicago Tribune reported yesterday. The layoffs of both union and non-union workers affect 8 percent of the plant’s work force, the newspaper said. The closure will be indefinite. Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal produces about 10 percent of […]