The Energy Department predicts retail power prices will rise 4 percent on average this year, the biggest increase since 2008. By 2020, prices are expected to climb an additional 13 percent, a forecast that does not include the costs of coming environmental rules.
Indiana attorneys stay up at night worrying that their ads will run afoul of state rules that they consider unclear and unevenly enforced. But there’s a solution in the works.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. is giving Mainstreet Property Group an economic development grant of $345,000 for the construction of a nursing home in Terre Haute that is expected to net House Speaker Pro Tem Eric Turner $1.8 million.
On top of that, upstart specialty grocer Fresh Thyme sets opening for its first Indiana store, while 100-year-old Brenner Luggage prepares to close one of its northeast-side locations.
The Carmel-based question-and-answer service cut its 18-month-old social media division, Social Reactor, after a rate algorithm change at Google slashed the division’s revenue from advertising.
Minnesota-based UnitedHealth Group Inc. will make the prices it pays for health care services available to consumers on the Internet, according to Bloomberg News. The effort, organized by the Health Care Cost Institute, will include two other insurers, Louisville-based Humana Inc. and Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna Inc. They will make public a “reference price” for health services in local communities, based on aggregated data from insurers. Customers of each insurer will get more precise information about prices, including how much they’ll have to pay out of pocket. Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. has been working recently to make prices available to its customers via a partnership with Castlight Health, a San Francisco-based software firm.
Eli Lilly and Co. lost a United Kingdom lawsuit over its Alimta lung cancer treatment but plans to appeal, according to Bloomberg News. A judge ruled May 15 that a generic version of Alimta, planned by Actavis Plc, doesn’t breach European patents. Indianapolis-based Lilly, which had first quarter sales of $632 million from Alimta this year, has fought lawsuits across the globe to protect patents related to the product. In March, a U.S. District Court upheld a patent regarding vitamin dosage in a dispute with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Some European patents for Alimta expire in December 2015, and Actavis is seeking regulatory approval for a rival treatment, according to a written decision by Judge Arnold handed down in London. Lilly said in its statement that it had won an Alimta patent case in Germany earlier this year. The company said it expected European patents related to vitamin dosage to remain in force until 2021.
Purdue University trustees authorized the completion of a $54 million flex lab, to be built south of the Birck Nanotechnology Center in Purdue’s Discovery Park. The 75,000-square-foot lab will be financed with up to $38 million in proceeds from bonds, up to $13.5 million in gift funds and up to $2.5 million in university central reserve funds. Also, the trustees OK’d a $14 million, 32,000-square-foot expansion of Jischke Hall to enhance the university's biomedical engineering research capabilities. Purdue will also spend $10 million to construct a 25,000-square-foot center for seed processing and analysis, and will spend $8.2 million to expand its Zucrow Laboratories to add 14,600 square feet of space.
HR Dimensions LLC has acquired by Chicago-based WIA Group to form HRD Advisory Group LLC. The merger gives HRD a practice that covers all types of employer insurance, including health benefits, as well as risk management consulting services. The combined firms will continue to operate out of HR Dimension’s offices in Carmel.
Cincinnati’s famed Graeter’s ice cream is continuing its northern expansion, with plans for a location in Fishers.
Poverty is encroaching on the outer townships of Marion County, adding to their handicap in the competition with doughnut counties, where houses are newer, and sidewalks, sewer connections and bike paths come standard.
Eli Lilly and Co. thinks it has a secret weapon to return to growth. No, it’s not a new blockbuster drug—although Lilly will most likely have several new products hit the market this year and next. Rather, it’s an unorthodox, softer approach put into play by its U.S. sales force.
-Mattingly Construction has completed a 1,000-square-foot build-out La Mulita Mexican Cantina at 5212 N. College Ave.
-Mattingly Construction has completed a 1,900-square-foot office expansion for Hazel Dell Veterinary Hospital at 13190 Hazel Dell Parkway, Carmel.
-Pallet Depot LLC leased 102,272 square feet in Hunter Creek II, 9222-9228 E. 33rd St. The tenant was represented by Matt Kiger of Newmark Knight Frank Halakar. The landlord, Duke Realty, was represented by Duke's Jay Archer.
-Octapharma Plasma Inc. leased 19,440 square feet of retail space at 8727 E. Washington St. The tenant was represented by David Stafancic of DTZ Americas Inc. The landlord, AAA Holdings Group LLC, was represented by Scot Courtney of Lee & Associates.
-The ADT Corp. leased 12,262 square feet of office space at 11918 Exit Five Parkway, Fishers. The tenant was represented by Tim Craft of CBRE. The landlord, Sunbeam Development Corp., was represented by Paul Dick and Kevin Dick of Colliers International.
-Cardinal Health 414 Inc. renewed and expanded its lease to 10,707 square feet in Georgetown Road Building 3, 7920 Georgetown Road. The tenant was represented by Nick Svarczkopf of CBRE. The landlord, Duke Realty, was represented by Duke's Jay Archer.
-DBC Imaging Inc., doing business as Speed Pro Imaging, leased 3,990 square feet at Park 100 Building 122, 5501-5599 W. 74th St. The tenant was represented by Jeff Shuman of Shuman Realty. The landlord, Duke Realty, was represented by Duke's Jay Archer.
-Miracle Dining, LLC leased 2,832 square feet of retail space at Providence at Old Meridian, 300 Providence Blvd. The tenant was represented by Kurt Meyer of Baseline. The landlord, Buckingham Cos., was represented by Gary Perel of Newmark Knight Frank Halakar and Tiffany Oliver of Buckingham Companies.
-Urban Chalkboard leased 2,529 square feet of retail space at Carmel Marketplace, East Carmel Drive and Keystone Avenue, Carmel. The tenant was represented by Tracey Holtzman of Midland Atlantic. The landlord, Buckingham Companies, was represented by Gary Perel of Newmark Knight Frank Halakar and Tiffany Oliver of Buckingham Companies.
-Jack’s Donuts leased 2,123 square feet of retail space at Carmel Marketplace, East Carmel Drive and Keystone Avenue, Carmel. The tenant was represented by Ralph Balber of Newmark Knight Frank Halakar. The landlord, Buckingham Companies, was represented by Gary Perel of Newmark Knight Frank Halakar and Tiffany Oliver of Buckingham Companies.
-Globalnet Insurance leased 800 square feet of retail space in Fall Creek Harbour, 10142 Brooks School Road, Fishers. The tenant and landlord, FCH Associates LLC, were represented by Cindy Hoskinson of Lee & Associates.
Local restaurateur and entrepreneur Martha Hoover wants to open kiosks offering healthy meals on the go in public places, including along the Monon Trail.
It seems fitting that the process of adding an interchange to relieve congestion on Interstate 69 appears to move about as fast as, well, rush-hour traffic on Interstate 69.
-Hellman Worldwide Logistics renewed its lease for 96,336 square feet at Park 100 Building 99, 5075 W. 74th St. The tenant was represented by David Creiner of Jackson Cooksey and Chris Black of CBRE. The landlord, Pinchal & Co., was represented by Jake Sturman and Chip Barnes of JLL.
-Keronite Inc. renewed its lease for 13,600 square feet of industrial space at 2121 Southtech Drive, Greenwood. The tenant was represented by Michael Weishaar of Cassidy Turley. The landlord, Liberty Property Trust, was represented by Brian Buschuk and Jake Sturman of JLL.
-Indiana Soccer Association Inc. leased 4,774 square feet of office space at 9333 N. Meridian St. The tenant and landlord, Landmark Properties Inc., represented themselves in the transaction.
-Nimble Jacks leased 3,801 square feet of office space at 47 S. Pennsylvania St. The tenant was represented by Bennett Williams and Andrew Martin of Cassidy Turley. The landlord, Pillar Majestic LLC, was represented by Ashley Bussell and Ralph Balber of Newmark Knight Frank Halakar.
-Advanced Engineering Consultants-Indiana LLC leased 2,541 square feet of office space at 8606 Allisonville Road. The tenant was represented by Kevin Dick of Colliers International. The landlord, Castle Creek Office LLC, was represented by Brian Fitzgerald of Citimark.
-The Huntington National Bank NA leased 2,430 square feet of retail space in Providence at Old Meridian at 12505 Old Meridian, Carmel. The tenant was represented by Scot Courtney and Bart Jackson of Lee & Associates. The landlord, Providence HUD LLC, was represented by Gary Perel of Newmark Knight Frank Halakar.
-Rocker Sign & Graphics leased 1,500 square feet of office space in Greenwood Oaks Business Centre, 500 S. Polk St., Greenwood. The tenant and landlord, Greenwood Oaks Investments LLC, were represented by Teresa Clements of Lee & Associates.
-VIP Wireless leased 900 square feet of retail space at 2918 W. 16th St. The tenant and landlord, Indy Management Group Inc., were represented by Cindy Hoskinson and Herb Feldmann of Lee & Associates.
Two races on my 2014 watch list were challenges to GOP state representatives Bob Behning of Indianapolis and Jerry Torr of Carmel. The issues differed, but each race showed continued erosion of union political power.
The Huntington National Bank leased 2,478 square feet of retail space in Sophia Square, 110 W. Main St., Carmel. The tenant and landlord, Carmel Lofts LLC (an entity related to Keystone Realty Group), were represented by Scot Courtney and Bart Jackson of Lee & Associates. The relationship between Carmel Lofts and Keystone was misstated last week.
On the eve of Obamacare, almost no central Indiana hospitals were having trouble making money. Hip replacements, heart surgery and Hamilton County were the biggest drivers of profits.
But in an interview with IBJ, ITT Educational Services CEO Kevin Modany asserted that for-profit colleges are a good deal, that they produce better results than community colleges, and that they are critical for the state and nation to close the skills gap among workers.
Carmel residents Matt and Emily Griffin can expect to see a big burst in sales of their innovative brownie pan after they appear in front of celebrity entrepreneurs on ABC-TV’s hit show later this month.
