City backs string of high-profile real estate projects
The administration of Mayor Greg Ballard found its stride in the final year of its first four-year term, at least when it comes to major publicly supported real estate projects.
The administration of Mayor Greg Ballard found its stride in the final year of its first four-year term, at least when it comes to major publicly supported real estate projects.
Simon Property Group Inc. signed an employment agreement with CEO David Simon that will keep him as head of the Indianapolis-based company the next eight years.
A contentious battle for Indianapolis mayor culminated in a second term for Republican Mayor Greg Ballard, who won the race with 51 percent of the vote. His Democratic challenger, Melina Kennedy, garnered 47 percent.
A male candidate is more likely to get away with the bare-knuckled political brawls than a young mother.
-Laco Properties LP bought 112 units of multi-family housing in buildings at 3360 N. Meridian St., 3537-43 N. Pennsylvania St. and 842 N. Capitol Ave. The price wasn’t disclosed. The buyer was represented by Gary Merritt of Whitsett Group. The seller, Laco Towne Club Apartments I, was represented by Scott Pollom of Cassidy Turley.
-Lynhurst Investments LLC bought a 2,289-square-foot retail property at 5224 W. Southern Ave. The price wasn’t disclosed. The buyer was represented by Jeff Daniel of Commercial Concepts Realty LLC. The seller, GE Capital, was represented by Allison Tiefel of Cassidy Turley.
Starting with a $1 million grant to Marian University’s EcoLab, the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust plans to start giving a greater share of its money to environmental groups.
A bidding method being used more often by the state is likely to reduce misery for motorists and merchants in the path of a highway project. Project completion time is now a major consideration in reviewing road-work bids that were traditionally evaluated almost entirely on cost.
The first phase of the $22.5 million project, dubbed The Point on Fall Creek, would involve the construction of 58 apartments. Another 80 units would follow, complemented by a retail component.
Manufacturer churns out 5,000th system for hybrid buses, a transmission used round the world.
Doug Keenan, a 49-year-old electrical engineer and entrepreneur, is tackling something so cutting-edge that most of humanity doesn’t know it exists: 3D printing, or rapid prototyping.
The NFL is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to build a posh 15,000-square-foot hospitality area inside Union Station’s Grand Hall for this year’s Super Bowl. The facility will be a perk for the league’s best corporate partners, former players and coaches, and other high-rollers.
Minnesota-based Life Time Fitness is buying the two sites that will remain open. One is in Fishers and the other is near 96th and Meridian streets in Indianapolis.
Two of Sanjay Patel’s hotels landed in bankruptcy in November. Four others filed for Chapter 11 protection last year.
Florida-based Lifestyle Family Fitness plans to close two of its facilities in Indianapolis—at 82nd Street near Dean Road and along Shelby Street just south of Stop 10 Road—by the end of November.
The manufacturer was more profitable in the first nine months of this year than all of last year.
Allison Transmission Inc. hasn’t given up on going public, despite nearly eight months passing since its initial filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Figures who played key roles in attracting the big game and for making the event a success share their insights.
A police chase ended in a multi-vehicle crash and minor injuries to two people Thursday night in Fishers. Six cars were involved in the crash near 116th Street and Allisonville Road. Police were responding to a call about a potentially suicidal female and located her near the Sam's Club parking lot on 96th Street. When an officer approached, she took off in her van, starting the short chase. No charges were immediately filed.
Electric-car battery maker Ener1 Inc., whose shares were delisted from the NASDAQ stock market Oct. 28, is the latest recipient of U.S. Energy Department aid to run into financial trouble and draw congressional scrutiny.