Puma plans $40M-plus Whitestown distribution center, 90 jobs
The sports footwear and apparel company is negotiating a lease to open in a roughly 635,000-square-foot building at 3519 Perry Boulevard.
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City orders Delco Foods to pay nearly $100,000 for breaking incentive deal
A local food distribution company that plans to move its operations to Whitestown next year will have to pay off $98,406 in tax breaks, the Metropolitan Development Commission ruled this week.
Zionsville Town Council rejects controversial apartment proposal
The Zionsville Town Council voted 4-3 Monday night to reject a 184-unit apartment project proposed just south of the town’s quaint downtown village. A vote on the project ended in a deadlock a month ago.
Area leaders balk at Indy Mayor Joe Hogsett’s regional infrastructure plan
Several area mayors say they’ve been meeting to discuss regional cooperation—talks that Hogsett has been a part of—but had not signed off on any plan like the one the Indianapolis Democrat proposed. The Hogsett plan would create winners and losers among counties.
Whitestown, Westfield rank as state’s fastest-growing communities
Meanwhile, in terms of sheer numbers, three Hamilton County cities were among the top five Indiana communities in adding residents last year.
Carmel’s Midtown Plaza opens Friday; Chuy’s and Cake Bake Shop coming in July
The plaza adjacent to the expanded Monon Greenway is designed as a playground for adults and kids. Also this week: Plans for a new Little League Central Region headquarters move ahead in Whitestown; PTS Diagnostics opens its new HQ.
Packaging company to open Whitestown factory, hire up to 43 workers
Opus Packaging Group said it will invest $3 million to build and equip a 170,000-square-foot facility, its first location in Indiana.
Most incumbents hold onto offices in Boone County primary
Lebanon Mayor Matt Gentry, the only Boone County mayor who faced a primary challenge, beat two opponents to take the party’s nomination for the November election.
Memory Bank: Zionsville’s Main Street in about 1875
Zionsville was platted in 1852—and named for one of its founders, William Zion—about 30 years after white settlers made their way to southwestern Boone County, not far from an area where Miami Indians lived.
Zionsville neighbors battle village proposal—again
But the mixed-use project called Sycamore Flats, filed by Carmel-based J.C. Hart Development, appears to have more momentum than past proposals opponents or local officials rejected.
Lids Sports Group leaving Zionsville HQ for smaller office space
Three years after moving into a brand new $22 million headquarters building in Zionsville, Lids Sports Group is moving its offices to the northwest side of Indianapolis.
Packaging maker plans $75M facility, 140 jobs in Lebanon
The Lebanon City Council Monday night approved a tax break valued at $1.3 million for U.S. Corrugated Inc., which plans to open a 470,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.
Carmel allocates additional $1 million to road repaving after ‘tough’ winter
The extra funding will enable the city to repave an additional 10 miles of roadway.
Gateway Marketplace developer lands steakhouse tenant
Nashville-based Logan’s Roadhouse plans to open a restaurant in Lebanon.
Plans emerge for controversial Walmart site
A 5,600-square-foot Christian Brothers Automotive is one of three commercial developments in the works for seven acres owned by Cityscape Residential.
Kids coding center opens in Carmel
Founded in Houston, Code Ninjas plans schools in Fishers and Zionsville. Also this week: Serendipity Labs, Ulta Beauty, WoodSpring Suites, The Odyssey restaurant and Root 31 plant shop.
Carmel City Council OKs housing project near busy Keystone Avenue intersection
The Carmel City Council on Monday night approved a residential project after the developer agreed to reduce the number of homes that would be built to 165.
Bills would let Whitestown, Greenwood, Danville impose 1 percent food-and-beverage tax
Three more suburban communities are seeking to impose a food and beverage tax to help fund infrastructure, public safety and quality-of-life improvements.
ROUNDUP: Crew Carwash eyes 116th Street, but Fishers balks
The new facility would be Crew’s first in its headquarters city. Also: TJ Maxx, Burlington and others to open in Shoppes at Whitestown.
Fortville bakery to relocate to bigger Fishers shop
Sunrise Bakery plans to expand its offerings in the new space, which will be about three times larger than its current location on West Broadway Street.