Roundup: Fishers gets first art gallery
High Frequency Arts, Fishers first art gallery, has opened in the Nickel Plate District. Also: City Barbecue will open in Whitestown, and Chicago’s Pizza is opening in the former Stacked Pickle in Fishers.
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Fadness leads Hamilton County mayoral candidates in fundraising
Candidates running for mayor in Fishers, Carmel, Westfield and Noblesville have raised a combined $580,000 for races.
Whitestown manager Dax Norton takes job as government consultant
Norton will be tasked at MS Consultants with helping counties, cities and towns develop systems for day-to-day management of all administrative and governance functions and to raise money for projects and economic development.
Roundup: Fishers site to be redeveloped for office building
Shamrock Builders will recast the former site of Rita’s Backyard Tea Room and Garden Center. Also: Wendy’s in Westfield, and a tuxedo rental and clothing store in Noblesville.
Another senior living facility planned for Whitestown
The Whitestown Plan Commission has approved plans for a seven-building senior living center northeast of Main Street and Central Boulevard. The vacant land once was earmarked for a similar facility by another developer.
Westfield hospital planning heliport
Riverview Health would establish the square helipad near the intersection of State Road 32 and U.S. 31. It would be used once a month or less, on average.
Fishers assistant named economic development director
Megan Baumgartner has worked for the city as its assistant economic development director since 2015.
Report: Hamilton County visitor spending up 11 percent in 2017
Visitors spent more than $820 million, continuing a steady climb in the county’s tourism industry over the last decade.
Whitestown Town Manager Dax Norton resigns to work in private sector
Norton became the town manager in 2013 and led the Boone County community through a period of significant growth and booming economic development.
Roundup: Miller Auto Care eyes new location; Aldi opens in Carmel; Chipotle coming to Fishers
Miller Auto care is moving to make way for a roundabout. Also: Theatrical Avenue, First Harvest, Pies and Pints, and Dirtbuster Car Wash.
Indiana getting $40 million to improve two sections of I-65
The two federal grants are to be used to increase the capacity of sections of Interstate 65 in south central and north central Indiana.
Indy-based Delco Foods plans expansion into Whitestown, 132 jobs
The specialty and Italian food distributor plans to spend more than $5 million to open a cheese-processing, printing and warehouse facility near Interstate 65.
Indianapolis manufacturer relocates to Whitestown
WYN Industries Inc. has relocated to Indianapolis Road in Whitestown in a move that will allow it to add 16 new employees.
Boone County has more jobs, few workers
Boone County has been deluged with announcements about new businesses with new jobs, but filling those jobs could be challenging in a fairly rural area with a rock-bottom unemployment rate.
Hamilton County auto dealer plans move to Zionsville
Indy Wholesale Direct has sold high-end and exotic cars in Carmel since 2011.
Hamilton County to relocate Jackson County bridge to Fishers
Hamilton County and Fishers have teamed to restore a historic covered bridge originally built in Jackson County. The 149-year-old bridge will be restored and installed over Fall Creek.
Home-products e-tailer offers one-stop shopping
Matt Phillips of Zionsville spent 13 years working in retail before leaving the corporate world to launch his own online retailer last year.
Lawn care equipment manufacturer plans 58 jobs in Lebanon
Startup Steel Green Manufacturing recently moved into a manufacturing facility in Lebanon and plans rapid growth over the next four years.
Construction to begin on two residential projects near City Center
Work has started on The Kent, and Pedcor is awaiting approval to begin on the connected Holland and Playfair buildings.
Packaging manufacturer plans $106 million plant in Lebanon
A British company with packaging plants around the world plans to build a 550,000-square-foot manufacturing facility just southwest of Interstate 65 that will employ 140.