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Celebration of life ceremony scheduled for Jim Belden
Belden, a former Hamilton County Council member and Indiana Football Hall of Fame coach, died Feb. 14 at age 77 after a battle with cancer.
Roundup: DeLullo’s Trattoria moving to Cicero, spa opening near Grand Park
The File Depot is planning to open its first Indiana location in Westfield.
New Launch Fishers location set to open March 7
Staff members will start hauling some of the TVs, desks, chairs and other equipment out of the existing location on Friday.
Kite expected to revamp 116th and Rangeline development
Kite Realty Group Trust is considering replacing The Corner retail strip, which sits on the southwest corner of 116th Street and Rangeline Road, with a mixed-use development.
Mixed-use development proposed for downtown Zionsville
The project, dubbed “200 West,” would include a 28,500-square-foot, three-story commercial building, with a 5,000-square-foot restaurant, and a total of 65 residential units.
Races to watch in the 2016 primary
The ballots are set for the 2016 primary in Indiana and a few lawmakers will face challengers in their primaries.
INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE: Bills would mean big bucks for local government
Indiana lawmakers are debating ways to give money back to local governments—money that already belongs to cities, towns and counties but the state has been holding in reserves.
Deviate Brewing experimenting with small business model
While other breweries are pushing into the distribution market, increasing capacity and perfecting specific beers, the owners of Deviate are purposefully staying small and regularly experimenting with new batches.
Whitestown trying to revitalize historic center of town
For years, buildings in what’s known as the town’s “Legacy Core” sat vacant, but that’s slowly starting to change with offices, restaurants and retail shops renovating structures and opening doors for business.
Hamilton Southeastern, Noblesville Schools proposing referendums on May ballots
The existing referendums for the school districts are set to expire at the end of 2016 and 2017.
Meijer coming to Westfield
The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based grocery and general merchandise chain has filed plans with the city for a 190,000-square-foot store on the southeast corner of Springmill Road and State Road 32.
Lawmakers advance alcohol bills for Indy 500, suburban counties
The House passed legislation Tuesday that would provide more alcohol permits for Hamilton and Boone counties, while the Senate passed a bill to let the Indianapolis Motor Speedway sell carry-out bottles of commemorative booze.
Brewery tour businesses tapping into Hamilton County
A brewery bus tour company has already started chauffeuring craft beer enthusiasts from one watering hole to the next, and an adult pedal bike could be introduced in Fishers this summer.
Conner Prairie sets record attendance, donation levels
In 2015, attendance hit new highs in several categories and corporate donations shattered 2014 gift amounts with a $7.5 million grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc.
Cicero creates new position to boost economic development
Now town leaders are hoping to make the area a food destination, drawing customers from throughout Hamilton County and out-of-town visitors from Westfield’s Grand Park Sports Campus.
Whitestown officially welcomes first new downtown business
It’s not that businesses don’t exist in the short stretch of Main Street or elsewhere in the growing community, but in the past the Boone County Chamber of Commerce or Zionsville Chamber of Commerce officially welcomed new enterprises.
Indiana Supreme Court rules for Zionsville in border war with Whitestown
The decision allows Zionsville to remain merged with Perry Township and keep the position of mayor.
Zionsville considers paying for $10.2M town hall without bonds
A new financing proposal for a town hall in Zionsville could save the municipality money in the long run, even though the price tag for the building has increased.
Pittman family estate dispute entangles real-estate projects
A family dispute over the estate of a well-known heart surgeon and developer in Carmel could delay progress on multiple mixed-use real estate projects in Hamilton and Boone counties.