Airport moving ahead on $76M parking garage expansion
About 1,000 of the spaces in the new facility at Indianapolis International Airport will be used by car rental companies while the remainder will be designated for daily or hourly parking.
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Inflation weighs heavily on construction costs
A recent report from the Associated General Contractors of America states that, from April 2021 through the first quarter of 2022, the price of nonresidential construction components, or inputs, has risen 21%. Among those inputs, diesel fuel has jumped 86%; plastics, 30%; and insulation products, 19.6%.
Boone County plans $59.1M jail expansion
The council approved the project on June 14 by a 4-3 vote following months of debate between the council and the Boone County Commissioners.
Noblesville City Council rejects plan for gravel pit near Potter’s Bridge Park
Noblesville city councilors voted 7-2 against the proposal by Beaver Materials, which purchased 50 acres of farmland adjacent to the 66-acre park with hopes of removing gravel from the property.
Inflation hits state capital, infrastructure projects
Ever-increasing prices at the pump and grocery store checkout line aren’t the only places where Hoosiers can see the impact of inflation—state building projects are also feeling the budgetary strain.
Area homebuilders see 5th straight month of falling permits
Builders are coming off their busiest year since 2005, but single-family building permits have fallen on a year-over-year basis in every month of 2022.
Inflation taking bite out of new infrastructure projects
Rising prices for materials such as asphalt, steel and iron pipes are driving up the costs to build roads, bridges, rail lines and water mains. The prices for some infrastructure materials have risen even faster than general consumer prices.
Developers propose new golf club community, affordable townhouses in Noblesville
The Noblesville City Council heard proposals this week for two separate residential real estate developments that would create nearly 130 new residences in the city, including more 75 high-end homes near a golf course and 50 affordable-housing options.
Carmel, Westfield expand, build new libraries as demands for services change
The construction is happening at a time libraries play an increasingly wide-ranging role in the communities they serve.
Task force to examine building rules in effort to drop state’s housing costs
The 13-member body approved by the Legislature in March is tasked with addressing Indiana’s affordable housing shortage.
First piece of The Madison development opens in Greenwood
The $92 million, mixed-use redevelopment project is taking shape on a 19-acre site downtown after nearly a decade of planning.
Indiana voters pass most local tax increases for school salaries, operations
All six of the operating referendums on the ballot passed, giving schools around the state additional tax revenue to fund programs, transportation, and salaries. But construction referendums—whose funds are earmarked for specific building or renovation projects—fared worse.
Home improvement firm New Bath Today acquired by Atlanta firm
Brothers Mike and Ryan Redman started Indianapolis-based New Bath Today as a spinoff of their contracting business in 2016 and it has been growing quickly ever since.
Area homebuilders slowed by lot availability, supply-chain issues
Single-family building permits have fallen on a year-over-year basis for the past three months and in six of the past eight months.
Hamilton County prepares to finally reconstruct 146th and Allisonville
The county is moving forward with a $29 million, 18-month construction project that will create a roundabout on Allisonville Road at East 146th Street, with East 146th converted to an overpass.
Two Carmel companies planning HQ in new Arts & Design District building
Studio M Architecture & Planning and engineering firm KBSO Consulting LLC will co-own the $9 million building called The Collective at Midtown.
Pacers planning $20M downtown building next to fieldhouse, new plaza
The building would have two levels above ground and one below, with proposed uses including a basement speakeasy-style tavern, a first-floor restaurant and a second-floor event center.
Hamilton County planning to build first domestic abuse shelter
Hamilton County is planning to spend $5 million to construct the shelter, which will be managed by not-for-profit Prevail Inc.
INDOT issues request for information for EV charging infrastructure plan
In its request for information released Monday, INDOT is soliciting feedback and recommendations from stakeholders, such as utilities and energy and fuel companies, for the planning, coordination and development of charging networks across the state.
2 workers hurt when building collapses in Johnson County
Some of the workers had to be pulled out of the collapsed structure, said Whiteland Fire Chief Eric Funkhouser.