House backs repeal of state construction wage law
Indiana House members voted 55-41 Monday to support eliminating the boards that set construction wages for each state or local project. Thirteen Republicans joined 28 Democrats in opposing the bill.
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UPDATE: Lawmakers put off vote on Sunday alcohol sales
The Indiana House will wait at least until Tuesday to vote on legalizing Sunday carry-out alcohol sales.
Downtown projects set to soak up thousands of parking spaces
Parking on the east side of downtown is becoming harder to find—enough to prompt some rates to rise—thanks to a trio of real estate developments replacing surface parking lots.
New Indy transit center balances utility, dignity, design
The team charged with designing and engineering downtown’s $20 million transit center—which has begun to emerge south of Washington Street between Delaware and Alabama streets—took on three core challenges.
Study shows no big issues over proposed Indiana reservoir
The state-funded study looked at the cost and environmental impact of the proposed 2,100-acre Mounds Lake reservoir, which would be formed by putting an earthen dam on the White River in Anderson, with an estimated cost of $440 million.
UPDATE: House panel backs repeal of public projects wage law
The Republican-controlled House Labor Committee voted 8-4 Tuesday in favor of eliminating the boards that set construction wages for each state or local project costing more than $350,000.
GOP pushes to repeal public project wages law
The move could set off a new battle with labor unions three years after Republicans pushed through the state’s right-to-work law, which drew thousands of union protesters.
Groundbreaking set for downtown’s Market Square skyscraper
Executives of Flaherty & Collins Properties will join city officials Wednesday to turn dirt on the site, kicking off construction of the $121 million, 28-story apartment project anchored by a Whole Foods store.
Area homebuilding off to strong start in 2015
Builders filed 318 single-family permits in the nine-county metropolitan area last month, a 6-percent increase from the previous January.
Not-for-profit developer BHI gears up to house flood of baby boomers
BHI Senior Living, an Indianapolis not-for-profit that’s spent more than half a century serving retirees, could be poised to go from incremental to exponential growth—all thanks to the aging of the baby boom generation.
Noblesville contractor plotting growth
Specialty construction firm ProClad Inc. plans to expand its Noblesville headquarters staff by nearly 20 percent this quarter as the growing business extends its reach west.
Bill seeks to limit referendums to general elections
Lawmakers raised questions and community leaders testified against a bill that would require that referendums for school and government construction projects occur only during general elections every other year.
Owners of popular Greek restaurant turning 1920s warehouse into event center
Taki and Jeanette Sawi of Santorini Greek Kitchen, in Fountain Square, are branching out to open a large banquet facility in a nearly century-old warehouse on the southwestern edge of downtown just across the White River and not far from Lucas Oil Stadium.
Convenience chain going upscale as it plots new stores
Anderson-based Ricker’s new gas station and convenience store at 146th Street and Carey Road in Westfield offers made-to-order burritos and self-serve frozen yogurt. The Anderson-based company plans to use the Westfield site as a model for its next generation of stores.
Panel postpones action on bill to limit local livestock rules
Senate Bill 249, if passed into law, would ban communities from adopting an ordinance preventing the construction of livestock facilities.
Lids falters in expansion beyond headgear
Sales for Indianapolis-based Lids Sports Group have been so disappointing that parent Genesco Inc. within the past six months has twice cut its fiscal 2015 full-year earnings, from a high of $5.55 per share to a low of $4.75 per share.
Not-for-profit on east side eyeing expansion
Outreach Inc. wants to construct a 16,000-square-foot building at the intersection of East New York Street and Keystone Avenue to serve the growing number of homeless teens.
Cummins reveals design for new distribution HQ
The building, which will include a 10-story office tower with 15,000 square feet of retail on the first floor and significant public green space, will be built on four acres where Market Square Arena stood.
Indiana city posts nation’s second biggest construction job gain
The region's construction job surge appears to reflect the busy year many parts of the state had catching up on projects stalled by last winter's heavy snows and bitter cold.
Nursing home construction moratorium fight fuels lobbying, donations
The two sides duking it out over a construction ban on nursing homes spent more than $475,000 over six months to win lawmakers to their sides—a spike of 37 percent over previous years. And that kind of high-stakes fight is about to happen again.