Purdue unveils first plans for $187M Academic Success Building in Indianapolis
Purdue University’s new multi-use building planned for the northwest corner of Michigan and West streets in Indianapolis is expected to rise 15 stories and open in 2027.
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Fishers working to ease backups at new 96th and Allisonville roundabout
Fishers Director of Public Relations Ashley Elrod said traffic at the intersection has increased about 20% since before the roundabout was built.
Nippon, U.S. Steel file suit after Biden administration blocks $15B deal
The suit, filed Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, alleges that it was a political decision and violated the companies’ due process.
Noblesville to begin assessing S.R. 37 interchange options
The state and the city of Noblesville are setting the stage to overhaul four intersections along a 2-mile stretch: at Greenfield Avenue, Town and Country Boulevard, Pleasant Street and State Road 32/38.
Applications for new homes still surging in central Indiana
Single-family building permits in the nine-county area have risen on a year-over-year basis for 17 straight months.
City says Jail I building demolition to begin by end of year
The $4 million demolition, which is being led by Indianapolis-based Renascent Inc., comes after the building was vacated by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in 2022.
Commission gives positive feedback on ISO’s Hilbert Circle Theatre plans
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra presented its renovation plan Wednesday night in a preliminary review by the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission, which has purview because both the interior and exterior of Hilbert Circle Theatre are protected as historically significant.
Applications for new homes jump 29% in central Indiana
Only one county in the nine-county Indy area reported a year-over-over decrease in single-family building permit filings in October.
$8M townhouse development planned for north-side brownfield
The 20-unit townhouse project will consist of six buildings just south of 22nd Street, across from the development group’s M22 apartment project.
Deferred maintenance emerges as higher ed state budget priority
Indiana’s public universities are seeking millions of dollars for capital projects, but the state’s Commission for Higher Education wants lawmakers to concentrate funding in the next budget cycle on deferred-maintenance projects.
Henry Street Bridge contractors find grave shafts, human remains during excavation
Multiple grave shafts, skeletal remains, monument fragments, a coffin and coffin hardware were among the discoveries attributed to archaeologists at the project site.
Q&A: CIB’s Andy Mallon talks about Taylor Swift, Pan Am Plaza construction and more
Mallon spoke with IBJ about what it’s been like to oversee the board at a time when so much is going on.
IndyGo sues infrastructure consulting company over $4.7M in construction overruns
IndyGo says the overruns were the result of an infrastructure consulting company’s failure to properly investigate the downtown building site of the Julia M. Carson Transit Center for potential complications.
Applications for new homes continue to surge in central Indiana
Central Indiana residential builders are on pace to have one of their busiest years since the homebuilding boom that took place before the Great Recession.
Alfa Laval expects to hire 300 at new south-side facility
The provider of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling products announced that it has begun construction of a 324,000-square-foot facility in the County Line Commerce industrial park.
Housing starts ease nationally on decline in multifamily construction
U.S. housing starts slowed in September as a drop in multifamily projects outweighed a pickup in construction of single-family dwellings.
With long slate of local projects, construction firm Skender moves offices to fit growing workforce
Skender’s focus on health care, office and municipal projects has reaped millions of square feet of work for the firm in central Indiana since opening its first local office in 2020.
Indiana Wesleyan University plans $30M basketball arena
Construction on the 80,000-square-foot arena is scheduled to begin Friday, with hopes of having the facility ready for games by the end of 2026.
Glut of development creates challenges in finding subcontractors
While contractors have so far been able to keep up, the strain could get worse next year and beyond.
Why Lilly is pouring billions into LEAP
In recent years, the pharmaceutical manufacturer has seen dizzying growth in its pipeline for a wide range of diseases. And modes of drug delivery are becoming increasingly complex.