Repairs being made after Indianapolis crane crash
The Rathskeller opened for lunch Tuesday, and the YMCA branch inside the Athenaeum Building will reopen in a limited capacity on Wednesday.
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Nearly 7,000 Indiana homes weatherized with federal money
Indiana is now the 18th state to complete 30 percent of its goal, by retrofitting about 20,000 homes to make them more energy efficient.
Lawsuit claims builder broke handicapped rights
The suit against SC Bodner Co. says 16 Bodner properties in eight states violate the Fair Housing Act.
Secretary of state candidate leaves architectural firm
Vop Osili of Indianapolis-based A2SO4 is focusing full time on his run for secretary of state as the Democratic candidate.
Carpenters union to unveil new training facility
The recent dearth of construction activity has been an opportunity of sorts for the Indiana-Kentucky Regional Council of
Carpenters: During the slowdown, the trade group built a $13 million
training facility and administrative building in Greenwood.
SHOUP: Emancipation is near for independent contractors
State regulators are gearing up to crack down on companies thought to be treating people as though they are independent contractors
instead of employees.
Building demolition to begin along Interstate 69
Bulldozers await an office complex that previously served as headquarters to August Mack Environmental. It’ll be the first
building demolished along Interstate 69 to make way for highway expansion.
Purdue board OKs building 3rd luxury dorm tower
The board on Friday approved a $20.6 million construction contact for the First Street Towers project.
Wishard construction bids starting to flow
About $72 million in bids have been awarded so far for the $754 million Wishard Hospital project—ahead of schedule
and under budget, for the time being—including demolition and foundation work.
$69M U.S. Courthouse modernization a boon for local firms
More than a dozen local companies have begun work on a three-year modernization of the Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S.
Courthouse in the state's largest individual project funded by the federal stimulus.
Indiana contractors scramble for certification to remove lead
New U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules force precautions on paint chips, dust.
Construction supplies firm plans mixed-use HQ downtown
Affordable Building Supplies LLC, which was displaced by the construction of Lucas Oil Stadium, hopes to move its headquarters
closer to downtown in a new mixed-use building on South Meridian Street.
April increase in construction spending largest since 2000
Construction activity surged in April by the largest amount in nearly a decade. The unexpected gains could mean the hardest-hit
sector of the economy is starting to recover.
I-69 connection staying put, even with higher costs
Some have suggested moving it west, through less-populated Morgan County, to tie into Interstate 70 near Indianapolis International
Airport.
Seven years of work expected for central Indiana highway
Work is to start next year on upgrading the highway through Carmel and Westfield to interstate standards in phases through
2017.
Ivy Tech set to break ground on new downtown building
Ivy Tech Community College is set to start new construction at a former hospital site next to its downtown Indianapolis campus.
Evans: Health care real estate is evolving
If Clarian Health CEO Dan Evans were investing in health care real estate, he’d make bets in three new things: smaller,
denser clinics with lots of computer equipment to do telemedicine; medical office buildings populated by physician assistants;
and nursing homes with a strong relationship with a hospital.
New home construction rises, but permits sink
A drop in building permits, a gauge of future activity, along with the expiration of a government tax credit for home purchases
suggest the construction gains could fade soon.
Glick Eye Institute designed to mesh architectural styles, ophthalmology researchers
The new home for the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute that’s rising from the ground at IUPUI must do a lot
of things well.
MOUNAYAR: Indianapolis should rediscover public spaces
Too few of the city's revitalization projects are connected by attractive sidewalks, streets, gardens and plazas.