State cites contractor in worker’s death at IU’s campus
Thirty-five-year-old William M. Brown Jr. died in April when a 10-foot-long limestone slab fell and killed him as it was being lifted above an interior doorway at IU's Swain Hall.
Contractors
Houston-based company acquires local mechanical contractor
Comfort Systems USA Inc. continues to expand its local operations with its second acquisition of an Indianapolis company in the past year.
Construction tech-services firm expanding HQ, adding 56 workers
Indianapolis-based Earthwave Technologies Inc. is doubling the size of offices on the city’s northwest side.
Coop builder takes henhouses to next level
Andrew Brake build his first coop to house chickens in his own backyard. But he’s turned his hobby into a new career and how builds coops worth thousands of dollars.
Local heating-cooling business moving HQ from Fishers to Indy
Service Plus plans to spend about $1.5 million on the move, which is expected to help the company double its workforce.
Local environmental firm acquired by two private-equity firms
An Indianapolis-based environmental engineering firm that moved into a new downtown headquarters last year has been acquired by Chicago-based Woodlawn Partners LLC and Detroit-based Peninsula Capital Partners LLC.
Local mechanical contractor acquired by Houston-based company
Compton Mechanical Systems Inc., a 35-year-old Indianapolis-based contractor, has merged with Comfort Systems USA’s Indiana subsidiary.
Greenwood man sentenced to 41 months for $2.7M embezzlement scheme
Troy Sissom has been ordered to serve 41 months in federal prison for defrauding F.A. Wilhelm Construction Co. from 2003 to 2015.
Greenwood man charged in $2.7M fraud scheme involving local contractor
The former project manager for F.A. Wilhelm Construction Co. faces 20 years in prison for allegedly creating a fake business and billing his employer for materials, as well as making a false tax return.
I-69 subcontractors resume work on highway project
Crews have resumed work on an Interstate 69 project between Bloomington and Martinsville after halting operations earlier this month due to lack of payment.
Environmental firm expects big growth in new HQ on hot corridor
EnviroForensics has spent $3 million to buy and renovate a new headquarters a few blocks north of its current location on North Capitol Avenue.
City taking bids for more Union Station repair work
The Department of Metropolitan Development is soliciting bids for masonry, roofing, skylight and steel work at the 130-year-old downtown landmark.
Downtown condo association again files suit for building damage
Residents of the Hudson condominium complex are suing the owner after the latest round of problems caused $6 million in damage to the structure.
INDOT demands contractor refund $5M or fix crumbling road
The agency in a letter Friday to Fort Wayne-based Brooks Construction Co. gave the company one week to commit to returning the money or replacing three miles of the Hoosier Heartland Highway near Logansport that was completed in 2012.
Miller Pipeline acquires North Carolina company
North Carolina-based A & B Trenching Co Inc., founded in 1985, employs about 200 people and has revenue of about $20 million per year.
Mother-daughter home rehab team gets shot at HGTV gig
Karen Jensen and Mina Starsiak, owners of Two Chicks and a Hammer, will be featured in a TV pilot airing Monday on the network. They could parlay the appearance into a 12-episode season.
Indiana ports commissioner quits over common wage law flap
A Republican member of the Indiana Ports Commission says he's resigning in protest of Gov. Mike Pence's support for a GOP-backed effort to repeal the law that sets wages for public construction projects.
Indianapolis monument needs more work than expected
Officials say repairs to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Indianapolis won't be done before this May's Indianapolis 500 activities as hoped.
Debate on common wage repeal lingers during contractor event
A proposal to repeal the state law that sets wages for public construction projects requires further study instead of a quick vote, opponents of the measure said Monday at the Indiana Statehouse.
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.