Grand Park had $150M economic impact in 2015, study says
Grand Park Sports Campus topped 1 million visitors last year, which helped to more than double visitor spending in the community and push the economic impact to more than $150 million.
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Business owners and government officials spar over S.R. 37 overhaul project
The city of Fishers is investing tens of thousands of dollars in a consulting firm to address needs of businesses along State Road 37, which is expected to be redesigned into a free-flowing parkway, even though construction is at least two years down the road.
New Launch Fishers location set to open March 7
Staff members will start hauling some of the TVs, desks, chairs and other equipment out of the existing location on Friday.
Three Duke office parks might fetch $500M-plus
Three of the Indianapolis area’s highest-profile office parks, including the two largest in the North Meridian submarket, are expected to fetch as much as half a billion dollars when they hit the market next month.
Kite expected to revamp 116th and Rangeline development
Kite Realty Group Trust is considering replacing The Corner retail strip, which sits on the southwest corner of 116th Street and Rangeline Road, with a mixed-use development.
Fishers OKs incentives, property sale for Braden HQ
The Fishers City Council approved selling a downtown parcel to Braden Business Systems Inc. for $5 in addition to nearly $1 million in incentives Monday night.
Stanley lands $2.1M in incentives from Fishers
The company, which makes security devices and systems, plans to construct a three-story, $15.9 million headquarters in Fishers Point Business Park on the corner of Kincaid and Sunlight drives.
Jim Belden, Hall of Fame coach and HamCo political official, dies at 77
Belden, who served on the Hamilton County Council for 23 years, coached football at Carmel, Westfield and Noblesville high schools and won four state championships.
Entrepreneur goes national with Ninja Zone aimed at boys
Casey Wright has licensed Ninja Zone to 130 gymnastics clubs in 42 states enrolling 10,000 boys. She hopes to hit 500 gyms by the end of this year.
Republic plans 469 customer-service jobs in Fishers
Waste management giant Republic Services Inc. plans to spend $13.6 million on a customer resource center in Fishers that could employ as many as 469 workers by the end of 2025, the company announced Thursday afternoon.
New Conner Prairie CEO to focus on fundraising, drawing out-of-state visitors
Conner Prairie is well-known nationally to museum insiders. But new CEO and President Norman Burns II wants to make the historical park in Hamilton County a destination for more travelers, in part by getting the community to take ownership of the attraction.
Mixed-use development proposed for downtown Zionsville
The project, dubbed “200 West,” would include a 28,500-square-foot, three-story commercial building, with a 5,000-square-foot restaurant, and a total of 65 residential units.
Two area companies to build new HQs in Fishers
Indianapolis-based Braden Business Systems plans to move to Fishers while Stanley Security will consolidate operations in the city, Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness announced Wednesday.
Races to watch in the 2016 primary
The ballots are set for the 2016 primary in Indiana and a few lawmakers will face challengers in their primaries.
INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE: Bills would mean big bucks for local government
Indiana lawmakers are debating ways to give money back to local governments—money that already belongs to cities, towns and counties but the state has been holding in reserves.
Deviate Brewing experimenting with small business model
While other breweries are pushing into the distribution market, increasing capacity and perfecting specific beers, the owners of Deviate are purposefully staying small and regularly experimenting with new batches.
Hamilton Southeastern, Noblesville Schools proposing referendums on May ballots
The existing referendums for the school districts are set to expire at the end of 2016 and 2017.
Meijer coming to Westfield
The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based grocery and general merchandise chain has filed plans with the city for a 190,000-square-foot store on the southeast corner of Springmill Road and State Road 32.
Lawmakers advance alcohol bills for Indy 500, suburban counties
The House passed legislation Tuesday that would provide more alcohol permits for Hamilton and Boone counties, while the Senate passed a bill to let the Indianapolis Motor Speedway sell carry-out bottles of commemorative booze.
Westfield hears landowner group’s conservation proposal
A citizen-led task force is trying to protect more than 3,000 acres in the southwest corner of Westfield from future high-density development.