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Pace slows, but Carmel redevelopment panel still busy

The Carmel Redevelopment Commission has a lot to do—with or without staff support. Mayor Jim Brainard and the city’s director of administration will handle the volunteer panel’s day-to-day affairs for the immediate future.

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Upscale chocolatier growing into Carmel

Chocolate for the Spirit plans to open a storefront in Carmel this month. After the holidays, master chocolatier Julie Bolejack will move production there from her Shelbyville “studio.”

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County OKs long-term land lease for violence shelter

Hamilton County Commissioners have cleared the way for an Anderson-based domestic violence shelter to build a satellite facility on county-owned land in Noblesville, assuming it can raise enough money to support the program.

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Carmel firm’s bird feeders perched in 2,700 Walmarts

Sisters Jan Long and Chris Mowery had little more than an idea in 1995 when they trekked to Kmart’s corporate headquarters to pitch a product they thought had potential: a recyclable bird feeder their father had designed to promote his plastics business. They left with their first big contract.

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Homebuilder Estridge plans return after landing $25M

Paul Estridge Jr. says he is returning to the home-building business after securing $25 million from a private-equity firm in North Carolina. The venture’s first project will be Harmony, a 270-acre community in Westfield.

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