Motorsports firm to close Brownsburg manufacturing site
The California-based company will cease production at the facility by the end of the year, laying off about 70 employees. Its performance racing division will remain in Brownsburg, however.
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Local drag race fuels NHRA’s surprising growth
The National Hot Rod Association is experiencing significant increases in every metric that matters—and doing so at a time many sports, especially motorsports, are struggling to hold onto fans.
NAPA Balkamp moving 190 employees from Indy to Plainfield
The town of Plainfield announced Friday morning that auto parts distributor NAPA Balkamp will move its corporate headquarters from Indianapolis to the former Galyan’s Trading Co. building.
Danville firm grows as other states embrace controversial chemical cremation method
Bio-Response Solution’s flagship product liquefies human corpses, turning muscle, flesh and fat into a coffee-colored effluent that can be swirled down the drain.
Indy airport selling 145 acres in Plainfield to real estate developers
In two acquisitions totaling nearly $9 million, one firm plans to expand an existing business park while the other has a big logistics facility in mind.
Three area communities on short list to land Little League regional HQ
Little League International announced Thursday that it had narrowed the field to five finalists, with three in the Indianapolis area and two in Illinois.
Former utility CEO sentenced to 33 months in prison
Donnis Mizelle, 56, pleaded guilty to embezzling $580,000 from an Avon-based utility and using the money for personal expenses, including vacations, jewelry and a Mother’s Day brunch.
MD Logistics plans 50-job expansion in Plainfield
The third-party logistics provider said it will invest $3.7 million to upgrade a 173,000-square-foot facility—creating additional pharmaceutical-grade storage capicity that will allow it to service a new contract.
Judge halts Brownsburg annexation, rules town did not prove need
A Marion County Court has stopped an annexation by the town of Brownsburg after finding the municipality did not show that the land it wants to annex was needed for future development.
Brownsburg attracts $4.8M office project as part of bigger plans for downtown
The suites-style facility slated for Arbuckle Park is part of the town’s effort to create an identity for downtown through new spaces for living, working and playing.
Parts distributor plans to open warehouse in Brownsburg, hire 118
Avept Inc., a distributor of powersports and automotive parts, said it will spend $6.3 million to buy, renovate and equip a 100,000-square-foot building in the Hendricks County community.
Despite challenges, regional counties carve out convention, tourism niche
While Indianapolis pursues major sporting events and massive conventions—gatherings that attract tens of thousands of people and score tens of millions of dollars in economic impact—many neighboring counties are chasing small and midsize corporate confabs, weddings and senior-citizen bus tours.
E-commerce firm investing $4.75M to open 75-worker Plainfield fulfillment center
VMInnovations will distribute everything from electronics to baby products from a 160,000-square-foot building it is renovating at 2812 Airwest Blvd.
Kohl’s buys massive Plainfield warehouse, plans 900 jobs
The retailer announced that it has acquired a 937,000-square-foot distribution center in Plainfield where it hopes to hire 900 employees by early 2020.
Former utility CEO charged with embezzling $500K for jewelry, iPads, pizza
Donnis Mizelle, former CEO of Avon-based Hendricks Power Cooperative, defrauded the company to buy jewelry, electronics, sports tickets, and even meals for his own entertainment, according to federal officials.
Canadian bakery makes Brownsburg its U.S. headquarters
Weston Foods is investing $1.6 million to renovate its 20,000-square-foot production facility in Brownsburg for its subsidiary Maplehurst Bakeries LLC. It plans to add 15 jobs.
Estimates shows central Indiana communities growing fastest
New census estimates show the Indianapolis metropolitan area includes four of the five fastest-growing counties in Indiana and 10 of the 11 fastest-growing cities and towns with populations of at least 5,000.
Home sales surge in March as inventory remains tight
Home closings in 13 central Indiana counties climbed 9.2 percent compared with the same month last year, while average sale prices rose 3.4 percent.
Plainfield spending $25M to upgrade public safety facilities
The growing Hendricks County town plans to build a new fire department headquarters and two fire stations, in addition to other improvements.
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.