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Franklin distillery owner views bigger location with full restaurant as tourist destination

April 7, 2026
Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

Haberdasher Artisan Distillery will take over the former location of Richard’s Brick Oven Pizza on South Main Street in Franklin.

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UPDATE: Buc-ee’s eyes Indianapolis area for first Indiana location

November 6, 2025
Mickey ShueyMickey Shuey

Multiple sources told IBJ the company has been exploring potential locations across the state for years, and it appears officials are nearing a deal. More than one location in central Indiana also is a possibility.

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Jack’s Donuts in Greenwood to close permanently

February 13, 2026 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

The shop at 3115 Meridian Parke Drive opened in 2017.

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Baptist group acquires Johnson County golf course site for seminary, recreation

February 13, 2026 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

The Indianapolis-based organization, which serves the Chin community, purchased the 110-acre site with plans for it to become a national destination for church members in 27 states.

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Sugar Foods to open Whiteland production, distribution facility, create 105 jobs

December 31, 2025 | Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business

The company is investing $40 million in the leased 617,000-square-foot Johnson County facility.

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Bargersville seeks balance as it builds a downtown

July 4, 2025 | Daniel Bradley

Bargersville’s recent growth spurt has been rapid, but town officials say they want to be methodical in their planning for what comes next.

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Local developer plans 170 apartments on Marion County’s southern border

June 24, 2025 | Mickey ShueyMickey Shuey

The rents are expected to come in below market rate and fall into a category often called workforce housing—prices that exceed certain lower-income thresholds but are still reasonable for those living and working in the area.

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Franklin’s Wild Geese Bookshop has energy that keeps authors, readers coming back

May 30, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

The small bookstore is regularly drawing big authors and bigger audiences. A close-knit community of readers has coalesced around the shop and around Phillips.

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Appeals court to hear oral arguments in Greenwood Park Mall shooting lawsuit

April 14, 2025 | Alexa Shrake, Indiana Lawyer

Simon is appealing the Marion Superior Court’s denial of the company’s motion to dismiss the case.

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Stock Yards Bank continues central Indiana growth with sixth branch

April 14, 2025 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Louisville-based Stock Yards Bank & Trust is moving forward with plans for additional branches in the Indianapolis-area market over the next several years.

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Whiteland Raceway Park acquired by California company

March 24, 2025 | Eric Dick

The track was owned by Andy O’Gara and his wife, Indy 500 driver Sarah (Fisher) O’Gara, who bought the raceway in 2018.

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Franklin residents sue over alleged decades-long exposure to hazardous waste from two factory sites

December 13, 2024 | Maura Johnson, Indiana Lawyer

The lawsuit, filed in Marion Superior Court on Dec. 6, alleges that the defendants released large quantities of several known carcinogens from their Franklin sites into the city through the air, soil, groundwater and sewer system.

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Pridgeon & Clay to close Franklin manufacturing plant

October 24, 2024 | Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business

The manufacturer said the move will affect 125 workers.

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Two new lawsuits allege Greenwood Park Mall shooting could have been prevented

July 11, 2024 | Alexa Shrake, Indiana Lawyer

The lawsuits were filed on behalf of Rosa Gomez, who survived the shooting, and the families of Victor Gomez, Pedro Pineda and Rosa Pineda, all of whom were killed in the mall’s food court on July 17, 2022.

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Builder planning 417 new homes in Johnson County

March 26, 2024 | IBJ Staff

Plans call for the 169-acre Sawyer Walk development along State Road 144 on the north side of Bargersville to have 273 single-family homes and 144 paired villas.

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Businesses prepare for eclipse-related complications, disruptions

March 22, 2024 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Some local workplaces’ plans include everything from shifting delivery and staffing schedules to paring back operations to working remotely—or even taking the day off.

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Johnson County employer resource program shifting to new operator

March 6, 2024 | Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business

The program, established in 2020, allows companies to access a success coach, who can assist employees with a variety of needs such as housing issues, food banks, or financial literacy resources.

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Regional collaboration aims to lift city centers

February 16, 2024 | Daniel Bradley

A cooperative of central Indiana communities wants to expand the impact of Main Street via walkable districts to attract residents and boost innovative development.

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Energizer to close Franklin facility, cut 64 employees

February 5, 2024 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

The Franklin facility also saw major job reductions in October, when Energizer ceased its packaging operations at the site.

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Pitney Bowes closing Greenwood facility, eliminating 100 jobs

January 24, 2024 | IBJ Staff

The closure comes about six months after Pitney Bowes announced it was eliminating 311 jobs as part of a decision to do away with parcel delivery and returns operations at the facility.

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Solar eclipse activities planned around Indianapolis and beyond in 2024

December 29, 2023 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Communities and groups are planning events large and small for the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse, with a path of totality that will briefly plunge the Indianapolis area and much of the rest of the state into darkness.

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Franklin’s Canary Creek Cinemas to close after 24-year run

December 28, 2023 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Canary Creek, which opened in 1999, will screen its last movies this weekend. The theater has historic ties to Franklin’s century-old Artcraft movie theater in downtown Franklin, which continues to operate.

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