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Moon Drops Distillery to add 2nd rack house to age spirits

July 2, 2026

Moon Drops Distillery’s second rack house, expected to be built by the end of the year, will have the capacity to store and age 2,000 barrels.

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Fishers-based American Resources selected for federal rare-earth funding

July 1, 2026

Susan Orr

American Resources is one of five recipients in line to share in $75 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, the department announced Wednesday.

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Kroger buying regional grocer and pharmacy retailer Giant Eagle

July 1, 2026 | Associated Press and

Samm Quinn

The transaction includes $1.25 billion in cash and the assumption of approximately $400 million in outstanding liabilities, the companies said Wednesday.

Westfield’s Joey Chestnut goes for 18th Nathan’s hot dog eating title on July 4

June 30, 2026 | Associated Press

This will be the first hot dog-eating contest since Nathan’s Famous was sold to packaged-meat giant Smithfield Foods in an all-cash $450 million deal in January.

IU Health lands $1M gift toward clinical program for treatment-resistant depression

June 30, 2026 | Daniel Bradley

The funding commitment from Telamon Corp. CEO Stanley Chen and his wife, Allison, will be doubled to $2 million by a dollar-by-dollar match by IU Health.

Lebanon considers raising property taxes to build new police HQ

June 25, 2026 | Elissa Maudlin

The police department operates out of a downtown building that is 64 years old.

Pacers land Purdue star Braden Smith in draft trade with Chicago

June 24, 2026 |

Jeff Newman

Smith was Indiana Mr. Basketball in 2022 at Westfield High School before going on to become the NCAA all-time assists leader during a standout college career at Purdue University.

Ballard campaign disavows ‘rogue’ volunteer accused of forging signatures

June 19, 2026 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Hamilton County officials have reported a page of 10 signatures submitted by a volunteer for Greg Ballard’s independent campaign for Indiana secretary of state as potentially fraudulent.

Whitestown considers $14.8M in bonds for industrial construction project

June 18, 2026 | Elissa Maudlin

Strategic Capital Partners LLC and Ambrose Property Group LLC plan to construct five buildings in a project to be called 65 Commerce Park West.

UPDATE: Keystone Group acquires Renaissance hotel in Carmel, plans renovations

June 17, 2026 |

Mickey Shuey

The Carmel hotel — currently the only Renaissance property in the state — is the largest full-service lodging property in Hamilton County.

Fishers City Council OKs incentive agreements for $169M Fishers District expansion

June 16, 2026 | Elissa Maudlin

The expansion includes a major corporate relocation by JD Finish Line and the development of a new fieldhouse and 166 apartments and 98 townhomes by Buckingham Properties.

Boone County passes moratorium on data center development

June 15, 2026 | Elissa Maudlin

The one-year moratorium on data center development will affect unincorporated areas of Boone County.

Westfield chooses Indianapolis artist for Underground Railroad sculpture

June 11, 2026 | Elissa Maudlin

The sculpture, called Hold the Stars, will be installed at The Grand on Main development at the southeast corner of State Road 32 and Poplar Boulevard.

Meta includes Indianapolis in pledge to spend $115M to train technicians

June 11, 2026 | Mackenzi Klemann, Indiana Capital Chronicle

At peak, Meta estimates the Lebanon project will create 4,000 construction jobs, making Indianapolis an ideal location to act as a pilot site for the bootcamps.

$169M Fishers District expansion includes JD Finish Line HQ, new fieldhouse, apartments, townhomes

June 10, 2026 | Elissa Maudlin

JD Finish Line, home to the JD Sports and Finish Line brands, plans to relocate from Indianapolis to Fishers, where it will establish a 350,000-square-foot North America headquarters in the former Navient Building.

Westfield council OKs tax break for accounting firm’s new HQ

June 8, 2026 | Elissa Maudlin

The two-story office building will be constructed on North Union Street, next to Basile Westfield Playhouse and near Christ United Methodist Church.

Q&A: Toyota Automated Logistics VP of people talks HQ move and new company

June 5, 2026 | Joey Harris

Toyota Automated Logistics is also in the process of moving its headquarters for the Americas to Noblesville from Carmel.

Central Indiana mayors to convene on public safety after Finkam’s call to action

June 5, 2026 | Taylor Wooten

A week after Carmel Mayor Sue Finkam accused Indianapolis of “exporting its crime to the surrounding counties,” she and Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett have agreed to lead a public safety summit for central Indiana leaders.

Citizens Energy reaches agreements on multiple eminent domain cases for LEAP-related project

June 5, 2026 | Joey Harris

If fulfilled, the proposed agreements signal an end for some potential legal roadblocks to the development of the Citizens-Lebanon Water Supply Program.

Noblesville tech services firm Taylored Systems acquired by Kansas company

June 5, 2026 |

Susan Orr

Founded in 1982 by Bill Taylor, Taylored Systems provides managed IT services, cybersecurity, video surveillance installation and support and a range of other technology services.

AI data center boom risks breakup of biggest US power grid operator

June 5, 2026 | Bloomberg News

Breaking up PJM Interconnection LLC would leave Carmel, Indiana-based Midcontinent Independent System Operator, or MISO, as the top electric grid operator in the nation.

Capital Group expanding Carmel operations, creating up to 200 jobs

June 4, 2026 | Elissa Maudlin

The company plans to invest $13.5 million to expand at one of its primary client service hubs at 12811 N. Meridian St.

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Statewide effort aims to hasten businesses’ use of AI

Susan Orr

Elanco working to manage parasitic fly’s arrival in U.S.

Daniel Bradley

Q&A: Fusek’s Hardware CEO Steve Fusek previews the store’s downtown move

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