Startup aims to take on ’11th commandment’
Carmel tech firm owner Ron Brumbarger grows his own talent, and now he wants to help other businesses do the same.
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Sahm’s planning pizza pub
Prolific local restaurateur Ed Sahm is working to add a pizzeria concept to his 10-location home-grown chain.
Prime Zionsville land inching toward development
Zionsville officials are working toward a late-May deadline for wrapping up a complicated plan to buy 91.3 acres of property from Dow Chemical Co.—clearing the way for commercial development worth an estimated $55 million.
‘Tired’ owner pulls plug on Fishers garden center
About 600 people turned out Saturday to bid on equipment and inventory—including lawn art, shrubs and trees—from a Fishers garden center that is closing after nearly a decade.
Woodhouse Day Spa adding locations in Zionsville, Fishers
Local franchise owners Terri and Dan Smith acquired two Villaggio Day Spas and plan to reopen them under the Woodhouse name following renovations.
Is Carmel’s Midtown delay necessary or NIMBY?
Carmel city councilors say their refusal to rubber stamp a state tax credit application paving the way for a $100 million redevelopment project downtown is the result of fiscal caution, not a rejection of low-income housing in the affluent suburb.
Westfield schools looking to cash in on valuable land
The state’s $600 million overhaul of U.S. 31 in Hamilton County could be a boon to Westfield Washington Schools, which is selling 14 acres of prime property near what will become one of 10 interstate-like interchanges on the highway.
Carmel arts funding delayed until council gets answers
Public funding for arts organizations in Carmel is on hold until City Council members are satisfied with Mayor Jim Brainard’s plans to close a seven-figure budget shortfall.
Can mobile, brick-and-mortar eateries coexist in ‘burbs?
It remains to be seen whether Fishers’ new rules for mobile businesses will increase food truck traffic in the Hamilton County town—and what impact their arrival could have on established restaurants.
Fishers asks to hike food-and-beverage tax
Find a penny here and a penny there, and pretty soon you’ve got enough to spring for a vat of Diet Coke from McDonald’s—or to spur investment in a community.
Crews to shore up roof at 2-year-old Palladium
Construction of the $119 million Carmel concert hall was halted in mid-2009 after an inspection revealed a rip in the structural steel supporting the venue’s signature domed roof.
Ivy Tech eyes regional campus in Noblesville
Noblesville voters weigh in next month on a $28 million school referendum that would fund building renovations intended to accommodate a growing student body—and clear the way for Ivy Tech Community College to establish a regional campus in the Hamilton County seat.
Will suburban apartment market stay hot?
Marah Development’s plans for a 491-unit multifamily housing project in Noblesville’s Corporate Campus aren’t surprising, given the red-hot apartment market in central Indiana.
What’s New: Carmel strip mall swim school
The signs are up and construction has kicked into overdrive as Goldfish Swim School races to open its first Indiana location this month. Founded in Michigan, Goldfish specializes in teaching children to swim.
North of 96th: a new destination for news
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