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Roberts leaving downtown location as part of $2.5M expansion
The retailer of photo, video and electronics equipment will move from 255 S. Meridian St. to larger downtown space at 220 E. St. Clair St. Roberts plans to add 35 workers by 2018.
Former Colts player set to open soul food restaurant
Gary Brackett, who played nine seasons for the team at linebacker, plans to open Georgia Reese’s Southern Table & Bar on the northwest side in August.
YMCA set to break ground on $22M CityWay project
The not-for-profit is expected to begin construction on the three-story, 87,000-square-foot downtown facility July 16, with a completion date of December 2015.
Lender to bankrupt country club puts on suitor’s cap
The lender for the Hawthorns Golf & Country Club is an affiliate of California-based Concert Golf Partners, which hopes to convert its debt into ownership of the Fishers club.
Housing developer hopes farm hooks new residents
A growing number of housing developers thinks farms, rather than golf clubs, are the perfect hook to lure residents. The first to experiment with the concept in central Indiana is Mike Higbee of Central Greens LLC, with his Seven Steeples Farm on the site of the old Central State Hospital.
Former restaurateur Peter George partnering on small new eatery
George, 60, is targeting an August opening for Tinker Street, a chef-driven and plant-based concept he’s launching with business partner Thomas Main, 56, who also has a restaurant background.
Milhaus to revise design for Mass Ave project
The residential-and-retail development is now the right size, but a city commission would like to see a different mix of materials, among other concerns, before it grants approval.
Fishers OKs tax break for medical building
Cornerstone Cos. plans to locate the $11 million project near Interstate 69.
Tiny Sheridan girds for inevitable growth
The tiny Hamilton County community is mindful of sprawl in Carmel and Fishers, and is determined to absorb growth on its own terms.
Peapod sees Indianapolis as big growth market
Peapod Inc. has discovered fertile ground in Indianapolis despite a crowded field of grocery competitors, said Scott DeGraeve, senior vice president at the country’s oldest and biggest online grocery-delivery service.
Chicago staple Giordano’s snags Sangiovese space
The famed stuffed-pizza chain is making a rare foray outside the Windy City in space at the Rivers Edge shopping center long held by upscale Italian eatery Sangiovese.
Stalled project could get boost from Market Square activity
The property at 123 N. New Jersey St. has remained in suspended animation for the past few years after a deal for a seafood restaurant on the site fell apart.
Herman & Kittle plans $28M downtown apartment project
The Indianapolis developer plans to build 211 units at the southeast corner of College and Maryland Street. Meanwhile, the owner of a building across the street that last housed a sporting goods store is accepting bids on the property.
Council votes to support $30M Broad Ripple project
Developer Browning Investments Inc. plans to use $5.7 million from the bond issue to help finance the apartment/retail project along the Central Canal.
Anderson’s Paramount Theatre seeks donations
The landmark Paramount was saved from demolition 25 years ago, but the man who saved it left $800,000 in mortgage debt when he died last month.
Ownership move delayed for Anderson’s Wigwam gym
Leaders of the private Wigwam Sports & Entertainment group are scheduled to present their proposal for reusing the 9,000-seat gym to the city Redevelopment Commission on Tuesday.
Council to consider citywide landlord registry
Indianapolis landlords would have to register with the city by Jan. 1 or face a $500 fine under a proposal that will be introduced to the City-County Council on Monday night.
Indy’s musical roots remain alive at Jazz Kitchen
For the past 20 years, the Jazz Kitchen has offered live jazz seven nights a week, serving as an incubator for local acts and touring musicians alike.
HHGregg’s board is bullish, but analysts remain skittish
The company scarfed up $49 million of its stock under a buyback program that ran from May 2013 to May 2014. And last month, the company launched a new buyback program, this one for $40 million.