Kroger ads in Star grab attention, raise eyebrows
A new eye-grabbing advertising design in The Indianapolis Star has some wondering where ad content stops and news
content begins.
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Industrial real estate holding up during downturn
Industrial real estate in Indianapolis hasn’t escaped a bumpy ride caused by the recession, but it has managed to
withstand turbulence better than the office and retail sectors.
Green year for city hall, businesses
It’s been a year since Republican Mayor Greg Ballard launched the City’s Office of Sustainability. On Oct. 6,
Ballard and his sustainability director, Karen Haley, outlined accomplishments in the first year.
Proposed Fishers medical park faces uncertain demand
The business park would encompass about 900 acres on the town’s northeast side and require rezoning
of much of the land, from residential and agriculture to commercial.
Around Indianapolis restaurant roundup
Several new restaurants are planned for the Indianapolis area.
Many retailers report September sales declines
Early September reports from retailers show sales are still falling for many amid worries about jobs and tight credit, but
many of the results came in better than expected.
Controversial downtown project to get tax abatement
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission approved a 10-year tax abatement Wednesday afternoon for a controversial
public-private plan to redevelop a vacant downtown office building.
‘Makeover’ making another trip to central Indiana
Popular ABC show ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ is returning to central Indiana.
Cabela’s puts Greenwood property up for sale
Cabela’s is selling the land on which it had planned to build a store in Greenwood.
Proposed Fishers medical park faces uncertain demand
Fishers development officials hope to create a huge cluster of medical and research facilities near Interstate 69’s Exit
10, near St. Vincent Medical Center Northeast, but local real estate experts disagree about the amount of potential demand
for such a development.
Indiana property owners to save more than expected
Property owners in Indiana are expected to save more on their tax bills in the next two years than originally predicted
because of caps on property taxes.
Fishers officials propose huge medical park
Fishers development officials anticipate unveiling plans for a huge medical business park near Interstate 69’s Exit 10
Wednesday
night at the town’s regular council meeting.
New Circle Centre display promotes Indy attractions
A formerly lifeless stretch of wall on the northern edge of Circle Centre mall is now an engaging tribute to three of the
city’s most notable attractions.
Recession-stung stores plan old-fashioned holidays
Stores are turning back the clock, conjuring images of hearth and home as they stock their holiday merchandise. Retailers
hope embracing holiday traditions from cozier times will tempt recession-weary consumers to open their wallets in a season
expected to show flat sales at best.
Camera retailer Roberts adjusts to the times, plans new store
The home-grown retailer lately has sought to
supply cameras for government and law-enforcement entities as its once-reliable newspaper clientele scales back.
Exterior work on bank tower wraps up with Regions sign
The Regions Bank name and logo are joining the city’s skyline atop One Indiana Square, also known as Regions Bank
Tower.
A pair of community banks see loan woes escalate
Community Bank of Noblesville and Blue River Bancshares Inc. of Shelbyville have seen loans sour
at a rate that might have seemed unimaginable before the housing market tanked and the recession set in.
Charter school may take over rest of former Herron Art Institute
Plans for residential development on the site stalled as the housing market plummeted and recession set in.
Western-themed restaurant to open in Union Station
The Cadillac Ranch restaurant will feature a mechanical bull above an inflatable floor.
Charter Homes owner gets 2-plus years for mortgage fraud
Charter Homes owner Jerry J. Jaquess has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of
$825,000 for his role in a $20 million mortgage fraud scheme.