Plans in works to add lanes to I-69 in central Indiana
The Indiana Department of Transportation's proposal would add a third travel lane to both northbound and southbound I-69 in a 14-mile stretch between Fishers and Pendleton.
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Falling reimbursements force Roche to innovate
U.S. sales are plunging for Roche Diagnostics Corp. and its fellow makers of diabetes-care devices because of lower reimbursements from the federal Medicare program. In five years, two of the four largest companies will have sold or closed their diabetes businesses, according to two industry analysts.
Roundup: Tex-Mex and ice cream in Zionsville, plus pastry shops come and go
The owner of the popular Noah Grant’s Grill House & Oyster Bar in Zionsville is targeting an April opening for a second restaurant flanking the town’s brick Main Street. Plus: the latest retail roundup.
Weaver Popcorn picks Whitestown for new HQ, production line
The firm plans to move its headquarters from Noblesville to the AllPoints at Anson development in Whitestown, where it expects to spend $18 million to add a production line and 40 jobs.
Project updates: Fishers mixed use, Carmel hotel and Zionsville’s new HQ
Elected officials north of 96th Street advanced a bevy of public-private projects Monday during what I like to call their monthly meetingpalooza. Here’s a rundown on where things stand:
New meetings planned on proposed reservoir
Mounds Lake Reservoir project organizer Rob Sparks told Delaware County commissioners that the meetings will be held in March and April in Yorktown, Daleville, Chesterfield and Anderson.
Ossip to move HQ, open flagship store in Fishers
Ossip Optometry plans to open a flagship store in a funky building off 96th Street in Fishers, just around the corner from where it’s putting its new headquarters.
Deadline nears for saving Anderson’s Wigwam gym
School officials say a plan is needed to pay ongoing costs at Anderson's iconic Wigwam gymnasium while a group trying to save the building faces a deadline to hold off its demolition.
Developer eyes spring groundbreaking for 10-story Drury Plaza Hotel
St. Louis-based Drury Hotels is proposing to build a 10-story, 304-room hotel and stand-alone restaurant on undeveloped property at the northeast corner of Meridian and 96th streets in Carmel. Construction could begin this spring.
New shooting range draws crowd in Hamilton County; another in the works
The northern-suburb county should have two shooting ranges operating by the end of this year; owners of both business say Hamilton County is a ripe market.
Developer planning Sophia Square sequel near Meridian Street
The developer behind the $60 million Sophia Square building in Carmel’s Arts & Design District is proposing a similar project about a mile west.
Carmel’s FatAtom moving from Main Street to Monon
Carmel ad shop FatAtom Marketing has signed a letter of intent to lease a first-floor storefront in the under-construction Mezz on the Monon building in Carmel City Center. CEO Todd Muffley is targeting a June 1 move-in date.
Boomerang gets OK to let Noblesville housing project fly
Fishers-based Boomerang Development LLC got the go-ahead Tuesday to proceed with its plans for Noble East of Noblesville, a $150 million master-planned community near Klipsch Music Center.
Developer pitching $17.5M project in downtown Fishers
Fishers’ Town Council is expected to vote Monday on a proposal that calls for the town to contribute property for the office-retail project and $6 million for its 330-space parking garage.
Westfield center brings nearly $3.6M
Marcus & Millichap listed the property at 701 E. Main St., which brought nearly $3.6 million, or 95 percent of the asking price.
Investors seek payoff from Indiana oil wells that big players ignore
Indiana is experiencing a mini oil-boom, thanks to some big producers, but some small, private investors are also in on the game, through Indianapolis-based Midwest Energy Partners, formed four years ago by former CountryMark executive Bill Herrick.
Indy Chamber proposes commuter tax
Indy Chamber is making the case for a commuter tax, arguing that it’s the best way to solve continual fiscal problems threatening to make Marion County, thus the whole metro area, less competitive.
Riley building statewide physician network
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health has signed up 200 area pediatricians to be part of its new physician network. The move is the first step in an effort to build a statewide network of doctors that would use the Riley brand.
Launch Fishers to host entrepreneurial mentoring program
The Indiana Small Business Development Center is working with serial entrepreneur John Wechsler to establish a statewide mentoring program for founders of high-potential startups based out of the Wechsler-run Launch Fishers coworking space.
Trial set to start over burned Brown County music hall
A trial is set to start this week for the former manager of a central Indiana concert hall on charges he set the fire that destroyed it more than four years ago.