Westfield Plan Commission delays voting on Aurora development
The potential $300 million Aurora project would cover 317 acres and include four sections—a business park, retail center, residential community and commerce park.
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Trucking executive’s latest drive: youth sports
Perkins Global Logistics executive Andy Card and a business partner have opened a multi-sport, youth-sports facility in Westfield and hope to spread the concept to about 16 other communities.
Grand Junction Brewing Co. opening second facility in Westfield
The 10,000-square-foot production facility and tap room on 181st Street will double the brewing capacity for Grand Junction Brewing Co.
Entrepreneur rents special-occasion children’s clothing online
Emma Hostetter’s business generated $100,000 in revenue in its first year—without an actual website. She has one now, and it’s about to get an e-commerce component.
Housing developer proposes 265-acre project next to Grand Park
Drexler Woods would include 490 single-family homes spread across 185 acres, as well as attached residential units and land for business use. Westfield officials will take a closer look at the project on Monday.
Roundup: LouVino set to open in Fishers; Convivio gets started in Carmel
New restaurants in Fishers and Carmel are among many recent or upcoming north-side openings.
Vectren plans to retire most coal-burning units, shift mix of power sources
In the latest move by an Indiana utility to reduce its use of coal, the Evansville-based utility plans to build a solar farm and substantially increase the use of natural gas as a fuel source.
UPDATE: Entrepreneur proposes $15M youth sports facility in Noblesville
Andy Card, who earlier led the investment group behind the Jonathan Byrd’s Fieldhouse at Grand Park, said the new project would be able to accommodate sports including baseball, basketball and volleyball.
Topgolf’s opening in Fishers delayed until fall 2017
Topgolf International has broken ground in Fishers, but the entertainment venue won’t open until fall 2017 despite initially projecting it would open in spring 2017.
Madison County taking steps to avoid another computer system hack
County staffers have worked many hours of overtime restoring links between the computer software and county files that were broken in the hacking attack on Nov. 4.
New and expanded manufacturing, health centers land in Shelby County
The largely rural county southeast of Indianapolis has recently racked up a string of successes.
Noblesville pushes to diversify housing
A housing analysis the city recently commissioned identified a gap between single-family homes and multifamily apartments–few townhomes, condos, cottages and duplexes in dense, walkable areas.
Judge halts Brownsburg annexation, rules town did not prove need
A Marion County Court has stopped an annexation by the town of Brownsburg after finding the municipality did not show that the land it wants to annex was needed for future development.
Westfield mayor: Major new development could include YMCA, convention center
Westfield Mayor Andy Cook announced the mixed-use project proposed by EdgeRock Development LLC during his State of the City address Thursday. The development could cost between $150 million and $200 million.
Indy outpost fuels big growth for Silicon Valley firm
Prysm Inc.’s quest for software to complement its hardware ultimately led it to buy Anacore Inc., a Carmel-based custom-software developer, in May 2014. That acquisition has fueled its success since.
Patients rush to surgery before insurance deductibles reset
For patients, the difference between getting an operation now or in January could amount to thousands of dollars out of pocket.
Hamilton County Tourism looking to relocate, could sell Carmel office space
The agency is currently located in a 4,500-square-foot, three-level townhome it owns on East Main Street near the Rangeline Road intersection in Carmel, across the street from Woodys Library Restaurant.
Harley-Davidson moving from Carmel to Fishers, nearly doubling store size
Harley-Davidson plans to construct and open a 43,000-square-foot store in Fishers near State Road 37 and 126th Street in the Reynolds Industrial Park and close its existing north-side location.
Grand Park makes play for national exposure with college soccer
The Big Ten men’s soccer tournament, which includes IU in Friday’s semifinal games, and Big Ten Network coverage could boost the reputation of Westfield’s sports campus with potential sponsors.
Bloomington tourism ads play off liberal bent
Visit Bloomington has overhauled its marketing campaign and doubled its ad budget this year—pegging the home of Indiana University as the “blue dot in a red state.”