the mood seems upbeat again at Marsh Supermarkets Inc., thanks to a chain-wide effort to upgrade stores and win back loyalty
from customers and employees. CEO Frank Lazaran said the chain has launched a campaign to remodel 70 percent of its grocery
stores within a year and rebrand every one of them.
Workers this morning cleared away the rubble from the old Herron School foundry building along 16th Street. It collapsed yesterday, possibly clearing the way for a deal that would provide…
Marion County will begin sending out property tax bills tomorrow, filling hundreds of mailboxes with bad news. Homeowners are bracing for higher bills thanks in large part to the state’s decision a…
The nonprofit volunteer organization that puts on the 500 Festival Parade and other events is moving its headquarters to an office building downtown. 500 Festival plans to move its operations to 21…
The new facade for One Indiana Square was unveiled shortly before this blog began, so we haven’t discussed it yet. Here’s your chance. The project to replace the storm-damaged facade has begun…
A new apartment and retail complex along the canal has won a 10-year tax abatement worth $2.7 million. The Cosmopolitan on the Canal project, by locally based Flaherty & Collins Properties, is…
Locally based Ratio Architects this afternoon unveiled final plans for a 420,000-square-foot expansion of the Indiana Convention Center. It includes 254,000 square feet of additional exhibit space, 63,000…
Deals are in the works for two new restaurants downtown: a Mexican joint and a Cuban joint. Adobo Grill is expected to complete a deal this week to take about 6,000 square feet…
For about two years, a lack of parking has delayed a condo conversion at the historic Walsingham Apartments (pictured here, courtesy of Indiana Historical Society) at Delaware and 16th streets. But now, an…
First Indiana Corp.’s new marketing campaign features a superhero sporting an orange cape and a white jumpsuit with the First
Indiana logo. But First Indiana Man is just a means to introduce the real star of the bank’s most aggressive marketing and
account-growth effort in a decade: a free checking account the bank hopes will generate 20,000 new accounts in the next year.
Athletic retailer The Finish Line Inc. had cultivated a reputation for conservative play calling, keeping clean books with
minimal debt. Then on June 18, the Indianapolis-based retailer called a surprise audible. The $1.3 billion company agreed
to acquire Nashville, Tenn.-based Genesco Inc. for $1.5 billion.
Flagstar Bank will likely vacate one of downtown’s highest visibility corners, at Meridian and Washington streets, later this year. Midland Atlantic is marketing the 3,500-square-foot space in 2 N. Meridian St. as an…
Downtown’s Jefferson Plaza is getting a facelift and a new name. Developer J. Greg Allen says he’s talking with three potential restaurants interested in opening on the first floor with outdoor dining…
The Speedway Redevelopment Commission has unveiled its vision for the redevelopment of 400 acres bordered by Main Street, Olin Avenue, and 10th and 16th streets. They’re calling it The Speed Zone and want…
If you’ve driven north on Delaware Street toward 16th, you’ve seen this billboard. But did you notice the Herron-Morton home behind it? The house is for sale, and it’s one of the most interesting listing I’ve seen in a while….
This has to be the coolest use of warehouse space yet. A Fishers company called BounceZone has leased 12,000 square feet northwest of 146th Street and Cumberland Road in Noblesville with plans…
Is Indy losing its status as a chain-restaurant darling? Another popular restaurant has closed, this time the Bonefish Grill in Avon. Other area Bonefish Grill restaurants remain open. The concept is owned by…
Finish Line Inc.’s $1.5 billion acquisition of Hat World parent Genesco Inc. should result in annual savings of $15 million to $20 million for the combined company, executives said in a conference call today. Alan Cohen, CEO of Indianapolis-based Finish Line, said the company has had its eyes on Nashville, Tenn.-based Genesco for a long […]
One of the companies promoting Hamilton County’s Saxony is also leasing a new town center project in Bloomington. The 575-acre development would sit northwest of the intersection of State Road 37 and…
A local printing powerhouse is trying to regain the confidence of its employees and customers after the CEO and his secretary
were involved in a profanity-laced physical altercation at work.
