Residential Real Estate: Marketplace for August 31, 2018
While the number of homes for sale has crept up through the summer, the available inventory still lags last year significantly.
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All-Star Real Estate Agents: The Indy area’s top teams and solo sellers
Three longtime high performers retain the top spots in IBJ’s All-Star team rankings, while Mike Duncan marks 20 years as an agent by topping IBJ’s list of solo stars.
Noodles & Co. makes downtown closure permanent after flood
The restaurant closed July 30 when a vehicle fire in the World of Wonders parking garage for Circle Centre mall led to a flood. It never reopened.
Longtime Indianapolis Housing Agency leader announces retirement
Rufus “Bud” Myers is retiring as executive director of the Indianapolis Housing Agency after nearly 18 years in the position, the IHA announced Wednesday.
Indianapolis produce distributor buys Noblesville food-service company
Indianapolis-based produce distributor IF&P Foods LLC has acquired Noblesville-based convenience food service company Cibus Fresh Inc., the companies announced Tuesday.
Former Santorini location in Fountain Square gets new restaurant tenant
The co-owner of a new Mexican restaurant in Fall Creek Place plans to open a second location as soon as October.
UPDATE: City to cap number of scooters Bird, Lime can bring back to Indy
The companies, which applied for licenses this month, received final approvals Tuesday and were given a date for when they can resume service in Indianapolis.
Existing-home sales jump 7 percent in Indianapolis area
Sales rebounded in July even though prices continued to rise and inventory continued to shrink.
Gov. Holcomb appoints new press secretary
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has appointed a new press secretary after losing his previous one to the Indiana Commission for Education, his office announced Friday.
Colts overhaul stadium menu for 2018 season
Fans attending Indianapolis Colts games at Lucas Oil Stadium this season can expect to see an upgraded menu that goes well beyond hot dogs, hamburgers, nachos and Budweiser.
Company eyes Greenwood for $80M regional center, 1,250 jobs
The company plans to construct a 615,440-square-foot fulfillment center on a 75-acre site that FedEx Corp. once earmarked for a massive distribution facility.
Derek Daly admits to using slur, but not in the way Lamey described it
Auto racing analyst Derek Daly, who was fired by WISH-TV on Wednesday, said former Indianapolis Colts broadcaster Bob Lamey was completely inaccurate in his retelling of the incident, which led to both of them losing jobs.
Former office manager gets nearly 5 years in prison for fraud
A bookkeeper who pleaded guilty to defrauding a small Indianapolis-area construction company out of hundreds of thousands of dollars has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison.
In about-face, Ball State parts ways with Schnatter
Ball State University’s board of trustees has changed its mind about maintaining the name of the John H. Schnatter Institute for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise. The board voted 8-1 Aug. 16 to remove Schnatter’s name from the institute, almost two weeks after announcing it planned to maintain ties with the controversial founder of the Papa […]
Purdue wins prize for ‘Back a Boiler’ program
The Purdue University “Back a Boiler” program, the controversial income-share agreement plan launched by President Mitch Daniels, is the winner of a Boston-based conservative think tank’s annual better-government competition. Purdue won a $10,000 prize from The Pioneer Institute, which selected the program after reviewing more than 80 entries from across the nation. The school will […]
Private colleges experience growth surge
Butler will have 1,336 freshmen this fall, its largest first-year class ever. Applications have risen 65 percent since 2015. (IBJ file photo) Three local private colleges—Marian University, Butler University and the University of Indianapolis—all experienced enrollment boosts among their freshman classes this fall. Marian told IBJ it is expecting a record freshman class of more than […]
WISH-TV fires Derek Daly in latest fallout over Bob Lamey’s racial slur
According to the station, the story Lamey told that got him into trouble was a retelling of story Daly told nearly 35 years ago.
Art Institute of Indianapolis to close by end of year
The Indianapolis campus is among 18 nationwide in the Art Institute system that have been slated for closure by owner Dream Center Education Holdings.
Salesforce proposing massive expansion in Chicago, 5,000 jobs
Software giant Salesforce.com Inc., which in 2016 announced big plans to expand its operations in Indianapolis, appears to have even bigger plans for Chicago.
Community investment group LISC promotes Grain to top spot
Tedd Grain, who joined the Local Initiatives Support Corp. in 2009 and became deputy director four years ago, succeeds Bill Taft as executive director.