Area home builders off to best first quarter since 2007
Indianapolis-area residential builders are off to their best start in almost a decade thanks to a big surge in new-home buying the past two months.
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IU to name broadcast studio for alum Beckley
The Ken and Audrey Beckley Studio will serve as a facility for TV broadcast news classes and production workshops, as well as for IUSTV, the student-run television station, for coverage of basketball and football.
New manufacturer for boating, RVs to take root, hire 198
Indiana Composites, a fledgling maker of fiberglass components for the boating, RV and specialty vehicle markets, plans to buy, renovate and equip a 75,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.
City to dub downtown transit center after Carson
Former U.S. Rep. Julia Carson was instrumental in securing funding for an Indianapolis public transportation hub.
CNO Financial shakes up senior executive team
The Carmel-based company has a hired a president and promoted longtime exec Erik Helding to chief financial officer. The company also announced the departure of its chief business officer.
PROXY CORNER: First Merchants Corp.
First Merchants Corp. operates 116 branches in 27 Indiana counties, two Ohio counties and two Illinois counties.
Former real estate broker found guilty of forgery, theft
A jury convicted David Garden on 22 counts, including 11 counts of forgery and 10 counts of theft, for defrauding homeowners and renters.
Mays-Medley named exec director of White River State Park
Longtime civic and political leader Carolene Mays-Medley will replace Robert Whitt, who is stepping down to become president of Indianapolis-based Sun King Brewing Co.
Troubled food-additives maker ending local operations
Sensient Flavors LLC, which battled regulators for years over safety issues, plans to permanently close its plant at 5600 W. Raymond St., ending employment for 86 local workers.
Art museum extends Venable’s contract until 2026
The Indianapolis Museum of Art has given CEO Charles Venable a contract extension that will keep him in the position for another 10 years, the IMA announced Tuesday.
Van Til named president of banking group, groomed for CEO
Amber R. Van Til joined the Indiana Bankers Association in 2002 as a lobbyist. She’s the first woman to hold the title of president.
Beth White to lead GIPC
Jeff Gaither, a board member of the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee, said White’s breadth and depth of experience in government and the community make her uniquely qualified for the job.
Major overhaul to city’s zoning code takes effect
Indy Rezone replaces a 1969 version and provides a host of updates addressing more modern urban development.
EDITORIAL: City can solve parking crunch
There’s an opportunity to address the parking deficiency in the Mass Ave corridor with the development of the 11-acre Indianapolis Public Schools site now up for grabs between the 800 block of Mass Ave and East 10th Street.
FDA warns Gilchrist & Soames after toiletry recalls
The Plainfield-based company, which makes luxury toiletry items for the hotel industry, conducted voluntary recalls of more than 2 million products that were potentially contaminated with harmful bacteria in 2015.
Sun King taps White River State Park chief as new president
The Indianapolis-based brewery said Robert Whitt will replace co-founder Omar Robinson, who turned 78 this month and will retire in April.
Local man pleads guilty to $2.9 million in tax fraud
A 41-year-old local businessman pleaded guilty to theft of government funds Wednesday after he was accused of cashing hundreds of stolen or fraudulent tax-refund checks worth nearly $3 million.
Mother-daughter home rehab team lands series on HGTV
Mother-daughter team Karen E Laine and Mina Starsiak, who own Indianapolis-based renovation business Two Chicks and a Hammer Inc., scored their own television series on HGTV.
Downtown eatery makes ‘100 Hottest Restaurants’ list
Only one dining spot in Indiana was selected for this year’s list of the “100 Hottest Restaurants in America,” named by online reservation service OpenTable.
Robin Run completes expansion
Robin Run, managed by Brentwood, Tennessee-based Brookdale Senior Living Solutions, added a three-story building that expands its assisted-living and dementia-care services.