Q&A with Jeff McDermott, Center for the Performing Arts CEO
McDermott’s involvement as a volunteer for The Center for the Performing Arts and The Great American Songbook Foundation led to his position as the president and CEO of both organizations.
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KAR rethinks strategy for startup after it loses $125M in two years
Auto auction giant KAR Global’s bet on a phone app that facilitates dealer-to-dealer car sales has cost it a fortune over the past two years—so much so that KAR now is retooling its strategy for the fast-growing division.
Carmel Plan Commission to consider hundreds of new residences next week
Carmel’s Plan Commission is set to consider several residential proposals Tuesday involving more than 270 new homes, as well as a rezoning of nearly 23 acres in Carmel’s central core for redevelopment.
Noblesville caterer rolling out food trolley
Michael and Stacey Spencer launched The Urban Artisan last November in the Veterans of Foreign Wars commercial kitchen. Now they’re expanding the business with an eye-catching conveyance.
Westfield might spend $9 million to turn wastewater lagoons into nature preserve
The Westfield City Council might consider “reimagining” the city’s Simon Moon Park as a 24-acre nature preserve with outdoor classrooms, boardwalk trails, fishing piers, a canoe launch and a potential bait shop, snack shop or watercraft rental facility.
IndyCar racing team, engineering firm eye Zionsville for new HQs, 600 jobs
Preliminary plans by an IndyCar racing team and a vehicle engineering company could lead to the first development in Zionsville’s Creekside Corporate Park in years.
Clay Terrace owner planning to add hotel, apartments, office space to property
Washington Prime Group Inc. has filed a request with the city of Carmel to rezone the 577,614-square-foot shopping center at West 146th Street and U.S. 31 to allow for a variety of new uses.
ROUNDUP: Valor 3 Barber and Brews, Board & You and more
The combination barber shop and watering hole headlines a slew of openings in Fishers, Carmel and Whitestown. Also in the works: a new Fishers retail center.
Carmel City Council directs panel to review Hotel Carmichael cost overruns
The Carmel City Council on Monday voted to have its four-person finance committee look into what led to $18.5 million in cost overruns on the Hotel Carmichael project. It rejected a proposal have the entire council involved in the review.
Indiana firms restrict travel, postpone product intros, distribute hand sanitizer in reaction to coronavirus
A growing number of employers have restricted international travel and are now considering what they might need to do within the U.S.
Huge cost overruns on Carmel hotel fuel questions about construction costs
The cost of the 122-room, city-backed hotel has swelled to $58.5 million, up from $40 million when the Carmel City Council green-lighted it two years ago. Some councilors have called for an audit to dig into the details.
Developers, city partnering on major mixed-use projects in Noblesville
Developers are teaming with the city on a $7.7 million redevelopment project along North 10th Street and a $35 million development west of Federal Hill Commons Park.
Carmel-based Shepherd Financial fueling growth with acquisitions
Shepherd Financial LLC is planning to grow its workforce by 50 employees over the next five years, tripling its statewide staff, with a majority of those hires in Carmel.
Westfield theater will feature Regal’s first multi-sensory-effects auditorium in the state
The special-effects theater is part of a year-long renovation of the complex that the chain said will drop the number of screens from 17 to 15 but enhance the experience of seeing a movie there.
Former Lebanon landfill could become mountain bike park
A former landfill near Lebanon may see new life as the nation’s first mountain bike park designed according to the National Interscholastic Cycling Association’s standards.
Schafer Powder Coatings moving from Carmel to Whitestown
The company, which pulled the plug on a smaller expansion last fall, was lured to Boone County by a bigger facility that will more than double its footprint.
India-based health-tech firm to build North American headquarters in Noblesville, hire up to 65
Panacea Medical Technologies said it will invest $11.7 million to construct and equip a 20,000-square-foot building that will house R&D and manufacturing operations.
Pulte Group seeks OK for empty-nester neighborhood in Fishers
Pulte Homes of Indiana LLC is seeking zoning approval to build 52 single-family homes not far from Ironwood Golf Club.
Plans forming for public-private river education center at Conner Prairie
Visit Hamilton County launched a feasibility study Thursday to determine the best way to align the county’s River Road Park, Carmel’s River Heritage Park and Conner Prairie as a river-centric district.
An early look at Carmel Clay Public Library’s $40M main branch expansion
Carmel Clay Public Library Director Bob Swanay is scheduled to deliver an annual report on the library’s activities Monday during the City Council meeting.