Zoo announcing $53M campaign to fund chimp exhibit, welcome center and more
Already, the zoo has raised 60%, or $31.8 million, of its goal, with gifts from several institutions, including the Lilly Endowment.
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Local firm acquires $104M industrial building on south side
While it’s not clear what the new owner plans to do with the building, the name of the holding company indicates uses as a cold-storage or pharmaceutical facility—or both.
Indy airport board investigating feasibility of connected hotel
The approval of such a study marks the first substantive step in the airport authority’s consideration of a hotel—which would sit on the west side of the existing terminal garage—since the terminal opened in 2008.
Indianapolis to host men’s Final Four in 2029
The selection marks the tenth time Indianapolis has won a bid to host the college basketball championship event, one that has become an integral part of the city’s sports DNA.
Milhaus plans $5M renovation to turn former Harrison College building into new HQ
The Indianapolis-based apartment developer plans to vacate its current headquarters in the Fletcher Place neighborhood for a newly designed space that can house twice as many employees.
Indianapolis gets nod for 2028 women’s Final Four
The event will be returning to Indianapolis that year after an extensive hiatus. The city last hosted the women’s March Madness finale in 2016.
Goodman’s, other stores to leave Nora Plaza as Kite plans changes
The changes come after Indianapolis-based Kite acquired most of the 163,500-square-foot shopping center for $29 million in January.
Q&A with Jamie Ward, author of book about Indiana adventures
Since starting her blog Cornfields & High Heels, Jamie Ward has traveled extensively across Indiana and the Midwest, trying new things and journaling about her experiences.
PopCon plans to add Louisville event for 2023
The pop culture-focused convention, which attracted about 40,000 people each year to the Indiana Convention Center prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, will host its new Louisville event June 16-18 at the Kentucky Exhibition Center.
Industrial, home developers plan joint project by southwest-side neighborhood
Nearby residents object to the project, which would include 817,000 square feet of speculative industrial space across 56.7 acres and a residential section with 133 single-family homes and another 52 homes in a paired-patio design.
Competition to land sports events, big conventions stiffens as other cities build stadiums
Officials in Nashville say they plan to pursue some of the events that take place in Indianapolis now that the city is planning to build a $2.1 billion, 60,000-seat enclosed stadium.
City commits $3.5M for downtown safety, cleanliness efforts
The 18-month effort is expected to boost the number of bike patrol officers, security cameras, cleaning crews and those helping the homeless in the Mile Square.
Luxury developer plans nearly 300 apartments on site of former entertainment center
The plans from Edward Rose & Sons call for demolition of the 54,500-square-foot Main Event entertainment complex, which opened in mid-2017 in the Lake Clearwater area.
Reopening of former Lafayette Square Mall postponed
The shopping center at 3919 Lafayette Road, now known as Window to the World, was expected to reopen on Nov. 21, ahead of Thanksgiving weekend shopping.
UPDATE: Frank Reich fired by Colts; Jeff Saturday named interim coach
The ouster, during the coach’s fifth year with the team, comes after the Colts got off to a disappointing 3-5-1 start to the season.
Most hotels planned for downtown still in works, but progress slow
Five of 20 downtown hotel projects announced before the pandemic have opened. But few of the remaining 15 have made substantive progress, despite a strong rebound in the district’s hotel occupancy rates.
TWG planning apartments on former bakery site east of downtown
TWG Development expects to spend $56.5 million to build Bakery Living, a six-story, 201-unit apartment project at 1331 E. Washington St., just east of its redevelopment of a Ford Motor Co. assembly plant.
Developers planning four-story office project on Mass Ave
The development team hopes to land a single office tenant to occupy most of the building, although the first floor could also consist of retail or other commercial uses.
City seeking bids for parking lot north of Old City Hall
City officials see the 0.65-acre parcel at 222 N. Alabama St. as a connector between the Mass Ave cultural district and the Market East area, potentially with a hotel or apartment project.
Racing teams investing big in central Indiana
The local resurgence is spurred by three of motorsports’ biggest brands—Andretti Autosport, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and Arrow McLaren SP.