Trader Joe’s Castleton store about to get bigger
The specialty grocer is growing its footprint by taking over neighboring retail space and signing a long-term lease extension.
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Taft names new partner-in-charge for Indy office
The local office of regional law firm Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP needed a leader to replace Robert J. Hicks, who earlier this year was promoted to managing partner of the entire firm.
Suburban megachurch expanding into downtown with big purchase
Traders Point Christian Church has acquired a 104-year-old building at the corner of 12th and Delaware streets and plans to spend $2 million to renovate it.
Roundup: Wine bar uncorking Broad Ripple locale, downtown sub shop closing
Louie’s Wine Dive is poised to take prime space in Broad Ripple that’s been vacant for years, while Penn Station is leaving West Washington Street and heading south.
Holy Cross becomes salvage hotbed with four shops within walking distance
A salvage hub of sorts is taking shape on the near-east side now that another antique shop with a familiar name has opened in the area.
Trees cleared from senior-living site without proper permits
Developers that stripped a high-profile parcel on the north side of its trees months ago to prepare the site for a $13 million senior living center did so without receiving proper permitting.
Renderings detail $30M apartment project under way near Fashion Mall
The apartment project, part of the larger River North development, has a name now and should begin welcoming its first residents late this year.
Struggling retailer HHGregg plans closures for six stores
The electronics and appliance retailer also announced more personnel moves, including the appointment of a new chief financial officer.
Plan for event center in former Lockerbie church faces pushback
Several residents of the historic downtown neighborhood fear the center will bring excessive noise and trash to the area, in addition to creating more parking problems.
HHGregg fills senior marketing vacancy, other key positions
The Indianapolis-based retailer promoted Chris Sutton to senior vice president of marketing, following the departure last month of his predecessor. It also hired two merchandising execs.
Roundup: The Boiling, Jack’s Pizza opening downtown; Metro Diner adding third outpost
Seafood restaurant The Boiling is taking space where its oddly named predecessor lasted mere months, while Metro Diner is coming to a college campus.
Indy’s biggest law firms lift pay for new associates, but larger cities go further
The city's biggest firms went up to $110,000 in January but have no intention of following in the footsteps of large firms in the biggest markets, which have gone up to $180,000.
Downtown Ruth’s Chris to undergo $2M renovation as stakes rise
The steak house will close for three weeks in early September to allow for updates to the 20-year-old space in Circle Centre. It faces growing competition downtown among red-meat purveyors.
Former funeral home on East 10th Street to become events center
A downtown developer has bought the large, Victorian-style home that was built in 1898 by Fremont Alford, a prominent Marion County judge.
Unfinished River North commands top rents, boosts Keystone office market
Still under construction, PK Partners’ 102,000-square-foot office building near The Fashion Mall is already entirely pre-leased. Its performance further juices the area’s in-demand office sector.
Salesforce poised to receive city tax break on tower expansion
Salesforce would save about $3 million on the tax exemption, if the City-County Council designates a downtown office tower as a high-tech. The tax break would come on top of major incentives deal already promised by the state.
Retail, residential projects to continue East 16th Street surge
The operators of Tinker Street plan to open a Mexican restaurant along the revitalized corridor, while Hotel Tango Whiskey readies to expand operations there. Also, two more residential developments are in the works.
Simon coveting restaurants, online retailers to fill mall space
Simon executives told analysts during a conference call Wednesday that the company has added 200 restaurants to its tenant mix in the past five years, 53 of which should open either this year or in 2017.
City seeks input on new use for Butler-Tarkington fire station
The 84-year-old building at 56th and Illinois streets is expected to draw plenty of interest from restaurateurs due to its proximity to the neighborhood’s prime commercial corner.
Five Seasons owner seeks to rezone Carmel site for possible development
The company wants to rezone the 15.4-acre site from residential to commercial to prepare it for possible redevelopment as an office park.