Pence gets bill to give Boone, Hamilton more alcohol permits
House Bill 1386, which would also tweak a 2015 law that deals with regulations for the vaping industry, was passed by Senate 63-30 on Monday.
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Bond bank will manage Carmel debt
Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard is trying to streamline the city’s debt management with a new Local Public Improvement Bond Bank. But it’s not clear whether his method in creating the bond bank, his choices for key positions, and his proposed combination of smaller bonds follow state guidelines and best practices.
Kite to add housing at Rangeline and 116th
Kite Realty Group Trust is preparing to replace one of its struggling Carmel retail strips with a mixed-use development, but the firm has released few details about the project.
DINING: Omoni is Korean on the quick
A popularizer rather than a trailblazer, the new Carmel eatery brings sincere if not particularly creative pleasure with minimal risk.
Three Duke office parks might fetch $500M-plus
Three of the Indianapolis area’s highest-profile office parks, including the two largest in the North Meridian submarket, are expected to fetch as much as half a billion dollars when they hit the market next month.
Jim Belden, Hall of Fame coach and HamCo political official, dies at 77
Belden, who served on the Hamilton County Council for 23 years, coached football at Carmel, Westfield and Noblesville high schools and won four state championships.
Carmel plans changes to pave way for development
Officials are laying the groundwork to change the historic status of hundreds of buildings, eliminate industrial use from certain areas, and allow new buildings to tower as high as 75 feet.
MISO plans $30M expansion at Carmel headquarters
Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc. plans to add 84 employees by 2020 after reconfiguring its 133,409-square-foot facility at 720 City Center Drive to increase efficiency.
Pittman family estate dispute entangles real-estate projects
A family dispute over the estate of a well-known heart surgeon and developer in Carmel could delay progress on multiple mixed-use real estate projects in Hamilton and Boone counties.
Carmel appeals traffic ordinance case to state Supreme Court
The city is arguing that if the Indiana Court of Appeals ruling remains void, there could be “immediate and severe consequences.”
Carmel approves $233 million in new debt
The bonds will fund road and sewer improvements, redevelopment efforts and land acquisition.
Carmel-based Stratice aims to be Amazon of health care
Carmel-based Stratice Healthcare LLC wants to take the concept of electronic prescribing for drugs and extend it to most of the rest of the health care system.
Financial services firm plans $33M HQ, 600 jobs in Carmel
Allied Solutions LLC, a Carmel-based firm that serves the financial sector, is planning construction of a five-story building in the Midtown area, more than doubling the size of its existing headquarters.
Center for Performing Arts in Carmel runs surplus for second straight year
The organization ended fiscal 2015 with a surplus of $260,445 as revenue from building and room rentals and individual donations increased.
Tom Wood Lexus hitches wagon to expansion trend
The project would add a second floor to the building on East 96th Street, increase the size of the service department and create a mezzanine for a “state-of-the-art” car wash.
Carmel considering another $242M in debt
A flurry of ordinances were introduced at the more than 5 hour long council meeting Monday night, with multiple bonds requested to fund road and sewer infrastructure improvements, redevelopment efforts and land acquisition.
Carmel City Council votes to change city to second-class status
Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard wasted no time Monday night upgrading the city to second-class status with the approval of the newly elected Carmel City Council.
Missed vote puts spotlight on Brainard’s business trips
Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard traveled out of state using public money nearly every month this year. His trips aren’t lavish, but he was gone on city business a total of 79 days, raising questions about both the hard and soft costs.
Credit union plans to acquire former Meridian Music property
Indiana Members Credit Union is hoping to open a branch in the 18,000-square-foot, two-story brick building on Old Meridian Street in Carmel.
Carmel on road to $217M in infrastructure projects
The list of projects slated over three years includes about 30 more roundabouts, other street improvements, and land acquisition. It would lead to property tax increases for most residents.