Cease-and-desist order issued against Carmel financial firm, CEO
The Indiana Secretary of State’s Office has issued a cease-and-desist order against Carmel-based ReJoyce Financial LLC, its CEO Alexander Joyce, and two other parties.
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CNO seeks buyer for 78-acre Carmel office campus with vision to redevelop site
The publicly traded firm, which said in June that it would move its operations to the OpenLane Inc. building at 11299 N. Illinois St., sees potential for residential and retail development and different kinds of office uses.
Local tech firm ShipSigma combining business, basketball in event next month
Carmel-based ShipSigma is hosting what it calls its ShipSigma Summit on Feb. 16-17, specifically timing the event to capitalize on the All-Star Weekend activities in Indianapolis.
Pickleball club planned at former Horton Fan Factory building in Carmel
The Dink House will open in early April at 201 W. Carmel Dr. with eight full-length cushioned pickleball courts.
New Carmel City Council hits pause on pair of major projects
Councilors decided to withdraw two ordinances authorizing a total of $76 million in bonds for the projects from the agenda to give Mayor Sue Finkam’s administration more time to study plans, consider feedback from residents and negotiate with developers.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupt Sen. Young’s address at Carmel inauguration
The group of about a half-dozen people chanted, “murderers,” “cease fire now” and “war criminal” for about two minutes before police escorted them from Carmel’s Palladium performing arts center.
Carmel planning $13M expansion of Monon Greenway
The expansion will widen the Monon Greenway from 14 feet to 140 feet between Walnut Street and City Center Drive.
2023 Newsmaker: Finkam wins Carmel mayoral election to succeed Brainard
Sue Finkam, a three-term member of the Carmel City Council, will succeed Republican Mayor Jim Brainard, who reshaped the Hamilton County city over his seven terms in office.
Carmel to see flurry of completed real estate projects in 2024
Multiple new developments in Carmel are set to open in the coming months, adding to the city’s lineup of real estate projects that combine residential, business and retail spaces.
Jim Brainard looks back on 28 years as Carmel mayor
Brainard, 69, announced in September 2022 that he would not seek an eighth term. Sue Finkam, a Republican member of the Carmel City Council, will succeed him on Jan. 1.
Carmel completes set of jazz musician sculptures for $430,000
The lifelike sculptures by the late New Jersey-based artist J. Seward Johnson will be arranged on a concrete platform on the west side of the Palladium performing arts center.
Carmel parks board says city is improperly diverting funding
A dispute between unlikely parties is playing out in Hamilton County Superior Court over how Carmel should fund parks and other public greenspaces.
Center for the Performing Arts again seeking a naming rights partner
A company’s name could be added to—or change—the name of the arts center, which encompasses the Palladium, The Tarkington and The Studio Theater
Carmel City Council passes 35% water rate hike, 20% sewer rate increase
City officials said the hikes were necessary to pay restructured debt on the consolidation of Carmel’s water services and for future expansions of sewer lines.
Carmel unveils ‘Flower District’ on city’s west side
The triangular Flower District is bordered by Pennsylvania, Old Meridian and Main streets and extend east to Guilford Road.
Carmel Center Apartments complex sells for nearly $82M
The sale of Carmel Center Apartments from Louisville-based NTS Development Co. to Dayton, Ohio-based The Connor Group closed at a significantly higher price than what NTS paid for the property in 2015.
Great American Songbook Foundation planning museum north of Palladium
The organization has entered into a preliminary agreement with the city of Carmel to locate the museum on 3.7 acres at the northeast corner of City Center Drive and 3rd Avenue Southwest.
OpenLane plans to expand Canadian presence with $95M acquisition
Carmel-based OpenLane announced Monday that it plans to acquire Manheim Canada from Atlanta-based Cox Automotive in a $95 million deal that’s expected to close within 30 days.
Ash & Elm Cider Co. planning expansion into Carmel with restaurant, tasting room
Ash & Elm’s planned 3,500-square-foot location, part of a multi-phase development by Carmel-based Old Town Cos., will be the company’s second restaurant and tasting room when it opens in spring 2024.
Alcohol-free businesses provide the drinks without the hangover
Booze-free bars and nonalcoholic retail bottle shops are found mostly on the coasts, but a handful have taken root in the Midwest.