City rushes to use $3M to raze abandoned houses
The Hogsett administration is racing against an end-of-year deadline to tear down blighted homes with $3 million it has remaining from a federal grant awarded in 2014 to tackle the problem.
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Construction tech-services firm expanding HQ, adding 56 workers
Indianapolis-based Earthwave Technologies Inc. is doubling the size of offices on the city’s northwest side.
U.S. consumer confidence rises to highest level since 2000
Tax cuts passed into law last year are starting to show up in workers' paychecks, boosting confidence in the economy to its highest level in more than 17 years.
Developer plans $9.5M town house project near old Milano Inn site
Onyx+East is buying a one-acre lot off of South College Avenue and plans to build eight buildings containing 35 residential units.
Hospital construction boom fans overbuilding fears
Even before news broke that an unidentified health care system had lined up 30 acres at 96th Street and Spring Mill Road for a massive development, projects costing billions of dollars were underway or on the drawing board across the region.
New Community East is big bet as industry revenues slow
It will be smaller and sleeker and—if all goes according to plan—might actually make money, rather than ending each year in the red or barely breaking even.
Fast-growing church on south side undertaking $6M Franklin expansion
Founded in 1977, Emmanuel Church is working on its second new place of worship in five years to help serve its growing congregation.
North-split construction critics want more neighborhood-friendly plan
As INDOT moves forward with plans for a major I-65/I-70 construction project, a coalition of residents with concerns about the impact on surrounding neighborhoods is also gaining steam.
Indianapolis real estate attorney Karl Haas dies at 57
Attorney Karl Haas worked on some of the Indianapolis area’s biggest real estate projects over past last three decades.
$50M hospital fuels Hendricks health care war
Hendricks Regional Health’s new Brownsburg hospital is only the latest in Indiana’s second-fastest-growing county, where almost non-stop development is pushing demand for health care.
Phoenix hires co-leader to manage new theater
New Managing Director Kevin Kruse is the first to answer directly to the board, instead of to Artistic Director Bryan Fonseca.
Historic fieldhouse hit by storm insured for nearly $10 million
The historic Muncie Fieldhouse was valued at nearly $9.9 million on Feb. 15, when Muncie Community Schools filed a statement of values that underwriters used to calculate the policy premium.
Indianapolis firm lands $3.5M-plus hospital demolition project
Eighteen companies tried to land the contract for demolition of the former Reid Hospital facility.
Equicor developing Reagan Park extension
Equicor Real Estate LLC’s plans call for 165 single-family homes to be constructed by CalAtlantic Homes of Indiana, as well as 98 senior apartments and 40 assisted-living units.
Madison County facing bigger bill for asbestos removal work
County council members are expected to vote Nov. 14 on a plan to borrow $3.5 million and repay it with county income tax revenues.
High-end Cake Bake Shop has Carmel location in oven
Owner Gwendolyn Rogers says she’s been considering expansion for a while, with her Broad Ripple bakery regularly filled to capacity.
After overcoming abundance of obstacles, 360 Market Square nears completion
The $120 million building will become yet another signature structure in the new Market East district, a section of downtown that until recently featured a sea of parking lots and ramshackle buildings.
Madison County courthouse vacated for asbestos remediation
The employees will be vacating the downtown Anderson building for seven months.
Midtown office building undergoes massive interior makeover
The building, once fully occupied by State Auto Insurance, has been revitalized under new ownership and attracted a couple of key tenants.
Indianapolis developer chosen for $72M project in Bloomington
An advisory commission has chosen a proposal from an Indianapolis-based developer for a new convention center and hotel development in downtown Bloomington that is expected to cost about $72 million.