Home construction weak both locally, nationally
Home building in the Indianapolis area fell by more than 30 percent n January over the same month of 2010.
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MacAllister Machinery acquires Michigan company
Indianapolis-based MacAllister Machinery has acquired Michigan Tractor and Machinery Co., which has 590 employees and is Michigan’s top Caterpillar dealer.
Construction leader Price resigns posts, sells company
Price resigned as president of Indiana Construction Roundtable and Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety.
Fix-up list is long as Indianapolis prepares for 2012 Super Bowl
Plenty of opportunities await city officials bent on making downtown shine for the massive event.
City push on building codes draws gripes
A vigorous effort by city officials to enforce building-safety codes has some concerned that it’s becoming tougher to revitalize older properties.
Home building suffers another bad year, locally and nationally
Building permits filed for new homes in the nine-county Indianapolis area rose just 2.6 percent in 2010, to 3,720. That’s just 95 more homes than in 2009—the worst year for local home construction in more than a quarter century.
Community Health plans $12M east-side medical complex
Construction is set to begin soon on Community Health Pavilion, a three-story, 55,000-square-foot medical building to be built on six acres at 7910 E. Washington St.
Stadium construction issues nearly resolved
More than two years after it opened, some construction problems persist at Lucas Oil Stadium, particularly with outside lighting and with some of the plumbing. The work was performed by contractors that are now defunct.
Citimark rejoins development game
The company last month broke ground on an 8,000-square-foot medical building near 86th Street and Allisonville Road. The project is the first of three buildings it plans to develop as part of Gardens at Castle Creek.
Ratio Architects acquires North Carolina firm
Ratio Architects Inc., the area’s fourth-largest architectural firm, has acquired Cherry Huffman Architects in Raleigh, N.C.
Engineering firm exec started at the bottom
Donna Gadient has risen to the top ranks of engineering firm R.W. Armstrong through hard work, and without a college education.
Greenwood contractor is minority small business person of the year
The winner of the Small Business Administration award has seen steady growth during its 10 years in business.
D-A Lubricant moving from Indianapolis to Lebanon
Company will purchase 23 acres and have Duke Realty Corp. build a 225,000-square-foot industrial facility in Lebanon Business Park. The move should be completed by December.
Lender takes action on Renaissance Bay project
An incomplete $150 million development that was supposed to feature 305 luxury condominiums along a 25-acre lake on the north side of Indianapolis has been placed in receivership.
Broadbent spins off construction business
Beleaguered local developer The Broadbent Co. plans to spin out its construction arm as an independent company as of Jan. 1.
State pushing to keep building-review wait times down
Wait times in the plan-review process for non-residential projects increased dramatically this year, creating a backlog of cases.
U.S. home construction up after two months of declines
Locally, building permits were up 17 percent in the nine-county area, from 222 in November 2009 to 259 in November 2010.
Summit Realty plans to grow into new headquarters
Summit Realty Group is building out a new headquarters in a historic downtown building as its principals embark on an aggressive growth plan for the privately held company.
RENN: Indiana builds through the hard times
Major infrastructure investment at the state and local level is a significant reason for optimism for the long-term competitive positioning for the city and state.
Builders of faulty Indiana bridge face state-work ban
A committee has recommended that the state highway department stop hiring Gary-based Superior Construction Co. and Indianapolis-based bridge designer RQAW Corp. over a northwestern Indiana highway that has been closed because of safety concerns.