Fishers company agrees to pay $5.5M in concrete case
Builder’s Concrete & Supply will pay the amount as part of a larger $60 million settlement lawyers reached with seven companies
accused of fixing concrete prices.
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Engeledow Group acquires estate landscaper
Engledow Group, one of the Indianapolis area's largest landscape companies, has acquired Litchfield Landscape Co. to bolster
its estates division.
Tax-break deadline spurs spec homes in Parade
This spring’s Parade of Home is being held about two weeks earlier than normal to help builders lure homebuyers who want to
take advantage of federal incentives intended to give the residential real estate market a boost. Builders also are taking
chances on more spec homes.
Big payday for lawyers in concrete price-fixing case irks Duke
Duke Realty is fighting a request to award an additional $9.7 million in attorneys' fees, calling the amount excessive.
Indianapolis Housing Agency pulls off big tax credit deal
City agency plans renovations, expansions at eight apartment properties.
Restoration work begins for Old Northside landmark
Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana has taken over the Romanesque Revival former church known as Old Centrum along Central
Avenue at 12th Street.
IU president plans aggressive building campaign
In a speech Tuesday, President Michael McRobbie said IU is gunning to construct at least 12 buildings on its Bloomington
and Indianapolis
campuses in spite of the economy and falling state funding.
Apartment developer plans 217 units in Lawrence
J.C. Hart Co. is designing plans for a $17 million upscale apartment community as part of the master-planned Lawrence Village
at the Fort.
Indiana Building Green Symposium gains momentum
What has emerged as the largest local gathering to discuss green building technologies will meet March 10-11 at the Indianapolis
Museum of Art.
Urban Land Institute chapter launches in Indianapolis
Chapter, heavily populated by developers, hopes to guide sustainable development.
Westfield lumber company part of acquisition
Hall & House Lumber Co. in Westfield will become part of one of the largest distributors of lumber and building materials
in the nation, once the purchase of its parent is completed next month.
ICVA chief: Downtown Indianapolis will need another big hotel
The 1,000-room J.W. Marriott isn’t even finished and support already is emerging for a second downtown hotel that
would rival it in size.
Indy turns architectural corner
A Ball State architect thinks Indianapolis residents will like what they see in the new J.W. Marriott hotel downtown and beat
drums for more interesting buildings.
COPPER: Misunderstandings put Indiana school funding in a bind
State government overreacted in its attempts to reign in construction costs, and should seek middle ground
Super Bowl legacy project taking shape on east side
A revitalization project that helped Indianapolis land the 2012 Super Bowl is beginning to take
shape. Organizers hope to build and rehab about 300 housing units, including the Jefferson Apartments "homeownership
incubator."
Employee buys Drexel Interiors from struggling parent firm
The east-side Indianapolis kitchen and bathroom remodeling shop is attempting to succeed as a solo operation following longtime
employee Allen Weisenburger’s decision to buy the operation rather than let it close.
Shiel Sexton plans $50M project near Methodist Hospital
The local construction company is drawing up plans for a mixed-use project with offices, a parking garage and retail space
on several parcels it owns near Capitol Avenue and 16th Street.
Area hospital construction taking break after expensive binge
Observers expect a lull with inpatient facilities for five years or more, but continued proliferation of outpatient
clinics and surgery centers.
Cincinnati-area builder Fischer expands to Indianapolis
Home builder hopes to sell as many as 200 houses in region this year. Fischer, which entered the Columbus, Ohio,
market in 2008 after buying subdivisions from retreating builders, is using the same strategy to establish a foothold in Carmel,
Westfield, Zionsville and Avon.
Experts see ‘great concern’ over local construction outlook
A symbolic topping-off ceremony early this month to celebrate a milestone on the massive JW Marriott hotel project can’t
hide the anxiety felt within the construction industry.