Student-loan giant USA Funds overhauls mission
USA Funds’ business is dying. But the Fishers-based not-for-profit with nearly $600 million in annual revenue is determined to find new life helping students pay for college degrees.
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Hamilton County moving ahead with judicial center expansion
The addition could cost as much as $22 million. Officials opted against constructing a new building east of State Road 37, thus keeping users and employees in downtown Noblesville.
Funding for fire tower in Hamilton County dies without a vote
Public safety officials expressed no interest in a compromise to fund the fire tower, leading the Hamilton County Council to not take a vote on the $568,000 proposal.
Launch Fishers helps start co-working space in Marion
The Refinery Business Center in Marion will offer 6,000 square feet of co-working space for entrepreneurs, not-for-profits, small businesses, other professionals and students.
Indiana Supreme Court agrees to hear Zionsville merger case
Whitestown is appealing a recent Indiana Court of Appeals ruling that allowed Zionsville to merge with Perry Township and add the position of mayor without becoming a city.
Riverview Health eyeing Noblesville expansion
Riverview Health is looking for community input for the future of its Noblesville campus as it considers expansion plans.
Facebook event for small businesses coming to Carmel
Hamilton County’s four chambers of commerce are teaming up to host a Facebook workshop for small business owners on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
Roundup: Primanti Bros. coming to Noblesville, Buffalo Wild Wings opening in Anson
Specialty sandwich restaurant Primanti Bros. has filed plans with the city for a 5,500-square-foot location north of the recently opened, 82,000-square-foot Cabela’s.
Carmel-based Heartland acquires Splenda, plans expansion
Heartland Food Products Group announced Tuesday that it plans to acquire low-calorie sweetener brand Splenda, creating the need for a major expansion at its Indianapolis-area operations.
Carmel hires firm for City Center hotel, conference center designs
The Carmel Redevelopment Commission has agreed to pay up to nearly $25,000 for a firm to create initial designs for a potential hotel and separate conference center at City Center.
Human-rights ordinance could give Carmel economic edge
While businesses consider many factors before choosing where to locate, economic development experts say a community’s openness to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals increasingly is one of them.
Westfield label manufacturer planning move to Fishers
Enterprise Marking Products Inc. plans to move 32 employees into a 31,000-square-foot vacant office building in Fishers and add another 20 workers by 2020.
Carmel anti-discrimination ordinance expected to be amended
In a packed chambers, Carmel City Council members listened to more than two hours of public comment, with most people opposing legislation that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
Toyota dealership’s relocation halted by appeals court
Whether three competing Indianapolis-area Toyota dealers may block the relocation of another Toyota franchise from Anderson to Noblesville divided a panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals on Thursday.
Westfield pays taxes, rent on Grand Park
In an arrangement observers are calling unusual, the city of Westfield has been paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent and property taxes for land at Grand Park.
Carmel brewery expanding to Michigan
Danny Boy Beer Works opened a 2,000-square-foot taproom called Danny Tap in conjunction with War Water Brewery in St. Clair, Michigan at the beginning of July, and plans to open a new production facility within a year.
Brewery proposed for $4.8M project in downtown Fishers
City officials are considering incentives for the two-story project, which would feature a restaurant and brewery on the first floor and office space for lease on the second level.
Family entertainment venue planned for Westfield
After scouting locations in Noblesville and Westfield, two Westfield-based companies selected a site just to the south of State Road 32 for a family entertainment complex and multi-family housing project.
Noblesville video production company relocating to Fishers
The Fishers Redevelopment Commission approved a resolution Monday that would allow the city to sublease space in the Meyer Najem headquarters on Lantern Road to 12 Stars Media.
Fishers may spend nearly $400K for partial census
Fishers is moving forward on plans to conduct a special population count as a way to bring in more state tax dollars.