Indianapolis-area home sales take nosedive
Although area sales are up 16 percent through the first 10 months of the year, the trend has slammed into reverse in recent months amid higher mortgage rates and tighter inventories.
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Greenwood airport adding hangars for plane storage
The $500,000 project at the Greenwood Municipal Airport will give it space for up to 10 planes inside the enclosed hangars.
Auction lands $2.1 million for Elona Biotech assets
Elona went into receivership in June after Greenwood officials filed a foreclosure lawsuit against the firm. The company failed after receiving more than $8 million in economic development incentives from the city over the past three years.
Mission shift at Camp Atterbury to trigger 207 layoffs
The layoffs at the end of September will come as the base transitions from a mobilization site for U.S. troops to a mission focusing more on training.
Greenwood biotech firm’s assets to hit auction block
The remnants of ill-fated Elona Biotechnologies Inc. will be auctioned on Sept. 27, presenting a rare turnkey opportunity for entrepreneurs interested in jumping into the life sciences industry.
Online markets help Indiana growers find new customers
Online “food hubs” have emerged as small and medium-sized farmers have worked together to find quicker and broader ways to distribute their produce.
Sprinkler system fee sparks battle in Bargersville
About 2,000 Bargersville Water Utility customers pay a $10-per-month fee for having an in-ground sprinkler system, generating $240,000 annually for the town, which enacted the fee in 1995.
Auto dealers turn bullish, snag sites
Local car dealers are investing in projects ranging from new facilities to showroom renovations as the economy improves and the auto industry rebounds from a crippling slump in sales.
Greenwood sues over failed pharmaceutical facility
Greenwood Mayor Mark Myers says city officials had tried for months to help with talks with possible investors for Elona Biotechnologies, without any progress.
Manufacturer plans $30.2M expansion in Franklin
NSK Corp. and NSK Precision America Inc. said the project will allow them to hire 46 additional workers by 2016 at their 63-acre corporate campus.
Greenwood, Whiteland try to spur, shape growth
Two Johnson County communities are determined to capture—and control—the next wave of suburban growth.
Aerospace company plans central Indiana factory expansion
L&E Engineering Co. officials say the company will spend $3.7 million to expand its Greenwood factory and add about 40 employees.
Greenwood pet store stocked with exotic critters
From tarantulas to emperor scorpions and monitor lizards, Pandemonium Exotics caters to enthusiasts looking for pets beyond a dog or cat.
Wal-Mart revisits plan for Greenwood store
A retail giant that lost its bid to build a store in Greenwood nearly a decade ago is hoping local leaders look more favorably on a new proposal to erect a smaller store at the same site.
Struggling Greenwood biotech firm finds buyer
Elona Biotechnologies Inc., which has been struggling to repay Greenwood for more than $8 million in economic development incentives, says it has solution to its financial problems.
Trafalgar company bringing reflective technology to consumer market
Halo Coatings, founded in 2007, spent its early years licensing its proprietary reflective technology for powder-coating applications to companies involved in highway infrastructure, such as guardrails. But it’s now shifting its focus to the big players in the apparel, medical and consumer-product fields.
Mayors organize to tackle regional issues
The leaders of 18 central Indiana cities and towns have formed a group that intends to address regional concerns, starting with a proposed $1.3 billion, 10-year mass transit plan.
Indiana town sues in bid to take over water services
A central Indiana town is suing Indiana American Water Co., seeking to wrest control of local water services from the utility.
Johnson County officials repeal public smoking ordinance
Johnson County commissioners voted unanimously this week to repeal a tough new public smoking ordinance less than a month before it was scheduled to go into effect.
Johnson County weighs costs of new dispatch center
A central Indiana county's move to consolidate five emergency dispatch centers into one is raising concerns about how some communities will pay their share without raising taxes.