Pandemic alters plans for downtown Lebanon projects
Lebanon’s campaign for new, mixed-use development downtown is off to a slow start.
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Lebanon-based disinfectant light manufacturer adjusting to surge in demand
The Lebanon-based company engineers, fabricates and manufactures ultraviolet lights that penetrate and destroy bacteria, viruses and other harmful microbes. The company, along with others in its field, are seeing record demand.
Henke Development Group proposes massive real estate project in Lebanon
Westfield-based Henke Development Group is seeking approval for a 2,000-acre master-planned community with retail stores, apartments, an industrial park, a golf course and thousands of residential units along Interstate 65.
Packaging maker plans $75M facility, 140 jobs in Lebanon
The Lebanon City Council Monday night approved a tax break valued at $1.3 million for U.S. Corrugated Inc., which plans to open a 470,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.
Lawn care equipment manufacturer plans 58 jobs in Lebanon
Startup Steel Green Manufacturing recently moved into a manufacturing facility in Lebanon and plans rapid growth over the next four years.
Packaging manufacturer plans $106 million plant in Lebanon
A British company with packaging plants around the world plans to build a 550,000-square-foot manufacturing facility just southwest of Interstate 65 that will employ 140.
High-end tool maker expanding again in Lebanon, adding 65 jobs
Headquartered in Lebanon, Festool USA plans to add 80,000 square feet to its existing facility and has received tax incentives for the project from both the city and state.
Developer plans medical complex, hotel, restaurants off I-65
An Indianapolis-based developer is seeking approval for a 25-acre development in a high-profile location in Lebanon.
HAND to renovate Lebanon duplexes into affordable apartments
The Noblesville-based not-for-profit known as HAND has announced it will invest $2 million to acquire and renovate 17 duplexes in Lebanon into affordable apartments for low-income residents.
Manufacturer plans $72 million plant, 89 jobs in Lebanon
The company that makes the water-soluble film used to create products such as Tide Pods and Cascade ActionPacs plans to break ground on the 150,000-square-foot manufacturing plant this summer.
Cold Storage planning $29M expansion in central Indiana
New Jersey-based U.S. Cold Storage plans to add 100,000 square feet to its existing 200,000-square-foot refrigerated warehouse and logistic-services facility.
Owner of Indy-area newspapers merging with broadcast firm
A media group that owns more than a dozen newspapers in Indiana—including publications in Zionsville, Avon, Lebanon and Anderson—has announced it is merging with a company with dozens of TV and radio stations.
Lebanon OKs incentives for massive distribution center
The Lebanon City Council on Monday night unanimously approved more than $2 million in tax incentives to lure a fast-growing logistics company that has proposed opening a major distribution center that would employ nearly 1,200 people.
Indy 500’s first presenting sponsor sees growth spike, gears up for more
Since local entrepreneur Mike Protogere bought D-A Lubricant Co. Inc. in 2002, the manufacturer of oil, grease, antifreeze and other industrial products has shifted into overdrive and punched the gas.
Whitestown sees spike in single-family home permits
The Boone County town has a population about a quarter the size of neighbor Zionsville, but new single-family housing permits filed for Whitestown have outpaced Zionsville’s since 2014.
The Interview Issue: Matt Gentry
Lebanon Mayor Matt Gentry could have gone into pig farming—but he chose a career in politics instead. And Gentry says, even as a 7-year-old, he knew he was a Republican.
Lebanon seeks to be food-sector hot spot
Conveniently located just west of Interstate 65 between State Road 32 and State Road 39, the 1,250-acre Lebanon Business Park is already home to several large food manufacturers.
Ken’s Foods plans $90M plant, 150 jobs in Lebanon
The company will locate in the Lebanon Business Park and pay salaries “well above $20 per hour,” an economic development official said.
Jonathan Byrd’s diversifies, moves north
Jonathan Byrd’s has for years been quietly expanding beyond its successful restaurant and catering company in Greenwood. Now, it is shifting most of its attention to Hamilton County.
Pence gets bill to give Boone, Hamilton more alcohol permits
House Bill 1386, which would also tweak a 2015 law that deals with regulations for the vaping industry, was passed by Senate 63-30 on Monday.