2023 Year in Review: Cities look to attract smaller-scale events at new arenas
While central Indiana has its share of large arenas and stadiums, the region has long been short on venues for events that draw only a few thousand spectators.
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2023 Year in Review: LEAP District stirs debate in Indiana communities
The LEAP Research and Innovation District under development near Lebanon represents a shift in the way the Indiana Economic Development Corp., the public-private state agency overseeing the project, is working to attract companies and create jobs.
Area home construction permit filings rise for 5th straight month
Hamilton, Johnson and Marion counties saw huge surges in single-family building permit filings in November.
Fishers surveying residents about trash collection preferences
Fishers is trying to learn if residents want the city to contract with a single trash-collection company or continue to let residents and homeowners’ associations choose who collects waste in their neighborhoods.
Carmel to see flurry of completed real estate projects in 2024
Multiple new developments in Carmel are set to open in the coming months, adding to the city’s lineup of real estate projects that combine residential, business and retail spaces.
Lilly’s soaring stock, Fishers’ innovation park among top 10 life sciences stories of 2023
It was a busy year for the Indiana life sciences community, with a flurry of billion-dollar deals, major announcements, and a few setbacks. Here we present the top 10 stories of 2023—the good, the bad and the ugly—about an industry that is often hailed as a key driver of Indiana’s economy.
Arena, city hall among Fishers projects expected to be completed in 2024
The city will have new places to stay overnight and watch a hockey game. Fishers city government will move into a new home, and so will an Italy-based manufacturer.
Carmel completes set of jazz musician sculptures for $430,000
The lifelike sculptures by the late New Jersey-based artist J. Seward Johnson will be arranged on a concrete platform on the west side of the Palladium performing arts center.
Carmel parks board says city is improperly diverting funding
A dispute between unlikely parties is playing out in Hamilton County Superior Court over how Carmel should fund parks and other public greenspaces.
Center for the Performing Arts again seeking a naming rights partner
A company’s name could be added to—or change—the name of the arts center, which encompasses the Palladium, The Tarkington and The Studio Theater
Westfield strikes 40-year, $300M deal for partnership to manage Grand Park Sports Campus
Under the partnership that includes Keystone Group and Indy Eleven, future plans for Grand Park include a mix of restaurants, hotels, public spaces, a mixed-use complex with residential, office and retail spaces, and a state-of-the-art sports facility.
Carmel City Council passes 35% water rate hike, 20% sewer rate increase
City officials said the hikes were necessary to pay restructured debt on the consolidation of Carmel’s water services and for future expansions of sewer lines.
Outgoing Zionsville mayor issues 5 vetoes, but town council overrides 2 of them
Mayor Emily Styron objected to the council’s plans for spending money made available through the American Rescue Plan Act.
Two Chicks District Co. shop shifting from Bates-Hendricks to Noblesville
“Good Bones” co-star Mina Starsiak Hawk credits a business owner in Noblesville for successfully promoting the suburb.
Boone County looks to control growth in rural areas
Boone County is looking to control its destiny as the Indiana Economic Development Corp. plans the 9,000-acre LEAP Research and Innovation District northwest of Lebanon.
Hamilton County indoor football team to be called Fishers Freight
The Freight plans to begin home games at the new Fishers Event Center in March 2025 and will be joined in the 8,500-seat venue by the Indy Fuel hockey team by the end of 2024.
Nordstrom Rack store planned at Noblesville’s Hamilton Town Center
Nordstrom Rack is the off-price retail division of Nordstrom, and carries merchandise from Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom.com at discounted prices.
Carmel unveils ‘Flower District’ on city’s west side
The triangular Flower District is bordered by Pennsylvania, Old Meridian and Main streets and extend east to Guilford Road.
Sales of existing homes in central Indiana see steep November decline
Closed sales in the area have fallen for 22 straight months on a year-over-year basis, but prices are still on the rise.
Ruoff Music Center tops year-end chart for tickets sold at amphitheater venues
More than 600,000 tickets were sold for $31.8 million to concert attendees at Noblesville’s Ruoff Music Center in 2023, according to Pollstar magazine.