Walmart mulls perks to attract new hires in tightening labor market
The nation’s biggest private employer asked hourly workers to rate potential incentives, including a sign-on bonus, child-care services, tutoring, pet care and gym memberships.
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Apartment developer Milhaus buys former Harrison College property for $6.3M
The developer says it had agreed to let the college continue to operate on the site for three years before the surprise news last week that it was shutting its doors for good.
Airport awards key contract for planned concessions overhaul
Airport officials awarded a contract to an engineering company that will prepare retail spaces for new tenants as existing operators depart. Forty of the 53 retail concessionaires at the airport will see their leases expire Dec. 31.
UPDATE: Developer lands first office tenant for Bottleworks project
An Indianapolis-based company that launches tech firms said Thursday it would move its office from the 14th floor of the historic Circle Tower on Monument Circle to the Bottleworks District in summer 2020.
Beech Bank Brewing Co. opens in Beech Grove
The establishment’s brews include Southside Python, named after the 14-foot snake that got loose in Beech Grove for several days earlier this year.
Meridian-Kessler restaurant, cocktail bar calls it quits
Thursday will be the last day of operations for Open Society Public House, a locally owned restaurant and cocktail bar that opened in the Meridian-Kessler neighborhood in June 2016.
Downtown sees blitz of hotel projects
The Indianapolis hotel market is booming, with about 2,800 new rooms slated to come online downtown alone in the next five years.
Developer plans $11M apartment project on city’s east side
The project, named Line Lofts, calls for 63 affordable senior apartments on 1.5 acres along Southeastern Avenue. Part of the project will face East Washington Street.
Memory Bank: End of an era
The building that once housed The English Hotel and Opera House in the northwest quadrant of Monument Circle was demolished in 1949.
Rosie’s Place takes cookies and more to Carmel
Debbi and Michael Bourgerie opened Rosie’s Place in Noblesville in 2010. They now also operate a second eatery with the same name in Zionsville and will open a third location in Carmel this fall.
Art house cinema/restaurant project now calls for demolition of 1924 church
The Battista family’s plan to redevelop a Prohibition-era church building on the east side into an independent cinema and eatery has changed dramatically. And so has the project’s price tag.
Indianapolis developer plans to move headquarters to Carmel
A multifamily development and management company has filed plans to build a 37,000-square-foot office building in the Meridian Corridor to serve as its new headquarters.
IBJ real estate panel talks apartments, Mass Ave, Castleton
Experts at IBJ’s Commercial Real Estate Power Breakfast said the fundamentals of downtown’s apartment market remain strong.
Greenwood approves incentives for potential $80M Amazon project
The mysterious company that is considering building an $80 million distribution facility in Greenwood and creating 1,250 full-time jobs was revealed Monday night during a city council meeting.
Pulte plans 460-acre residential project in Noblesville
Parkside at Finch Creek would be designed for as many as 1,500 new housing units, including homes for empty-nesters, apartments and senior-care facilities.
Fast-growing Garrett to build $20M Greenwood apartment complex in own back yard
The site for the 180-unit project is somewhat unusual—inside a business park that includes office buildings, a hotel, a Goodwill outlet store and the headquarters of The Garrett Cos.
Council panel OKs $16.7M in financing for $141M in Keystone Realty projects
Keystone Realty Group’s plan to spend $141 million on two high-profile downtown redevelopment projects passed a hurdle Monday night as an Indianapolis City-County council committee unanimously approved $16.7 million in financing to help fund the project.
Drury plans to demolish Caribbean Cove hotel/water park, build new inn
The mammoth hotel and conference center abruptly closed last year, leaving a huge hole in the Michigan Road corridor south of I-465. Drury Hotels wants a tax break from the city for its plans to fill it.
Former racer Sarah Fisher, partners acquire south-side kart track
A team including former IndyCar driver Sarah Fisher purchased the aging track in a last-ditch effort to prevent the property from being bulldozed.
New Bon-Ton owner has no plan to reopen Carson’s store in Circle Centre
Merrillville-based CSC Generation Holdings Inc., which acquired Bon-Ton’s intellectual property in bankruptcy court, said Indiana was not part of its initial plan to reopen stores.