2017 Indiana 100: E-commerce firm marches to own beat
Sweetwater Sound—which has a 44-acre campus in Fort Wayne—is the nation’s largest online retailer of musical instruments and audio equipment.
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Audio firm finds ‘Made in USA’ strikes chord
Indy Audio Labs, founded in 2009, serves a very exclusive market niche—high-end audio equipment for home music and theater buffs.
$10M proposal adds to Broad Ripple apartment boom
The project, from local developer Zinkan & Barker Development Co., would feature up to 35 apartments and 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail on the one-acre property now home to a billboard and small retail building on the east end of Broad Ripple Avenue.
Aldi spending $30M to revamp 22 area grocery stores
Aldi is doubling the amount of space it devotes to fresh produce; carrying fresh fish to complement its beef, steak and chicken offerings; expanding its wine selection and adding more shelves in its frozen food section.
Local mechanical contractor acquired by Houston-based company
Compton Mechanical Systems Inc., a 35-year-old Indianapolis-based contractor, has merged with Comfort Systems USA’s Indiana subsidiary.
Indianapolis-area home construction permits hit 10-year high
Filings to build new homes in central Indiana hit their highest monthly level in nearly 10 years last month, according to the latest numbers from the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
Going-out-of-business sales start Thursday at 18 Marsh stores
Sales to liquidate inventory at the 18 stores that weren’t sold at auction to other grocers this week could last until early July, said a Marsh spokesman.
CVS, suitors for Marsh stores agree to settlement, helping clear way for sale
Under the agreement, prospective store buyers Kroger and Fresh Encounter would be able to operate pharmacies at the locations much sooner than rival CVS expected.
CVS, owners of Lockerbie Marketplace object to Marsh store-sale plan
CVS wants to prevent buyers from operating pharmacies. Lockerbie Marketplace's owners say Fresh Encounter has failed to demonstrate it has the financial wherewithal to "fully perform" under the Marsh lease it wants to take over in that shopping center.
Proposed Marsh store sales set table for downtown free-for-all
For decades, Marsh Supermarkets has had a lock on the downtown grocery market. Proposed store sales disclosed Tuesday, combined with the impending opening of Whole Foods, set the stage for three-way showdown.
Marsh locations slated for purchase by Ohio grocers include 12 in central Indiana
The 26 stores that the Kroger and Fresh Encounter chains have agreed to acquire span Indiana, as well as four cities in Ohio. Here’s the whole list.
Former Double 8 warehouse offering co-working space for tradespeople
Refinery 46 is targeting plumbers, electricians and other contractors in a twist on the growing trend of shared work spaces.
Art house cinema, restaurant planned on Indy’s near-east side
Tom and Ed Battista of Bluebeard fame have purchased the Christian Unity Missionary Baptist Church near Spades Park with hopes of opening a three-screen independent cinema and restaurant.
Butler may buy Christian Theological Seminary property in bid to expand campus
The agreement would allow Christian Theological Seminary to receive a 100-year lease to remain on its 40-acre campus.
National children’s retailer with nine area stores files for bankruptcy
Gymboree, which is struggling under an enormous load of debt, said it would have to close up to a third of its 1,300 stores nationwide.
Fountain Square restaurant Marrow calling it quits
Marrow, an innovative restaurant with an eclectic menu, was co-founded by chef John Adams, formerly of Bluebeard and Plow & Anchor Restaurant.
Markets help farmers link directly to chefs, customers
As farmers markets have grown increasingly popular in Indianapolis, relationships among vendors, restaurants and foodies have taken root across the city.
Brokerage resolves complaint with Skinner family for $3.5M
A prominent Indianapolis family that filed a complaint against an RBC Wealth Management broker seeking nearly $20 million in damages recently accepted $3.5 million to resolve the dispute.
Fishers church’s development plan scores early approvals
I-Town Church has moved a step forward in its controversial plan to build a house of worship at the busy intersection of 126th Street and Brooks School Road in Fishers.