Vacant Butler-Tarkington firehouse poised for reuse as restaurant, bar
A review committee has recommended the plan to city officials over a proposal submitted by the owner of the liquor store next door.
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‘Numerous bidders’ pursue Marsh stores, likely setting stage for auction
The Fishers-based company would not provide details on the offers, which it is evaluating with creditors. The fate of its 44 remaining stores likely will be determined next week.
UPDATE: Marsh reports ‘numerous bidders’ for remaining stores
Fishers-based Marsh Supermarkets has received offers for at least some of its remaining 44 stores “from numerous bidders,” the company said Wednesday evening, less than two hours after the bid deadline set by bankruptcy court.
Church seeks approval to build on site of driving range in Fishers
A plan to build a new house of worship in Fishers on land now occupied by the Gray Eagle Golf Course driving range and clubhouse has raised red flags from nearby homeowners and at least one member of the Fishers City Council.
Monsanto planning $29M seed facility in Greenwood
The company said it plans to lease a new 140,000-square-foot building in Southtech Business Park where it will process, package and distribute corn, soybean and cotton seed for field testing.
Roundup: Le Creuset commits to Rivers Edge store; Diamonds Direct officially arrives
The French manufacturer of premium cookware has agreed to take 1,600 square feet of space at the north-side shopping center, marking its entry into the Indianapolis market.
Knowledge Services plans $17M Fishers HQ, 400 additional jobs
The company, now headquartered in Castleton, plans to build an 80,000-square-foot office building on USA Parkway, to the north of 106th Street, along the busy Interstate 69 corridor, it announced Tuesday afternoon.
Key deadline in Marsh sale passes without suitor surfacing
The deadline was Monday for the company to identify a so-called stalking horse bidder, which would make an initial offer for the grocer's assets that any other suitor would have to beat. Bidders for the business still could emerge, but time is running out.
City council acts to close loopholes in landlord registry system
The city of Indianapolis is hoping to get derelict property owners into shape with new changes to its landlord registry.
Nebraska firm buys North Meridian office buildings
One & Two Penn Mark contain 243,271 square feet of Class A office space, and are 82 percent occupied.
New use hoped for polluted area parts plant
The site in Noblesville has gone unused since Bridgestone Firestone closed its 300-worker air-spring manufacturing plant in 2009.
Running shoe retailer considers relocating distribution center to Whitestown
Seattle-based running gear retailer Brooks Sports Inc. is considering opening a major distribution warehouse in Whitestown that could generate more than 100 new jobs.
Mass Ave restaurant, craft brewery set for closure
Co-owner Ted Miller confirms financial problems drove the decision to shut down the 3-year-old brewery and a neighboring restaurant that opened in February.
Walmart testing store employee delivery of U.S. online orders
In its latest effort to compete with online giant Amazon, Walmart is testing a delivery service using its own store employees, who will deliver packages ordered online while driving home from their regular work shifts.
Lids embraces digital revolution, adapts to shifting shopping habits
CEO David Baxter, who was hired in May 2016, is aiming to marry the best of online retailing with brick-and-mortar stores, to lift the company’s profit margin to where it was five years ago.
Landlord’s Marsh bet leaves trail of foreclosures
Landlords across Indiana are feeling the pain from the collapse of Marsh Supermarkets, but none more so than a Canadian firm that had as many as 12 of the grocer’s stores in its portfolio.
Milktooth chef Brooks planning second local restaurant near downtown
Flush with national accolades, Jonathan Brooks hopes to open Beholder this fall with a strong emphasis on wine. Also in Property Lines: BurgerFuel opens its first U.S. location in Broad Ripple.
Developer plans $30M residential development in heart of Fishers
A planned residential real estate development project in the heart of Fishers has been expanded from eight to 60 single-family homes.
Lawsuit targets local rent-to-own housing operator
An Indianapolis business that has purchased and rented out hundreds of houses in the city is being sued by a not-for-profit housing group and four former customers over what they are calling a “predatory and unlawful rent-to-own scheme.”
Indy-based restaurants to open new locations in Fashion Mall
The additions to the food court will include a concept from Cafe Patachou founder Martha Hoover.