Anderson officials plan to demolish Emge building
Anderson officials plan to demolish a former meat-processing plant and convert the 5-acre property into a maintenance and storage area for the wastewater department.
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Simon boosts dividend after gains in sales, occupancy, rent
Simon Property Group Inc. said sales at its U.S. malls jumped 11.2 percent in its most recent quarter, to $546 per square foot. Simon malls were 93.6-percent occupied, up from 93 percent.
Indiana fairs, festivals await stage rigging rules
Organizers of some of Indiana's county fairs and small festivals are anxiously awaiting new rules governing the type of rigging involved in last summer's deadly State Fair stage collapse.
Best Buy’s turnaround may pinch HHGregg
The struggling electronics chain Best Buy has launched a turnaround strategy that borrows more than a few pages from the playbook of competitor HHGregg.
Canal Walk popular, but full of opportunities missed
City leaders once envisioned the Canal Walk as a bustling pathway lined with restaurants and shops, but residential and office buildings have sprouted instead on most of the parcels along the meandering 1-1/2-mile stretch–making it more of a local amenity than a visitor attraction.
Work on city’s 8-mile sewage tunnel gets underway
Work is starting on an 8-mile-long tunnel under the south side of Indianapolis that is the first major part of a $1.6 billion project aimed at reducing the release of raw sewage into the city's rivers.
Duke Realty’s quarterly results in line with expectations
Indianapolis-based Duke Realty Corp.’s financial performance in the first quarter met analyst expectations even though the company suffered a $36 million loss and saw revenue decline by $65 million.
IUPUI Honors College goes from dreary to dazzling
Renovation of library space creates academic attraction.
Indianapolis expects savings from sweeping energy project
The city is guaranteed $7.5 million in savings over 15 years from a $18 million upgrade of city facilities, and the savings are expected to accumulate further.
Longtime CEO of Acorn Group real estate firm dies
Albert M. Donato Jr., 70, founded the Indianapolis commercial real estate and property management firm in 1988 and most recently served as CEO and board chairman.
INSIDE DISH: Nostalgic Shallos does brisk business swiftly
The 31-year-old, south-side institution is approaching a potential turning point as it breaks sales records and continues to hone lightning-quick food prep and table turnover.
Ball State planning 100-room campus hotel
Ball State University plans to build a $25 million hotel in a building that will also have student-housing space, conference rooms and two restaurants.
Pulte snaps up, repositions stalled Avon housing development
Pulte is tossing out the prior builder's playbook, which called for duplexes aimed at buyers 55 and older. Pulte rezoned the land to allow for single-family homes on larger lots. The resulting 123 home sites will accommodate ranch-style homes starting in the low $100,000 price range.
Domes hold mystique for philanthropist Cook
Gayle Cook marvels at grand churches, courthouses and certainly, the awe-inspiring 200-foot-diameter dome above the West Baden Springs Hotel that she and her late husband, Bill, restored and reopened in the summer of 2007.
New rendering: Mozzo work begins along Virginia Avenue
Milhaus Development is scheduled to begin demolition next week on an old BMV branch to make way for the $6 million Mozzo Apartments along Virginia Avenue.
Law change allows entrepreneurs to market homemade food
Many Indiana home-based food businesses owe their existence to a law enacted in 2009 that allows them to sell certain types of foods at farmers’ markets and their own roadside stands with minimal state oversight.
Downtown building owner faults IPL for outages
The owner of Market Square Center is complaining to state utility regulators that Indianapolis Power & Light has failed to provide reliable service to the office building, better known as the Gold Building, at 151 N. Delaware St.
Castleton Square will get new stores catering to youth
Forever 21 is more than tripling its square footage at the north-side mall by taking the former Borders bookstore space.
Milhaus buys 55 acres on Keystone to build 300 apartments
One of the most conspicuous local remnants of the condo crash—an unfinished $150 million South Carolina-themed community near Keystone at the Crossing—could finally be completed, as apartments.
City gives OK for $60M apartment building on canal
Investment Property Advisors agreed to reduce the size of the apartment building from 26 stories to 10 stories and from 485 units to 319 units to help gain support from the city.