Purdue board OKs building 3rd luxury dorm tower
The board on Friday approved a $20.6 million construction contact for the First Street Towers project.
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Van Rooy sweeps national maintenance ‘Olympics’
Three of the local firm’s employees beat 3,000 contestants nationwide at a competition in New Orleans.
CSO Architects plans new headquarters in former Bally’s gym
The 24,000-square-foot former fitness facility at 8831 Keystone Crossing is vacant and falling into disrepair.
Hat World’s new strategy looks beyond the noggin
Here’s the business plan: Expand from hat retailing into two new segments—licensed sports apparel and team-sports
equipment—and benefit from the synergies among them.
Westfield’s proposed Symphony development under review
The Westfield planning commission has asked city employees to further review the 1,400-acre mixed-use project that could include
thousands of homes, shops, a YMCA and a baseball stadium.
INSIDE DISH: Tulip Noir owner learns as she goes
Dina Romay-Sipe, a designer turned novice restaurateur, cooked up Tulip Noir from scratch. Good advice along the way:
Stick to your budget, pay your bills, and get it in writing.
Women leading local food movement
Women are leading the movement toward healthful, organic food grown close to home. Farmer’s markets, CSAs, food co-ops are
sign of growing trend.
CSO Architects plans new HQ in former Bally Total Fitness
Locally based CSO Architects Inc. is working on plans to remodel a former Bally Total Fitness location at Keystone at the
Crossing into its new headquarters.
Taco trio takes unusual road to entrepreneurship
Former soldier, disc jockey and nurse get off to a fast start selling hand-held food from a mobile unit.
Broad Ripple baker opens downtown coffee shop
Rene’s Bakery Inc. of Broad Ripple opened its first satellite location, Cafe Rene, Tuesday morning at 50 S. Meridian St.
New rendering unveiled for Penn Arts redevelopment
Check out a brand new rendering of the redevelopment of the Penn Arts building.
Appraisers have little to go on in tough deal market
Until the market stabilizes, appraisers will be operating in an environment where 20 to 50 percent drops in property values
aren’t uncommon.
Wishard construction bids starting to flow
About $72 million in bids have been awarded so far for the $754 million Wishard Hospital project—ahead of schedule
and under budget, for the time being—including demolition and foundation work.
Developer George Broadbent sued for $9M by widow of co-founder
Avis Skinner alleges Broadbent isn’t making the payments he committed to when he bought out her husband's real estate
interests in 2006.
Biglari invests $41M in Steak n Shake parent over 2 months
The CEO of the parent company of Steak n Shake spent $40.8 million to acquire more than 134,000 shares in May and June. He
now controls about 202,000 shares, or 14 percent of the 1.4 million shares outstanding.
Thirst rises for liquor licenses in Marion County
Finding the golden ticket of a liquor license in Indianapolis can be tricky—and costly. All 321 permits allowed in Marion
County under a state quota have been allotted. Unless a restaurant is opening in an “off-quota” district, the
owner has to find someone willing to transfer an existing license.
Delta Faucet adaps to new normal in homebuilding
The company's total employment is 1,345, down 43 percent from 2007.
INSIDE DISH: Hollyhock Hill sticks with recipe for nostalgia
The country-cuisine icon has survived several recessions and dozens of food fads. Owner Jay Snyder is
staying the course, while looking ahead to his exit.
Indianapolis office vacancy rates still rising
Vacancy rates in the downtown and Keystone at the Crossing markets climbed in the past six months, according to
Meridian
Real Estate’s latest report, but the market shows signs of stabilizing.
Study calls for restricting development in Indy area
Prime farmland is disappearing fast, Indiana University researcher warns.