Lubricant company to boost production, hire 25
Lebanon-based D-A Lubricant Inc. on Tuesday announced plans to expand local operations as it relocates production of a Pennsylvania company it acquired last year.
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Developer gives up 37-year fight for landfill near Anderson
Bex Farms Inc. and an affiliate have withdrawn their application to renew the landfill permit for a 13-acre site near Mallard Lake and Killbuck Elementary School.
Noblesville’s $12.5M Cabela’s on track for fall opening
Construction is underway and Cabela’s is on track to open its Noblesville store in the Saxony development near Hamilton Town Center this fall.
Pence seeks $86M fund to enhance quality of life
Gov. Mike Pence wants to create an $85.6 million fund to help metro areas improve their quality of life, a new kind of economic development strategy for a state that historically plays up low taxes and highway access.
Viewpoints on Brainard define races in Carmel
There aren’t two political parties in Carmel, but there are two camps. One aligns with five-term Mayor Jim Brainard. The other, well, they say it isn’t personal.
How ballyhooed ChaCha lost its mojo
Early enthusiasm for ChaCha Search Inc. was so high that at one point it reportedly received a $100 million buyout offer. But today, with ChaCha’s workforce down to 15, the jubilance is gone, Web traffic continues to drain, and founder Scott Jones appears ready to move on.
Indy Brew Bus expands with south-side tour
Indy Brew Bus LLC, which offers beer-tasting tours to craft breweries in Broad Ripple and downtown, is adding a route to Johnson County.
Ex-county auditor accused of stealing funds sued by state
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has sued a former county auditor accused by officials of stealing nearly $350,000 in public funds to spend on personal items.
Local restaurateur bringing Bru Burger to Carmel
Mike Cunningham, who operates Bru Burger on Mass Ave, plans to open another, on the property where the Glass Chimney and casual sibling Deeter’s once stood.
Study shows no big issues over proposed Indiana reservoir
The state-funded study looked at the cost and environmental impact of the proposed 2,100-acre Mounds Lake reservoir, which would be formed by putting an earthen dam on the White River in Anderson, with an estimated cost of $440 million.
Indy-area home sales perk up
Buyers signed deals for 1,702 homes in January, a 4.7-percent gain over the same month last year. Average home prices and the inventory of listed homes each inched up about 1 percent.
State budget proposal shifts aid toward wealthy schools
IPS would see a 6-percent reduction in state tuition aid by 2017 despite being one of the state’s poorest districts, with more than 75 percent of children coming from families that are poor enough to qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Proposed senior living campus in Zionsville drawing opposition
The developer has scaled down the size of the project by reducing the height of one building and trimming the number of overall units in hopes of winning approval from the town’s plan commission.
CNO earnings in line with analyst expectations
CNO Financial Group Inc. saw a decline in revenue and profit in the fourth quarter, but the results met or exceeded Wall Street predictions.
Costco files plans to build its first south-side store
The retailer is asking the city to rezone nearly 11 acres on County Line Road near Emerson Avenue to build the store, fueling center and tire center.
Former WISH, WRTV sportscaster running for office in Noblesville
Wil Hampton is making a bid to represent District 4 on Noblesville's Common Council.
Fishers, Carmel chambers of commerce plan merger
If approved, the new chamber will be called OneZone. The combined organization would have about 1,200 members.
Hendricks festival to boast jousting, dancing, feasting
Hendricks County recently beat out sites in Alabama, California, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Texas to land the Society for Creative Anachronism’s 50th anniversary celebration.
Not-for-profit developer BHI gears up to house flood of baby boomers
BHI Senior Living, an Indianapolis not-for-profit that’s spent more than half a century serving retirees, could be poised to go from incremental to exponential growth—all thanks to the aging of the baby boom generation.
Fishers to halt bus subsidy in May, leading to cancellation of route
Fishers has paid out about $35,000 since agreeing to subsidize the commuter route to downtown Indianapolis last year.