Proposal puts children’s museum in former Sears store
A plan that's in its early stages would bring a children's museum to a former Sears store at Mounds Mall in Anderson.
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Ball State professors poke holes in Mounds Lake study
A state-funded feasibility study for creating a reservoir on the White River north of Indianapolis severely underestimates the cost of the project, according to a group of Ball State University professors who conducted a peer review of the study.
Work starting soon on I-65 widening near Indianapolis
The state highway department said a contractor plans to begin work March 16 on a $36 million project for rebuilding and widening I-65 between Southport Road in Indianapolis and the Main Street interchange in Greenwood.
Pizza joints, brewery rekindle West Clay retail hopes
Beer and pizza—a classic combination and a pairing that might help revive the retail portion of the Village of West Clay in Carmel.
Evansville firm plans $17M fiber-optic network in Westfield
Metronet, a cable provider based in Evansville, has agreed to buy Inside Connect Cable and plans to spend $17 million to construct a fiber-optic network in Westfield.
Westfield school district sells 20 acres for $1.3M
The Westfield Youth Soccer Association/Indiana Fire Juniors soccer club will have to find a new home by next year, after the school board sold 20 acres next to Shamrock Springs Elementary to a developer.
Carmel business owner ordered to repay $720K for Medicaid fraud
A central Indiana woman who owned two businesses has been ordered to spend three years on probation and repay all of the money she unlawfully received in Medicaid payments.
Zionsville Town Council member questions rezoning denial for senior living facility
A rezoning request for a senior living facility on the south side of West Oak Street near Cooper Road in Zionsville was denied Monday night, but the discussion had little to do with the actual project.
Engineer says Mounds Lake Reservoir plan has fatal flaws
Plans to create Indiana's first new reservoir in more than four decades are fatally flawed because there would be no buyer for its water for 35 years, the former director of engineering for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources says.
UPDATE: FEMA suspends hazard mitigation funds for Indiana
Federal officials have frozen about $5.5 million in hazard mitigation grants for Indiana in response to unresolved compliance issues with a baseball stadium project in Kokomo.
Carmel sets launch for bike-sharing service, Fishers could follow
Carmel is poised to become one of the few cities in the state with a bike-sharing program, but other communities including Fishers are hot on its heels.
North of 96th welcomes a new face
North of 96th has a new reporter on the beat: Lindsey Erdody started the gig Monday.
Sun King puts proposed $8.8M Fishers brewery on hold
A proposed Sun King Brewing Co. expansion in Fishers has been delayed as the brewer awaits legislation involving barrel limits and sorts through environmental issues at the site.
Carmel consulting firm to add about 30 local workers
Consulting firm enVista LLC plans to hire about 60 employees this year, with about half of those at its Carmel headquarters, the company announced Tuesday.
Global firm to cut 320 jobs in Bloomington
The Bloomington layoffs from a television repair subsidiary would be ModusLink’s second major reduction in operations in Indiana in six months.
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.
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.