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.
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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Bex Farms Inc. and an affiliate have withdrawn their application to renew the landfill permit for a 13-acre site near Mallard Lake and Killbuck Elementary School.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.
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.