Lafayette, Logansport groups want China trade
Greater Lafayette Commerce and the Logansport-Cass County Economic Development Foundation will work with Purdue University to develop strategic plans designed to expand trade and investment with China.
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Johnson County beefs up rules on cell towers
Concerns about growing cell phone use are prompting the Johnson County Board of Commissioners to crack down on cell phone towers to protect the landscape, residents and property values.
Carmel home is not-your-average caddy shack
Mike and Sally Kerr can see directly to the past as they walk around their Southern plantation-style residence built completely around the walls of Woodland Country Club’s original club house.
Solar power company moving headquarters to Portage
Fronius USA will relocate to Portage, where it plans to lease 400,000 square feet of manufacturing space and create up to 512 jobs by 2016.
Berry Plastics adding 120 jobs in Evansville
Berry Plastics Corp. plans to add 120 office jobs at its Evansville headquarters as it consolidates operations there.
Red Gold moving headquarters to Elwood
The Orestes-based company—the nation’s second-largest tomato canner—on Tuesday announced plans to invest $3.5 million to convert a former Elwood elementary school into a new corporate headquarters.
State elections chief tells commission he didn’t lie
Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White painted a picture of himself as a man with a complicated personal life that led him to use dual addresses but he denied ever providing false information as he defended himself Tuesday against voter fraud allegations.
$100M ‘Bridges’ project in Carmel wins approval
A proposal for a roughly $100 million mix of retail, office and apartments along Springmill Road south of 116th Street was OK’d Monday night by the Carmel City Council after numerous concessions.
Congressmen back Carbon Motors’ loan request
Most of Indiana's congressional delegation is supporting an Indiana company's request for a federal loan they say would help create perhaps 1,500 jobs building high-tech police vehicles in Connersville.
Bloomington to buy downtown land from Indiana University
The city hopes to buy the 12 acres—previously earmarked for a research hub—for $9.3 million and then sell it to a developer.
Franklin mayor wants to use flood money for park
Mayor Fred Paris says the city has $1.4 million in extra federal relief funds from the 2008 floods, and he wants the city council to use the cash to pay for a wish list of six projects.
Troubled economy fueling hospital deals
Battered by stagnant population growth and blue-collar job loss, Howard Regional Health is merging with Indiana University Health—a deal that reflects the challenges faced by hospitals in Indiana’s outlying cities.
Stonegate Mortgage to relocate growing firm to Indianapolis
Stonegate Mortgage Corp. will move its growing operation to Indianapolis in the next few months after a deal to expand in Fishers fell through.
Well-located Carmel retail center plagued by vacancies
Merchants’ Square shopping center, built in 1970 as the enclosed Keystone Square Mall and redeveloped into an open-air center and renamed in the mid-1990s, is riddled with vacancies and bracing for another high-profile departure, despite its prime location.
Anderson firm to sell antimicrobial product in big box stores
Coeus Technologies has begun selling its Ultra7 product through HomeDepot.com.
IHOP adding several restaurants
The chain is trying to regain a foothold in central Indiana with two locations under construction and at least three more in the works.
Wind farm may fan economy in Madison County
E.ON Climate & Renewables North America is planning some 75 wind turbines as part of Madison County’s first commercial wind farm, one that could temporarily employ 150 construction workers and bring a dozen permanent jobs.
IU Health strikes deal with Central Indiana Cancer Centers
Central Indiana Cancer Centers sold its five facilities to IU Health and transferred its 150 employees to the Indianapolis-based hospital system. The 16 physicians in the practice will remain independent, but they have signed a service agreement with IU Health that pulls the two entities into a tight embrace.
Central Indiana home sales rise for first time in a year
Sales in the Indianapolis area rose 32 percent last month compared with the same time a year ago, reversing a year-long slump in the residential market. But May 2010 home sales were down dramatically after the expiration of a special federal tax credit.
Southern Indiana school chief quits to save district money
John Reed resigned as head of Medora Community School because he doesn't think the small district can afford a full-time superintendent any more.