Steel Dynamics profit drops, but outlook brightens
Fort Wayne-based Steel Dynamics' fourth-quarter profit tumbled 71 percent, but shares rose Monday after the company predicted that the economic recovery would fuel greater industrial demand.
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DINING: Come, sit, eat with Donatello’s Italian family
Located just west of Range Line Road in Carmel’s Art & Design District, Donatello’s Italian Restaurant is a true family affair.
Purdue planning new campus residence hall
Purdue University officials are pushing ahead with plans for a new campus residence hall that would house between 200 and 300 students and include a cafe and retail space.
UPDATE: Biden touts advanced vehicles in Greenfield
Vice President Joe Biden was in Greenfield, about 25 miles east of Indianapolis, on Wednesday morning to visit an EnerDel plant that received a $118.5 million Recovery Act grant in 2009 to expand its lithium-ion battery production.
‘World-class’ sports complex on deck for Anderson
Private investors are planning to develop a $6 million baseball and softball complex on about 70 acres off Interstate 69 in Anderson, officials are set to announce Tuesday afternoon.
Aircraft maintenance firm plans Grissom site, 200 jobs
Officials of Texas-based Dean Baldwin Painting signed a 29-year lease deal last week with Miami County officials for hangar space in the Grissom Aeroplex near the city of Peru.
Senator tries to fix Greenwood merger problems
State Sen. Brent Waltz hopes new legislation on local government mergers will mend fences in his home of Johnson County while saving other Indiana communities a series of headaches.
RV makers are optimistic industry will rebound in 2011
A University of Michigan survey found that recreational vehicle companies are expecting a nearly 4 percent increase in sales this year.
New IU football coach Wilson is focus of marketing blitz
Indiana University has undertaken a multi-pronged media initiative to make Kevin Wilson, its new head football coach, a household name statewide.
Lender tries to sell note for Legacy at big loss
The lead bank on the massive Legacy development along 146th Street in Carmel has put the note up for sale with an asking price of about $15 million—less than half what lenders have sunk into the project.
Sara Lee to lease 281,000 square feet in Plainfield
Sara Lee Corp. has signed a lease for about 281,000 square feet of space at Plainfield Business Center at Airwest. The Illinois-based maker of food products will establish a new distribution center in the space in February.
Kokomo plant closure affects 75 workers
Kansas City-based Milbank Manufacturing Co. said it will close its Howard County plant sometime between March 8 and March 22. Milbank makes electric meter sockets.
Newspaper chain expanding in Fishers
Current Publications is exhibiting growth seldom seen in the newspaper industry these days. Four years after launching, the company is preparing to debut its fourth weekly newspaper in Hamilton County on Jan. 25.
OfficeWorks acquires competitor’s local operations
Fishers-based furniture dealer and office space designer is purchasing the assets of Columbus, Ohio-based Continental Office Environment’s Indianapolis location on East 33rd Street. Both companies are Herman Miller dealers.
Palladium not alone in playing up acoustics
The new Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel and other arts organizations are promoting the quality of their venues’ acoustics, but does the paying public really care?
New local restaurants open for business
The former owners of Arturo’s have opened another eatery, this time in Carmel’s Arts & Design District.
Greenwood contractor is minority small business person of the year
The winner of the Small Business Administration award has seen steady growth during its 10 years in business.
Top museum honor goes to Conner Prairie
The living-history attraction is the second Indianapolis institution to win the prestigious National Medal for Museum Service.
Anderson mayor denies ex-aide’s harassment complaint
Anderson Mayor Kris Ockomon calls an employee's sexual harassment complaint "unfounded" and says it won't affect his decision on whether to seek re-election.
Marsh in Shelbyville among latest stores to close
The supermarket chain has closed a store in Rushville and will shut others in Shelbyville and Connersville by the end of February. The closures will leave Marsh with 97 stores, about half of which are in Indianapolis.