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Zionsville organization helps adults with disabilities find work
Watch Us Farm is a nonprofit with an ambitious plan to grow and develop its program that provides job training and employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Westfield looking to capitalize on LIV Golf spotlight
The London-based golf tour that is financed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will bring 54 of the world’s top men’s golfers for the three-day LIV Golf Indianapolis Aug. 15-17.
Slick City makes its move into central Indiana
The St. Louis-based company founded in 2021 by family entertainment entrepreneurs Bron Launsby and Gary Schmit opened its first slide park in 2022 in Denver. Today, Slick City has 17 locations in 10 states.
25 years in, WestClay remains one of area’s most desirable neighborhoods
The project imagined by Tom Huston and George Sweet turned 760 acres of farmland on Carmel’s west side into a quaint community that mimics small-town life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Franklin’s Wild Geese Bookshop has energy that keeps authors, readers coming back
The small bookstore is regularly drawing big authors and bigger audiences. A close-knit community of readers has coalesced around the shop and around Phillips.
In Westfield, long-sought boost comes with pain
Reconstruction and widening of State Road 32 through town, a project that was in the works for year, finally started in April; it’s expected to last through at least 2026.
Sheridan, county spar over planned roadwork
Town leaders want to improve and widen a 2.2-mile stretch of West 236th Street from State Road 38 to just east of Six Points Road; they want the county to help with the financing.
For pair of crafty firefighters, old hoses provide the spark for something special
Scott Carr and Robert Demlow started Brotherhood Designs by repurposing retired fire hoses into American flags and honoring the legacy of those who have served.
Towns eager for READI grants to jump-start projects
Cities and towns around central Indiana are preparing to move forward on projects that will receive funding through the second round of state-funded regional grants from the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
Three years later: Where’s Hy-Vee?
In 2022, Iowa-based Hy-Vee said it would build a pair of 150,000-square-foot stores in the suburbs north of Indianapolis: one in Zionsville and another in Fishers. The company hasn’t broken ground at either site.
Q&A with JGA CEO Lee Ernst, who helps nonprofits raise money
Johnson Grossnickle & Associates helps as many as 65 nonprofit clients each year boost their relationships with donors and raise the money they need to achieve their missions.
Environmental group sues state agency over wastewater discharge in Morgan County
The permit allows an AES-owned power plant in Martinsville to discharge untreated wastewater into a stretch of the White River upstream of the city’s municipal wells.
Noblesville aims to create pedestrian-focused downtown
Downtown Noblesville is no stranger to construction, as any resident or business owner in the area can attest. And one of the largest projects yet is expected to begin next year.
F1 headquarters is ‘dynamic opportunity’ for Fishers
The new Cadillac Formula One team that will be headquartered in Fishers could bring with it more opportunities for high-tech companies to take root in the city that has made the business of technology a focus for more than a decade.
Lou Malnati’s to close all Indianapolis-area pizzerias
The Northbrook, Illinois-based chain will keep restaurants open in Crown Point and Schererville.
Carmel looks to revitalize aging U.S. 31 business corridor
Increasing vacancy rates fueled by both the pandemic and changing attitudes about what company executives and workers want in their office space have led Carmel leaders to look at how to give the corridor a second act.
Uncertainty over impact of tariffs leaves aftermarket manufacturer anxious
Anderson-based StagUSA Services Inc. manufactures aftermarket products allow vehicles to run on alternative fuels like compressed natural gas and propane. The company imports propane tanks from Mexico and other components from Poland.
Nashville distiller says Trump policies may present new opportunities
When the Trump administration announced tariffs on Feb. 1 for most Canadian, Mexican and Chinese goods, Hard Truth Distilling Co. co-owner Jeff McCabe was worried but said his Indiana whiskey producer will be fine.
Portage plastics parts maker fears trade ‘chaos’
Konrady Plastics Inc. CEO Leah Konrady says President Trump’s trade proposals are creating uncertainty.