Report says Indiana home sales, prices on rise
Home sales statewide rose 4.1 percent in December compared with the same month in 2008, although Marion and Hamilton counties
reported sizable slides.
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Greenwood mayor pushes for I-65 interchange
Greenwood Mayor Charles Henderson says his city is willing to pay up to $8 million toward construction of a new Interstate
65 interchange in order to speed up the project.
Farmland once targeted for housing still being plowed
Farmers who might have worried about losing their livelihood
to new homes or retail have gotten a little breather.
Rising credit card fees eroding retailers’ profits
Businesses say the money they must pay to provide customers the convenience to use plastic adds up. For example, Ricker Oil
Co. paid a whopping $3.9 million in 2009, according President Jay Ricker.
EnerDel has more deals in the works
Lithium battery maker EnerDel will need more business than its existing relationships with Think and Volvo to justify the $237 million investment
it announced Thursday.
EnerDel hopes to hire 1,100 at new manufacturing plant
Lithium battery-maker will get incentives worth $53.1 million for expansion into Hancock County.
EnerDel expected to announce new manufacturing plant
Lithium battery-maker had requested a Hancock County zoning exemption to establish a manufacturing operation in the Mount
Comfort business park.
Knauf fills new CEO position
Knauf Insulation in Shelbyville appoints a company executive to its newly created position of CEO of North American operations.
Nature Conservancy buys 282 acres from Girl Scouts
The land in Brown County will be turned over to the Indiana Division of Forestry.
Basiles give big gift to Carmel performing arts center
The center will recognize the donation by naming
the cafe and gift shop inside the 1,600-seat concert hall after the Basiles.
City’s sole high school will keep Anderson name
The district’s school board voted 6-1 Tuesday night for a plan using the Anderson High School building for grades 10-12 starting
next fall. The Highland High School building will house grades 7-9.
The Flying Cupcake is among restaurants expanding as others contract
Bobby Joe’s Beef and Brew, a popular home-grown restaurant at Southport Road and Interstate 65,
has closed. Riviera Maya, billed as an authentic Mexican restaurant, is slated to replace Old Town Ale
House in Fishers
Carmel’s performing arts center hiring key staff
With a year to go before completion of a 1,600-seat concert hall, Executive Director Steven Libman added Jeremy Hatch as development
director.
Witham planning bond sale to acquire Anson site
Lebanon-based hospital system also wants to refinance about $21 million in debt on new medical office building.
Hancock County to consider battery plant proposal
Hancock County officials will consider a request by lithium battery maker EnerDel to set up operations in a business park
near Indianapolis.
School foundations step up to pay for programs as funding dries up
The Washington Township Schools Foundation on the north side is among those that wants to raise money
for buildings and other high-cost needs.
Packard parts supplier thrives, but nostalgic niche may fade
Franklin is home to one of the
nation’s foremost sellers of antique car components, but co-owners Fred Bruner and Max
Merritt fear the ride might be slowing.
Fire destroys much of historical collection
Bartholomew County Historical Society Director Julie Hughes called the fire a “devastating blow” as the group might have lost
up to 80 percent of its collection.
Area voters to decide on Greenwood merger
Greenwood and White River Township officials advance a plan that would create Indiana’s sixth-largest city, if residents
approve it May 4.
Connersville to borrow $3.5 million to clean up Visteon site
The city of Connersville will borrow as much as $3.5 million to clean up the former Visteon site where a startup company
wants to build police cars.