Battery components maker to invest $1.5B in Terre Haute
Oregon-based battery component producer Entek plans to add nearly 650 jobs by the end of 2027.
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IEDC paying premium for farmland for Boone County tech district
The quasi-government entity has secured roughly 9,000 acres of land in Boone County for its LEAP Lebanon Innovation and Research District.
Purdue professor puts high-tech spin on old-time construction staple
Luna Lu and her team at Purdue’s Lyles School of Civil Engineering are among a handful of organizations worldwide dabbling in how to commercialize “smart concrete.”
3 northern suburbs prepare to select new mayors
Change is coming to Carmel, Westfield and Zionsville as a trio of mayors prepares to step aside and a roster of candidates looks to fill those shoes.
Brown County venue draws stars, sold-out shows
The off-the-beaten-path Brown County Music Center has become a favorite of headlining acts and concertgoers.
Westfield soccer training facility works to fulfill a dream
Sogility consolidated two smaller locations in Fishers and Westfield into a 14,000-square-foot indoor facility that will add 19,000 square feet of outdoor space this year. The company plans to open facilities in 10 cities within two years.
Zionsville native’s new eatery to have Key West theme
Tipsy Mermaid Conch House & Cocktails will be Shari Jenkins’ third restaurant in Zionsville’s downtown business district but her first focused on the island city 90 miles north of Cuba.
Hamilton County looks to ease rural digital divide
The county has some of the most affluent, highly connected cities in Indiana. It also has rural areas that lack widespread access to reliable high-speed internet.
Dora submits plans for Tru by Hilton hotel along U.S. 31 in Carmel
The Fishers-based hotel developer and manager and Indianapolis-based American Structurepoint filed plans to build a five-story, 126-room hotel on 1.13 acres at 12164 N. Meridian Street.
Moon Drops Distillery ready to welcome customers in Fortville
On Dec. 8, the distiller will open a tasting room inside its 9,000-square-foot main building at 738 W. Broadway St.
Boone County looks to add housing to match rapid growth
With the county experiencing the second-highest growth rate in Indiana, builders and apartment developers have not been able to meet the increasing demand for affordable and workforce housing.
Noblesville leaders expand scope of planned Innovation Mile
City leaders expect a stretch of undeveloped agricultural land on the city’s southeast side to become Hamilton County’s next epicenter of innovation.
Ground broken on $50M McCordsville district
The overall, $50 million master development is receiving $8.5 million in public funding, including $3.5 million from the Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative, or READI.
Radial looking to fill seasonal positions in Brownsburg
Radial, which fills online orders for dozens of retail brands, opened its 700,000-square-foot Brownsburg distribution facility in 2019.
Q&A with Jason Foltz, a farmer plowing new ground with historic building
Foltz and his friend Rob Nolley purchased Blessing’s Opera House, a four-story building built in 1869 on Shelbyville’s Public Square, and are developing one of its floors into an event center.
Online sneaker business is a Fishers father-daughter venture
Abby Vitale’s struggle to find sneakers she liked in a woman’s size 7 last year at a shoe resellers’ convention has led to a growing business and has established an online community for female sneakerheads.
Pet food maker begins construction on $260M plant in Rushville
The new facility will be Diamond Pet Foods’ first in Indiana and represents one of the largest private investments in Rushville’s history, according to the Rush County Economic Development Corp.
Fishers-based Flexware Innovation acquired by Hitachi
Flexware Innovation, founded in 1996, is an engineering company that helps companies integrate ever-changing software with advanced manufacturing systems.
Westfield residents seek to save Midland Trace’s trees
Duke Energy Indiana is planning to expand transmission lines, but residents are worried that some routes being considering would spoil the trail and tree-lined neighborhoods.
Le Macaron French Pastries to open shops in Carmel, Fishers
The stores will offer 25 to 30 different flavors of macarons made by a pastry chef who was trained in France. Customers will also find 16 different gelato flavors, chocolates, cakes, croissants and a coffee bar.