A major industrial fire fueled by tons of scrap plastics was close to being extinguished Thursday after burning for more than 48 hours, though an evacuation order for people living near the disaster remained in place, authorities said.
Authorities say an evacuation order continues to affect more than 1,000 people within a half-mile radius of a large industrial fire in an Indiana city near the Ohio border.
The fire, which sent massive clouds of black smoke into the sky, occurred at a former factory site that lately had been used to store plastics and other materials for recycling or resale.
The National Weather Service said at least seven tornadoes struck Indiana, with two in Johnson County and one in Sullivan County. Four other tornados were confirmed in Howard and Clinton counties.
The 47-acre parcel is owned by Will Shortz, a Crawfordsville native and longtime crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times, who grew up on the land he is donating for the project.
Pet food manufacturer Blue Buffalo Co. Ltd. plans a 169,000-square-foot addition to boost processing operations and warehouse capacity. As part of the expansion, the company plans to add up to 60 jobs by the end of 2024.
Quincy, Illinois-based Niemann Foods Inc. has filed plans to build its first Harvest Market grocery store in Indiana in a 75,000-square-foot space vacated by Marsh Supermarkets in 2017.
Oregon-based battery component producer Entek plans to add nearly 650 jobs by the end of 2027.
The quasi-government entity has secured roughly 9,000 acres of land in Boone County for its LEAP Lebanon Innovation and Research District.
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.”
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.
The off-the-beaten-path Brown County Music Center has become a favorite of headlining acts and concertgoers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On Dec. 8, the distiller will open a tasting room inside its 9,000-square-foot main building at 738 W. Broadway St.
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.
City leaders expect a stretch of undeveloped agricultural land on the city’s southeast side to become Hamilton County’s next epicenter of innovation.
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.
