Developer Allen plans $2.6M project in Greenwood
Called Greenwood Business Center, the development is planned for an 11-acre site about a quarter-mile east of Interstate 65.
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Officials try to strike balance on mayoral pay
Municipalities want to attract qualified and knowledgeable candidates to run for office, but communities have to be cautious about how public dollars are spent.
Westfield approves plans for gas station in Harmony neighborhood
The station will be part of a 275-acre development by Estridge Homes and T.M. Crowley with 650 single-family homes, 275 apartments and 170,000 square feet of retail space.
Carmel City Council opposes steep salary increases
The council’s three-person finance committee voted Monday night to send a proposed salary ordinance back to the full council with the recommendation that increases for all elected officials be reduced to 2 percent.
Hancock County, 4-H leaders at odds over $18M fairgrounds
County officials and the local 4-H group disagree over who should control a proposed $18 million project for a new county fairgrounds.
Group revives plans for $12M project at granary site in Noblesville
The not-for-profit introduced the proposal for affordable housing and commercial space last year, but progress stalled after it narrowly missed out on $1.5 million in federal funding.
Mother of injured student sues over Westfield stage collapse
The complaint alleges the Westfield Washington School Corp. did not properly supervise the employee who constructed the stage, leading to a student’s injuries.
Federal judge dismisses class-action lawsuit against Carmel
The lawsuit was brought by 18 plaintiffs who had been cited under Carmel’s local traffic ordinance, which was deemed invalid by the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Roundup: Carmel brewery expands to Bloomington, Ikea breaking ground
Danny Boy Beer Works is opening a draft room in Bloomington. Firebirds Wood Fired Grill recently debuted in Carmel, and Rita’s Italian Ice is doing business in Fishers.
Denver-based senior community builder plans next project in Whitestown
Spectrum Retirement Communities LLC announced Monday that it received all the necessary approvals for a 174-unit senior living community in the mixed-use Anson development in Whitestown.
Fishers special census puts population at almost 88,000
The population boost means an additional $2.3 million in state tax dollars will flow into the city through 2021.
Brownsburg attracts $4.8M office project as part of bigger plans for downtown
The suites-style facility slated for Arbuckle Park is part of the town’s effort to create an identity for downtown through new spaces for living, working and playing.
Carmel City Council moves salary proposals to finance committee
Proposed ordinances that would increase pay for elected officials and city employees in Carmel have been sent to the city council’s finance committee for discussion when it meets Oct. 10.
Carmel clerk-treasurer opposes salary ordinance, claims discrimination
Carmel Clerk-Treasurer Christine Pauley is publicly opposing a proposed salary ordinance that gives significant increases to the mayor and City Council members while limiting her pay hike. She claims she has been discriminated against and harassed by the council.
Boutique, salon moving to Edge in Fishers as project looms at current site
Two businesses that would be displaced by the next big redevelopment project in downtown Fishers are relocating a few blocks south to a hot new address.
Cash-short cities mull new wheel-tax option
Indiana cities with a population of at least 10,000 are now allowed to impose an excise surtax and wheel tax to fund road projects and maintenance, under legislation passed this year.
Flooring exec, business leader John ‘Mike’ Blakley dies
John “Mike” Blakley, a Fishers resident, served as CEO and president for the specialty contractor and home-flooring retailer from 1974 to 2012.
Carmel elected officials could receive big pay raises
Under the salary ordinance that will be introduced at the Carmel City Council meeting on Monday, Mayor Jim Brainard, Judge Brian Poindexter and council members would all see double-digit percentage hikes in their salaries.
Construction companies chosen for Ikea’s Fishers store
Swedish retail giant Ikea has hired a slew of contractors to build its Fishers store and is on schedule for a fall 2017 opening, it announced Wednesday.
Carmel ponders plan to leverage debt from special state distribution
Carmel is set to receive $15.4 million in previously withheld Local Option Income Tax revenue from the state. The suburb is considering a strategy that will let it comply with state requirements for the special funding while still using it leverage more debt.