Fortville site selected by Duke Energy for readiness program
FORTVILLE — A tax increment financing district in Fortville was among the six locations across the state that Duke Energy selected for its 2019 site readiness program.
The program identifies, evaluates and improves sites in the company’s 69-county service territory for potential industrial development, according to a Duke Energy press release.
The selected Fortville site is a 186-acre parcel in the South Madison tax increment financing district.
Duke Energy also selected sites in Dearborn, Hamilton, Howard, Wabash and Warrick counties for the program.
Three site development companies and one engineering company will evaluate the sites and make specific recommendations for attracting large companies to build their facilities there.
Duke Energy will present its findings for each site — including a detailed report and conceptual drawings — to local economic development officials when the studies are completed later this year. Economic development organizations in Hancock, Hamilton, Dearborn and Wabash counties will also receive a check for $10,000 from Duke Energy to help implement the recommendations.
After each site’s state of readiness has advanced, Duke Energy’s business development team will strategically market those sites nationwide to companies looking to expand or relocate their operations.
Celadon sells formerly disputed land to Carvana
MT. COMFORT — Celadon, a trucking company, has sold more than 60 acres of land near Mt. Comfort Road and County Road 300N to Carvana, an online car retailer, for more than $4.1 million, according to Hancock County property records.
Celadon canceled plans to move its world headquarters to the area after falling into financial distress in 2017. Carvana took over where Celadon started and now operates an inspection center there. Both companies and Shear Property Group, an Indianapolis-based developer of industrial properties, were involved in a lawsuit over who had the right to buy Celadon’s acreage adjoining the Carvana property. The companies agreed to dismiss the suit in March.
Needler’s donates $1,490 to Hancock County Food Pantry
GREENFIELD — Needler’s Fresh Market announced that it will donate $1,490 to the Hancock County Food Pantry, the grocer announced in a press release.
The donation is a result of customer-giving efforts throughout the holiday season.
The Hancock County Food Pantry has been serving since 1993 by distributing food to those in need within the community.
New real estate office opens in Knightstown
KNIGHTSTOWN — ERA Integrity Real Estate has opened at 123 W. Morgan, Villa 1, Knightstown.
The office is having an open house from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, June 14.
During the open house, the ERA Integrity team will be available to talk about real estate in the Knightstown area.
More information on the agency is available at eraintegrity.com.
