Plainfield

Transportation for people working jobs in Indianapolis’s donut counties will be offered for free in the new year.

Construction is underway for Hobbs Station, a $300 million mixed-use community in the heart of Plainfield.

The closure could put 1,132 people out of work. Of the 2,089 employed at warehouse before the fire, 957 have accepted new positions with the company.

Plainfield Fire Chief Brent Anderson told reporters at the scene just west of Indianapolis that the fire had been contained and crews rotated every four hours overnight to battle hot spots in the middle of the fire-damaged building, which was still producing smoke.

The fire at the Walmart Distribution Center, at 9590 AllPoints Parkway, was reported at 11:57 a.m. The building was fully engulfed when fire crews arrived three minutes later. Public safety officials said they were told by Walmart that all employees are accounted for and no injuries were reported.

A growing Hendricks County town is taking another step to offer more activities for its residents. The Plainfield Town Council recently approved plans for the construction of the Plainfield Performing and Fine Arts Center.

Irving, Texas-based Mission will lease and equip a 510,965-square-foot manufacturing plant in Plainfield, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. said.

Plainfield is home to 50 percent of all Central Indiana warehouse jobs, and a public transportation service connecting Marion County residents to those jobs is getting some upgrades.

The monument, to be called Celebration of Service Plaza, has been proposed for Friendship Gardens Park in Plainfield.

FBI investigators believe 26-year-old Buster Hernandez was behind online threats made in at least 10 federal districts.