By Sadie Reecer
Announced May 4, Noblesville’s BlueSky Technology Partners will keep their headquarters in Noblesville after accepting a $3.5 million offer from the city.
The eCommerce consulting company decides not to pursue moving to Fishers nearly a month and a half after their original expected date of announcement of the decision and more than two-and-a-half months after the Noblesville Common Council approved the offer made by Mayor John Ditslear, who had been in talks with the company since July.
Currently, the business’ headquarters sit at 15570 Stony Creek Way, but the international company will soon have a new presence in the Federal Hill District, west of White River, at the intersection of John and Osborn Streets.
In the city’s effort to expand downtown by development of the west side, BlueSky will be the first major development since the approval of Federal Hill Commons.
“We’re very excited about this location for our new U.S. headquarters,” Todd Irwin, BlueSky CEO, said. “Federal Hill Commons provides our company the green space and community aspects that we were seeking. Combine that with the walking access to downtown Noblesville and everything it has to offer, we feel the location is ideal.”
With an average salary of more than $90,000, BlueSky says they expect 70 to 75 of their employees to move into the new facility.
“We are experiencing tremendous growth and have quickly outgrown our current space. Our plans for the new headquarters will accommodate our growth and provide our local employees, as well as our remote employees, with a modern workspace designed specifically for them,” Eric Warne, BlueSky COO, said.
Groundbreaking is scheduled for the summer of 2015 and the project is slated for completion in fall 2016.
