Economic Development

Economic Development in Mapleton-Fall Creek

Working together with neighbors and residents, MFCDC is improving the local economy of Mapleton-Fall Creek by assisting in the attraction of new businesses and the retention and expansion of existing businesses; encouraging the improvement and development of sustainable commercial corridors; identifying and balancing our community's financial, social, and natural assets; promoting our neighborhood as a "neighborhood of choice;" and fostering public and private partnerships that attract investment in the neighborhood.

MFCDC desires to embrace both our history and our future. Mapleton-Fall Creek, built in the 20th Century and revitalized for a 21st Century Community.

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2012 Facade Improvement Grants Available!

The program is created to jumpstart retail and commercial development in Indianapolis' urban neighborhoods by providing matching grants to property owners willing to renovate the street-front exteriors of their structures. To download an application, click here. Questions? Contact Doressa or 317/923-5514.

Current Development Projects

Understanding that achieving a sustainable economic environment in Mapleton-Fall Creek leads to increased investments from outside funders and job growth for its residents, MFCDC continues to focus on projects whose development will only advance long term goals of the community. Read about our most current project, Fall Creek Gardens, an Urban Growers Resource Center, by clicking here.

Want to Get Involved?

MFCDC's Economic Development Committee

Join your neighbors every month to discuss the local economy: MFCDC Economic Development Committee meets the first Tuesday of every month at 4:00pm at the MFCDC office (130 E 30th St). FMI, contact Doressa.

Quarterly Business-to-Business Networking Meetings, Sponsored by Fifth Third Bank (Maple Road Branch)

Thanks to Fifth Third Bank, our Winter Business-to-Business Networking "Holiday Happy Hour" was a huge success!

Visit the slideshow: 2011 Holiday Happy Hour

(To receive an invitation to our next FREE event, please email Doressa.)

Community Spotlight

Central Sea & Soulfood

Central Seafood has been a Mapleton-Fall Creek staple since 1995, and the face of the restaurant has been Alberta Sutton, better known around the neighborhood as Miss B, since 2005. Located in almost the exact center of the neighborhood on Central Avenue and boasting a vast selection of fresh fish, shrimp, and other menu items, Central Seafood lives up to its name in more than one way.

Orders at Central Seafood are hand-breaded and cooked to order, and Miss B and the staff are always quick to welcome regulars by name from behind the lunch counter. Miss B explained that customer favorites include the fried perch and whiting as well as jumbo shrimp. But the menu is wide enough to accommodate anyone’s taste, and it includes other favorites like catfish, chicken, and pork tenderloin as well as side items like hush puppies, okra, onion rings, and of course sweet potato pie and other baked goods for dessert.

Miss B, whose nickname arose from her insistence that employees called her Berta, has created a true neighborhood institution in Central Seafood. Most of the restaurant’s staff live in the surrounding neighborhood, and Miss B explained that she enjoys being involved in the community whenever possible. An example of this was Central Seafood’s participation at the Mapleton-Fall Creek Development Corporation’s 2011 annual meeting, where the restaurant was part of “Taste of Mapleton-Fall Creek” and Miss B and her staff served food to hundreds of eager attendees.

Additional Information:

Central Seafood

3351 Central Ave

Indianapolis, IN 46205

317-931-1591

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: 12:00pm – 8:00pm

Friday: 12:00pm – 10:00pm

Saturday: 12:00pm – 9:00pm

Sunday and Monday: closed