Business

An historic building that was condemned in March for minor problems could have some big plans in its future and, in the process, alter the downtown Shelbyville scene with a new restaurant.

But that’s not all – officials at Wise Capital Management, the Shelbyville company that purchased the building known as Layson Hall on the corner of Main and 7th streets – say they also plan to restore the structure to its original state when it was built in the 1860s.

Labor Day, established by the US Congress in 1894, salutes the American worker, and in Shelbyville, Steve Wood has seemingly been getting up and going to Katayama every day since.

Katayama American has always recognized employees for outstanding attendance, but with Wood’s perfect record over 24 years – without even as much as a tardy – Vice President Mark Baker said he’s “the cream of the crop.”

With piles of unassembled playground parts piled against the walls, the developing business at 525 Main Street in Shelbyville may not seem like much now.  But in the coming weeks, that building will become the headquarters for laughing, excited children, as Kaleidoscopes, a new indoor play park, is unveiled.

With three stories, the building will encompass a rock wall, a Lego room and numerous play areas.

“There’s going to be huge playground structures, different things like that around here,” said manager Leslie Shoulders.

Shelbyville is making room for nine new businesses on Hooper Station and Mount Eden roads. But some nearby residents are not so interested in the change.

Several outspoken and frustrated residents expressed their disdain for the future development proposed to the Triple S Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday that includes nine new lots and three new streets adjacent to the Twin Springs subdivision.

Kevin Young, a principal for Land Design and Development, said he had been working with the property owner for nearly a decade on the appropriate use of the land.