The Venture Club of Indiana recently held the 14th annual Innovation Showcase Pitch Competition. Twenty of Indiana’s top startups pitched to more than 350 attendees. Adipo Therapeutics and LaunchCodes tied for first place, joined by Holder in second and Zero Carb LYFE in third place.... Read More
The town of Speedway is taking steps to map out its future thanks to a $60,000 grant from the Office of Community and Rural Affairs. The funding will be used to develop a comprehensive plan, detailing community development projects for the next 10 years.... Read More
Two professors from the University of Notre Dame are spearheading planning efforts for an infrastructure redevelopment project in South Bend. With the support of a $2.4 million federal infrastructure grant, the city and university are endeavoring to remove several cloverleaf interchanges.... Read More
Evansville-based Atlas Logistics, a subsidiary of Atlas World Group, has acquired Progressive Transportation Inc., a Wisconsin-based provider of over-the-road pad-wrap transportation. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.... Read More
Ohio-based RecruitMilitary LLC will Thursday host a hiring event for military veterans at Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis. Sixty employers will be on-site at the event, looking to fill a variety of positions.... Read More
A study analyzing the economic impact of tourism in Johnson County shows an annual increase in tourism spending. Our partners at the Daily Journal report tourism brought more than $341 million into the county's economy last year, up from about $256 million in 2017 when Festival Country Indiana, the county's tourism agency, was established.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Vera Bradley Inc. (Nasdaq: VRA) is reporting a fiscal second quarter net loss of $29.8 million, compared to net income of $9.1 million during the same period last year.... Read More
Two civil engineering professors from Purdue University have developed an automated system that can estimate the volume of stockpiles of bulk supplies, such as salt, used in industrial, highway and agricultural applications. The Indiana Department of Transportation is funding the research through its Joint Transportation Research Program.... Read More
Lafayette-based trailer maker Wabash (NYSE: WNC) has announced plans to add two dealers to its North American dealer network. Bergey’s Truck Centers and Allegiance Trucks will be full line dealers of Wabash parts, services and equipment, including dry and refrigerated van trailers, dry and refrigerated truck bodies and platform trailers.... Read More
Columbus-based Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and Canada-based Buhler Industries Inc., a tractor manufacturer that operates under the Versatile brand, are planning to integrate the Cummins 15-liter hydrogen engines in Versatile’s equipment. Cummins says the collaboration, and the new powertrain technologies, are leading decarbonization efforts within the agriculture market.... Read More
