Goshen Steel Company Denied Tax Break

Steel Harbor LLC, a stainless steel fabrication startup based in Goshen, was denied economic incentives from the Elkhart County Council. The Elkhart Truth reports the company plans to spend more than $6 million to build and equip a 55,000-square-foot facility in the Elkhart East business park.... Read More

Allison Transmission, Xos to Develop Heavy-Duty EVs

Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission Inc. (NYSE: ALSN) is partnering with Xos Inc. (Nasdaq: XOS), a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of Class 5 through Class 8 battery-electric vehicles, to jointly develop heavy-duty Class 7 and 8 commercial electric vehicles. Allison says its eGen Power e-Axles will be integrated into Xos Class 7 and 8 100% battery-electric commercial vehicles.... Read More

Bloomington, Meridiam Plan $50M Fiber Network

Paris-based infrastructure company Meridiam is planning to invest more than $50 million to bring high-speed internet access to every resident in the city of Bloomington. The city says Meridiam will build and operate an open-access-model fiber network that will provide net neutrality and digital equity opportunities.... Read More

Jet Access Launches Pilot Development Program

Hancock County-based Jet Access Flight Training is launching a Pilot Development Program that it says will help offset the growing pilot shortage. Jet Access says it will sponsor the first certificate of flight training for 22 students who join its Advanced Commercial Track program at Columbus Municipal Airport.... Read More

Hoosier Communities Among ‘Most Livable Small Cities’

Several Indiana cities, including three in the top 15, are included in SmartAsset's 2022 edition of the “Most Livable Small Cities in the U.S.” The financial planning website analyzed data on 286 cities with between 65,000 and 100,000 residents, using metrics such as proximity to entertainment venues, restaurants, bars and healthcare establishments.... Read More

Berry Global Ups Emission Reduction Target

Evansville-based Berry Global Group Inc. (NYSE: BERY) is boosting its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The company says it has committed to reducing its Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions 25% by 2025, after surpassing its initial goal of 8% four years ahead of schedule.... Read More

Southern Indiana Railway Line Acquired

Louisville & Indiana Railroad, an affiliate of Chicago-based Anacostia Rail Holdings Co., has acquired the former Southern Indiana Railway, a short line located in the Jeffersonville. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.... Read More

$11M Housing Project Proposed for Daviess County Town

Jasper-based Kerstiens Development Inc. is proposing an $11 million housing development in the Daviess County town of Washington. Daviess County Economic Development Corp. Director Bryant Niehoff says the development, as well as additional projects, "reflect a robust strategic trend emerging for new housing developments in Daviess County.”... Read More