PNW, Ivy Tech Announce Dual Admissions Option

Ivy Tech Community College and Purdue University Northwest are launching a dual admissions program. The schools say students who enroll in the program at Ivy Tech and complete their associate’s degree will have a guaranteed transition to a PNW bachelor’s degree.... Read More

Fort Wayne Steelmaker Seeks Alternative Sources

A Fort Wayne-based steel producer is being impacted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Our partners at WPTA-TV report Steel Dynamics Inc. (Nasdaq: STLD) is searching for new sources to obtain the raw material it uses, which is known as pig iron, from Eastern Europe.... Read More

Notre Dame Receives $3.4M to Support Education in Haiti

The Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child at the University of Notre Dame has received three grant awards totaling $3.4 million. The university says the grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the LEGO Foundation and USAID will fund its resilient education programming in Haiti.... Read More

New Castle Clinic Gets New Name

Reid Family & Specialty Care and New Castle Cardiology have been rebranded as Reid Health Primary & Specialty Care – New Castle. The healthcare provider says the merger brings with it more providers and a new name that reflects the variety of available care at the shared facility.... Read More

Hurco Reports Quarterly Profit

Indianapolis-based Hurco Companies Inc. (Nasdaq: HURC) is reporting fiscal first quarter net income of $3.5 million, compared to $663,000 during the same period the previous year. Chief Executive Officer Greg Volovic says it was the sixth consecutive quarter that global orders outpaced sales.... Read More

Wabash County Releases Imagine One 85 Plan

The Community Foundation of Wabash County and Grow Wabash County have released a draft of the Imagine One 85 plan. The organizations say the 100-page plan includes 85 action items aimed at growing the county's population.... Read More

Anthem Foundation Commits $14.5M for Maternal Health

The Anthem Foundation in Indianapolis, the philanthropic arm of Anthem Inc. (NYSE: ANTM), is committing more than $14.5 million in grants to address maternal health. The foundation says 16 organizations are receiving grants to focus on reducing preterm birth rates, reducing maternal morbidity and mortality, and reducing primary cesarean rates.... Read More

JCBank Expanding to Johnson County

Seymour-based JCBank is planning to open a new banking center in Greenwood's Swartz Crossing Development. The bank says the nearly 5,000-square-foot branch location will be its 12th branch in the state and first in Johnson County.... Read More