Virginia-based Choice Financial Group has acquired Marley Insurance Agency headquartered in Scottsburg. Choice says Marley President Richie Buchanan will continue to lead operations and assist Choice in continuing to grow its presence in the greater Louisville area.... Read More
An entrepreneur from Terre Haute has launched an app that she says can help simplify the transition from traditional jobs to freelance work. Indiana Gregg, founder and chief executive officer of WeDo, says the payment platform empowers entrepreneurs to take on freelance work. A freelance entrepreneur herself, Gregg says the pandemic inspired her to make a change, prompting her to leave her 9-5 job and develop WeDo.... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College has established a new School of Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Ivy Tech says the school was launched in partnership with Regional Innovation and Startup Education to offer an Entrepreneurship Certificate program that can be completed in two semesters.... Read More
Evansville-based sports and outdoor recreational equipment maker Escalade Inc. (Nasdaq: ESCA) is reporting fourth quarter net income of $4.9 million, down from $5.1 million during the same period in 2020. Chief Executive Officer Walter Glazer says the company's sales decline stems from supply chain challenges and is not a reflection of the demand for its brands.... Read More
Notre Dame Federal Credit Union has acquired Mission Management & Trust Co. in Arizona. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Notre Dame FCU President Tom Gryp says the acquisition will allow the credit union to offer more services to more community members.... Read More
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has announced DJ and producer Martin Garrix will headline this year's Indy 500 Snake Pit concert on May 29. The lineup of electronic music artists set to perform during the 106th Indianapolis 500 include deadmau5, Galantis, Steve Aoki and Yellow Claw.... Read More
The town of Shoals is planning to make upgrades to its decades-old wastewater system, situated across from the White River. Our partners at WTHI-TV report the $1.9 million project is being supported by the Office of Community and Rural Affairs, which is providing $700,000.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ALSN) is reporting full-year net income of $442 million, up from $299 million in 2020. Chief Executive Officer David Graziosi says net sales accelerated in the fourth quarter, driven by a strong recovery to pre-pandemic levels in the Outside North America On-Highway end market.... Read More
An Indiana native is a co-founder of Pluie, a startup manufacturing what is described as the world's first self-sanitizing diaper changing table. Pluie uses UVC light to sanitize the changing surface after each use. The company has been installing the tables at locations throughout Indiana, including Conner Prairie in Fishers, the first museum in the country to use the product.... Read More
A multi-community groundbreaking event will be held Thursday in the city of Woodburn and the town of Grabill to celebrate the start of construction of downtown streetscape improvements. The projects are receiving funding as a result of the region’s 2018 Stellar Communities designation.... Read More
