Hoping to capitalize on a record-breaking year for committed capital investment, Gov. Eric Holcomb laid out an economic development agenda Wednesday that includes increased funding to buy land, close deals and improve the state’s workforce.... Read More
State Sen. Travis Holdman plans to introduce legislation next year to create a commission to consider changes to Indiana’s tax structure, including phasing out the state income tax. He said the move would benefit both individuals and pass-through corporations.... Read More
Signaling fears of a short-term recession in 2023, state officials predict Indiana’s economy will stagnate next year as federal COVID-19 funding wanes, higher interest rates discourage borrowing and the cost of goods and services rises.... Read More
Against the objections of dozens of residents, members of Lebanon City Council voted Monday to annex 5,225 acres of land for the LEAP Lebanon Innovation and Research District, marking another milestone in the Indiana Economic Development Corp.’s path to creating an advanced manufacturing and technology hub in central Indiana.... Read More
Indiana State University on Friday announced the largest individual donation in the school’s 157-year history after the board of trustees approved the naming of the Bailey College of Engineering and Technology on the Terre Haute campus.... Read More
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has been released from the hospital after a two-day stay for treatment of pneumonia. Holcomb, 54, is now resting at home, according to a statement released Saturday on Twitter by press secretary Erin Murphy.... Read More
Indiana University will create a science and technology corridor in downtown Indianapolis in an effort to boost STEM degrees as part of its ongoing restructuring of its 536-acre campus in central Indiana.... Read More
Former Vice President Mike Pence brought his national book tour to his home state, telling a crowd in Indianapolis about the fallout from Indiana’s passage of RFRA and his decision to defy Trump’s call to overturn the results of the 2020 election.... Read More
Gov. Eric Holcomb attended the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Egypt this week, where he met with government officials, foreign dignitaries and business leaders to pitch Indiana as a state poised for green energy growth.... Read More
Purdue University has rehired one of its former key leaders to coordinate the school’s expansion in Indianapolis following an August decision to split IUPUI into separate Indiana University and Purdue operations.... Read More
