Amazon building $87M data center in Portage

Amazon is building an $87 million data center in Portage, our partners at the Times of Northwest Indiana reported. The facility will be in the AmeriPlex at the Port business park north of Interstate 94 and south of the Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor.... Read More

Truss maker growing in Clark County

A Clarksville-based manufacturer of structural trusses for the residential, multifamily, commercial, and agricultural markets is growing its operations. GHK Truss LLC plans to invest $1 million to boost production at its Clark County facility.... Read More

Q&A with EDC of Elkhart County CEO Chris Stager

Inside INdiana Business spoke with Chris Stager, president and CEO of the Economic Development Corporation of Elkhart County, about why businesses are choosing to locate here and what the county can do to attract and retain workers to the area.... Read More

Franklin Electric acquires Florida manufacturer

A subsidiary of Fort Wayne-based Franklin Electric Co. Inc. has acquired a manufacturer based in Cape Coral, Florida. Financial terms of Franklin Water Treatment LLC's purchase of Action Manufacturing & Supply Inc. are not being disclosed.... Read More

Michigan City manufacturer to be acquired

A more than 100-year-old manufacturer of drainage and plumbing products will soon be under new ownership. Josam Co., headquartered in Michigan City, has signed an agreement to be acquired by Massachusetts-based Watts Water Technologies Inc.... Read More

Auto parts maker, supplier expanding to Sellersburg

A Detroit-based manufacturer and parts supplier for the automotive industry is expanding operations to Indiana. Rush Group plans to lease a nearly 420,000-square-foot facility in the Silver Creek Logistics Center in Sellersburg and create up to 180 jobs.... Read More

Thor sees expected quarterly drop in profit

Elkhart-based Thor Industries Inc. is reporting fiscal first-quarter net income of $53.6 million, down from $136 million during the same period last year. CEO Bob Martin said the results were largely expected due to the current economic environment.... Read More