Michigan-based Lear Corp. and the United Auto Workers Local 2335 in Hammond have reached a third tentative contract agreement. Two previous contract proposals were shot down by workers over the past month.... Read More
The expansion will add another 51,000 square feet of building space to the southwest corner of MTM’s existing 620,000-square-foot facility at 1458 E. 19th St. on the city’s northeast side. Groundbreaking for the project was in January. MTM says it expects to have construction complete by April 2024, followed by equipment and clean room installations that will continue until 2025.... Read More
Geodis, a third-party logistics company headquartered in Tennessee, is hiring about 220 seasonal workers in the Indianapolis area as it prepares for the peak holiday season. The company said it is hiring material handlers and equipment operators.... Read More
A West Coast EV manufacturer with a presence in northern Indiana is once again close to being delisted from the Nasdaq. Mullen Automotive received a letter indicating the company did not meet its Sept. 5 deadline to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.... Read More
The CEO of Columbus-based Cummins says the newly announced joint venture to build a battery cell manufacturing plant is the first big investment in battery cells for commercial vehicles in the U.S. The joint venture aims to begin production in 2027.... Read More
New Jersey-based public refrigerated warehousing and logistics services provider United States Cold Storage plans to invest $124 million to construct a new facility at a 110-acre site in Hebron and create up to 60 jobs by the end of 2028.... Read More
Indiana's priority advanced manufacturing sector is expected to grow by 5-10%, according to Conexus Indiana and Lightcast's new workforce study, and subsectors dealing with transportation equipment, chemical, and computer and electronic products could add 13,000 jobs by 2026.... Read More
Accelera by Cummins is teaming up with Daimler Trucks North America, Paccar, and EVE Energy to establish a battery cell manufacturing facility at an as-yet undisclosed location. Cummins said the total investment in the factory will be between $2-3 billion.... Read More
Executives from Oregon-based Entek will join federal, state and local officials on Wednesday to break ground on a $1.5 billion manufacturing campus in Terre Haute. The project, first announced in March, is expected to result in 650 jobs by the end of 2027.... Read More
Officials in Hammond will break ground Friday on a $40 million building on the city's northwest side. The developers say they aim to attract companies in the manufacturing and logistics industries to set up shop in the city.... Read More
South Dakota-based biofuels producer Poet on Thursday marked the reopening of its ethanol production facility in Putnam County. The company has invested $30 million in new technology and upgrades at the Cloverdale plant and plans to create 50 full-time jobs.... Read More
Sortera Technologies Inc. has closed on a $30.5 million Series C round of funding. The company, which operates a facility in the northeast Indiana town of Markle, has developed a technology platform it says allows for the complex sorting and recycling of mixed aluminum alloys that can then be put back into the manufacturing process. […]... Read More
GM officials say they will extend a stoppage at their Fort Wayne Assembly Plant a week longer than expected as the company works through supply shortages.... Read More
Of Wabash's most recent summer internship class, 65 were Purdue University students.... Read More
Cummins is naming interim leadership as it announces the departure of its distribution business president.... Read More
Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel is making more moves toward a potential acquisition after rejecting a proposal from Cleveland Cliffs Inc. to buy out the steelmaker in a $2.3 billion deal. In a letter to shareholders issued Tuesday, U.S. Steel said it is...... Read More
The company, which produces travel trailers, fifth wheels, and toy haulers, credited its growth to its quality and customer service to become a major RV retailer. The company will celebrate the accomplishment next week at the National Owner’s Rally in Elkhart. Grand Design is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Iowa-based Winnebago Industries.... Read More
Chemical and consumer product manufacturer 3M has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle numerous lawsuits from U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries after using faulty earplugs made by a subsidiary in Indianapolis.... Read More
Bila Solar plans to establish its U.S. headquarters and a manufacturing facility in Indianapolis, creating more than 240 jobs in the process. The company said it would spend more than $35 million to renovate and equip an existing space just south of downtown.... Read More
Lafayette-based Wabash cut the ribbon Friday on its $80 million advanced dry van trailer manufacturing facility. The company said the project represents the largest investment in a single operation in its 38-year history.... Read More
