The chief business officer for Brazil-based Sustainea says Lafayette was the ideal choice for the company to build its first renewable chemical plant for multiple reasons.... Read More
Indiana River & Rail Terminals will manage all general cargo facilities at the Jeffersonville and Mount Vernon ports and serve the Southern Indiana Port District, which ships nearly 28 million tons of cargo via barge annually.... Read More
Connexus administers Manufacturing Readiness Grants on behalf of the IEDC. There have been $57 million given out to 526 companies since the program started four years ago.... Read More
Texas-based third-party logistics services provider TA is expanding its presence in Greenwood with the acquisition of two new warehouses totaling more than 350,000 square feet.... Read More
Stellantis, which makes Jeep and Chrysler vehicles, announced a number of significant leadership changes, including the timing of CEO Carlos Tavares' retirement and the departure of its chief financial officer as it struggles to revive sales in North America.... Read More
Lafayette-based Wabash announced Wednesday that it has been selected to receive a $1.6 million U.S. Department of Energy grant toward the development of solar-powered refrigerated semitrailers and truck bodies.... Read More
Brazil-based Sustainea this week announced plans to build the facility next to Illinois-based Primient's production facility in the city, and the IEDC says the project will create 191 high-wage jobs in the coming years.... Read More
Earth Life Foods LLC recently received a "Golden Ticket" at Walmart's annual Open Call event, earning a deal to sell its products on the retailer's shelves.... Read More
Officials with New Jersey-based Saxum Real Estate broke ground this week on a new cold storage building in Crown Point. The facility, when completed, will be operated by Arcadia Cold, which plans to add about 75 jobs.... Read More
Honda is recalling about 1.7 million vehicles, including some that are made in Indiana, over steering problems that can result from a damaged gearbox, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.... Read More
Sustainea is looking to invest approximately $400 million to build its first Bio-MEG plant next door to Primient's Lafayette production facility and create an undisclosed number of jobs.... Read More
This fall, Jeep Engineering and Manufacturing students at Northeast Dubois Jr/Sr High School are busy dividing their time between getting a high school education and working for a student-run business. ... Read More
The Gary/Chicago Airport is breaking ground on a $24 million infrastructure improvement project that will see the airport's freight capacity go up.... Read More
In a lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California on Thursday, the automaker accused the UAW of planning to violate a 2023 collective bargaining agreement by way of “impermissible” mid-contract strikes.... Read More
Crawfordsville-based Midwest Bale Ties is expanding operations with a nearly $500,000 equipment investment. The company, which manufactures baling wire products, said the effort will also include a small addition to its workforce.... Read More
The Raytheon facility in Fort Wayne is among four companywide that will help further develop an electronic jamming system under a $192 million U.S. Navy contract the military contractor has received.... Read More
A new foam fabrication company is bringing work back to a facility in Owensboro, Kentucky—just four miles from the Indiana border—after the building's closure last month.... Read More
Eli Lilly and Co. said Wednesday it will invest an additional $4.5 billion at its manufacturing site at the LEAP Lebanon Innovation District in Boone County to create a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development.... Read More
BioBond Adhesives Inc., a startup that makes and sells plant-based adhesives and coatings for a variety of industries, has chosen Lafayette for its headquarters and development laboratories site.... Read More
A lengthy shutdown could raise prices on goods around the country and potentially cause shortages and price increases at big and small retailers alike as the holiday shopping season—along with a tight presidential election—approaches.... Read More
