The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a more than $15 million contract modification to Rolls-Royce Corp. in Indianapolis. The contract will support maintenance work for engines on V-22 aircraft operated by Japan's defense forces.... Read More
Columbus-based Cummins is investing more than $1 billion in upgrades to its U.S. engine manufacturing facilities, the company announced Monday. The news comes on the same day that President Joe Biden is visiting the Cummins facility in Fridley, Minnesota.... Read More
The federal Economic Development Administration is awarding a $500,000 grant to Ivy Tech Community College's Kokomo campus. The funding, which is receiving a local match, will be used to help establish the Center of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing.... Read More
Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) marked the official opening of its new Amazon Robotics fulfillment center in Fort Wayne on Sunday. The 630,000-square-foot facility will employ about 1,000 people and includes what the online retail giant says is first-of-its-kind robotics technology in Indiana.... Read More
The Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education has announced the approval of a new chapter in northwest Indiana. The chapter provides students the chance to earn an associate's degree in advanced manufacturing while getting on-the-job experience.... Read More
The Noblesville City Council this week approved a $9.5 million bond and tax breaks for a new $130 million corporate headquarters for Bastian Solutions, a Carmel-based subsidiary of Japan-based Toyota Industries Corp.... Read More
The Ports of Indiana has issued a Request for Qualifications as it searches for a new operator of the International Ag Shipping Terminal at the Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor. The facility has been operated by Minnesota-based Cargill since the late 1970s.... Read More
A Texas-based specialty materials manufacturer is growing operations in northern Indiana. Alkegen has begun commercial production of its silicon battery anode material in New Carlisle and plans to add 75 jobs as a result.... Read More
A manufacturer headquartered in Monticello is celebrating 100 years in business this year. Fratco started in 1923 as a clay tile kiln and now manufactures corrugated drainage pipe, fittings and accessories as a fourth-generation, family-owned company.... Read More
European automaker Stellantis and South Korea-based Samsung SDI on Wednesday marked a construction milestone for the joint venture's $2.5 billion electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility in Kokomo. Crews raised the first steel beam for the facility.... Read More
Pennsylvania-based Radial has opened its 601,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Avon. In addition to the more than 100 jobs that will be added, the company has tapped China-based Geek+ to provide automation and robotics for the facility.... Read More
Oregon-based battery component producer Entek will invest $1.5 billion to establish a new manufacturing campus in the Vigo County Industrial Park II in Terre Haute, the IEDC announced Tuesday. Entek plans to add nearly 650 jobs by the end of 2027. ... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Convoy Technologies is growing its North American footprint. The company, which makes cameras, monitors, sensors and other products for commercial vehicles, is planning to open a manufacturing facility in Ontario and create up to 50 jobs.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Modular Devices is growing its footprint. The company, which manufactures mobile medical units and cleanrooms, is moving to a 107,000-square-foot facility on the city's southeast side, though financial details are not being disclosed.... Read More
Hancock County manufacturer Tech Castings is celebrating the grand opening of its expanded facility. The company, which makes superalloy castings for the aerospace, manufacturing, and medical industries, has invested nearly $5 million in the expansion.... Read More
A third-party logistics startup will invest more than $7 million to establish operations in Union County and create 50 jobs. Full Throttle Fulfillment Solutions will initially occupy an existing building in Liberty, but has plans to add more over time.... Read More
Columbus-based Cummins announced Thursday that Mary Chandler, CEO of the Cummins Foundation, will retire this spring after 12 years with the company. Chandler also serves as vice president of corporate responsibility and community relations for Cummins.... Read More
A supply chain management company headquartered in Singapore is establishing operations at the Warsaw Technology Park. Mentor Media plans to invest nearly $7 million to occupy a portion of a shell building and create nearly 50 jobs over the next three years.... Read More
Honda Motor Co. is moving production of the Accord sedan to its plant in Greensburg by 2025, the automaker announced Tuesday. The move comes as Honda prepares for the production of battery electric vehicles and components.... Read More
Nearly 300 employees at Rockwell Automation in Whitestown will be affected when the company’s contract with a Switzerland-based logistics company ends in May, but they are likely to have an option to continue working at the facility.... Read More
