Missouri-based Railcrew Xpress is planning to lay off 70 employees at several sites throughout Indiana. The company, which provides transportation services for railroad crews, said in a notice to the state its contract with CSX Corp. is being canceled.... Read More
ERAPSCO in Columbia City is one of two companies to receive contract extensions from the U.S. Department of Defense totaling up to $222 million. The extensions call for the production and delivery of up to 36,000 sonobuoys for the U.S. Navy.... Read More
Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel is announcing layoffs from the now-idled tin operation at its Gary Works facility. In a notice to the state dated Dec. 27, the steelmaker said the move is the result of market conditions that are out of the company's control. ... Read More
Merrillville-based MonoSol and Teamsters Local 135 have reached a new agreement at the La Porte plant following a month-long lockout. The contract includes pay increases, $6,000 signing bonuses, and voluntary overtime, among other concessions.... Read More
Nevada-based Novo Logistics is expanding its presence in the Midwest with a new location in central Indiana. The third-party logistics firm says it will occupy a recently-constructed warehouse in Whitestown, with operations set to begin next month.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Mi-Tech Tungsten Metals is under new ownership. The company, which makes components from heavy tungsten alloys for a variety of industries, has been acquired by Global Tungsten & Powders in Pennsylvania.... Read More
A program to help individuals coming out of the criminal justice system find manufacturing jobs is launching in Delaware County. The Judicial Users Manufacturing Partnership aims to remove barriers to employment while also helping address a labor shortage.... Read More
Connecticut-based GXO Logistics Inc. (NYSE: GXO) this week announced changes to operations at a Fort Wayne facility. The third party logistics provider says it will no longer provide services to the facility, a move that will impact 85 employees.... Read More
Members of the United Steelworkers union have ratified a four-year contract with U.S. Steel. The new contract boosts pay and improves benefits for 11,000 members throughout the country, including at the Gary Works plant and Midwest Plant in Portage.... Read More
An assistant professor at Purdue University says the air cargo logistics industry is seeing a slump despite the normally busy holiday shopping season. Fercri Karanki says a decline in demand for products due to high inflation is to blame.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission Inc. (NYSE: ALSN) and Rolls-Royce Corp. in Indy have been awarded military contracts worth a total of more than $82 million. The contracts call for work on the Abrams Battle Tank and the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.... Read More
Hillenbrand has reached an agreement to sell its storied Batesville Casket Co. to an affiliate of a Connecticut-based private equity firm for $761.5 million. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, provided it clears all regulatory hurdles.... Read More
Kokomo Mayor Tyler Moore says Tuesday's announcement from Michigan-based Soulbrain MI further solidifies the city's emergence in the electric vehicle battery market. "[It] poises us to be on the forefront of this new technology," Moore told IIB.... Read More
Michigan-based Soulbrain MI on Tuesday announced plans to invest $75 million to build a manufacturing facility in Kokomo. The company says the facility will be used to produce high purity electrolyte for the production of electric vehicle batteries.... Read More
Workers at an Ultium Cells electric vehicle battery factory in Ohio have voted to join the United Auto Workers union. The vote comes as the company is considering New Carlisle, Ind. as a potential site for another plant location.... Read More
Illinois-based D&W Fine Pack is making a multi-million-dollar investment in its Fort Wayne facility. The company, which makes a variety of food packaging products, says the move will allow it to make products from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic.... Read More
Members of Teamsters Local 135 traveled to Cincinnati to protest outside the headquarters of Procter & Gamble. The union members are calling on P&G to "demand its key supplier MonoSol end forced overtime for workers and bargain a fair contract."... Read More
FedEx Supply Chain plans to lay off 179 employees in Indianapolis. In a notice to the state posted Monday, the company said it is discontinuing its management and operation of a facility on the city's west side.... Read More
Officials from Purdue University and Ireland-based Accenture say a newly-formed smart manufacturing partnership is necessary to provide exposure and experience as students prepare for next-generation manufacturing jobs. ... Read More
The Jayco Family of Companies has cut the ribbon on a new pre-delivery inspection facility in Middlebury. The RV manufacturer says the facility will allow for 100% of all units for all of its brands to be inspected prior to being shipped to a dealer.... Read More
