The plant manager at the General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) Marion Metal Center says the automaker's planned $491 million investment will support the next generation of not just electric vehicles, but the facility's employees as well. ... Read More
A Germany-based logistics service provider is expanding its footprint with its first facility in the Midwest. Rhenus Warehousing Solutions is occupying 139,000-square-feet of warehouse space at the Gateway Business Park in Plainfield.... Read More
A tentative agreement has been reached between the nation's freight railroads and unions representing some 60,000 rail workers, averting a strike that would have caused a major supply chain disruption. T... Read More
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is planning to invest $491 million to expand and upgrade operations at its Marion Metal Center, the company announced Thursday. The investment will add 6,000 square feet, as well as new and upgraded equipment, but no new jobs.... Read More
A new study conducted by Conexus Indiana, the state’s initiative focused on the advanced manufacturing and logistics industries, shows Indiana’s Manufacturing Readiness Grants program is yielding positive results, including growth in jobs, wages and revenue.... Read More
Governor Eric Holcomb will Thursday join officials from General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) for a major economic development announcement in Grant County. The event will take place at the GM Marion Metal Center.... Read More
Missouri-based Diamond Pet Foods has broken ground on a nearly $260 million manufacturing and distribution center in Rushville. The company plans to create up to 170 jobs by the end of 2024 as a result of the investment.... Read More
A final vote on an incentive package for a potential $2.4 billion electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility in New Carlisle has been pushed back two weeks. The St. Joseph County Council on Tuesday heard an update on the project.... Read More
A contract food manufacturer in Wayne County is expanding its footprint. Richmond Baking Co., which makes cookies, crackers, and other products, says it will invest $720,000 to add a new production shift and make other capital improvements.... Read More
United Auto Workers members who went on strike Saturday at the Stellantis casting plant in Kokomo have reached a tentative deal with the company. The UAW Local 1166 bargaining committee announced a tentative agreement in a blog post.... Read More
South Carolina-based Novolex says it is planning to invest $10 million to expand capacity at its recycling facility in North Vernon. The company says the addition of new equipment will also bring more than a dozen jobs to the facility.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Sortera Alloys Inc. is continuing to grow in northeast Indiana. The company, which sorts and recycles industrial scrap metal, announced Wednesday it is expanding into a 200,000-square-foot processing facility just outside the town of Markle.... Read More
Florida-based Helios Technologies Inc. (NYSE: HLIO), a developer of motion control and electronic controls technology, has entered into an agreement to acquire Daman Products Co. in Mishawaka. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.... Read More
Madison-based Grote Industries Inc. this week announced changes to its ownership and management team. The company, which makes lighting products for the automotive industry, says Dominic, John and Mike Grote have acquired 100% ownership of the company.... Read More
A manufacturer in the Noble County town of Avilla is growing, the county's nonprofit economic development organization announced Thursday. ONXX Tool Inc. is investing $325,000 to purchase new equipment it says will expand operations and add jobs.... Read More
Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) has temporarily idled the No. 5 tin line at its Gary Works facility. Spokesperson Amanda Malkowski told our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana on Tuesday the move was made due to market conditions.... Read More
Columbus-based Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and Canada-based Buhler Industries Inc., a tractor manufacturer that operates under the Versatile brand, are planning to integrate the Cummins 15-liter hydrogen engines in Versatile’s equipment. Cummins says the collaboration, and the new powertrain technologies, are leading decarbonization efforts within the agriculture market.... Read More
A company in Seymour will resume manufacturing ironing boards beginning next week. The Tribune reports the operation will run under a new name, Seymour Home Products, after Chicago-based Home Products International-North America Inc. shut down production earlier this year.... Read More
Indiana State University is partnering with France-based transportation and logistics provider GEODIS on a new space at the Made @ Plainfield higher education and workforce training center. Officials on Friday cut the ribbon on the Logistics 4.0 Innovation Hub, which is designed to train individuals in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and logistics management.... Read More
Elwood-based tomato processor Red Gold Inc. has started operations at a 250,000-square-foot expansion of its distribution center in Alexandria. ... Read More
