Tippecanoe County Commissioners voted to extend a moratorium on high-volume water withdrawals from the Wabash River this week. The move comes as IEDC looks at other ways to supply water to the LEAP district in Lebanon.... Read More
A manufacturer of water pumps and lube pumps for the automotive industry is planning to close its facility in Richmond. In a notice to the state, TBK America Inc. said the closure will result in the layoffs of 79 employees beginning next month.... Read More
Freight-trailer manufacturer Wabash on Monday announced a handful of senior leadership changes as the company looks to rebound amid weakening demand for its products and services. Dustin Smith will step down as senior vice president, chief operating officer.... Read More
Poseyville-based Nix Industrial announced Tuesday that it has acquired majority ownership of New Albany-based Huncilman Sheet Metal Fabrication. The combination of the two fifth-generation, family-owned businesses was completed on Aug. 12.... Read More
Voestalpine RFC is officially moving forward with its $78 million expansion to its steel parts manufacturing plant in Jeffersonsville. The plant expansion will add around 100 new jobs.... Read More
A U.S. Department of Energy Grant is making possible a new electric truck charging station in Lafayette for logistics company Venture. The pad is made by WAVE Inc.... Read More
Corteva Agriscience held a grand opening celebration in Anderson for its largest distribution center in North America. Regional Production Director Ryan White said Anderson was chosen because it's near agencies they serve as well as its proximity to I-69.... Read More
The CEO of Evansville-based Escalade Inc. is planning to retire at the end of the year, the company announced Wednesday. Walter Glazer has led the sporting goods and recreational equipment manufacturer since late 2021.... Read More
Jasper-based Kimball Electronics Inc. is reporting fiscal full-year net income of $20.5 million, down from $55.8 million the previous year. Despite the drop, the manufacturer said it achieved its second-highest year for net sales at $1.7 billion.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Hurco Companies Inc. has joined forces with Kawasaki Robotics to deliver robotic machine tooling applications in which parts manufacturers themselves will not need to learn how to program a robot.... Read More
Mid-City Supply on Thursday re-opened its location in Michigan City. Mid-City is based in Elkhart and has 145 employees.... Read More
Shelbyville-based Capital Industries, a manufacturer and integrator of industrial robotics systems has been acquired by Acieta, an industrial robotic automation company headquartered in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed.... Read More
Braxton Creek RV, a manufacturer of travel trailers headquartered in Bristol, has announced a rebranding to Bontrager Outdoors. Founders Jason and Austin Bontrager said the move reflects their collective experience and legacy in the RV industry.... Read More
One Southern Indiana, the chamber of commerce and economic development organization for Clark and Floyd counties, says Voestalpine Roll Forming Corp. would invest nearly $78 million to grow operations and create 100 jobs, if the city is chosen for the project.... Read More
The Indiana Rail Road Co. board of directors has tapped Joseph Gioe to serve as the railroad's next president and CEO. Gioe most recently served as vice president of transportation at Norfolk Southern in Atlanta, Georgia.... Read More
Poseyville-based manufacturer Nix Industrial has completed the relocation of its coatings operation. A spokesperson said the move brings the operation closer to the company's metal fabrication and machining facilities in order to streamline operations.... Read More
Indiana’s economic development conversations are becoming increasingly centered on a high-tech manufacturing industry in which few current Hoosier workers have experience: semiconductors, also called computer chips or microchips. As the federal government hustles to bring the industry back to the United States from foreign shores, Indiana is attempting to snag multibillion-dollar private-sector investments and millions […]... Read More
Jasper-based Kimball Electronics has completed the divestiture of its Automation, Test & Measurement business, the company announced Thursday. The company closed on the sale to Averna Technologies in Montreal, Quebec, on Wednesday.... Read More
A manufacturer of vehicle-mounted air compressors, generators, welders and other equipment headquartered in Michigan City is under new ownership. Vanair Manufacturing has been acquired by Cleveland-based Lincoln Electric Holdings in a $116 million deal.... Read More
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has opened applications for the fourth annual Coolest Thing Made IN Indiana competition. For the first time, the chamber is partnering with the Indiana Destination Development Corp. to market the program.... Read More
