Indiana University researchers have found childhood obesity in central Indiana has risen about 36% since 2014, affecting about one in five children between the ages of 2 and 19. The study notes half of that increase occurred during the pandemic.... Read More
In a surprise move Wednesday night, 8,700 United Auto Worker union members left their jobs at Ford’s Kentucky truck plant in Louisville. And Thursday morning, union President Shawn Fain hinted at further action against Stellantis.... Read More
Smaller class sizes. School buses. Low-cost preschool. These are some of the things that eleven Indiana districts are hoping to fund via property tax increases that voters will consider in the November election.... Read More
"Excited is probably an understatement" is what Kokomo Mayor Tyler Moore said when asked about Wednesday's announcement that Stellantis is investing $3.2 billion in a second electric vehicle battery plant in the city that will create 1,400 additional jobs.... Read More
Bristol-based steel manufacturing startup Brinco Manufacturing Inc. is temporarily laying off 101 employees. In a notice to the state, the company said the move is due to a recent reduction in demand for its products from an unnamed customer.... Read More
Though financially viable, the Mendoza program will be discontinued at the end of the school year, university officials say, to focus on two-year programs.... Read More
Vincennes University will announce a new partnership Thursday afternoon meant to expand aviation education and career opportunities and support growth at the Indianapolis International Airport. ... Read More
Jet Access plans to move its headquarters from Greenfield to Fishers by the end of the year. Jet Access intends to relocate 63 corporate employees from offices in the Indianapolis area as part of the move and hire 20 more employees in Fishers by 2025.... Read More
Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville is ranked as a top 10 small community hospital in Fortune/PINC AI's list of the nation's top 100 hospitals. It's the hospital's second year on the list and fifth time in six years. ... Read More
Two Indiana Department of Child Services case workers and a former department director in LaPorte County are facing a lawsuit over a 4-year-old who was tortured and killed by his parents, the most recent development in the legal fallout from the child’s death.... Read More
Detroit's three automakers have laid off roughly 4,800 workers at factories that are not among the plants that have been hit by the United Auto Workers strikes. The companies say the strikes have nevertheless forced them to impose those layoffs.... Read More
The chief strategy officer for the Indiana Economic Development Corp. says the outlook for northeast Indiana is "exceptionally strong." Lathrop said she expects the region to build on the success and investments that have been made over the last decade.... Read More
The Ports of Indiana has issued a Request for Information for manufacturers that could build and deliver a new heavy-lift crane to the Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon. The RFI follows a $2.25 million federal grant to help the port acquire the new crane.... Read More
Dozens of individual and team inductees into Purdue University Northwest's Society of Innovators will be recognized next week.... Read More
The Lebanon City Council on Tuesday night unanimously voted to approve the voluntary annexation of nearly 640 acres of land in Boone County for the LEAP Lebanon Innovation and Research District, a planned technology and advanced manufacturing hub of 9,000 acres or more.... Read More
Indiana lawmakers on Tuesday reviewed the results of a “first-of-its-kind” request of higher education cost and debt data — and found it lacking.... Read More
Purdue University Fort Wayne has enrolled its largest group of first-year international students with 182 from 22 countries. Overall, the campus has 499 international students from 62 countries. Of that total, 334 are graduate students and 165 undergrads. ... Read More
The CARE program will provide faster access to help and expand its medication-assisted treatment, HIV and hepatitis testing and harm reduction kits. The center will hire two more therapists and two peer recovery specialists. ... Read More
Before construction on the first one is completed, global automaker Stellantis is planning to build a second electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in Kokomo. The company plans to invest $3.2 billion to build the facility and create 1,400 new jobs.... Read More
Officials in Anderson broke ground Tuesday on a $30 million warehouse and distribution facility for Indianapolis-based seed distributor Corteva Agriscience. The project is expected to create more than 40 jobs when complete.... Read More
